Michael G. Baker


Michael G. Baker is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with degrees in history (1982) and education (1983).

From 1985 to 1990, he was Collections Curator at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. From 1990 to 2007, he was Curator of Regional History at Museum London. In 2007 he became Curator of the Elgin County Museum and later appointed Manager of Museums and Archives for the County of Elgin. He retired in 2024.

He is the editor of Downtown London: Layers of Time (1999) and the co-editor with Hilary Bates Neary, of 100 Fascinating Londoners and Street Names of London – An Illustrated Guide, both published by James Lorimer of Canada.

He is past president of the London Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, the Heritage London Foundation, and the Elgin Historical Society.


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