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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Bethel United Church Cemetery (CC#4553): Canada Company Block A, Concession 3, Lot 30, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 58 markers by numbered rows, with an index of all names. The introduction summarizes the history of the church which was built in 1861 as part of a circuit based in Bright, Oxford ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1861-1986Export options:Deutsch als Muttersprache in Kanada: Berichte zur Gegenwartslage
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of essays about German- language enclaves in Canada. Werner Bausenhart, Kurt Nabert, Klaus H. Bongart and others discuss the dialects of Ontario German-speaking communities, especially ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsWaterloo CountyOntarioYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1945-c1975Export 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:German immigration into Canada: a survey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An overview of German settlement including the waves of migration to the Waterloo area. It is noted that this article is a translation of the original German work by Werner A. Bausenhart.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1799-c1835Export options:Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, formerly Biehn Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4554): Canada Company Block A, Concession 3, Lot 24, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index and plan, of about 50 markers. The introduction notes that the Nith Valley Mennonite Church, formerly Biehn Mennonite Church, was originally built in 1870 on land given by ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1986Export options:Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, CC #4554 : 1355 Walker Road (Canada Company, Block A, Concession III, Lot 24), Wilmot Township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario (formerly Waterloo County)
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesCemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 2014Export options:Pinehill Cemetery (CC#4549): Canada Company Block A, Concession 1, Lot 14 and 15, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of about one hundred markers in the cemetery located on Huron Road (County Road #2) about four kilometres east of Haysville. The introduction notes that the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1841-1939Export 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:President's address: Waterloo County newspapers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A catalogue of newspapers printed in Waterloo County from 1835 to 1920, with names of their publishers and editors.Year of publication: 1921Historical Period: 1835-1918Export options: