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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ontario directory for 1851: names of professional and business men and other inhabitants in the cities, towns, and villages throughout the province
Type: BookAbstract: A reprint of the Ontario portion of {The Canada directory} (1851), to which has been added a new index of the cities, towns, and villages. Waterloo County locations include Ayr, Berlin, Bridgeport, ...Keywords: DirectoriesOccupationsPopulationIndustriesBusinessesBusinessmenManufacturersCities and townsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:Preston Times/Cambridge Times
Type: BookAbstract: A weekly paper begun after the Second World War, printed by Baulk Publishers and first edited by Norman Moeller. In 1969 it was sold to the Kitchener-Waterloo Record Ltd; in 1970 its title changed to ...Keywords: PublishersNewspapersYear of publication: 1947Historical Period: 1947-1992Export options:The autobiography of the REV. Charles Freshman : late Rabbi of the Jewish Synagogue at Quebec, and graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary at Prague; at present German Wesleyan Minister at Preston, Ontario
Type: BookKeywords:Year of publication: 2015Export options:The Bernhardt family: from Alsace to Upper Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Bernhardt family, founded by Philip Jacob and Barbara Rupp who came to Waterloo Township in 1841 and to Preston in 1855. Members of this family range from brewers and hotel keepers ...Keywords: PoetryArt and artistsLutheransGermansGenealogyPrestonAlsace-LorraineWaterloo TownshipBernhardt familyYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1841-1994Export options:The history of the Schaus family in Canada, 1846-1979
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family who farmed near Breslau before moving to Normanby Township in 1854. Family reunions have been held in Kitchener, Waterloo and St Jacobs.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanSchaus familySchaus NicholasBreslau (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipKitchenerSt JacobsWaterlooPrestonYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1846-1979Export 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 Martin H. Bauman family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account, based on Eby's history of Waterloo Township, a mimeographed 1932 listing of the descendants of Martin H. Bauman, and the genealogy of the descendants of Joseph Bauman by Sarah ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBauman familyBowman familyWaterloo TownshipPrestonYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1800-1969Export options:The Milatz, Militz family tree: a record of Frederick Milatz (1837-1917) and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with an introductory family history of Germans who came to the Preston area in 1886. Frederick Jr became a stationary engineer in charge of Preston's power supply at Blair and later at ...Keywords: GenealogyEngineersElectricitySettlers GermanPublic utilitiesFloodsMilatz familyMilatz FrederickMilatz Frederick JrRogulski familyYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1886-1984Export options:The Moogk family history
Type: BookAbstract: Reminiscences and genealogical data on the ancestors and descendants of Balthasar and Salome Schmitt Moogk. Balthasar arrived in Waterloo County from Germany in 1841. A son, Charles, was a Waterloo ...Keywords: GenealogyWomenArchitectsBiographiesBuildings ResidentialWorld War IWorld War IIAmerican Civil War 1861-1865 EngineersSettlers GermanBusinessmenYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1841-1965Export options:The Moogk family history
Type: BookAbstract: A revised and expanded version of the 1965 book, including information on the Lockard family and a description of the second Moogk reunion of 1965. A name index for this work was compiled by ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanWomenReminiscencesArchitectsBiographiesReunionsMoogk familyRoos familyKiller familyYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1818-1970Export options: