Dave Obee

Dave Obee is a veteran journalist and genealogical researcher who has written over a dozen books and delivered more than 700 presentations worldwide since 1997. He serves as Editor and Publisher of the Times Colonist in Victoria, British Columbia, and has worked in journalism across B.C. and Alberta since 1972. He holds an honorary doctorate of laws and was named honorary librarian and archivist by the University of Victoria. Obee has received numerous awards, including the Bill Good Award, the Sovereign Medal for Volunteers, and Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellowship. His books include Counting Canada: A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census and The Library Book: A History of Service to British Columbia, widely praised for contributions to history and genealogy. Obee was one of the founders of the Times Colonist Book Drive, raising over $5 million for literacy programs, and operates the genealogy website CanGenealogy and Volhynia.com, dedicated to the old German colonies in the north-west corner of Ukraine.

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