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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: March 17, 2021 -- Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Genealogical Society Crowdsourcing Your Family History Research March 20, 2021 -- Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Genealogical Society Using your DNA to find ancestors and cousins April 3, 2021 -- Burnaby, British Columbia British Columbia Genealogical Society Looking Forward, Looking Back: Half a century of genealogy, and the best is yet to come Beyond the Online Basics: A Genealogical Guide to Digital Collections April 13, 2021 -- Sidney, British Columbia PROBUS Club of Sidney Found! Two great-grandfathers, with the help of DNA April 18, 2021 -- Halton-Peel, Ontario Halton-Peel branch, Ontario Ancestors Society Topic to be announced April 20, 2021 -- Oak Harbor, Washington Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers Decoding the Dash: Build the story of their lives August 11-13, 2021 -- Salt Lake City, Utah Foundation for East European Family History Studies Germans from Russia case study 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 |
DNA: Should Siblings Test? DNA: Weiss Ancestry Book reviews Victoria history Genealogy columns Dave's other sites: CanGenealogy | Volhynia 
Royal Oak Burial ParkA 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 immigrationDave 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 EuropeDave 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 censusDave'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 newspapersDave has been a journalist for more than four decades, so offers a unique perspective on getting the most information from old newspapers. 
Ancestry launchDave 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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