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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Amish and Tunkers critiqued ca. 1830
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contemporary descriptions of Waterloo County Amish and Tunkers in the 1830s, taken from a journal of Rev. William Proudfoot and a letter by Christian G. Klinckhardt. Brief introductions by E. ...Keywords: TunkersAmishMennonitesPennsylvania GermansEducationGerman languageCustoms and traditionsAgricultureWaterloo TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1829-1834Export options:John Goessman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the surveyor of the German Block in Wilmot Township for Christian Nafziger's Amish and Mennonite settlers. Goessman (1776-1841) also surveyed other townships and acted as an agent for ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1840Export options:Linguistic Ideology and State Power: German and English Education in Ontario, 1880-1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: This article analyzes the relationship between German and English in Ontario's educational system between 1880 and 1912. It examines textbooks, curriculum, and the linguistic ideology of the ...Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Export 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:The boundaries of ethnicity: German immigration and the language of belonging in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract:Benjamin Bryce considers what it meant to be German in Ontario between 1880 and 1930. For the Germans who make up the core of this study, the distinction between insiders and outsiders was often ...
Keywords: HistoryOntarioGermans19th century20th centuryEthnic identityGerman languageReligionSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2022Export 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: