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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Peterson, Heinrich Wilhelm
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the Berlin printer, publisher and editor (1793-1859), who published Canada's first German newspaper, the "Canada Museum" from 1835, as well as various secular and religious titles. ...Keywords: NewspapersGerman languageBiographiesGermansGuelphBerlin (Ontario)Peterson Henry WilliamPeterson Harriet Middleton Clayton Douglas (m. H.W.)Canada Museum und Allgemeine ZeitungWellington DistrictYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1834-1840Export options:Philip S. Lautenschlager
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin businessman and community leader.Keywords: BiographiesButton industryMusicLautenschlager P.S.Lautenschlager familyBoehmer HenryCity Heating Co. BerlinBerlin Town CouncilBerlin Board of HealthEconomical Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1840-1926Export options:Robert Arthur Dietrich
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Henry A. Dietrich, founder of the Berlin bakery and city councillor.Keywords: BiographiesBaking industryPoliticiansDietrich Robert A.Dietrich Henry A.Dietrich's Bakery BerlinBerlin City CouncilSt Mary's Roman Catholic Church BerlinSt AgathaBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1864-1926Export options:Rudolph Roschman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo button manufacturer.Keywords: BiographiesButton industryRoschmann RudolfRoschmann RichardRoschmann Button Factory WaterlooWaterloo Board of TradeCarmel Church of the New Jerusalem BerlinWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1878-1926Export options:The Old-Order Mennonite wedding and highlights of their social life
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of Old Order Mennonite weddings in Waterloo County, with particular reference to the author's marriage in 1922. Customs include the wedding feast, the hiding of the bride's shoes by ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1922-1977Export options:The Rev. Albert Lawrence Zinger, C.R., Ph.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the pastor of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Kitchener and former head of St Jerome's College.Keywords: BiographiesChurches CatholicSchools SeparateCollegesClergyZinger Albert Rev.St Mary's Roman Catholic Church KitchenerSt Jerome's CollegeKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1901-1926Export options:Walter George Rumpel
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Rumpel Felt Company of Kitchener, in succession to his father George Rumpel.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersFelt industryRumpel GeorgeRumpel Felt Co. KitchenerKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1885-1926Export options:Walter John Fleischauer
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the secretary-treasurer of the Baetz Brothers Furniture Company and of his father, Louis Fleischauer, a Wellesley blacksmith.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryBlacksmithsFleischauer Walter J.Fleischauer LouisBaetz Brothers Furniture Co. KitchenerKitchenerWellesleyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1865-1926Export options:William G. Weichel, M.P.P.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo hardware merchant and politician, including an account of the family business.Keywords: BiographiesMerchantsPoliticiansWeichel William G.Weichel MichaelWeichel Margaret Schmidt (m. Michael)King W.L. MackenzieGraybill LeviEuler W.D.M. Weichel and Sons ElmiraYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1870-1926Export options:William Henry Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the engineer who managed the Breithaupt family interests in public utilities and promoted the causes of local history, public libraries, town planning and Grand River conservation.Keywords: BiographiesEngineersPublic utilitiesLibrariesElectricityStreet railwaysGas CoalAssociations and clubsBridgesRailwaysYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options: