Bill Waiser
Bill Waiser Canadian history | |
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Institutions | University of Saskatchewan |
Main interests | History of Western and Northern Canada |
Website | billwaiser |
William Andrew "Bill" Waiser
Career and honours
Waiser grew up in Toronto but developed an interest in western Canadian history through visiting his grandparents' Manitoba homestead each summer.[1] His father had been a transient worker on the Prairies during the Great Depression before settling in Ontario after the Second World War.[2] Waiser studied history at Trent University under renowned Manitoba historian W. L. Morton.[1] Waiser completed his graduate work at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), earning his master's in 1976 and doctorate in 1983. He was Yukon Historian for the Canadian Parks Service before joining the Department of History at the U of S in 1984.[2] He served as department head from 1995 to 1998.
Waiser received the College of Arts and Science Teaching Excellence Award in 2003 and was named the university's Distinguished Researcher at the spring 2004 convocation. He was awarded the
Waiser's books have won numerous awards. All Hell Can't Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot won the 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award (SBA) for non-fiction.
In 2023, Waiser had his first children's book published through Thistledown Press. Gordie's Skate tells the story of hockey legend Gordie Howe's family acquiring a pair of skates during the Great Depression in Saskatchewan.[11]
Selected works
- Gordie's Skate (Saskatoon: Thistledown Press, 2023)
- In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation (Markham: Fifth House Publishers, 2020)
- A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905 (Markham: Fifth House Publishers, 2016)
- Tommy's Team: The People Behind the Douglas Years, with Stuart Houston (Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 2010)
- Who Killed Jackie Bates? Murder and Mercy during the Great Depression (Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 2008)
- Saskatchewan: A New History (Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 2005)
- All Hell Can't Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot (Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 2003)
- Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion, with Blair Stonechild (Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 1997)
- Park Prisoners: The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks (Saskatoon: Fifth House Publishers, 1995)
- Saskatchewan's Playground: A History of Prince Albert National Park (Saskatoon: Fifth House Publishers, 1989)
References
- ^ a b Brickman-Young, Katie (2020-01-17). "Bill Waiser: Saskatchewan's historian". USask Alumni. University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ a b Trembath, Sean (2015-10-07). "Illuminating local lore". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Bill Waiser". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (2018-01-22). "Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Piller, Thomas (2018-09-18). "University of Saskatchewan historian awarded Royal Society of Canada medal". Global News. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ Giles, David (2018-11-23). "Retired University of Saskatchewan professor wins top national award for history". Global News. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ a b "CHA Prizes". cha-shc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Bennett, Jocelyn (2021-09-14). "Bill Waiser named 2021 winner of Kloppenburg literary award". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "2003 SBA Winners". Saskatchewan Book Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ a b "Sask. historian Bill Waiser wins Governor General's Literary Award". CBC News. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Mitchell, Kevin (2023-06-03). "Historian tells a tale for kids about Gordie Howe's first skate (singular) and how it launched a hockey career". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2023-07-08.