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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Mennonites of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the religion, education, dress, architecture and farming techniques of Old Order Mennonites in Waterloo County. The authors discuss threats to this lifestyle from urbanization and ...Keywords: AcculturationEthnic groupsEthnic identityCustoms and traditionsMennonites (Old Order)ReligionMennonitesAgricultureGerman languageEducationYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:The Old Order Mennonite community
Type: BookAbstract: A workbook designed for teachers of Grade Four classes. Rich in information about Old Order customs and traditions, the book has eleven appendices containing historical background, maps, stories, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsEthnic groupsReligionCustoms and traditionsMennonites (Old Order)Food customsMusicYear of publication: 1978Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A review of the early migrations of Pennsylvania Germans into Upper Canada, based on the works of Ezra Eby, L.J. Burkholder and Mabel Dunham. The author also discusses "vestiges of Pennsylvania" such ...Keywords: DialectsAgricultureMennonitesImmigrationFolkloreGerman languageLand ownershipMennonites (Old Order)ReligionPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1946Historical Period: 1800-1946Export options:The Pennsylvania-German in history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general history of the Mennonite people from their origins in Switzerland, their migration to Pennsylvania and later to Waterloo County.Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvania GermansImmigrationEthnic identityMarriageCustoms and traditionsTunkersWorld War IWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1775-1825Export options:The Waterloo Mennonites: a community in paradox
Type: BookAbstract: A scholarly study by a sociologist who was also founding president of Conrad Grebel College of what he calls "the most ethnically and organizationally diverse of any Mennonite community." Information ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1988Export options:The Weber family: a historical novel [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: An unpublished historical novel telling of the migrations of the Anabaptists from Switzerland to the Palatinate, then to Pennsylvania and lastly to Canada in 1819. Based on the experiences of the ...Keywords: Weber familyMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SettlersFolkloreSocial life and customsLiteratureGenealogyWaterloo CountyWellesley TownshipYear of publication:Historical Period: 1819-1905Export 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:Uncle Hannes and Levi
Type: BookAbstract: A description of a week's events in the life of a Mennonite boy who lived near Hespeler at the end of the nineteenth century. Two of the main characters and their families are fictitious but most are ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Up the Conestogo
Type: BookAbstract: An historical account of the lifestyles of the Old Order Mennonites in North America, with particular reference to Waterloo County. Beginning with the settlement years, the author notes events, ...Keywords: DiseasesMapsEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGenealogyMennonites (Old Order)AgricultureWorld War IWorld War IIYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:Waterloo Mennonites in 1867: some observations
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A transcript of a letter to the editor of the "Huron Signal", dated 1 March 1867 from Berlin (Ontario), humorously describing the Pennsylvania Mennonite settlers of Waterloo Township from an ...Keywords: MennonitesTunkersPennsylvania GermansOccupationsWomenCustoms and traditionsAgricultureLiteratureReligious buildingsEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1802-1867Export options: