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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Amasa Winger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of Winger (1869-1953), leading citizen of Elmira and owner of a dry- goods store for forty years.Year of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1869-1953Export options:Charles W. Schierholtz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of Schierholtz (1859-1953) who owned "The Elmira Advertiser" until 1916 when it amalgamated with "The Elmira Signet".Year of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1859-1953Export options:Dr Augustus Stephen Vogt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the former Dean of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Principal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and founder of the Mendelssohn Choir. The article relates Vogt's early ...Year of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1861-1926Export 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:Riebel: some ancestors and descendants of Georg Riebel (1820-1872) and Theresa Sieffert (1834-1927)
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated genealogy of a German family who initially settled in the Roseville and Strasburg areas about 1846, and later moved to Bruce County. A daughter, Josephine Riebel, returned to Elmira and ...Keywords: GenealogyReunionsSettlers GermanBiographiesRiebel GeorgeRiebel Theresa Sieffert (m. George)Riebel familyRiebel DavidUmbach Elizabeth Riebel (m. John)Sieffert familyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1846-1985Export options:Schwind: some ancestors and descendants of Andreas Schwind (1822-1905) and Katharina Miller (1821-1886)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in the Lexington area in the mid-19th century and later moved north of Elmira. Andreas was a farmer and a stonemason who helped build the North Woolwich ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersCorrespondenceStonemasonsSchwind familySchwind AndreasSchwind Katharina Miller (m. Andreas)Schwind PeterSchwind Lucinda Strome (m. Peter)Schwind JohnYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1988Export options:The family of Valentine Ratz
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the family of John Ratz and Salome Heist of Elmira, and their ten children.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1828-1988Export options: