Mar 25
1634 Maryland was founded by English colonists sent by the second Lord Baltimore.
1807 King George III proclaims the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the British Empire.
1947 Elton John, Rock singer, musician, was born.
1957 The Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community.
1958 Maiden flight of supersonic fighter the AVRO CF-105 Arrow at Malton Airport. Cancelled five months later.
1964 Brock University was chartered by the Ontario Legislature.
Mar 26
1816 Reuben Sherwood, head surveyor, completed blazing a trail from Perth's "Depot" to a point known as Port Elmsley.
1874 Robert Frost, the American writer of poetry , was born in San Francisco.
1885 The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co. of Rochester, N.Y., manufactured the first commercial motion picture film.
1917 The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens.
1932 The Ontario Legislature passed an act making the white trillium the floral emblem of the Province of Ontario.
1959 The provincial government incorporated York University.
2003 Ontario declares a public health emergency as a result of SARS.
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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