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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A letter: 1846
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A letter written to Samuel and Elizabeth Bechtel of Hespeler from Christian and Elizabeth Bauman (Bowman) of Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1846.Keywords: CorrespondencePennsylvania GermansSettlersHespelerWaterloo TownshipMennonitesBechtel familyYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1846Export options:C.F. Thiele
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of C.F. Thiele (1880- 1954), one of Canada's leading band promoters, director of the Waterloo Musical Society Band and founder of the Annual Waterloo Band Festival.Year of publication: 1954Historical Period: 1880-1954Export options:Died in 1969
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people who died in 1969: Amos B. Bowman, Miss Isabella C. Deans, Mrs Aaron Y. Haist, Henry H. Johnson, Miss Margaret P. McKenzie, William H. Milroy, Dr Alex O. Potter, Dr George ...Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1865-1969Export options:German Folklore in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1954Export options:Jahrbuch der Vereinigten Mennoniten Gemeinden in Ontario, Canada, 1954
Type: MiscellaneousKeywords: MennonitesPeriodicalsYear of publication: 1954Export options:Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical and contemporary portrait of the relationship between the two cities. The author reports that the Kitchener metropolitan area (which included Waterloo) had the fastest rate of growth in ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1800-1969Export options:Origin of names in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of place names including Philipsburg, Rummelhardt, Weissenburg and Roseville, with a note on the derivation of some family names such as Eby, Brubacher and Lichty.Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Principal immigration groups of Waterloo County: from a display card in the History Tent at the International Plowing Match, 1954
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Information about the main ethnic groups of Waterloo County (Mennonites, Scots, Germans, English, Native Canadians and Russian Mennonites), arranged chronologically and telling where they settled.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1954Historical Period: 1800-1945Export options:Psycho-social roles of Mennonite children
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reference from the Canadian Periodical Index.Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1969Export options:Retirement of Newspaperman Earl Werstine
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of Werstine's roles as reporter, editor and columnist for 63 years on the "Galt Evening Reporter", including references to his coverage of the 1907 and 1947 Old Boys' Reunions and his " ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesReunionsYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1907-1969Export options: