TY - JOUR
KW - Waterloo County
KW - Ethnic identity
AU - Geoffrey Hayes
AB - 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]
BT - Ontario History
C7 - Unknown(0)
ID - 353
IS - 2
LA - English
M1 - Journal Article
M3 - Print(0)
PY - 1999
SP - 131
EP - 149
EP - 
T1 - From Berlin to the Trek of the Conestoga: a Revisionist Approach to Waterloo County's German Identity
T2 - Ontario History
VL - 91
SN - Print: 0030-2953, Online: 2371-4654
ER -