Somebody once told me when I first started in Genealogy all those years ago that family history is a living breathing being and the adage still holds true today.
The history of the name is rich and from a small village in the north of England the name has move on to all corners of the earth. To Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Central America, South America, the United States and South Africa
I am sure somewhere there is a Wheelock name and history yet to be discovered:
Below is a brief synopsis of places and people in the last several years who have made made their name in the 21st century.
I have chosen 3 subjects from around the world that have made an impact in the last 8 years
Hong Kong:
The Wheelock Company, founded in 1857 by Thomas Wheelock of New Brunswick is now one of the major property consortiums in Asia with total assets of HK$140 Billion as of 2007 with a strategic focus on Property and building infrastructure http://www.wheelockcompany.com
Mexico:
Karla Wheelock Latin America’s foremost women mountaineer who became the first Latin woman to conquer the highest mountains for each continent and only the fourth women to conquer Everest through the route considered the most diificult and skill demanding http://www.karlawheelock.com/
United Kingdom:
Dr, Verner Wheelock has been involved in Nutrition for many years and in 1990 he established Verner Wheelock Associates and is a leading provider of nutrition in the United Kingdom and high quality food industry training and safety. He was Head of the Food Policy Research Unit at the University of Bradford and Special Professor in Food Science at the University of Nottingham.
United States:
Colonel Douglas Wheelock (US Army) Astronaut on NASA’s shuttle program before embarking on the space program he had a distinguished Army career which included being awarded the Meritorious Service medal. He fist went into space in 2001 for 195 days ( US long duration record) In 2007 Colonel Wheelock launched in from Kennedy Space centre on the Shuttle Discovery and accumulated 20 hours and 41 minutes in space walks for more information: NASA BIOGRAPHY
21st Century
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