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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Benjamin Eby: pioneer Ontario bishop- teacher-writer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical account of Benjamin Eby, focusing on his books, the marriage certificates he signed, and the fraktur inscriptions of the Eby meeting house hymnals. There is a modern transcription of ...Keywords: MennonitesFolk artClergyGerman languageChurches MennoniteSchoolsWritersTeachersPublishersBiographiesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1785-1853Export options:Burghalle remembered: a Saxon village in Transylvania
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the people and customs of the Transylvanian village of Burghalle, some of whom came to the Waterloo area following the Second World War. There are recollections of immigrants, such as ...Keywords: World War IIRomaniaGermansBiographiesMusicAssociations and clubsImmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityAcculturationYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1945-1989Export options:Documents do tell stories
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An examination of Steinman family's German correspondence and papers dating from 1800 to 1849. They illuminate the relationships and occupations of the Christian Steinman family which settled in ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishOccupationsCorrespondenceGerman languageSteinman familySteinman ChristianSteinman Christian JrSteinman Veronica Eyer (m. Christian)Stoltzfus familyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1843-1989Export options:Experiences with language retention: Case studies of Mennonites from Mexico
Type: ThesisAbstract: Within language retention and attrition research, limited attention has been given to the perspectives and reflections of people who have experienced the retention or loss of a first language. The ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:Neologismen der 90er Jahre--Kenntnis und Einstellungen unter Deutschsprecher/innen aus Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: ThesisAbstract: In 2004, the Institut für Deutsche Sprache published the neologism dictionary "Neuer Wortschatz: Neologismen der 90er Jahre im Deutschen", which contains new words that entered the German language ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:Pennsylvania-German dialect : a localized study within a part of former Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A study of the dialect, in four sections: a pronunciation guide and explanation of the spelling system, lists of vocabulary and expressions, a description of the grammar, and an example of the ...Year of publication: 1989Export options:Sketch of the life of Catharine Breithaupt, her family and times
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the author's mother, with details and photographs of other family members as well as the family tanning business.Keywords: BiographiesIndustriesObituariesFuneralsGerman languageBreithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt familyBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1911Historical Period: 1834-1910Export options:Sketch of the life of Catharine Breithaupt, her family and times
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the author's mother, with details and photographs of other family members as well as the family tanning business.Keywords: BiographiesLeather industryFuneralsGerman languageBreithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt familyHailer JacobHailer MargaretHailer familyZion Evangelical Church BerlinYear of publication: 1911Historical Period: 1834-1910Export options:Teaching Identity: German Language Instruction in Old Order Schools
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Examines patterns of language use in Old Order church communities, specifically the use of Pennsylvania German, English, and Amish High German (AHG) in Schwartzentruber Amish and Mennonite ...Year of publication: 2006Export options: