Dave Obee has been researching his family history for more than 40 years, and has made several trips to Europe to learn more about his mother's Volhynian ancestry.
A journalist by day, Dave has an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria, where he is also the honorary archivist and librarian. He was on the advisory board for Library and Archives Canada for several years.
Dave was a founding member of SGGEE and spoke at the first conference in Calgary in 1998. Much of what he said then would not be worth mentioning in a presentation today, with one notable exception: Work every source you can, because you never know which one will have the information you need.
Presentation: Researching the Germans who lived in Congress Poland and Volhynia has never been easier, because of the ever-increasing number of records available as well as the information you can unlock from your spit. Many of us have pushed into new territory with our family history work, but we should never think we have learned all that we can. Dave has several examples from his own research to show what can be done if we keep at it. Remember: Every time you go through a brick wall, you will likely find at least two more brick walls. And whenever you get an answer to a question, you will probably have more questions. And that'd a good thing.
