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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A historical study of political, ethnic and religious composition of Kitchener and Waterloo
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the social and occupational characteristics of elected officials in the two cities from 1854 to 1968. The author presents tables on education levels, incomes, professions, club ...Keywords: Ethnic groupsElitesReligionAssociations and clubsGermansPoliticiansOccupationsEthnic identityBusinessmenKitchenerYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1854-1968Export options:A struggle for survival: the Russian Mennonites in Ontario, 1924-1939
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the group's difficulties in adjusting from a rural to an urban society and its development of religious, cultural and educational organizations. About half the Russian Mennonites who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1924-1939Export 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:The Berliner Journal: a study of a German- language newspaper
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the newspaper's history, founders, policies, community role and contents for the years 1906 to 1915. The author discusses the journal's role in preserving German language and ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesGermansWorld War IBerlin (Ontario)German languageRittinger FriedrichRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Motz JohnBerliner JournalYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1906-1915Export options:The German Canadians of Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario in the First World War
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the general loyalty to the British Empire of German Canadian citizens and the perception of that loyalty by the Scottish citizens of Galt. The author discusses material collected from two ...Year of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1914-1918Export 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:The Public Career of P.R. Hilborn: a Waterloo County Entrepreneur
Type: ThesisAbstract: A biography of Percy Richard Hilborn (1886-1972) by his grandson, tracing his entrepreneurial rise and fall. Hilborn made his fortune with Canada Sand Papers Ltd and furniture factories but sold his ...Keywords: BiographiesArt and artistsParksWorld War IIFurnitureIndustriesEconomic conditionsEntrepreneursLabour movementsHilborn Percy Richard (1886-1972)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1886-1972Export options:Volunteer recruiting in Waterloo County during the Great War, 1914-1918
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of Galt and Berlin from which the author concludes that the main difference in recruitment was not between Germans and other Canadians but between Canadian-born and British-born males. The ...Year of publication: 1977Export options: