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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A descriptive summary and analysis of the changing settlement and occupational patterns
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study by a Mennonite of settlement patterns and trends in Wilmot Township, the only area of Ontario settled by both Amish and Mennonites. The author surveys the whole township for the period from ...Keywords: Wilmot TownshipNew HamburgBadenMennonitesPennsylvania GermansAmishEducationOccupationsAgricultureBirthsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1860-1980Export options:A profile of the life and work of Edna Breithaupt
Type: ThesisAbstract: A brief biography of the Berlin-born woman who devoted much of her life to the promotion of art and the development of community centres. The author describes her travels, ranging from visits to the ...Keywords: WomenAssociations and clubsTeachersBiographiesArt and artistsBreithaupt Martha Edna (1885-1963)Berlin (Ontario)Grand RiverKitchenerYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1885-1963Export options:City-building processes in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo, 1870-1930
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study in urban history, organized thematically to include chapters on urban- industrial development in southern Ontario between 1870 and 1930, the urban ethos, a prosopographical analysis of ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1830-1930Export options:German Sängerfest in Waterloo County during the late nineteenth century
Type: ThesisKeywords: MusicWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1981Export options:Profile of the life and work of Edna Breithaupt
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 1988Export options:The dual heritage of Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: A biography of L.J. Breithaupt, based on entries in his diaries spanning 35 years and ranging from his apprenticeship in his father's tannery to his later interests in the Breithaupt Leather Company ...Keywords: BiographiesDiariesBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerLeather industryBreithaupt Leather Co. BerlinEntrepreneursPoliticiansEvangelical ChurchYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1875-1910Export options: