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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Albert I. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1981-1982, noting his career in education and service on many boards including the Conrad Grebel College, the Fairview Mennonite ...Keywords: TeachersWritersMennonitesAssociations and clubsBiographiesWaterloo Historical SocietyConrad Grebel CollegeFairview Mennonite Home PrestonUniversity of WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1912-1982Export options:Berliner Journal
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: A German-language weekly that carried local, provincial, national and international news. Each issue varied in length from 8 to 12 pages and included advertisements by local merchants, articles on ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)NewspapersGermanYear of publication: 1859Historical Period: 1859-1917Export options:Canada meine Reise an den Nipissing (Ontario) und die Schweizercolonie
Type: BookKeywords: SwissGermansNipissing DistrictYear of publication: 1982Export options:Canadischer Familien Calender auf das Jahr unsers Herrn Jesu Christi
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: An annual publication containing information pertinent to each day of the year such as weather predictions, holidays, astrological and astronomical data, sayings and proverbs, poems, short stories, ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1859Historical Period: 1859-1897Export options:Canadisches Volksblatt
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: A weekly German-language newspaper which was founded in May 1859 by George Reynolds and later absorbed "Der Neu-Hamburger Neutrale". In 1909 the paper merged with "Der Canadische Kolonist" when it ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)NewspapersGermanYear of publication: 1859Historical Period: 1859-1909Export options:David Klassen and the Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: Textbook for primary school children, including biographical notes on William Hespeler and Jacob Y. Shantz of Waterloo County who helped Russian Mennonites to settle in Manitoba in the 1870s.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1813-1900Export options:Death and Ethnicity: Swiss-German Mennonite Gravestones of the 'Pennsylvania Style' (1804-54) in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many of the Mennonite tombstones in Waterloo County are stylistically similar to Pennsylvania-German tombstones, particularly with respect to construction features, design, the use of motifs, and the ...Year of publication: 1982Export options:Descendants of Mary Egli (1848-1918) and Joseph Roth (1838-1910)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the ancestors and descendants of a French Mennonite family. Although Mary Egli was born in Waterloo, she and Joseph were married in Iowa, and many of their descendants settled in Oregon.Year of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1838-1982Export options:Diary of Elias Eby, 1810-1878
Type: BookAbstract: Diary of Eby's last six years, 1872 to 1878, translated, edited and annotated by Isaac R. Horst. Second son of Bishop Benjamin Eby and Maria Brubacher, Eby bought Lancaster Mills following Jacob ...Keywords: DiariesMennonitesRussian MennonitesFuneralsDiseasesClergyBridgeportBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipEby EliasYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1872-1878Export options:Family of Karl Montag and Margaret Wenzel
Type: ReportAbstract: An extended genealogical chart of an Alsatian Catholic family who settled in St Agatha early in the 19th century.Keywords: GenealogySettlers FrenchChurches CatholicMontag familyMontag KarlMontag Margaret Wenzel (m. Karl)St AgathaYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1813-1982Export options: