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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Schmetzer Farm Cemetery (CC#4526), Wellesley Township, Lot 7, Concession X, near Linwood
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan of 22 markers in the small, abandoned cemetery west of Linwood. It is on the farm occupied successively by Michael, Georg and Jacob Schmetzer; other family names recorded on ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1870-1920Export options:Sheard family monument (CC#4567), Block
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcription of text on the spired stone of red-faced granite and on the five small footstones that commemorate Titus and Mary Sheard and family.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1844-1890Export options:St Boniface's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill (CC#4580): German Company Tract, Lot 81, Waterloo Township (now Woolwich Township)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index and plan, of nearly 700 markers, 119 of which are inscribed in German script and 90 of which are crosses. A suggested walking tour is included.Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1851-1985Export options:St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery (CC#6307): 235 Cooper Street, Hespeler, now Cambridge
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of the stones with an index to all personal names. A preface outlines the history of the Church of St Mary of the Visitation which was built in 1857 and destroyed by fire in 1916. The ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1894-1951Export options:The Otterbein family history, August 1985 update: the descendants of Valentine and Elisabetha Herrman Otterbein
Type: ReportAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1981 genealogy in 1981, with data on family ancestors in Germany, material received from the Joanna Shelly Cram family, and events since the previous printing date.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesReunionsSettlers GermanFamiliesOtterbein familyOtterbein ValentineOtterbein Elisabetha Herrmann (m. Valentine)Breslau (Ontario)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1840-1985Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: ReportAbstract: A teaching aid intended for high school students learning about the ties between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo County, Ontario. The kit consists of loose overhead transparencies and ...Keywords: Educational literatureMennonitesImmigrationPennsylvania GermansUpper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: c1790-c1820Export options: