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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Sources for a study of the Mennonites of Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: Apparently a student essay in librarianship that lists and comments on about 100 bibliographic items in the following thematic groups: Mennonite faith and history, life in America, immigration to ...Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1800-1968Export options:Sprachkontakt in Kanada: Ethnizität und Sprachverwendung unter Kanadadeutschen in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 1999Export options:Study of rural and urban Mennonites in Waterloo County and their participation in traditional and non-traditional leisure activities
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of responses to a questionnaire developed under the direction of J. Winfield Fretz and sent to 21 Mennonite churches in the county. The author finds little difference in the level of ...Keywords: MennonitesLeisure activitiesSportsYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1977-1978Export options:The Berliner Journal: a study of a German- language newspaper
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the newspaper's history, founders, policies, community role and contents for the years 1906 to 1915. The author discusses the journal's role in preserving German language and ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesGermansWorld War IBerlin (Ontario)German languageRittinger FriedrichRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Motz JohnBerliner JournalYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1906-1915Export 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:The black experience in the Queen's Bush Settlement
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley Township and ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsSettlers BlackSettlement processSchoolsChurches MethodistYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:The Breithaupts and Breithaupt Leather: Building a family business in Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: When the Breithaupt family formed a joint stock company in 1890, it marked the final stage in the development of their leather business in Berlin Ontario. The family had been tanners for eight ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:The Canada directory: containing the names of the professional and business men of every description, in the cities, towns, and principal villages of Canada: together with a complete post office directory of the province; a directory to public offices, officers and institutions; a variety of statistical and commercial tables, exhibiting the population, trade, revenue, expenditure, imports, exports, public works, etc., etc.,
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract:A directory including the following Waterloo County centres: Ayr, Berlin, Bridgeport, Galt, Hawkesville, New Hope, Petersburg, Waterloo and Wellesley. Advertisements are included, many from the ...
Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1851Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:The changing functions of Elmira
Type: ThesisAbstract: An historical account of the establishment and growth of the community from a crossroads settlement to an independent centre, in three phases: the pioneer period (1835-1890), diversification and ...Keywords: Community historiesPopulationLand useTradeLabour forceRailwaysIndustriesFarmers' marketsCities and townsYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1835-1965Export options:The changing functions of Ontario urban centres (population 20,000 or more, 1961)
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of changing economic functions from 1931 to 1961 in 27 middle-sized Ontario urban centres, including Galt and Kitchener. The author concludes that all centres except Oshawa were ...Keywords: UrbanizationEconomic conditionsLabour forceOccupationsIndustriesStatisticsManufacturersRetailingConstructionCities and townsYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1931-1961Export options: