Sept 4
1876 Ned Hanlan of Toronto won the world rowing championship at Philadelphia.
1888 Canon Henry Scadding founded the Pioneer Association of Ontario by uniting Toronto's York Pioneers and their counterpart in Brampton. This association became the Ontario Historical Society.
Sept 5
1804 Sponsored by Thomas Douglas, Lord Selkirk, who later founded the Red River Colony, 15 families of Scottish emigrants settled near Wallaceburg.
1944 An earthquake occurred near Cornwall. Damage was estimated at $500,000.
1945 At Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, a nuclear chain reaction was initiated when the ZEEP (Zero Energy Experimental Pile) reactor went into operation.
Sept 6
1806 The Mississauga Indians ceded to the crown 85,000 acres in the area of Halton and Peel Counties.
1883 The Maid of the Mist made her first voyage at Niagara Falls.
Sept 7
1850 A treaty was concluded between the Province of Canada and nine Ojibwa chiefs whereby territory was surrendered extending some 640 km along the shore of Lake Superior.
1977 Cindy Nicholas of Toronto became the first woman and youngest competitor to complete a two-way crossing of the English Channel.
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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