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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Philipp Lautenschlager's letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of a German letter from a new Canadian resident to his family in Herchenrode, Hesse. The letter describes the passage to North America and the way of life, wages and prices in Waterloo ...Keywords: CorrespondenceOccupationsWomenTaxationCustoms and traditionsGerman languageLautenschlager PhilippWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1831Export options:Presidential address: some German settlers of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief sketches of some influential European settlers, including Peter N. Tagge, Jacob Beck, Otto Klotz, Jacob Hailer, Jacob Hespeler and John Motz.Keywords: Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyIndigenous peoplesSettlersGermansSchoolsIndustriesGerman languageNewspapersPlace namesYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1800-1911Export options:Randarabesken zu Oscar Wilde
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Specific Literature: Canadian literatureSubject Language: German language literatureTime Period: 1900-1999Subject Author: Grove Frederick Philip (1879-1948)Subject Work: Randarabesken zu Oscar Wilde (1903)Literary Genre: proseOther Terms: English language translationYear of publication: 2002Export options:Recollections of early Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch of farm life of the Pennsylvania German pioneers, the Mennonite church, education, German newspapers and bridges over the Grand River.Keywords: SettlersPennsylvania GermansMennonitesNewspapersEducationAgricultureWar 1812BridgesSchoolsGerman languageYear of publication: 1915Historical Period: 1800-1850Export options:Reminiscences of Grandmother Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of a Mennonite family in Waterloo County over a period of nearly 150 years, based on the recollections of the author's mother-in-law. Births, deaths, marriages, illnesses, ...Keywords: BiographiesFood customsElectricityFarmersFuneralsGenealogyGerman languageMennonites (Old Order)Settlers PennsylvaniaTransportationYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1967Export options:Separation or Integration? the Russian Mennonite Immigrant Community in Ontario, 1924-45
Type: ThesisAbstract: How do ethnic groups survive and maintain their identity when transplanted into an alien cultural environment? That question is one of the major issues in the study of ethnicity. Both historians and ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesAcculturationYear of publication: 1986Export options:Sprachkontakt in Kanada: Ethnizität und Sprachverwendung unter Kanadadeutschen in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 1999Export options:St Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch and description of the second oldest Roman Catholic cemetery in the region, originally established in 1834 but dating from 1851 in its present location.Keywords: CemeteriesGerman languageNew GermanyCatholicismSt Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery MaryhillYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1834-1990Export options:Teaching Identity: German Language Instruction in Old Order Schools
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Examines patterns of language use in Old Order church communities, specifically the use of Pennsylvania German, English, and Amish High German (AHG) in Schwartzentruber Amish and Mennonite ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:The Amish settlement in the Township of Wilmot in the County of Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the Amish from their beginnings in the late seventeenth century to the migration to Wilmot Township. The leaders of the Amish community are identified, as are the many of the early ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1944Historical Period: 1820-1860Export options: