Date/Time
Date(s) - May 2, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Baseline Rd E.
Categories
The London & Middlesex branch is pleased to invite you to join us on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 10 am for our monthly hybrid event, with Historian, Author and Presenter, Dan Brock, who will be joining us in person. Note: the location for this meeting has been changed due to a calendar conflict with this church location. The meeting will take place, instead, at the alternate location of the LDS church, located at 615 Baseline Road East, London, N6E 2R2. (1 block west of Wellington Rd)
A bit about our Speaker:
Dan Brock is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, where he earned an Honours BA in philosophy and a Masters in history, and has resided in London since 1962. 
Dan taught at the elementary, secondary and college and university levels for 42 years before retiring in 2003. He is the current Past President of The London & Middlesex Historical Society and past chair of the London and Middlesex Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. He is also a long-time member of the Irish Benevolent Society.
Dan is the author of a few hundred articles and several books, largely pertaining to the eastern part of what is now southwestern Ontario and the Maltese in North America and continues to do so, his latest book being Fragments from the Forks: London Ontario’s Legacy. Dan is also the founder and editor of the free, monthly, e-newsletter The Maltese Presence in North America, which has a current estimated worldwide readership of some 20,000.
About the Topic:
Dan will give a presentation on some of the important movers and shakers within the Historical Society and beyond during the 125 years since the Society was founded. He will feature a number of individuals who contributed a lot to the Society and/or London and beyond, including:
- Sir John Carling
- Sir Adam Beck
- Judge William Elliot
- Judge Talbot Macbeth
- Frank Lawson of Lawson and Jones and the grandfather of the late Col. Tom Lawson
- John Dearness
- Cl T. Campbell
- John R. Minhinnick
- Miss Harriett Priddis
- Edwin Seaborn
- Orlo Miller
- Les Grey
- J. Talman
- Madeliene Roddick
- Alice McFarlane
- Derek Newton
- Bill Hitchins
- Fred Armstrong
- Mark Smith
- Guy St-Denis (who gave the Society its distinct crest)
- Deb Rogers (who made the Historical Society the first society in Canada to have a web site), to name a few
This is a hybrid meeting, so you may attend in person, or virtually – your choice. Registration is required for those planning to attend virtually. Attendance is free and open to all.
Link to register (virtual): https://bit.ly/LMOA-May2026 (please note: Bit.ly may redirect you – if so, click “Continue” and you will be taken to the registration page to proceed)
Once registered, a confirmation email will be sent with the meeting details.
For those attending in person, we invite you to stay after the meeting for refreshments and to socialize. The London Familysearch Center (formerly the Family History Centre), located in the building, will also be open until 12 pm to allow you to do some research. Note: coffee and tea are not permitted in the facility.
