Why Buy a Local Product from an Importer? - Rural History Roundtable 2011 Premier Event

Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Department of History Rural History Roundtable presents Dr. Douglas McCalla: "Why Buy a Local Product from an Importer? Local Goods and Local Exchange in Rural Upper Canadian Charge Accounts." The talk takes place from 2:30-4:30pm in the OAC Boardroom (104 Johnson Hall) - All Welcome! Dr. McCalla is the Canada Research Chair in Rural History, University of Guelph. He is the author of Planting the Province: The Economic History of Upper Canada, 1784-1870; The Upper Canada Trade, 1834-1872, and numerous other articles on consumption at the general store.