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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Church records of Strasburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1844-1893, Waterloo Township, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Information about baptisms, confirmations, funerals, communicants and pastors during the autonomous life of this congregation from 1844 to 1893. In 1893 the church was joined with St James Lutheran ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1844-1893Export options:Early history of the County of Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of an address outlining the history of Waterloo County and mentioning local historians Ezra Eby, A.B. Sherk, James Young and Gottlieb Bettschen.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGermansScotsSettlersImmigrationMennonitesSchoolsReligious buildingsWaterloo CountyGerman Company TractYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1799-1913Export 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:Historical notes on the Grand River
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address given at Chicopee on August 2, 1930 on the history and prehistory of the river, its geographical characteristics and various inhabitants and explorers since the seventeenth century.Year of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1600-1930Export options:History of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline history of the county's settlement by various ethnic groups and of industrial development, electrification, publishing and printing, and cultural activities such as music and singing ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1798-1926Export options:John Weicker family: 1830 pioneers of South Easthope Tsp., Perth County, East Zorra Township, Oxford County
Type: BookAbstract: A compendium of family trees, reunion reports, photographs, biographies and reminiscences relating to the Weicker family, German Lutherans who settled mostly in Perth County. Some of the family ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansObituariesBiographiesMapsWaterloo CountyPerth CountyWeicker familyWeicker JohnWeicker Catherine Zinkan (m. John)Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1830-1987Export options:Pioneer settlers of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address at the dedication of the Memorial Tower in August 1926, listing Waterloo County settlers of German origin.Keywords: GermansPennsylvania GermansMennonitesOccupationsWorld War IWaterloo CountySchoerg JosephBetzner Samuel JrGaukel FrederickEnslin JacobYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1800-1926Export options:Pioneering with John Weicker
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in Perth, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, with a description of pioneer life in the first half of the 19th century based on Waterloo County historical sources.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansWeicker JohnWeicker family19th century20th centuryPerth CountyOxford CountyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1830-1962Export 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: