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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Catherine Litt and Peter Alles family
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of documents about Peter Alles (1829-1892), a German immigrant to Wilmot Township who became an Evangelical preacher, and his descendants. Peter and his wife Catherine later moved to ...Keywords: GenealogyClergyGermansSourcesWomenCorrespondenceWilmot TownshipAlles Peter Rev.Alles Catherine Litt (m. Peter)Alles ValentineYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1829-1987Export options:Die deutsche periodische Literatur des Banats : Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Kalender 1771-1971 : Bibliographie
Type: BookKeywords: German periodicals Banat BibliographyGerman newspapers Banat BibliographyGerman imprints BanatBanat ImprintsYear of publication: 1987Export options:Franz Friedrich Walz and Fredericha Weidenhammer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of four generations of a Waterloo German family, with an anecdotal history giving details of social life and customs. Franz Walz Jr worked at the Waterloo Manufacturing Company and was a ...Keywords: WomenGermansOccupationsSettlersCustoms and traditionsFestivalsGenealogyWalz familyWeidenhammer familyRoschmann familyYear of publication: 1992Export options:John Weicker family: 1830 pioneers of South Easthope Tsp., Perth County, East Zorra Township, Oxford County
Type: BookAbstract: A compendium of family trees, reunion reports, photographs, biographies and reminiscences relating to the Weicker family, German Lutherans who settled mostly in Perth County. Some of the family ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansObituariesBiographiesMapsWaterloo CountyPerth CountyWeicker familyWeicker JohnWeicker Catherine Zinkan (m. John)Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1830-1987Export options:Mennonitische Namen / Mennonite names
Type: BookAbstract: An alphabetical listing of Mennonite surnames giving their probable derivation and meaning. Mennonite nicknames are discussed, as are the 20 most common Mennonite family names in Canada. There are no ...Keywords: GenealogyGerman languageMennonitesYear of publication: 1987Export options:My mother tongue
Type: BookAbstract: Materials for teachers on the four settler groups of the Waterloo area, the Mohawks, the Pennsylvania-Germans, the Germans and the Scots. Printed material, slides and audio cassettes are provided on ...Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identityTeachersIndigenous peoplesPennsylvania GermansGaelicGerman languagePoetryEducationChildrenYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1840-1850Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Conrad Doerrbecker (1797-1882)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family that emigrated to Canada after 1837 and whose descendants married into the Geib, Becker, Keller, Gerhardt and Geil families.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanDoerrbecker familyDoerbecker familyDoerbecker ConradDoerbecker Barbara E. George (m. Conrad)Geib PhilippGeib Anna Marie Doerbecker (m. Philipp)Becker Johann ConradBecker Anna Martha Doerbecker (m. Johann Conrad)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1841-1991Export options:The descendants of Christian Frederick John Brandt and Caroline Bensal (Bencal)
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of a German couple from Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, who came to Waterloo County about 1852 and had five children. A section is devoted to the descendants of each child. The ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFrankfurt-an-der-Oder GermanyBrandt familyBrandt Christian Frederick JohnBrandt Caroline Bensal (m. Christian Frederick John)Brandt WilliamBrandt Phillipine Grube (m. William)Brandt Christian B.Brandt Augusta David (m. Christian B.)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1852-1992Export options:The descendants of John Ingold Gascho
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle of a German Amish Mennonite family who came from Bavaria to Huron County before 1850. Some descendants settled in Waterloo County and Joseph, son of John, married Barbara Erb of Wilmot ...Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyAmishGascho familyGascho JosephGascho Barbara Erb (m. Joseph)Gascho John I.Gascho Veronica Steckly (m. John I.)Meyer JohnMeyer Leah Gascho (m. John)Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1916-1987Export options:The Jacobi family, 1660-1992
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the ancestors and descendants of Heinrich and Anna Maria Jacobi, German settlers who came to the Erbsville area in the mid 19th century. An extensive introduction provides background ...Keywords: SettlersGermanGenealogyFamiliesObituariesBiographiesJacobi familyJacobi HeinrichJacobi Anna Maria (m. Heinrich)Jacobi WilliamYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1992Export options: