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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Stauffer Abandoned Cemetery (CC#4547): Canada Company Block A Concession 2, Lot 22, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcription with plan and index of 20 markers in the small cemetery located about one mile south on a winding road from Haysville, at the north corner of the first road to the west. The cemetery, ...Keywords: CemeteriesMennonitesGenealogyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1852-1908Export options:Strang Cemetery and miscellaneous misplaced stones (CC#4): Cambridge (Galt), N. Dumfries Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of seven markers, representing a few that have been traced of those that were left at the Old Strang burying ground after most stones were removed to Mount View Cemetery in the early ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1840-1863Export options:Strasburg Lutheran Cemetery (CC#6480): Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 13 markers with an index. The introduction notes that the first log church was built in 1847-48 and the cemetery was officially established in 1850, though some burials occurred ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1845-1910Export options:The Ayr Cemetery records index
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to some 3,700 persons whose burials are recorded in the Ayr Cemetery Record book which was microfilmed in the early 1970s, with a copy available at the Kitchener Public Library. The ...Keywords: CemeteriesCemetery recordsGenealogyYear of publication: 1989Export options:The early settlement of Waterloo Township
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An annotated reprint of a series of articles which appeared in "The Galt Reformer" and "Waterloo Advertiser" on 20 October 1869. Lorna Bergey, who provides detailed annotations and appropriate ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1800-1812Export options:Those enterprising Pennsylvania Germans
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A special issue of the publication of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario, with a collection of stories of business activity among Mennonites who have sometimes been wrongly assumed ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1800-1995Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options:Three Schneider Pennsylvania German pioneering families
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the families and descendants of the Schneider brothers Christian, Jacob and Joseph, who came to Waterloo Township in 1806-7. Their roles as farmers, millers and landowners in the local ...Keywords: MennonitesWaterloo TownshipSchneider ChristianSchneider Elizabeth Erb (m. Christian)Schneider Jacob YochSchneider Maria Erb (m. Jacob)Schneider Barbara Eby (m. Joseph)Schneider JosephBean John SrSchneider Jacob C.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1806-1968Export options:Trinity Anglican Cemetery (CC#4497): Blenheim Road, Galt
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of over 1,000 markers. The introduction notes that the cemetery was begun as a traditional Anglican burying ground at a time when each church had its own.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyChurches AnglicanYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1840-1990Export options: