- Awarded on: January 14, 2013
David (Dave) Obee
Saanich, British Columbia
David Obee is committed to preserving British Columbia's genealogical and historical records. A member of several genealogical and historical societies, he is well known as a speaker and author. He is particularly regarded as a champion of placing early records online, notably through Britishcolonist.ca which, by making available100,000 pages from the oldest newspaper in British Columbia, has revolutionized historical and genealogical research.