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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A geographic study of the ethnic composition of Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of ethnic change and diversification, based on analysis of census reports over 90 years, for the nine incorporated communities of Ayr, Berlin (Kitchener), Bridgeport, Elmira, Galt, ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1871-1961Export options:Berlin, Ontario, 1916
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the 1916 Berlin assessment rolls, the first year for which there is a complete assessment record. The author concludes that by 1916 the German entrepreneurial elite was being ...Keywords: OccupationsSchoolsDemographic statisticsBusinessesIndustriesEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 197Historical Period: 1912-1916Export options:Separation or Integration? the Russian Mennonite Immigrant Community in Ontario, 1924-45
Type: ThesisAbstract: How do ethnic groups survive and maintain their identity when transplanted into an alien cultural environment? That question is one of the major issues in the study of ethnicity. Both historians and ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesAcculturationYear of publication: 1986Export options:The changing functions of Ontario urban centres (population 20,000 or more, 1961)
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of changing economic functions from 1931 to 1961 in 27 middle-sized Ontario urban centres, including Galt and Kitchener. The author concludes that all centres except Oshawa were ...Keywords: UrbanizationEconomic conditionsLabour forceOccupationsIndustriesStatisticsManufacturersRetailingConstructionCities and townsYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1931-1961Export options:The immigrants who came to Kitchener and Waterloo after the Second World War
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the experiences of European immigrants, including brief summaries of interviews with Kitchener residents who had emigrated from Germany, Yugoslavia and Austria.Keywords: ImmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansAssociations and clubsConcordia Club KitchenerTransylvania Club KitchenerKitchener-Waterloo Council of FriendshipKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 197Historical Period: 1941-1973Export options: