Mar 18
1766 Britain repealed the Stamp Act.
1801 Elinkim Malcolm was born in Oakland Township. He was a surveyor and laid out the village of Scotland, Ontario. This was where Charles Duncombe's armed supporters gathered during the rebellion of 1837.
1858 Rudolf Diesel, German thermal engineer; invented the internal-combustion engine, was born.
1892 Ex-governor general Lord Stanley proposed the idea of a trophy to honour the best team in Canadian hockey. This became the Stanley Cup.
1918 Canadian Government passes a law bringing in Daylight Saving Time as a way to boost wartime production. The measure is so popular it stays after the war.
1931 Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.
Mar 19
1649 The Iroquois left the Huron country after virtually wiping then out and murdering Fathers Brebeuf and Lalement.
1825 George Simpson c1787-1860 chooses new Fort Vancouver as headquarters of Columbia district; on Columbia River near present day Portland.
1914 The Royal Ontario Museum was opened.
1941 United States and Canada sign pact to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.
2008 Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke died at age 90.
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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