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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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: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:Elfriede and company: a tale of two families
Type: BookAbstract: The chronicle of the Janzen family, Russian Mennonites who fled to Waterloo County in 1924. The story includes the Neufeld family, for Eliese Neufeld married Rev. Jacob H. Janzen, and both had ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesRussian MennonitesGenealogyMusicArt and artistsSocial conditionsEducational exchangesChildrenSettlers UkrainianYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1903-1979Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:Mennonite odyssey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of Mennonite history, with some emphasis on Waterloo County.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1800-1982Export options:Narrative of a journey to Manitoba: together with an abstract of the Dominion Lands Act and an extract from the Government pamphlet on Manitoba
Type: BookAbstract: A government publication describing the journey made by Waterloo County native Jacob Y. Shantz to Manitoba, in order to help new Mennonite immigrants from Russia (Ukraine) settle in that province. ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesSettlementYear of publication: 1873Historical Period: 1870-1873Export options:Relation d'un voyage a Manitoba: accompagn‚e d'une analyse de l'Acte concernant les Terres de la Puissance et d'un extrait du pamphlet publi‚ par le gouvernement at [sic] sujet de Manitoba
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the journey made by Waterloo County native Jacob Y. Shantz to Manitoba, to help new Mennonite immigrants from Russia settle in that province. There are no references to Waterloo County.Keywords: Russian MennonitesSettlementYear of publication: 1873Historical Period: c1870-1873Export options:The history and heritage of German immigration to Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A brief overview of German groups who settled in Waterloo County, from the Pennsylvania-German Mennonites in the early nineteenth century to the Volksdeutsche in the 1950s.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: c1800-c1950Export options:Vicarious pioneer: the life of Jacob Y. Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the Waterloo County Mennonite who played a significant role in helping Mennonites from Ukraine emigrate to Manitoba in the 1870s. Shantz's life is traced from his farm childhood and ...Keywords: ImmigrationEntrepreneursBiographiesRussian MennonitesUkraineBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerShantz Jacob Y.19th centuryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options: