Background
Wonders, William Clare was born on April 22, 1924 in Toronto. Son of George Clarence and Ann Mary (Bell) Wonders.
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Names along the Alaska Highway originate in native legends, funny anecdotes, pioneer life and characters who made the north their home. These true stories tell the stories behind the places along the Adventure Road!
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(The "Wonders" surname is not a common one and when encoun...)
The "Wonders" surname is not a common one and when encountered, it frequently arouses curiosity as to its origin. The author has spent over three decades attempting to solve this puzzle. Its earliest documented presence is in Northumberland in Northeastern England in the mid-seventeenth century. However, he is convinced that it evolved from a much earlier presence as "Winders" with an origin in Cumbria in Northwestern England, dating as far back as the twelfth century. It is likely that it was originally derived from an Irish-Norse place name. He also includes other sources in mainland Europe which form an entirely separate group of "Wonders" today. The author sets out the nature of the various areas in which his ancestors lived and the conditions which prevailed at the time, as he follows their known movements from Northumberland to County Durham and emigration to the United States. For some two centuries, these were linked to the coal mining industry but from the latter part of the 19th century increasing numbers of them moved into agriculture and subsequently into widely varied careers. This took them across the U.S.A. to the Midwest and finally to the Pacific coast, with the author's grandparents ultimately moving north to Southern Ontario. Wonders draws on a wide spectrum of material--official records, church and archival documents, contemporary newspapers and published accounts, family records, letters, questionnaires and interviews--to provide a vivid backdrop for the lives of his Wonders family over time. Material and information has been collected by him in England, the United States and Canada. 58 maps/diagrams 91 photos published 2006
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Wonders, William Clare was born on April 22, 1924 in Toronto. Son of George Clarence and Ann Mary (Bell) Wonders.
Bachelor with honors, Victoria College, University Toronto, 1946. Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1951.
Fil. Doctor honorary, Uppsala University, 1981.
Teaching assistant department geography Syracuse University, 1946-1948. Lecturer department geography University Toronto, 1948-1953. Assistant professor geography department political economy University Alberta, 1953-1955, associate professor geography, 1955-1957, professor, head department geography, 1957-1967, professor department geography, 1967-1987, University professor, since 1983, professor emeritus, 1987—2008, distinguished emeritus professor, since 2009.
Visiting professor geography University British Columbia, 1954, University Oklahoma, 1965-1966, St. Mary's University, 1977, University Victoria, 1989, J.F. Kennedy Institute, Free University Berlin, 1990. Guest professor Institute Geography, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1962-1963. Research fellow in Geography University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1970-1971, 78.
Visiting fellow in Canada Studies, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1987.
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Member National Advisory Committee on Geography Research, 1965-1969. Chairman Boreal Institute Northern Studies, 1960-1962. Member Canada Permanent Committee on Geography Names, 1981-1994, Alberta History Sites Board, 1978-1983, vice chairman, 1982-1983.
Member policy board Canada Plains Research Centre, U. Regina (Saskatchewan), 1975-1986. Member of advisory board Royal Tyrrell Museum Paleontology, 1984-1989. Board directors The Muttart Foundation, 1986-1993, 95-98, vice president, 1991-1993, member, since 1991.
Fellow Arctic Institute North America, Royal Society Canada, Royal Canada Geography Society (Massey medalist 1998). Member Canada Association Geographers (past president), Canada Association Scottish Studies (councillor 1974-1977), Scottish Society Northern Studies, Champlain Society (councillor 1981-1986), Sigma Xi, Gamma Theta Upsilon.
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Married Lillian Paradise Johnson, June 2, 1951. Children— Karen Elizabeth, Jennifer Anne, Glen William.