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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A.R. Kaufman: the man behind the name
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the Kitchener industrialist by a friend and former employee. The article relates anecdotes about Kaufman's relationships with his workers and his many outside interests, ...Keywords: EntrepreneursBiographiesKaufman A.R. (1885-1979)KitchenerBerlin (Ontario)19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1885-1979Export options:Augustus Jones, Upper Canada Public Land Surveyor
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of one of the earliest surveyors in Upper Canada, who surveyed the Grand River Indian land for Joseph Brant as well as eleven townships between Toronto and the Trent River. ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1786-1836Export options:Beauty and Simplicity: Germanic Folk Art in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: GermansFolk art19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1983Export options:Eastern Canada's 'Little Switzerland'
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Portrays the immigration of Swiss lowland farmers to eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, where agricultural land is cheaper and more available than in Switzerland.Keywords: SwissImmigrationFarmersYear of publication: 1983Export options:Father Louis Funcken's Contribution to German Catholicism in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Louis Funcken's ministry in the Catholic Church of Waterloo County, Ontario, emphasizing relationships among various ethnic groups in his congregation, especially Germans and Poles.Year of publication: 1983Export options:German-Alsatian Iron Gravemarkers in Southern Ontario Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: CatholicismTombstonesCemeteriesYear of publication: 1983Export options:Grace Schmidt Room of Local History celebrates 10th anniversary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A description of the local history resources and materials available at Kitchener Public Library, with an account of the anniversary celebration.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1984-1994Export options:Henry B. Tiessen's experiences as a Russian Mennonite immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of an excerpt from Tiessen's "50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute" (1973, pp.5-14). It describes the arrival of the Hoffman family from Russia at the Waterloo station in the early 1920s ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1923-1924Export options:List of Mennonists, Quakers and Tunkers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of those who paid 10 shillings as tax exemption money, including Peter Lammer, Joseph Lichte, Michael Roth, Jacob Miller, John Erb, Christian Moyer, John Lugibihl, David Geiger, Jacob Gingrich ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1836Export options:More about Dr Samuel Bean
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the man who was first a teacher, then a physician, then a minister. Also detailed are names and birth and death dates of his five children.Keywords: TeachersPhysiciansClergyBiographiesChildrenWilmot TownshipWellesley TownshipBean Samuel DrYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1842-1977Export options: