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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Beginnings in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonite migration to Ontario from Pennsylvania following the American Revolutionary War, and of the three settlements established in the Niagara, Waterloo and York districts.Keywords: MennonitesAmishImmigrationWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryPennsylvania GermansYork RegionNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1783-1924Export options:Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4528): West Concession III, Lot 12, Wellesley Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 180 markers. An introduction notes that the older stones bearing only initials are being replaced by plain white stones with more complete information.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1915-1988Export 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:Mid-European backgrounds of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonites and Amish of Waterloo County, including their religious background and the political, economic and religious reasons for emigrating to North America. The settlement ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1925Export options:Some 'plain' people of Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general account of pioneer settlement by Mennonites, Amish and Tunkers, especially in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships but with references to their significance in western Canada.Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1870Export options:The history of Waterloo County: a Story courage, vision, progress
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief historical outline to mark a century of county government. The author is most concerned with early settlement by Mennonites, Amish and European Germans before 1850, but she mentions the ...Year of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1800-1950Export options:The settlement of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century, including the families of Schoerg, Eby, Erb, Betzner, Brubacher, Baumann, Bechtel, Biehn, Bergey, ...Keywords: SettlersWaterloo CountyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesScotsAmishEby Ezra E.Young JamesSherk A.B. Rev.Beasley RichardYear of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1800-1856Export options:Waterloo County history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary history of Waterloo County and its five townships. Topics include local historians, the Attiwandaronk Indians, various groups of settlers, education, newspapers, railways, and Waterloo ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesMennonitesAmishMillsFlour mill industryEthnic groupsImmigrationSettlementSettlement processFurniture industryYear of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1800-1918Export options:Wellesley and Wilmot Amish Mennonite Cemeteries (CC#4551 and CC#6076): Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with indexes of 19 markers in the Wilmot cemetery and 75 markers in the Wellesley cemetery. The introduction explains that Michael Zehr sold land for the Wilmot cemetery in 1873 to the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1873-1990Export options: