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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
'Es tut so gut zu lieben und ganz wieder Mensch zu sein!': Some Comments on Else Seel's Love Poetry
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Specific Literature: Canadian literatureSubject Language: German language literatureTime Period: 1900-1999Subject Author: Seel Else L. (1894-1974)Literary Genre: poetryLiterary Genre: love poetryYear of publication: 2002Export options:Ethnicity Employed: William Hespeler and the Mennonites
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the life of immigrant William Hespeler (1830-1921) of Baden, Germany, who came to Waterloo, Ontario, in 1850 and in 1873 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hespeler was sent as an immigration agent by ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:E.W.B. Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Snider (1842-1921), mill owner, promoter of the Waterloo Junction Railway and "father of hydro power" in Ontario. Special mention is made of a German roller machine, the "Walzenstuhle ...Keywords: BiographiesRailwaysFamiliesGenealogyMillsChurches EvangelicalRussian MennonitesPolitical partiesFlour mill industryFoundriesYear of publication: 1921Historical Period: 1842-1921Export options:Father Louis Funcken's Contribution to German Catholicism in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Louis Funcken's ministry in the Catholic Church of Waterloo County, Ontario, emphasizing relationships among various ethnic groups in his congregation, especially Germans and Poles.Year of publication: 1983Export options:Franz Straubinger and the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of efforts to unify German secular and religious associations in Ontario in the 1930s by stressing their common heritage and language. The author shows how Straubinger persisted in spite ...Keywords: GermansSchoolsGerman languageGermannessEthnic groupsAssociations and clubsCustoms and traditionsDeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft OntarioConcordia Club KitchenerWaterloo BandYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1929-1939Export options:Friendships forged at German Mills: the Zeller and Berge families
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Zeller familyBergey familyGerman MillsYear of publication: 2018Export options:From Baden to Baden
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of factors in the emigration of German residents of Baden (Sachsens and Schwabens) to Baden, Waterloo County, in 1816-17, the 1840s and the 1920s. The author uses evidence from ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1816-1920Export options:From Berlin to the Trek of the Conestoga: a Revisionist Approach to Waterloo County's German Identity
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Citizens of Waterloo County, Ontario, created a new founding myth after World War I to portray their German heritage as indirect and loyal to Canadian institutions. Although Waterloo County and the ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyEthnic identityYear of publication: 1999Export options:From forge to farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the emigration of Valentin and Anna Gertrude Ratz from Germany in 1828, based largely on the memories and family traditions contained in a 1918 letter by Jacob Ratz, who was an infant ...Keywords: Settlers GermanBlacksmithsSaw mill industryGenealogyRatz JacobRatz ValentinRatz Anna Gertrude (m. Valentin)Wilmot Centre CemeteryHessen GermanyAlsfeld Hessen GermanyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1828-1918Export 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: