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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Community Identity and Language Change in North American Anabaptist Communities
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Draws on archival research & on fieldwork conducted since 1984 in Swartzentruber Amish communities in New York, & in Old Order Amish & Mennonite communities in New York, along the ...Year of publication: 1998Export options:Jacob H. Janzen (1878-1950): a man with a mission to his people
Type: BookAbstract: A biographical sketch of Jacob Heinrich Janzen, the Russian Mennonite who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church. Janzen's roles as writer, educator and community leader are ...Keywords: MennonitesRussian MennonitesImmigrationGerman languageEducationMilitary conscriptionBiographiesClergyWorld War ICultural adaptationYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1878-1950Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:Recollections of early Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch of farm life of the Pennsylvania German pioneers, the Mennonite church, education, German newspapers and bridges over the Grand River.Keywords: SettlersPennsylvania GermansMennonitesNewspapersEducationAgricultureWar 1812BridgesSchoolsGerman languageYear of publication: 1915Historical Period: 1800-1850Export options:Separation or Integration? the Russian Mennonite Immigrant Community in Ontario, 1924-45
Type: ThesisAbstract: How do ethnic groups survive and maintain their identity when transplanted into an alien cultural environment? That question is one of the major issues in the study of ethnicity. Both historians and ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesAcculturationYear of publication: 1986Export options:Teaching Identity: German Language Instruction in Old Order Schools
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Examines patterns of language use in Old Order church communities, specifically the use of Pennsylvania German, English, and Amish High German (AHG) in Schwartzentruber Amish and Mennonite ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Pennsylvania Mennonite migration to and settlement in Waterloo County. Topics includes the leadership of Benjamin Eby, education and the press. This article was reprinted in "The ...Keywords: MennonitesWar 1812Pennsylvania GermansMusicNewspapersEducationSchoolsImmigrationBiographiesGermansYear of publication: 1906Historical Period: 1799-1841Export options:The Pennsylvania-Germans in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the early Mennonite settlements of Ontario, with references to such pioneer leaders as Benjamin Eby, Henry Eby, Ezra Eby and H.W. Peterson. An introductory editorial note contains some ...Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansGermansGerman languageSettlersBiographiesEby BenjaminEby HenryEby Ezra E.Peterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1800-1841Export options: