August 30
1871 Ernest Rutherford, Nobel Price-winning physicist (1908), was born.
1896 Raymond Massey, Canadian actor, director and producer, was born.
1993 The Late Show with David Letterman premiered on CBS.
2005 A day after Hurricane Katrinea hit, flood waters covered 80 percent of New Orleans.
2012 Another hurricane called Isaac caused flooding problems in New Orleans.
August 31
1803 Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
1903 Arthur Godfrey, American screen and stage actor, was born.
1997 Britain's Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris at age 36.
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.
30 August 2012
29 August 2012
Timeline August 28 & 29
August 28
1609 English explorer Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, reached present-day Delaware Bay.
1774 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, American founder of the Sisters of Charity, was born.
1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
1908 Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and conservationist, was born.
1963 200,000 people participated in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington, DC, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
August 29
1533 The last Inca king, Atahualpa, was killed on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.
1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, poet, essayist and humorist. Was born.
1877 Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.
1907 The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
1958 Michael Jackson, American pop singer, was born.
1609 English explorer Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, reached present-day Delaware Bay.
1774 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, American founder of the Sisters of Charity, was born.
1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
1908 Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and conservationist, was born.
1963 200,000 people participated in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington, DC, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
August 29
1533 The last Inca king, Atahualpa, was killed on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.
1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, poet, essayist and humorist. Was born.
1877 Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.
1907 The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
1958 Michael Jackson, American pop singer, was born.
26 August 2012
Timeline August 26 & 27
August 26
1498 Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.
1740 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor who helped build first hot-air balloon, was born.
1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, was born.
1819 Albert, German-born prince consort of Queen Victoria, was born.
1873 Lee De Forest, American inventor of the Audion vacuum tube, was born.
1875 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada, was born.
1906 Albert Sabin, the Polish-American doctor who developed the polio vaccine, was born.
August 27
410 The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
1776 The Battle of Long Island took place in what is now Brooklyn, New York. British forces under General William Howe defeated American forces under General George Washington.
1883 The island volcano Krakatoa erupted. The resulting tidal waves claimed some 36,000 lives on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
1927 Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
1945 American troops began landing in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese government in WW II.
1498 Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.
1740 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor who helped build first hot-air balloon, was born.
1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, was born.
1819 Albert, German-born prince consort of Queen Victoria, was born.
1873 Lee De Forest, American inventor of the Audion vacuum tube, was born.
1875 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada, was born.
1906 Albert Sabin, the Polish-American doctor who developed the polio vaccine, was born.
August 27
410 The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
1776 The Battle of Long Island took place in what is now Brooklyn, New York. British forces under General William Howe defeated American forces under General George Washington.
1883 The island volcano Krakatoa erupted. The resulting tidal waves claimed some 36,000 lives on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
1927 Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
1945 American troops began landing in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese government in WW II.
22 August 2012
Timeline August 22 to 25
August 22
1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
1862 Claude Debussy, French composer, was born.
1868 Willis Whitney, American chemist, was born. He founded General Electric research laboratory.
1920 Ray Bradbury, Science-Fiction author, was born.
August 23
1305 Sir William Wallace is executed for High Treason at Smithfield in London.
1541 French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
1775 Britain's King George III proclaimed the American Colonies in a state of open rebellion.
1912 Gene Kelly, American dancer and choreographer, was born.
August 24
79 Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died.
1572 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The slaughter of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris, France.
1814 British troops invaded Washington, DC, and burned public buildings in reprisal for the American sacking of Niagara and York.
1891 Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
1949 The North Atlantic Treaty went into effect.
2006 The International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet, demoting it to the status of a "dwarf planet."
August 25
1609 Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1768 James Cook began his first voyage.
1918 Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer and pianist, was born.
1930 Sean Connery, actor, was born.
1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
1862 Claude Debussy, French composer, was born.
1868 Willis Whitney, American chemist, was born. He founded General Electric research laboratory.
1920 Ray Bradbury, Science-Fiction author, was born.
August 23
1305 Sir William Wallace is executed for High Treason at Smithfield in London.
1541 French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
1775 Britain's King George III proclaimed the American Colonies in a state of open rebellion.
1912 Gene Kelly, American dancer and choreographer, was born.
August 24
79 Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died.
1572 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The slaughter of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris, France.
1814 British troops invaded Washington, DC, and burned public buildings in reprisal for the American sacking of Niagara and York.
1891 Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
1949 The North Atlantic Treaty went into effect.
2006 The International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet, demoting it to the status of a "dwarf planet."
August 25
1609 Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1768 James Cook began his first voyage.
1918 Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer and pianist, was born.
1930 Sean Connery, actor, was born.
21 August 2012
Timeline August 19 to 21
August 19
1612 The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused for practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in English history.
1646 John Flamsteed, English founder of the Greenwich Observatory, was born.
1692 Salem witch trials: in Salem, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
1812 The USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.
1921 Gene Roddenberry, American creator of the Star Trek series, was born.
1942 Six battalions of the Canadian Second Division made a frontal assault on German defenders of Dieppe, France. Of the 5,000 who took part in the raid, 900 were killed, and 1,300 were taken prisoner.
August 20
1858 Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
1940 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force, saying, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
1977 The US launched Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft carrying a 12 inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages.
August 21
1770 James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
1612 The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused for practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in English history.
1646 John Flamsteed, English founder of the Greenwich Observatory, was born.
1692 Salem witch trials: in Salem, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
1812 The USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.
1921 Gene Roddenberry, American creator of the Star Trek series, was born.
1942 Six battalions of the Canadian Second Division made a frontal assault on German defenders of Dieppe, France. Of the 5,000 who took part in the raid, 900 were killed, and 1,300 were taken prisoner.
August 20
1858 Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
1940 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force, saying, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
1977 The US launched Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft carrying a 12 inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages.
August 21
1770 James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
16 August 2012
Timeline August 16 to 18
August 16
1777 American rebels won the Revolutionary War Battle of Benington, VT.
1812 American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit without a fight to the British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.
1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.
August 17
1786 Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and politician, was born.
1807 Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
1896 A prospecting party discovered gold in Alaska, a finding that set off the Klondike gold rush.
August 18
1227 The mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in late August.
1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, NC. Died before 1591.
1868 French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium.
1777 American rebels won the Revolutionary War Battle of Benington, VT.
1812 American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit without a fight to the British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.
1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.
August 17
1786 Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and politician, was born.
1807 Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
1896 A prospecting party discovered gold in Alaska, a finding that set off the Klondike gold rush.
August 18
1227 The mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in late August.
1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, NC. Died before 1591.
1868 French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium.
14 August 2012
War of 1812
There is a web site which will inform one of almost everything he/she would want to know about the War of 1812 http://www.eighteentwelve.ca/ It is an alpha listing of;
Events listing Battles of xxxx; Fort xxxx, etc
People such as Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, James FitzGibbon, Bishop Strachan and many more.
Also to blow my own horn, I post to my blog, bicentennial events as they occur in Europe [Walking with Joseph] and in Upper and Lower Canada [Walking with Andrew] Have a look and stay tuned as I wing my way thru the callander
http://walkingwithjim.blogspot.ca
Events listing Battles of xxxx; Fort xxxx, etc
People such as Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, James FitzGibbon, Bishop Strachan and many more.
Also to blow my own horn, I post to my blog, bicentennial events as they occur in Europe [Walking with Joseph] and in Upper and Lower Canada [Walking with Andrew] Have a look and stay tuned as I wing my way thru the callander
http://walkingwithjim.blogspot.ca
Timeline August 14 & 15
August 14
1848 The Oregon Territory was established.
1886 Arthur J Dempster, American physicist, inventor of the first mass spectrometer was born.
1945 President Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending WW II.
2003 A blackout hit the northeastern US and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.
August 15
1057 Macbeth, King of Scotland, was slain by the son of King Duncan.
1248 The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)
1769 Napoleon Bonapart, French general and First Consul and Emperor, was born on the island of Corsica.
1771 Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer, was born.
1892 Louis-Victor Broglie, French Nobel Prize-winning physicist (1929) was born.
1945 The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.
2001 Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own - two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
1848 The Oregon Territory was established.
1886 Arthur J Dempster, American physicist, inventor of the first mass spectrometer was born.
1945 President Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending WW II.
2003 A blackout hit the northeastern US and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.
August 15
1057 Macbeth, King of Scotland, was slain by the son of King Duncan.
1248 The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)
1769 Napoleon Bonapart, French general and First Consul and Emperor, was born on the island of Corsica.
1771 Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer, was born.
1892 Louis-Victor Broglie, French Nobel Prize-winning physicist (1929) was born.
1945 The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.
2001 Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own - two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
13 August 2012
Timeline August 12 to 13
August 12
1851 Isaac Singer was granted a patent on his sewing machine.
1881 Cecil B DeMille, American motion picture producer and director was born.
1977 The space shuttle Enterprise passed its solo flight by taking off atop a Boeing 747, separating and then landing in the Mojave Desert.
1981 The IBM Personal Computer was released.
August 13
1521 Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1860 Annie Oakley, American marks woman; starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, was born.
1899 Movie director Alfred Hitchcock was born in London, England.
1960 The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo I, a balloon satellite.
1851 Isaac Singer was granted a patent on his sewing machine.
1881 Cecil B DeMille, American motion picture producer and director was born.
1977 The space shuttle Enterprise passed its solo flight by taking off atop a Boeing 747, separating and then landing in the Mojave Desert.
1981 The IBM Personal Computer was released.
August 13
1521 Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1860 Annie Oakley, American marks woman; starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, was born.
1899 Movie director Alfred Hitchcock was born in London, England.
1960 The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo I, a balloon satellite.
11 August 2012
War of 1812 Dinner
If you are interested in the War of 1812 and the history
of Ottawa, I invite you to join the Bytown Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, for dinner and a talk by Victor Suthren on the War of 1812 and the
formation of Ottawa. The event is being
held on Saturday 8 September, at the Museum of Civilization.
Details are given on the poster at http://ogsottawa.on.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Poster-War-of-1812_8Sep12.pdf. Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
I do hope you will join us.
Sincerely,
Dorothy Meyerhof
Library Volunteer, OGS
and
Registrar,
Bytown Chapter, NSDAR
09 August 2012
Timeline August 9 to 11
August 9
117 Trajan, Roman Emperor (b. 53)
1173 Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) began. It took two centuries to complete.
1842 The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
1902 Edward VII was crowned King of England following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
1945 The US exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
August 10
1519 Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe.
1675 The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London was laid.
1755 Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army began to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
1814 Henri Nestlé, Swiss industrialist (d. 1890).
1846 US Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution, named after English scientist James Smithson.
1896 Otto Lilienthal, German aviation pioneer, died (b. 1848).
August 11
1718 Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born English colonial governor, was born(d. 1791).
1909 The SOS distress signal was first used by an American ship, the Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras. NC.
117 Trajan, Roman Emperor (b. 53)
1173 Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) began. It took two centuries to complete.
1842 The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
1902 Edward VII was crowned King of England following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
1945 The US exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
August 10
1519 Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe.
1675 The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London was laid.
1755 Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army began to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
1814 Henri Nestlé, Swiss industrialist (d. 1890).
1846 US Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution, named after English scientist James Smithson.
1896 Otto Lilienthal, German aviation pioneer, died (b. 1848).
August 11
1718 Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born English colonial governor, was born(d. 1791).
1909 The SOS distress signal was first used by an American ship, the Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras. NC.
07 August 2012
Timeline August 7 & 8
August 7
1903 Louis S.B. Leakey, Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist, was born. Died Oct. 1, 1972.
1947 The balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, carried a six man crew 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean and crashed into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago.
1959 The US launched Explorer, which sent back a picture of the Earth.
1979 Several tornadoes struck the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding communities.
August 8
1815 Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic, to spend the remainder of his days in Exile.
1844 Brigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons following the killing of Joseph Smith.
1876 Thomas A Edison received a patent for the mimeograph.
1908 Wilbur Wright made his first public flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France.
1903 Louis S.B. Leakey, Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist, was born. Died Oct. 1, 1972.
1947 The balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, carried a six man crew 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean and crashed into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago.
1959 The US launched Explorer, which sent back a picture of the Earth.
1979 Several tornadoes struck the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding communities.
August 8
1815 Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic, to spend the remainder of his days in Exile.
1844 Brigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons following the killing of Joseph Smith.
1876 Thomas A Edison received a patent for the mimeograph.
1908 Wilbur Wright made his first public flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France.
05 August 2012
Timeline August 5 & 6
August 5
1305 William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he was put on trial and executed.
1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland.
1735 Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1858 Cyrus West Field and others completed the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It operated for less than a month.
1884 The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedoe's Island in New York Harbor.
1957 American bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.
1963 The US, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear test in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
August 6
Col By Day in Ottawa, Ontario
1777 American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
1806 The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis I abdicated.
1881 Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, who discovered penicillin in 1928, was born. Died March 11, 1955.
1911 Lucille Ball, American radio, TV and film comedic actress, was born. Died April 26, 1989.
1945 The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hirshoma, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.
1991 Tim Berners-Lee released files describing his idea for the World Wide Web.
1305 William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he was put on trial and executed.
1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland.
1735 Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1858 Cyrus West Field and others completed the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It operated for less than a month.
1884 The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedoe's Island in New York Harbor.
1957 American bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.
1963 The US, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear test in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
August 6
Col By Day in Ottawa, Ontario
1777 American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
1806 The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis I abdicated.
1881 Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, who discovered penicillin in 1928, was born. Died March 11, 1955.
1911 Lucille Ball, American radio, TV and film comedic actress, was born. Died April 26, 1989.
1945 The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hirshoma, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.
1991 Tim Berners-Lee released files describing his idea for the World Wide Web.
01 August 2012
Col By Day - 6 Aug
Join CHOO/COPO and Ottawa Branch OGS for Colonel By Day on August 6th from 11am-4pm, taking place on the grounds of the Bytown Museum beside the Ottawa Locks.
Celebrate Ottawa's history and the building of the Rideau Canal under the direction of Lt. Colonel John By by joining us for a day of heritage lace making, rug braiding, knitting, telegraph and musketry demonstrations, storytelling by local Ruthanne Edward. There will be performances by the Ingleneuk Scottish Dancers and the Ottawa English Country Dance Club, music by Fiddleground, Heritage Hands Ottawa Drum Club and Maura Volante. Also see the Voyageur Canoe and Canoe Carving, a Clay oven built on site, professional face painting, tabletop exhibits from local heritage groups and museums, a Celtic Cross Commemoration Ceremony, costumed characters and historical theatre by Vintage Stock Theatre. Don't forget about free admission to the Bytown Museum! Drop by the Ottawa Branch table to talk about local genealogical resources and get some hints on how to research your own family in the area. See you there!
For more information on Colonel By Day please visit http://www.choocopo.ca/english/cbday.html
The Ontario Name Index (TONI)
This is the recent report from the TONI Team:
Carleton 12
750
We added a
record 65 417 entries in July, due to an increase in volunteers. But we need more - we´d like to be adding 100
000 each month. If you would like to help,
e-mail toni@ogs.on.ca. There are many projects to work on, so we
can find one to suit you. Most of the work is done in your home on your computer.
TONI now has
611 773 entries. The big addition this
month was all of the cemetery transcripts for Prince Edward County. There was a good start on Carleton Co and
more for Haliburton and Kent. Ottawa
Branch continues indexing its family histories - they now have 54 266 entries.
The cemetery
transcripts up are:
Carleton 12
750
Durham 7 038
Haliburton 6 330
Halton and Peel 19
926
Hastings 81
624
Kent 30
007
Northumberland 72
137
Peterborough 85
115
Prince Edward 36
946
Renfrew 428
Victoria 11
Waterloo 11
393
Wellington 131 395
Next month we
expect more from Carleton, Haliburton, Kent, and Victoria.
Locally Ottawa volunteers have been busy with the Family Histories in the library and the Cemetery transcriptions. Not all have been processed into TONI yet but we currently have submitted 132,511 entries and have another 154,000 in the pipeline. The Ottawa Branch scrapbooks are at the Provincial Office to be digitized and we hope to have them back soon to be indexed and added to TONI. If you would like to help with this massive project, contact me at TONI@ogs.on.ca.
Timeline August 1 to 4
August 1
30 BC Mark Antony, Roman politician and general, died.
1779 Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and composer of the US national anthem, was born.
1790 The 1st US census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million.
1834 Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.
1957 The US and Canada reached an agreement to create the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD).
August 2
1610 Henry Hudson sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean.
1820 John Tyndall, British physicist (d. 1893).
1876 Frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickock was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, SD.
1921 Opera singer Enrico Caruso died in Naples, Italy.
1939 Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D Roosevelt urging creation of an atomic weapons research program.
1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate.
August 3
1492 Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, on a voyage that would take him to the present-day Americas.
1792 Sir Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor, died (b. 1732)
1811 Elisha Graves Otis, American inventor, was born.
1914 Germany declared war on France.
1958 The nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.
August 4
1901 Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter was born.
1902 The Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens.
1914 Britain declared war on Germany while the US proclaimed its neutrality.
30 BC Mark Antony, Roman politician and general, died.
1779 Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and composer of the US national anthem, was born.
1790 The 1st US census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million.
1834 Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.
1957 The US and Canada reached an agreement to create the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD).
August 2
1610 Henry Hudson sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean.
1820 John Tyndall, British physicist (d. 1893).
1876 Frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickock was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, SD.
1921 Opera singer Enrico Caruso died in Naples, Italy.
1939 Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D Roosevelt urging creation of an atomic weapons research program.
1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate.
August 3
1492 Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, on a voyage that would take him to the present-day Americas.
1792 Sir Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor, died (b. 1732)
1811 Elisha Graves Otis, American inventor, was born.
1914 Germany declared war on France.
1958 The nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.
August 4
1901 Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter was born.
1902 The Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens.
1914 Britain declared war on Germany while the US proclaimed its neutrality.
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