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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Isaac Erb Bowman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the politician and businessman of St Jacobs, who was the son of John B. Baumann, one of the earliest settlers in Woolwich Township.Year of publication: 1932Historical Period: 1832-1897Export options:Jacob G. Stroh, 1848-1935
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Jacob G. Stroh who owned a Waterloo tannery, collected Indian artifacts, and was an authority on early Berlin history.Year of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1848-1935Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz, 1822-1909, promoter of the Mennonite settlements in Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the Berlin farmer- businessman and community leader, emphasizing his role in helping Russian Mennonites to migrate to Manitoba in the later nineteenth century.Keywords: BiographiesRussian MennonitesBusinessesImmigrationFarmersIndustriesMennonitesShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)ManitobaYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz: Mennonite businessman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the financial fortunes of Shantz (1822-1909), from his farming and sawmill business enterprises in the 1850s, the founding of the Dominion Button Works and other industries in the 1870s ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesBusinessesEntrepreneursSaw mill industryFarmersButton industryShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1843-1914Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz: pioneer of Russian Mennonite immigration to Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Shantz's family background and varied business activities in farming, contracting, milling and manufacturing. His role in the Russian Mennonite migrations to Manitoba in the 1870s is ...Keywords: BiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesEthnic groupsRussian MennonitesShantz Jacob Y.ManitobaBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1909Export options:J.E. Hett, spiritualist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of J.E. Hett, a physician and spiritualist, who was Mayor of Berlin when its name was changed to Kitchener in 1916.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1891-1956Export options:Johannes Holzer, the Canisius of Upper Canada (1817-1888)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography illustrated with a portrait and including references to the priest's time at St Agatha in the mid-nineteenth century.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1848-1850Export options:John A. Rittinger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the Berlin newspaper editor who wrote a regular series of letters in the Pennsylvania German dialect under the pseudonym of Joe Klotzkopp.Year of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1855-1915Export options:John Adam Rittinger: the 'Glockemann' (1855-1915)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the editor of the "Berliner Journal" who earlier edited the Walkerton paper, "Ontario Glocke". The author discusses letters to the editor written by Rittinger in the Pennsylvania ...Keywords: NewspapersGermanBiographiesGermansRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Ontario GlockeBerliner JournalWalkertonYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1855-1915Export options: