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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Betzner, Samuel D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer settler who, with Joseph Schoerg, explored the valley of the middle and upper Grand River and bought land in 1800 close to the site of Blair. After some years as a ...Keywords: MennonitesSettlers PioneerFarmersBiographiesBetzner Samuel D.Schoerg JosephBlairWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1800-1816Export options:Das Deutschtum in der Provinz Ontario
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A comprehensive study of German ethnicity in the province, including an outline of the settlement and development of the Waterloo area. Strong German influences on local place names, cultural ...Keywords: OntarioAmishMennonitesDemographic statisticsEmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGermansPlace namesYear of publication: 1931Historical Period: 1800-1930Export options:Expansion of the Pequea and Germantown settlements
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A general history that is largely a revised and enlarged version of a book entitled "The Mennonites" by the same author, published in 1920 and included in the WRP database. A section relating to the ...Year of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1799-1827Export options:Grand River Valley
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of journeys around Ontario, including observations on Galt, Preston, Breslau, Conestogo and West Montrose. The author describes the contemporary communities and evokes their historical ...Year of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1816-1937Export options:Historical Sketch of the County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A general survey of geology, topography and history to about 1880. Leading pioneers and enterprises are named and the importance of early mills, schools and roads is stressed. Though the author notes ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1800-1881Export options:History of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline history of the county's settlement by various ethnic groups and of industrial development, electrification, publishing and printing, and cultural activities such as music and singing ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1798-1926Export options:Irish Palatine communities in nineteenth-century Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: The Irish Palatines are one of Ontario's forgotten ethnic groups. Forced to flee the German Palatinate in 1709, many settled in England first with the expectation of being sent to America. A small ...Year of publication: 1990Export options:John Goessman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the surveyor of the German Block in Wilmot Township for Christian Nafziger's Amish and Mennonite settlers. Goessman (1776-1841) also surveyed other townships and acted as an agent for ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1840Export options:Neighbourhood ethnic transition and summary segregation indices: A methodological assessment
Type: ThesisAbstract: This study examined mechanisms through which summary indices of residential segregation respond to specific patterns of neighbourhood ethnic composition changes. The analytic procedures included ...Year of publication: 1997Export options:The black experience in Canada's Queen's Bush
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the Queen's Bush area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsSchoolsChurches MethodistSettlers BlackMissionariesYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options: