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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Beauty and Simplicity: Germanic Folk Art in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: GermansFolk art19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1983Export options:First settlements of Pennsylvania Mennonites in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the settlements in the Niagara region, Waterloo County and Markham, with brief references to notable Mennonites and their descendants. There are biographical sketches of Benjamin Eby, ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesWar 1812War 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryAmishPennsylvania GermansNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyMarkhamSettlersYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1795-1925Export options:Ontario fraktur : a Pennsylvania-German folk tradition in early Canada
Type: BookKeywords: Pennsylvania GermansFrakturFolk artYear of publication: 1977Export options:Peter G. Martin letters
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of letters written by Peter G. Martin of St Jacobs to friends in other parts of Canada and the United States. The letters are mainly in German but have been transcribed from the Gothic ...Keywords: CorrespondenceMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)DiseasesAgricultureMartin familyMartin Peter G.MartinSt JacobsWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1872-1899Export options:Peter G. Martin letters - English
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of letters from Peter G. Martin of St Jacobs to friends in other parts of Canada and the United States. The letters have been transcribed and, where necessary, translated from German ...Keywords: CorrespondenceMennonites (Old Order)Diseases TyphoidDiseases InfluenzaFarmersMartin Peter G.Martin familySt JacobsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1872-1899Export options:Presidential address: some German settlers of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief sketches of some influential European settlers, including Peter N. Tagge, Jacob Beck, Otto Klotz, Jacob Hailer, Jacob Hespeler and John Motz.Keywords: Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyIndigenous peoplesSettlersGermansSchoolsIndustriesGerman languageNewspapersPlace namesYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1800-1911Export options:President's address: Early settlement in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement in Waterloo in the context of early Upper Canada.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryUnited Empire LoyalistsIndigenous peoplesYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:President's address: Waterloo County newspapers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A catalogue of newspapers printed in Waterloo County from 1835 to 1920, with names of their publishers and editors.Year of publication: 1921Historical Period: 1835-1918Export options:Splendid harvest : Germanic folk and decorative arts in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: GermansFolk artPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1981Export options:The "Canada Museum"
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the "Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung", Kitchener's oldest German newspaper, published from 1835 to 1840.Keywords: GermansNewspapersWaterloo CountyPeterson Henry WilliamEby BenjaminSchneider Jacob C.Van Egmond AnthonyIsrael CarlScott John DrRobinson PeterYear of publication: 1939Historical Period: 1835-1850Export options: