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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Elmira Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4584): on Highway #86, west of Elmira, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of approximately 900 markers, with a short historical introduction, a cemetery plan, and a name index.Keywords: GenealogyInscriptionsCemeteriesYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1855-1988Export options:From forge to farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the emigration of Valentin and Anna Gertrude Ratz from Germany in 1828, based largely on the memories and family traditions contained in a 1918 letter by Jacob Ratz, who was an infant ...Keywords: Settlers GermanBlacksmithsSaw mill industryGenealogyRatz JacobRatz ValentinRatz Anna Gertrude (m. Valentin)Wilmot Centre CemeteryHessen GermanyAlsfeld Hessen GermanyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1828-1918Export options:Saint Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery or Central Woolwich Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4583): Village of St Jacobs, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Cemetery transcriptions of over 300 markers with a plan and a name index.Keywords: CemeteriesInscriptionsGenealogyYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1856-1990Export options:St Teresa Roman Catholic Cemetery, Elmira (CC#4594): German Company Tract, Lot 92, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 160 markers in the cemetery that was the original churchyard of St Theresa's parish before the church moved into Elmira. The land was originally deeded by Joseph ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1853-1990Export options:The four faces of John Ratz, Elmira
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An appraisal of Ratz's roles as Reeve, railway promoter, miller, real estate entrepreneur and family man.Keywords: RailwaysBiographiesFinancial institutionsFlour mill industryPoliticiansMapsPhysiciansSettlersLand ownershipElmiraYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1833-1889Export options: