Oct 23
1707 The first Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting.
1873 Dufferin bridge, connecting Ottawa's Rideau and Wellington streets across the Rideau Canal, was opened by Governor General Earl of Dufferin.
1885 Lawren Harris, landscape painter, founding member of the Group of Seven, was born in Brantford.
1979 The 118 year old Rideau Club on Wellington street in Ottawa was demolished by fire.
Oct 24
1852 The Toronto Stock Exchange was opened.
1899 The first Ottawa contingent - the 43rd Battalion (Carleton Blazers) and the Governor General's Foot Guards - departed for South Africa and the Boer War
1917 The Alexander Graham Bell Memorial, recognizing the first telephone call in history was unveiled in Brantford.
1945 Franklin Carmichael of Orillia, a member of the Group of Seven, died.
1945 The United Nations charter took effect.
Oct 25
1400 Geoffrey Chaucer, author, died in London, England.
1783 In October, at Carleton Island, Captain William Redford Crawford of the King's Royal Regiment of New York, purchased from the Mississauga Indians a large tract of land east of the Bay of Quinte. This is now refered to as The Crawford Purchase.
1854 The "Charge of the Light Brigade" took place during the Crimean War, in the Battle of Balaclava.
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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