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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Re-thinking ethnic boundaries: the negotiation of German-Canadian ethnic identities in Ottawa, 1945-1975
Type: ThesisAbstract: Using "ethnic identity" and "community" as socially constructed elements of historical experience, this thesis looks at how these concepts evolved among German immigrants in post-World War II Ottawa ...Keywords: OttawaEthnic identityYear of publication: 1996Export 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 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 black experience in Canada's Queen's Bush
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the Queen's Bush area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsSchoolsChurches MethodistSettlers BlackMissionariesYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:The Breithaupts and Breithaupt Leather: Building a family business in Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: When the Breithaupt family formed a joint stock company in 1890, it marked the final stage in the development of their leather business in Berlin Ontario. The family had been tanners for eight ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:The changing functions of Elmira
Type: ThesisAbstract: An historical account of the establishment and growth of the community from a crossroads settlement to an independent centre, in three phases: the pioneer period (1835-1890), diversification and ...Keywords: Community historiesPopulationLand useTradeLabour forceRailwaysIndustriesFarmers' marketsCities and townsYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1835-1965Export options:The changing functions of the village of St Jacobs
Type: ThesisAbstract: An account of the village's industrial origins, tradition and growth, in relation to the urbanization of the entire county. The author considers the relationship of St Jacobs with its hinterland, ...Keywords: IndustriesArchitectureAgricultureMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SettlersSt JacobsSnider E.W.B. (1842-1921)Woolwich TownshipConestogo RiverYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1848-1965Export options:The diary of the Moravian Indian mission of Fairfield, Upper Canada, 1792-1813
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis an annotated translation from the original German of the official diary of the Moravian Indian mission of Fairfield, Upper Canada. The translated text is preceded by a thematic, five-part ...Keywords: FairfieldThamesvilleUpper CanadaMoravian GermansIndigenous peoplesDiariesMissionariesSettlers18th century19th centuryYear of publication: 1998Export options:The Progressive Wedge: The Organizational Behaviour of Toronto Jewry, 1933-1948
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis examines the development of institutional completeness in the Toronto Jewish community from the mid-1930s through the late-1940s. It focuses on key fundraising and social service ...Keywords: TorontoJewsSocial servicesYear of publication: 2003Export options: