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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Family research in Waterloo and Wellington Counties
Type: BookAbstract: A handbook for genealogical researchers, including chapters on libraries and archives, other historical and genealogical organizations, census records, wills, place names and local histories, atlases ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1985Export options:Re-thinking ethnic boundaries: the negotiation of German-Canadian ethnic identities in Ottawa, 1945-1975
Type: ThesisAbstract: Using "ethnic identity" and "community" as socially constructed elements of historical experience, this thesis looks at how these concepts evolved among German immigrants in post-World War II Ottawa ...Keywords: OttawaEthnic identityYear of publication: 1996Export options:The Mennonite communities of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A summary of early Mennonite history and the founding of settlements in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships, followed by some discussion of differences in farming practices and general way of life between ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1861-1961Export options:Urban fringe and urban shadow in the Waterloo-southeast Wellington County area land space matrix
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A study of the impact of rapid urbanization in the region between 1941 and 1966, based on factor analysis of data variables from township assessment rolls. Urban fringe variables measure more ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1941-1966Export options:Waterloo County: a population profile, 1951-1971
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of the demographic composition of the county and its component municipalities, based on census data. The author comments on the high degree of urbanization, rapid growth, ethnic background ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1881-1971Export options:Waterloo County - some aspects of settlement and economy before 1900
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A chronological outline of land purchases and pioneer settlement with a discussion of distinctive features of Mennonite land use and the siting of villages at early millsites. A table of populations ...Keywords: Census recordsWaterloo CountyMennonitesYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options: