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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A courtroom clash over the Holocaust
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Ernst Zundel's trial confirms that the Holocaust is still a passionate topic. Zundel, born in Germany, alleged in his 1983 pamphlet, Did Six Million Really Die?, that only thousands, rather than ...Year of publication: 1985Export options:A letter: 1846
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A letter written to Samuel and Elizabeth Bechtel of Hespeler from Christian and Elizabeth Bauman (Bowman) of Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1846.Keywords: CorrespondencePennsylvania GermansSettlersHespelerWaterloo TownshipMennonitesBechtel familyYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1846Export options:A reflection on the collective biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of a project that gathered data on 547 councillors, summarizing some of the collective results derived from the data including information on religion, occupation, political party and sex ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Anatomy of a Failed Strike: the T. Eaton Co. Lockout of Cloakmakers, 1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Chronicles the events of the failed Toronto cloakmaker's strike of 1912, in which a tightly knit group of mostly Jewish tailors struck against the large T. Eaton Company over increased workload ...Keywords: TorontoJewsT. Eaton CompanyStrikesYear of publication: 1985Export 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:Bean family cairn
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the family of John and Anna Bean, early Mennonite settlers of Wilmot Township, with a transcription of the cairn erected by family members in 1995 at the Stauffer Cemetery.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1833-1995Export options:Citizen Zeidler: an Architect for Better City Living
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Discusses German-born Eberhard Zeidler, one of Canada's most celebrated architects, and examines some of his most important projects, including the $300 million Eaton Centre in Toronto, which ...Keywords: TorontoZeidler EberhardArchitectsGermansYear of publication: 1985Export options:David and Louisa (Bowman) Bergey era
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of David Bergey who taught at various schools in Waterloo and Wilmot townships, combining teaching with farming until 1900. He later continued the Bowman cheesemaking tradition of his wife ...Keywords: TeachersSchoolsMennonitesWaterloo TownshipWilliamsburgWaterlooMannheimBergey DavidBergey Louisa Bowman (m. David)Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1866-1878Export options:Died in 1969
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people who died in 1969: Amos B. Bowman, Miss Isabella C. Deans, Mrs Aaron Y. Haist, Henry H. Johnson, Miss Margaret P. McKenzie, William H. Milroy, Dr Alex O. Potter, Dr George ...Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1865-1969Export options:Diffusion and Vision: a Case Study of the Ebenezer Doan House in Sharon, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1780's-1830'sExport options: