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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Rev. Albert Lawrence Zinger, C.R., Ph.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the pastor of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Kitchener and former head of St Jerome's College.Keywords: BiographiesChurches CatholicSchools SeparateCollegesClergyZinger Albert Rev.St Mary's Roman Catholic Church KitchenerSt Jerome's CollegeKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1901-1926Export options:The years of Benjamin Eby, pioneer Mennonite leader in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the life and times of Benjamin Eby (1785-1853), early community and church leader. A chronological account of Eby's accomplishments as a writer, educator, bishop and patron of new ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonites (Old Order)CorrespondenceEconomic conditionsPublishersWritersReligious dissensionTemperance movementTeachersFurniture industryYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1909Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options:Toward Sodom
Type: BookAbstract: A fictional account of religious and family disruptions caused by the conflict between the worldly ways of Ebytown and traditional Mennonite values. The novel continues the chronicle of Waterloo ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1850-1920Export options:Tremaine's Map of County of Waterloo, Canada West (1861)
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A useful account of historical maps of the Waterloo area, notably the Tremaine map as an example of a commercial type of county map already well developed in the United States. The author discusses ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1851-1861Export options:United Brethren, Congregational and Methodist marriages 1898-1931
Type: ReportAbstract: Alphabetical and chronological lists of marriages performed at the United Brethren in Christ, Hawkesville from January 1898 to September 1906, the Bloomingdale Congregational Church from March 1909 ...Keywords: MarriageMarriage registersChurches CongregationalChurches MethodistChurches United BrethrenYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1898-1931Export options:Walter George Rumpel
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Rumpel Felt Company of Kitchener, in succession to his father George Rumpel.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersFelt industryRumpel GeorgeRumpel Felt Co. KitchenerKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1885-1926Export options:Walter John Fleischauer
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the secretary-treasurer of the Baetz Brothers Furniture Company and of his father, Louis Fleischauer, a Wellesley blacksmith.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryBlacksmithsFleischauer Walter J.Fleischauer LouisBaetz Brothers Furniture Co. KitchenerKitchenerWellesleyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1865-1926Export options:Waterloo County Times
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: A quarterly publication covering the topics of heritage and history in Waterloo Region. The "Times" was first published in 1986 as a four-page newsletter for the Historic Sites Department in the ...Year of publication: 1986Export options:Wavertree chronicles: the diary of Clayton H. Shuh 1899-1935
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of entries from his diaries, that were edited and published by his son. The entries present a picture of daily life on the Waterloo farm and in the community. Many family members and ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1899-1935Export options: