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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The John Philip Moser family
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the descendants of one of the pioneer farmers of Bamberg, who came to Waterloo Township from Baden, Germany in 1836 and who moved to Wellesley Township in 1855. John's nephew, John ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersLand BiographiesSchools PublicMoser familyMoser PaulMoser JohnMoser John PhilipMoser MichaelYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1836-1993Export options:The John W. Wagler family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: With the same family background as the Jacob Wagler genealogy (1989), this book traces relationships of all the Canadian Waglers and descendants of the John Wagler branch and also includes ...Keywords: AmishWagler familyWagler John W.MennonitesGenealogyBiographiesWellesley TownshipWilmot TownshipAlsace-Lorraine19th centuryYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1839-1989Export options:The Lyle S. Hallman story
Type: BookAbstract: The biography of a developer who began his company, Hallman Construction, in 1945, and who built many homes and apartment towers in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. The appendices list the companies ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesPrestonKitchenerWaterlooHallman familyHallman Lyle S.Hallman AnsonHallman Anson MrsHallman GeorgeYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1887-1993Export options:The Mullers of Dittweiler and related Knorr and Geuder families
Type: BookAbstract: A profile of a German family that is related to the Knorr and Zoller or Zeller families. It includes a section on Theobald Knorr and his wife Elisabeth Zoller, who came from Germany in 1838 and ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogySettlers GermanFarmersSocial conditionsZeller familyZoller FamilyKnorr familyZeller PhilipZeller Jacob S.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1838-1993Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1993Export options:Thou art Peter: a story of the pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A short history of Peter Martin's family, beginning with his grandfather's birth in Switzerland. The main focus is on Peter Martin himself, his accomplishments, interests, and religious devotion, but ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyFarmersMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesFolk artPoetsWoolwich TownshipLancaster County PennsylvaniaSwitzerlandYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Waterloo County to 1972: an Annotated Bibliography of Regional History
Type: BookAbstract: Annotated bibliographic references to about 890 books, 620 booklets, 540 reports, 290 theses, and 1,850 articles and notes, as well as newspapers, chapters in books, directory series, gazetteers and ...Keywords: BibliographiesIndexesAgricultureArchitectureArchive recordsBiographiesBusinessesCemeteriesChurchesUrbanizationYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1800-1990Export options:Waterloo wills: a genealogical index in two volumes of wills and related estate documents, 19th century registry office records, County of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: An index with over fifteen thousand entries of personal names found in wills, dating from 1798-1900, held at the Waterloo County Land Registry Office. An historical review, maps, chronology, an ...Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1798-1900Export options:William H. Yost family tree
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Mennonite family who settled in the Stratford area in the 1840s; descendants moved to Waterloo County. An index to this work was compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesYost familyYost William H.Yost Anna Ruppel (m. William H.)StratfordWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1847-1983Export options:Wreath & Bough: Decorative Arts of Amish-Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options: