This site is a work in progress. Tell us what you think.
German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Salute to Eldon D. Weber
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the man best known to local historians for his new edition of Ezra E. Eby's biographical history of Waterloo Township (1895-6) in 1971, and for his genealogies of Henry H. Weber's ...Keywords: MennonitesAssociations and clubsTeachersAgricultureGenealogyFarmersBiographiesWaterloo CountyCentrevilleGerman MillsYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1913-1995Export options:St Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch and description of the second oldest Roman Catholic cemetery in the region, originally established in 1834 but dating from 1851 in its present location.Keywords: CemeteriesGerman languageNew GermanyCatholicismSt Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery MaryhillYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1834-1990Export options:The Peter Martin House Restoration: a Photographic Essay
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1820's-30'sExport options:Those enterprising Pennsylvania Germans
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A special issue of the publication of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario, with a collection of stories of business activity among Mennonites who have sometimes been wrongly assumed ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1800-1995Export options:Three Schneider Pennsylvania German pioneering families
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the families and descendants of the Schneider brothers Christian, Jacob and Joseph, who came to Waterloo Township in 1806-7. Their roles as farmers, millers and landowners in the local ...Keywords: MennonitesWaterloo TownshipSchneider ChristianSchneider Elizabeth Erb (m. Christian)Schneider Jacob YochSchneider Maria Erb (m. Jacob)Schneider Barbara Eby (m. Joseph)Schneider JosephBean John SrSchneider Jacob C.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1806-1968Export options: