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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A historical study of political, ethnic and religious composition of Kitchener and Waterloo
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the social and occupational characteristics of elected officials in the two cities from 1854 to 1968. The author presents tables on education levels, incomes, professions, club ...Keywords: Ethnic groupsElitesReligionAssociations and clubsGermansPoliticiansOccupationsEthnic identityBusinessmenKitchenerYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1854-1968Export options:After Fifty Years, an Optimist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reminiscences of an Orthodox rabbi now in Chicago who formerly served congregations in Tulsa (Oklahoma) and Ottawa (Ontario), and was later president of the Hebrew Theological College. [J. D. Sarna]Year of publication: 1979Export options:Beobachtungen zur Entwicklung der deutschen Sprache im Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1979Export options:Centenarians
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the 100th birthdays of Mrs Meta Wurm and Mrs Emma Maurer.Keywords: GermansBiographiesWurm MetaMaurer EmmaWelker CharlesWelker Charles MrsMaurer GeorgeKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Woolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1868-1968Export options:Died in 1968
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people who died in 1968, including Miss Sara Elizabeth Barrett, Mrs Frederick Claire, William H. Gillespie, Mrs Louis L. Lang, John D. Murray, John A. Schmidt, R.K. Serviss, William ...Keywords: ObituariesWomenPoliticiansAssociations and clubsGaltPrestonWilmot CentreAyrSt JacobsElmiraYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1868-1968Export options:Folk Art of the Pennsylvania Deutsch
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1979Export options:Genealogy of the Schneider-Snider family
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An extract from Ezra Eby's history of Waterloo Township (Volume 2, pp. 266-272) setting out the genealogy of the Schneider and Snider families.Keywords: GenealogySt JacobsWoolwich TownshipWaterloo TownshipSchneider JacobSchneider ChristianSnider Jacob C.Erb AbrahamSnider EliasSnider WilliamYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1800-1872Export options:German and German-Canadian literature as contained in the "Berliner Journal"
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An analysis of the literary content of the weekly newspaper published from 1859 to 1918, including its style, quality and purpose. The author considers particularly the Pennsylvania German dialect in ...Keywords: GermansNewspapersHumour (Literary)German languageDialectsPennsylvania GermanBerlin (Ontario)Rittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Berliner JournalYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1859-1918Export options:Germanism, industrialism, and propaganda in Berlin, Ontario during World War I
Type: ThesisKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)World War IYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1914-1918Export options:History of the {Ayr News}
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the founding and development of the only weekly newspaper in the Waterloo region to have been independently owned for 125 years. The author describes early printing processes and ...Keywords: NewspapersYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1854-1979Export options: