@article{930,
  keywords = {Waterloo County, Ethnic identity},
  author = {Geoffrey Hayes},
  title = {From Berlin to the Trek of the Conestoga: a Revisionist Approach to Waterloo County's German Identity},
  abstract = {Citizens of Waterloo County, Ontario, created a new founding myth after World War I to portray their German heritage as indirect and loyal to Canadian institutions. Although Waterloo County and the town of Berlin were settled mostly by German-speaking Mennonites from Pennsylvania, German immigrants from Europe quickly outnumbered them and maintained German traditions, celebrations, and influences. During World War I reaction against all things German led to the abandonment of this heritage. After the war, local historians and civic groups promoted a new heritage that emphasized the county's Pennsylvania roots. Illustrated souvenir books, a popular novel, and site markers celebrated this simplified, nationalistic version of the founding. [R. E. McFarland]},
  year = {1999},
  journal = {Ontario History},
  volume = {91},
  number = {Journal Article},
  pages = {131-149, },
  issn = {Print: 0030-2953, Online: 2371-4654},
  language = {English},
}