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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Lawyers as members of urban business elites in southern Ontario, 1860 to 1920
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An analysis of the changing distribution and organization of law practices in southern Ontario communities, in relation to the main phases of business activity. Lawyers are described as members of " ...Keywords: UrbanizationAssociations and clubsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipLawyersLegislationPoliticiansTaxationBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1860-1920Export options:Levi Weber Shuh
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the manager and president of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company including a summary Shuh genealogy and a chronology of the company.Keywords: BiographiesInsurance agentsShuh LeviShuh JohnShuh familyWaterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co.WaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:Little Germany in Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A chapter containing a short profile of German life in Waterloo County to Confederation with particular reference to Berlin, emphasizing the German ethnic contributions.Keywords: Waterloo CountyUpper CanadaMennonitesEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansLautenschlager PhilippHoffman JohnPeterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:Louis Frederick Dietrich
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo automobile dealer and town councillor.Keywords: BiographiesAutomobile dealersPoliticiansDietrich L.F.St Louis Roman Catholic Church WaterlooWaterloo Town CouncilCatholic Mutual Benefit AssociationSt AgathaWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1868-1926Export options:Louis J. Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Kitchener's leading businessman, including summaries of Breithaupt family history and business interests.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsPoliticiansLeather industryChurches EvangelicalBreithaupt familyBreithaupt A.L.Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt E. CarlBreithaupt Emma Devitt (m. L.J.)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1855-1926Export options:Louis Orville Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the vice-president and general manager of the Breithaupt Leather Company, including details of civic improvements during his terms as Mayor of Kitchener in 1923-4.Keywords: BiographiesPoliticiansLeather industryMayorsBreithaupt Louis OrvilleBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Breithaupt Sara Caskey (m. L.O.)Breithaupt Leather Co. KitchenerKitchener City CouncilWaterloo County House of RefugeYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options:Mennonite children in Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Reprinted from the "Canadian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology" (1969), a psychosocial study of 460 10-year-olds from traditional, transitional and progressive Mennonite backgrounds. Children ...Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1967-1968Export options:Merner, Samuel
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the prominent citizen of New Hamburg who won the South Waterloo seat in the Dominion Parliament in 1878.Keywords: BiographiesFoundriesPoliticiansMerner SamuelNew Hamburg Public School BoardNew Hamburg Village CouncilNew HamburgYear of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1837-1886Export options:Michael H. Montag
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the co-founder of The Quality Mattress Co. and the Waterloo Bedding Co.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryMontag Michael H.Dantzer Alexander L.Quality Mattress Co WaterlooWaterloo Bedding Co.Waterloo Town Planning CommissionWaterloo Public School BoardWaterloo Board of TradeWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1903-1926Export options:Moses Springer, M.P.P., Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the man who was Reeve then Mayor of Waterloo for many years, founded the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and represented North Waterloo in the Ontario Legislature from 1867.Year of publication: 1880Historical Period: 1824-1880Export options: