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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A long-neglected son of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Ephraim Weber (1870- 1956), writer, teacher, rancher, and correspondent with L.M. Montgomery.Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1870-1956Export options:Deutsche Bräuche und Volkslieder in Maryhill (Waterloo County)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief overview of German customs and folk songs traced back to the settlement of the community (known as New Germany before 1941) by Catholic Alsatians in the 1820s and 1830s. Based on interviews ...Keywords: Customs and traditionsGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsMusicMarriageCatholicismLeisure activitiesPoetryMaryhillYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: c1820-1976Export options:'Es tut so gut zu lieben und ganz wieder Mensch zu sein!': Some Comments on Else Seel's Love Poetry
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Specific Literature: Canadian literatureSubject Language: German language literatureTime Period: 1900-1999Subject Author: Seel Else L. (1894-1974)Literary Genre: poetryLiterary Genre: love poetryYear of publication: 2002Export options:German or Canadian?
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An essay about German identity in southwestern Ontario, based on examples from German-language newspapers in Ontario. The author attributes the lack of active political ambition by early German ...Keywords: NewspapersIndustriesPoetryGerman languageEthnic groupsEthnic identityCustoms and traditionsOntarioWorld War IAcculturationYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: c1800-c1950Export options:Pennsylvania-German rhymes and sayings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of about 15 short poems written in dialect with an English translation. The topics of the verses vary from weather predictions to children's nonsense rhymes and a general acceptance of ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1800-1976Export options:'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, ...Year of publication: 1983Export options: