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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A courtroom clash over the Holocaust
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Ernst Zundel's trial confirms that the Holocaust is still a passionate topic. Zundel, born in Germany, alleged in his 1983 pamphlet, Did Six Million Really Die?, that only thousands, rather than ...Year of publication: 1985Export options:Anatomy of a Failed Strike: the T. Eaton Co. Lockout of Cloakmakers, 1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Chronicles the events of the failed Toronto cloakmaker's strike of 1912, in which a tightly knit group of mostly Jewish tailors struck against the large T. Eaton Company over increased workload ...Keywords: TorontoJewsT. Eaton CompanyStrikesYear of publication: 1985Export options:Citizen Zeidler: an Architect for Better City Living
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Discusses German-born Eberhard Zeidler, one of Canada's most celebrated architects, and examines some of his most important projects, including the $300 million Eaton Centre in Toronto, which ...Keywords: TorontoZeidler EberhardArchitectsGermansYear of publication: 1985Export options:Deaths, 1956
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of prominent Waterloo County people who died in 1956: Bishop Oscar Burkholder, Amelia Warnock Garvin (who wrote under the pseudonym "Katherine Hale"), Owen A.F. Hamilton Q.C., Joseph A. Huck, ...Year of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1859-1956Export options:Diffusion and Vision: a Case Study of the Ebenezer Doan House in Sharon, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1780's-1830'sExport options:Eby, Benjamin
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of one of the most influential early Mennonite leaders of Waterloo Township. Eby was a bishop, an author, a teacher and a farmer. He gave financial support to the first ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesClergyPennsylvania GermansIndustriesNewspapersSchoolsEby BenjaminPublishersBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1815-1853Export options:Episodes of Recurring Hatred
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Group hatred has no rational basis. Anti-Semitism is especially vicious because of the Holocaust. A California newsletter claims that the Holocaust was a fiction invented by Jews. German-born Ernst ...Year of publication: 1985Export options:E.W.B. Snider, 1842-1921: an appreciation
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of the St Jacobs mill owner and promoter of hydro-electric power, by his granddaughter. On 14 May 1956, a memorial to E.W.B. Snider was erected in St Jacobs by the Ontario Hydro ...Year of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1842-1921Export options:Genealogical resources: census records
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A guide to Ontario census records with particular reference to Mennonite families. Information available from the records is discussed, using Waterloo County examples. It mentions an index, compiled ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1838-1985Export options:Genealogical resources: land records
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the information available from land deeds and wills at Registry Offices, with a description of the research procedures used at the Kitchener Registry Office. The author also refers to ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1805-1985Export options: