July 13
1953 The Stratford Festival opened its first summer with Alex Guiness in the title of Richard III, at Stratford, Ontario.
July 14
1812 The justices of the peace in York, determined to maintain respectability in the town, forbade public bathing in Lake Ontario between sunrise and sunset.
July 15
1882 In Toronto, Major Thomas Moore founded the first corp of the Salvation Army of Canada.
1929 Invented in Toronto by Thomas Carroll, the combine harvester was given its first successful test in a farmer's field near Sarnia.
1983 The federal cabinet approved plans to test American cruise missiles in Canada, beginning in 1984.
July 16
1792 The Executive Council, meeting in Kingston, issued one proclamation dividing the colony into nineteen counties extending from Glengarry in the east to Essex in the west, and a second ordering that elections be held in these counties.
1975 Fire ravaged the old Bell Organ factory (founded 1864) in Guelph.
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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