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.
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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