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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A descriptive summary and analysis of the changing settlement and occupational patterns
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study by a Mennonite of settlement patterns and trends in Wilmot Township, the only area of Ontario settled by both Amish and Mennonites. The author surveys the whole township for the period from ...Keywords: Wilmot TownshipNew HamburgBadenMennonitesPennsylvania GermansAmishEducationOccupationsAgricultureBirthsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1860-1980Export options:Amish Mennonites commemorate 200 years in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:On Sept. 30, Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, 120 people met at Steinmann Mennonite Church in Baden to hear David G. Neufeld speak on "What stories have we not been telling," and ...
Keywords: Indigenous peoplesChurches MennoniteYear of publication: 2022Export options:Baden's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Profiles of Baden's physicians from 1873 to 1949, including basic biographical information, details of their training and where they went after leaving Baden: apart from one doctor who retired due to ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1873-1949Export options:Contribution of the Mennonites to the development of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An essay in the special centennial issue about the role of Mennonites in settling Waterloo County and their subsequent contributions as farmers, entrepreneurs, educators, lawyers, clergy and ...Keywords: MennonitesAgricultureOccupationsWomenIndustriesSettlersPennsylvania GermansAmishWaterloo CountyBeasley's TractYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1800-1967Export options:Died in 1967
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people who died in 1967, including Norman H. Bennett, Armin M. Bitzer, Miss Henrietta Bowman, Bishop Clayton F. Derstine, George C. Doerr, Mrs Ephraim B. Erb, Mrs Vorwerk Ernst, Mrs ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesWomenOccupationsMennonitesSportsAssociations and clubsWorld War IPoliticiansAgricultureYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1870-1967Export options:Ephraim Weber
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the family of Ephraim Weber, a writer from Waterloo County who later moved to Alberta.Keywords: GenealogyAuthorsMennonitesTeachersBiographiesKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)BadenFreeportPrestonYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1895-1962Export 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: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:Peter Shirk
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Shirk (1839- 1919), noting his migration from Lancaster County, development of the Bridgeport flour mills, and work for the Berlin-Waterloo Collegiate and Technical Institute.Keywords: IndustriesBiographiesBridgeportShirk PeterBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterlooBlairBadenDundasYear of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1832-1919Export 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: