Genealogy Speaker Series features Dave Obee

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Thursday, April 14th, 2016
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

SPEAKER: DAVE OBEE TOPIC: Tales from Royal Oak Burial Park Please join us on April 14th to hear Dave Obee’s presentation of “Tales from Royal Oak Burial Park”. Dave is a well known journalist and genealogical researcher who has written a dozen books and given almost 600 presentations at conferences and seminars in Canada and the United States.

His first was to the Victoria Genealogical Society in 1997. In this talk, Dave will discuss the history of the park, as well as some of the people who have been buried and cremated there.

Please note that this is NOT the same talk that Dave presented at the Family History Seminar on February 27.

Dave is Editor-in-Chief of the Times Colonist and has worked as a journalist in British Columbia and Alberta since 1972. He is a member of the board of Canada's History Society, publisher of Canada's History, the magazine formerly known as The Beaver, and Kayak, a history magazine for children, as well as related websites. He is also a member of the Library and Archives Canada public advisory board.

Dave is also a columnist for Internet Genealogy magazine and Your Genealogy Today magazine, formerly Family Chronicle. He has written several books, including "Counting Canada: A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census", "Destination Canada: A Genealogical Guide to Immigration Records", and was the co-author of "Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide". He wrote "Making the News" and a history of Royal Oak Burial Park. Addition information can be found on various websites including Dave Obee and Can Genealogy -

Dave Obee's directory of genealogy sites in Canada.