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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the Shantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Isaac and Barbara Reiff, particularly of Peter Erb Shantz, the author's grandfather. There are charts, biographies, reunion notes, information on the P.E. Shantz Foundry ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesShantz familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1994Export options:A walking tour of Kitchener's Mount Hope Cemetery
Type: BookAbstract: A brief historical outline and guide to three suggested tours, with notes on 38 notable community leaders buried in the cemetery. A slightly revised version of the guide was published in 1980.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1812-1980Export options:Adventures in colonization: co-ordinated developments unsurpassed in history, transforming a wilderness into the "greatest golden granary of the world", turning almost insurmountable obstacles into a triumphant success
Type: BookAbstract: Typescript biography of Jacob Y. Shantz by his son. Jacob's childhood and his role as a leading businessman of Berlin are described, with his settlement of Russian Mennonites in Manitoba given ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesGenealogyShantz Jacob Y.EntrepreneursBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerImmigrationRussian MennonitesManitobaYear of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1925-1950Export options:An addition to the history of the Hallman family in Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A continuation of the work published in 1906, with a drawing of the family crest, information on the names Hallman and Heilman by Dr Bergey, a description of the second Hallman reunion held in Berlin ...Year of publication: 1912Historical Period: 1800-1912Export options:As the tree grows so do the branches: Huestis/Mills genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A family history that includes a section on the Hoffmans of Berlin. This refers to Adele Clara Hoffman, daughter of John S. Hoffman and Emma Medland, who married Jesse Stinson Mills.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerHoffman family19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1836-1937Export options:Berlin, Ontario, 1800-1916: historische Identitäten von "Kanadas Deutscher Hauptstadt": ein Beitrag zur Deutsch-Kanadischen Migrations, Akkulturations und Perzeptionsgeschichte des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts
Type: BookKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 2003Export options:Berlin, Ontario: issued in commemoration of its celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912
Type: BookKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1912Export options:Berliner Journal
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: A German-language weekly that carried local, provincial, national and international news. Each issue varied in length from 8 to 12 pages and included advertisements by local merchants, articles on ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)NewspapersGermanYear of publication: 1859Historical Period: 1859-1917Export options:Canada Museum
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)NewspapersGermanYear of publication: 183Export options:Canada Museum und allgemeine Zeitung ...
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Year of publication: 1888Export options: