Dave Obee - Family History

Dave Obee Local History / Family History

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About Dave Obee Dave has written a dozen books and has given more than 600 presentations at genealogy and history conferences since 1997. In the coming months, Dave will speak at events in Canada, the United States and Australia. He offers three dozen presentation topics, ranging from general genealogical information, to Canadian research, to technology and more. Upcoming conference presentations: February 26-27 -- Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Family History Centre seminar A Sense of Place and Time: Putting Ancestors in Context Decoding the Dash Royal Oak Burial Park April 14 -- Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Genealogical Society meeting Topic to be determined June 3-5 -- Toronto, Ontario Ontario Genealogical Society annual seminar What am I? A Genealogist-Journalist or a Journalist-Genealogist? (banquet) What's New in Western Canadian Records? Dave's presentations to date And there are more to come! Speaking schedule View Larger Map For more information, please check Dave's speaking schedule, which includes all of his past talks on genealogy, as well as his list of seminar topics. Books written by Dave Dave has written a dozen books on family history and local history topics. A full list of his books is found here. Some of his early books are available for free -- see below. Free PDF downloads: Back to the Land: A Genealogical Guide to Land Records Federal Voters Lists in Western Canada 1935-1979 Federal Voters Lists in Ontario 1935-1979 Lethbridge 1891: A Settlement Becomes a Town Newspapers on microfilm at the University of Victoria library Other resources on this site: Toronto ward boundaries 1834-1908 Index to the 1891 census of Lethbridge, Alberta Passenger list of the Montcalm, July 16, 1936 Two books based on life in Alberta's Swan Hills Dave's guides to directories on the Internet: Alberta \| British Columbia \| Manitoba \| Saskatchewan Honours over the years In 2012, the University of Victoria presented Dave with an honourary doctorate of laws for his work as a journalist, historian and genealogist. He has received several other national and provincial awards. Read more about Dave. Video and audio samples The Library Book launch, 2011 (video) Unrehearsed presentation, with an actor playing a library pioneer 10 Top Tips for How to Bust Through Your Genealogy Brick Wall (video) Genealogy Gems, with Lisa Louise Cooke Genealogy Gems (audio) Episode 92, with host Lisa Louise Cooke CBC Radio -- North by Northwest (audio) Radio interview on the launch of The Library Book		North Vancouver Dave's newest book is a history of the North Vancouver District Public Library in British Columbia. It was launched during a soiree at the library on Saturday, December 6. Copies are available at the Lynn Valley Main Library as well as the Capilano and Parkgate libraries. Dave is a member of the board of Canada's History Society, which publishes Canada's History magazine as well as Kayak, a history magazine for children. On immigration Dave is the author of Destination Canada, the most comprehensive book on immigration into this country. Dave also speaks about immigration at family history conferences. On Eastern Europe Dave made his first research visit to Eastern Europe in 1995, and has been back several times since. He gives several presentations on research sources in that area. On the census Dave's book Counting Canada is the most comprehensive guide available for researchers using the Canadian census. It covers the history of the census and offers advice for effective research. On newspapers Dave has been a journalist for more than four decades, so offers a uinique perspective on getting the most information from old newspapers. Ancestry launch Dave Obee presents Shirley Douglas with a published copy of her family history at the official launch of Ancestry.ca, in Toronto in May 2006. Dave writes the back-page column in every issue of Internet Genealogy. Dave writes the back-page column in every issue of Family Chronicle. Dave's other sites: CanGenealogy Volhynia And if you're really bored... Toby Theatre 1960 -- What was playing in Invermere, way back when Radium Drive-In 1960 -- In the summer, the drive-in was open Mr. Walker's class, fall of 1965 Falun School, Alberta
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