Feb 5
1856 Queen Victoria institutes the military Order of the Victoria Cross.
1889 The Catholic Oblate College of Ottawa becomes Ottawa University.
1946 A royal commission was appointed to investigate charges of Russian spying after Igor Gouzenko defected.
Feb 6
1802 Sir Charles Wheatstone, English physicist, was born.
1813 American troops crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River from Morristown, NY and attacked Brockville.
1865 The legislature of the Province of Canada began debate on Confederation.
1948 Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa, age 19, won the ladies' singles ice skating gold medal at the winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
1952 Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
1959 The National Capital Commission came into existence and the National Capital Region was enlarged from 567,000 acres to 1,552,000 acres.
2012 Diamond Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II. Sixty years as Queen.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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