June 19
1586 English colonists left from Roanoke Island, NC after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America.
1791 The Constitutional Act, which provided the basis of government for Upper and Lower Canada during the next half century received Royal assent.
1816 Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1862 Slavery was outlawed in US territories.
1902 Guy Lombardo, Canadian born dance band leader, was born.
1910 Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in Spokane, Washington.
1917 King George V ordered the British Royal family to dispense with its German-sounding name, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, during WW I. The family took the name Windsor.
June 20
1214 The University of Oxford received its charter.
1837 Queen Victoria ascended the British Throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1840 Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
1877 Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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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