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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Albert I. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1981-1982, noting his career in education and service on many boards including the Conrad Grebel College, the Fairview Mennonite ...Keywords: TeachersWritersMennonitesAssociations and clubsBiographiesWaterloo Historical SocietyConrad Grebel CollegeFairview Mennonite Home PrestonUniversity of WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1912-1982Export options:Breithaupt papers return to Waterloo Region
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the discovery in 1987 of manuscripts, diaries and letters, now part of the Breithaupt Hewetson Clark Collection in the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, University of Waterloo Library. In ...Keywords: Breithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: c1850-c1950Export options:Bringing Order to Chaos, the Centralization of Jewish Education in Toronto
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Jewish religious education in Toronto began early in the 20th century, but it was not until 1937 that the United Jewish Welfare Fund was established to provide supervision and funding for the various ...Year of publication: 1988Export options:Death and Ethnicity: Swiss-German Mennonite Gravestones of the 'Pennsylvania Style' (1804-54) in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many of the Mennonite tombstones in Waterloo County are stylistically similar to Pennsylvania-German tombstones, particularly with respect to construction features, design, the use of motifs, and the ...Year of publication: 1982Export options:Dr Mylius and the gunpowder plot
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biographical sketch of the Berlin physician, including an anecdote about the doctor's wood supply in 1865.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1837-1902Export options:George Henry Ziegler 1889-1981
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography listing Ziegler's accomplishments and referring to his parents and ancestors in Germany.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1889-1981Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:Mennonite odyssey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of Mennonite history, with some emphasis on Waterloo County.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1800-1982Export options:Origin of the place and stream names of Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A systematic explanation of the probable sources of names of townships, cities, towns, villages, smaller localities, streams, rivers and lakes following the same plan as the author's previous study ...Keywords: Place namesMapsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1800-1920Export options:Readers' ancestry
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of the family of Aden Eby and his wife, Ruby Winger. The family is descended from Benjamin Eby, a leading Mennonite of Waterloo Township, and John Winger, founder of the ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansTunkersEby familyEby AdenEby Ruby Winger (m. Aden)Eby ElizabethEby MalcolmEby DwightYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1806-1988Export options: