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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Among our Founding Fathers
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1840's-1980'sExport options:Benjamin Eby: pioneer Ontario bishop- teacher-writer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical account of Benjamin Eby, focusing on his books, the marriage certificates he signed, and the fraktur inscriptions of the Eby meeting house hymnals. There is a modern transcription of ...Keywords: MennonitesFolk artClergyGerman languageChurches MennoniteSchoolsWritersTeachersPublishersBiographiesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1785-1853Export options:Documents do tell stories
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An examination of Steinman family's German correspondence and papers dating from 1800 to 1849. They illuminate the relationships and occupations of the Christian Steinman family which settled in ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishOccupationsCorrespondenceGerman languageSteinman familySteinman ChristianSteinman Christian JrSteinman Veronica Eyer (m. Christian)Stoltzfus familyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1843-1989Export options:Gemutlichkeit! In Kitchener-Waterloo that means Oktoberfest
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Outlines the background to the annual "Gemutlichkeit' or "Oktoberfest', held in Kitchener and Waterloo, Canada every year. The festival allows the local population to return to their Germanic roots ...Keywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestFestivalsYear of publication: 1989Export 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:Harvey W. Taves: one of Christ's men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical tribute to the achievements of Harvey Taves (1926-1965), the last director of the Canadian headquarters of the Mennonite Central Committee in Kitchener which closed in 1964, and one of ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1926-1965Export 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:Mennonite Central Committee: early days
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The history of a Mennonite relief centre in Kitchener, from its opening in 1944 at the home of Dr J. Hett, to 1964. The organization, operation, buildings and personnel are described and illustrated.Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1920-1964Export options:My Life at Cheder
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Relates the author's memories of the traditional Jewish children's school '(cheder)' in Toronto where he studied Hebrew, Yiddish, and Judaism for over six years beginning in 1924. [B. Rivers]Keywords: BiographiesTorontoKayfetz BenJewsYear of publication: 1989Export options:New Germany's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Biographical outlines of Maryhill's doctors, from Dr Friedrich Christ in 1854 to Dr Patrick Joseph Kirby who left in 1912.Keywords: PhysiciansBiographiesChrist Friedrich DrHug NicolausBecker Wilhelm DrRoberts Hugh G. DrOccupationsNew GermanyMaryhillGermansYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1854-1912Export options: