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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A genealogical history of the Gottschall family: descendants of the Rev. Jacob Gottschall with the complete record of the descendants of William Ziegler Gottschall
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, members of which intermarried with the Clemens, Hunsberger, Bergey, Detweiler, Bean, Ziegler and Reiff families of Waterloo County. A name index to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansGottshall FamilyClemens familyHunsberger familyBergey familyDetweiler familyUmstead Josiah G.Bean familyYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1924Export options:Benjamin Eby, founder of Kitchener and the spirit of progress
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of the church and community leader in Waterloo Township who established Berlin's first church, school, newspaper and furniture factory and wrote and published two spelling books ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyTeachersObituariesSchoolsMennonitesNewspapersIndustriesPennsylvania GermansBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1785-1855Export options:Canadian-German Folklore
Type: BookAbstract: A publication series produced irregularly by the society that was founded in 1951 by people such as Mabel Dunham and G.E. Reaman; the society assisted in organizing the Ontario Genealogical Society ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGerman languageDialectsTweedsmuir historiesGenealogyFood customsIndigenous peoplesAgricultureFolkloreFolk artYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1784-1991Export options:Died in 1961
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1961, including William Anderson, Robert E. Cowan, Senator W.D. Euler, Enoch S. Gingrich, Andrew Heipel, Henry Herber Johnson, Mrs Leah ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesOccupationsWomenPoliticiansAssociations and clubsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1860-1961Export options:Enoch S. Gingrich, pioneer and contemporary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Poetical biography of Enoch S. Gingrich, son of the Mennonite minister Jacob Gingrich, whose life spanned both pioneer and modern times.Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansSettlersFarmersBiographiesGingrich Enoch S.Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1800-1961Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz: pioneer of Russian Mennonite immigration to Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Shantz's family background and varied business activities in farming, contracting, milling and manufacturing. His role in the Russian Mennonite migrations to Manitoba in the 1870s is ...Keywords: BiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesEthnic groupsRussian MennonitesShantz Jacob Y.ManitobaBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1909Export options:Some 'plain' people of Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general account of pioneer settlement by Mennonites, Amish and Tunkers, especially in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships but with references to their significance in western Canada.Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1870Export options:The trail of the Conestoga
Type: BookAbstract: An historical novel based on fact about the migration of Pennsylvania German Mennonites from Lancaster County to the Waterloo area at the beginning of the 19th century. The 1924 edition contains a ...Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options: