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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Border crossings: The making of German identities in the New World, 1850--1914
Type: ThesisAbstract: Border crossings, in both their literal and figurative sense, are central to the experience of migration. This study explores the making of German identities in two localities, Berlin (Ontario) and ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Ethnic identityYear of publication: 2002Historical Period: 1850-1914Export options:Breithaupts at the cottage
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 1995Export options:Catherine Breithaupt Bennett
Type: ThesisKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1995Export options:Dermatoglyphic traits in an Amish- Mennonite population in Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the Amish-Mennonite group descended from the immigrants to Ontario from Alsace-Lorraine in the 1820s and 1830s. The author examines the patterns of arches, loops, and whorls found on the ...Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1820-1978Export options:Diary of Catherine Breithaupt, June-August, 1888: historical and linguistic interpretation
Type: ThesisKeywords: DiariesGermanLinguisticsBreithaupt familyBreithaupt Catherine (1834-1910)Description and travelYear of publication: 1995Export options:German immigration from Germany to Waterloo County from 1819 to 1840
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the reasons for emigration, the process of migration, and those areas of Germany that produced immigrants to the townships of Waterloo, Wilmot, Woolwich and Wellesley.Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1819-1840Export options:Heritage languages the case of German in Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 2002Export options:Mennonite representations of nature in the nineteenth century
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of Mennonite views of the natural world and human relationships to it, with special reference to Waterloo Township. Key concepts are "nature," "wilderness", and "stewardship" and agricultural ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Negotiating the Divides: How Adult Children of Holocaust Survivors Remember Their Engagement with the Popular Culture of the 1950s
Type: ThesisAbstract: This dissertation examines how Jewish children of Holocaust survivors (COS), growing up in the 1950s in a small city in Ontario engaged with popular culture. Set within the context of a predominantly ...Year of publication: 2002Export options:Study of rural and urban Mennonites in Waterloo County and their participation in traditional and non-traditional leisure activities
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of responses to a questionnaire developed under the direction of J. Winfield Fretz and sent to 21 Mennonite churches in the county. The author finds little difference in the level of ...Keywords: MennonitesLeisure activitiesSportsYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1977-1978Export options: