Dave Obee - Family History

Dave Obee Local History / Family History

Dave Obee has written a dozen books and has given more than 600 presentations at genealogy and history conferences since 1997. He offers four dozen presentation topics, ranging from general genealogical information, to Canadian research, to technology and more. Read more about Dave. Upcoming presentations (all online due to the pandemic) April 18, 2021 -- Halton-Peel, Ontario Halton-Peel branch, Ontario Ancestors In Search of Home: Migration into, out of, and within Canada April 20, 2021 -- Oak Harbor, Washington Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers Decoding the Dash: Build the story of their lives May 13, 2021 -- Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Genealogical Society Squiggly Lines and Spit: How DNA is changing family history research June 12, 2021 -- Simcoe County, Ontario Simcoe County branch, Ontario Ancestors Squiggly Lines and Spit: How DNA is changing family history research August 11-13, 2021 -- Salt Lake City, Utah Foundation for East European Family History Studies Opening session: Finding our way in Eastern Europe Germans from Russia case study September 20, 2021 -- Nanaimo, British Columbia Nanaimo Family History Society Topic to be announced 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 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		My Ellerby Saga DNA: Should Siblings Test? DNA: Weiss Ancestry Book reviews Victoria history Genealogy columns Dave's other sites: CanGenealogy \| Volhynia Royal Oak Burial Park A History and Guide. Published in 2016, this is the second edition of a book about the largest municipal cemetery in British Columbia. It includes a history of the Victoria cemetery as well as section-by-section biographies of about 400 people buried there. All burial locations included in the bio section are identified with GPS co-ordinates. C$15.00 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 unique 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 Your Genealogy Today. Extra! Extra! 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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