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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Charles Kappler Hagedorn
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Born in Williamsburg into a family of farm labourers, Hagedorn developed the Berlin Suspender & Button Co. by 1895 and became active in public affairs.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1859-1906Export options:Charles Stoltz Boehmer
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the late president of A. and C. Boehmer Paper Box Company of Berlin.Keywords: BiographiesBox industryPoliticiansBoehmer C.S.Boehmer AugustBoehmer Angeline Weaver (m. C.S.)A. and C. Boehmer BerlinBerlin Town CouncilBenton Street Baptist Church BerlinBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1844-1917Export options:Christopher Nicholas Huether
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A short biography of the proprietor of the Berlin Lion Brewery.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1867-1906Export options:Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:Daniel Hibner
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin furniture manufacturer who was Mayor in 1902 and 1903, including details of his other business and community interests.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryPoliticiansMayorsD. Hibner and Co. BerlinKitchener Daily RecordKitchener Furniture Co.Walker Bin and Store Fixture Co. KitchenerBerlin Town CouncilZion Evangelical Church BerlinYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1853-1926Export 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:David C. Knipfel
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the founder of Berlin's Pearl Laundry.Keywords: BiographiesBusinessmenPearl Laundry BerlinSt Mary's Roman Catholic Church BerlinKnipfel DavidKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1889-1926Export options:Dilman Brubacher Shantz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Short biographies of Dilman Shantz, president of the Berlin button-manufacturing business, Jacob Y. Shantz & Son, and of his father Jacob Y. Shantz.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1806-1906Export options:Dr Robert Werner Schnarr
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener homeopathic physician.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansChurches SwedenborgianSchnarr R.W. DrSchnarr Lorene Stroh (m. R.W.)Carmel Church of the New Jerusalem BerlinKitchener Light CommissionBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1905-1926Export options:Eby, Benjamin
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer farmer, community leader, Mennonite bishop, educator and author.Keywords: MennonitesClergyPennsylvania GermansSchoolsPublishersBiographiesEby BenjaminWaterloo TownshipBerlin (Ontario)EbytownYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1810-1855Export options: