When: Saturday January 19, 2013
Where: City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive, Room 115
Time: 1:00-3:00 Free refreshments (cookies, tea, coffee) and networking.
Speaker: Kurt Johnson, historical researcher, and Board Member of the Goulbourn Museum.
Topic: Shipwrecks and sorrows: Maiden voyage of the 100th Regiment
Description
The 100th Regiment Shipped out to Canada in 1805. The new 100th Regiment of 900 Irish soldiers aboard five troopships met with maritime disasters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Only seven survived one shipwreck off Newfoundland while 340 men, women and children on that tall ship died. Two other troopships were wrecked off Nova Scotia.
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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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