Do you enjoy history? Did you collect baseball and hockey cards? Come and hear our first speaker in the 2025-2026 series on September 18 2025, 2pm. at our new venue, Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre, 591 Wellington Road South, London, with Professor Michael Dove - "Packaging Fun: London’s O-Pee-Chee Company" .
Michael Dove is an Assistant Professor and the Director and Internship Coordinator of the
MA and Minor programs in Public History at Western University. He also currently serves
on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Historical Society and the Museum of Ontario
Archaeology. A specialist in Canadian business, social and cultural history, his research
and teaching interests include local history, documentary filmmaking and the histories of
brewing and piracy.
His work in public history has encompassed a wide range of topics. A recipient of Western's
Vice-Provost (Academic Programs) Award for Excellence in Collaborative Teaching, he has
worked with numerous local, provincial and national community organizations over the past
decade, including The City of London and Friends of Labatt Memorial Park, Southwestern
Ontario Region Bicentennial 1812, Labatt Breweries of Canada and the Canadian Museum
of Immigration at Pier 21. His current projects include a history of hockey in The Forest City
and his documentary film about the history of London’s O-Pee-Chee Company.
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