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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Finding refuge among Mennonites in Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Positive recollections of how the author and her family, who emigrated from Russia in 1924, lived for six months with a progressive Old Mennonite family.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1924-1925Export options:From forge to farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the emigration of Valentin and Anna Gertrude Ratz from Germany in 1828, based largely on the memories and family traditions contained in a 1918 letter by Jacob Ratz, who was an infant ...Keywords: Settlers GermanBlacksmithsSaw mill industryGenealogyRatz JacobRatz ValentinRatz Anna Gertrude (m. Valentin)Wilmot Centre CemeteryHessen GermanyAlsfeld Hessen GermanyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1828-1918Export options:Henry Brubacher Bowman, 1900-1991
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the secretary-treasurer of the Waterloo Historical Society from 1967- 1973, including a sketch of his working life as an engineer with various industrial businesses. His ...Keywords: OccupationsMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesPublic transportIndustriesBusinessesGerman languageBowman Henry BrubacherBowman AbrahamBowman Catherine Brubacher (m. Abraham)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1991Export options:History of the Petworth emigration scheme: annual report for {Families}
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A progress report on the Petworth history project. Some pioneer families, notably in Waterloo Township, came to Upper Canada under the auspices of this assisted emigration scheme.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options:'If You Want Peace, Prepare for Peace': Hanna Newcombe, Peace Researcher and Peace Activist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Portrays the dedication of peace activist Hanna Newcombe, a Jewish refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Newcombe began her work in 1960 with the Voice of Women, helped to start a new chapter of ...Keywords: DundasPacifismNewcombe HannaJewsYear of publication: 1992Export options:In search of freedom: early blacks in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An analysis of black settlement with biographies of notable personalities such as the barber and politician Peter Edward Susand, teacher John Frederick Augustus Sykes Fayette, and Robert Sutherland ...Keywords: Black peopleTeachersEducationProperty rightsJubileesSchools PublicLawyersClergyPoliticiansElections MunicipalYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1834-1900Export options:Monocultural Education in a Pluralist Environment: Ashkenazi Curricula in Toronto Jewish Educational Institutions
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Until the 1950's, the Toronto Jewish community was composed almost exclusively of Jews of European origin (Ashkenazim). Subsequently, many Jews from Asia and Africa (Sephardim) have emigrated to ...Keywords: TorontoReligious EducationJewsYear of publication: 1992Export options:Nach Amerika: the Krugs of Eulersdorf come to Canada West
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the chain migration of members of the Krug family to the Waterloo area between 1837 and 1848. Many members of the Krug family are mentioned, some of whom intermarried with the Moogk, ...Keywords: Settlers GermanImmigrationKrug JohannesKrug Johannes PeterKrug ConradKrug Anna Maria HaimbaecherKrug familyKrug Johann ConradKrug Johann BalthasarKrug Catharina ElisabethaYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1837-1848Export options:Nurse becomes doctor
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief note about Dr Agnes Isabell Dodds, born in Waterloo in 1873, who graduated in nursing in 1901 and in medicine at the age of 57.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1873-1965Export options:Petworth emigrants: an update
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A progress report on the Petworth history project. Some pioneer families in Waterloo Township came to Upper Canada under the auspices of this assisted emigration scheme.Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options: