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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Guide to historical resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: A very useful guide to primary source materials on the Waterloo region, compiled mainly from responses to a questionnaire sent to businesses, churches, voluntary organizations of all kinds, ...Keywords: Archive recordsReligious buildingsAssociations and clubsSchoolsWomen's InstitutesWaterloo CountyWaterloo RegionYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1987Export options:H. Leslie Staebler
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Staebler insurance agency, including an outline of the life and achievements of his father, J.M. Staebler (1846-1906).Keywords: BiographiesInsurance agentsMusicChurches Christian ScientistStaebler H.L.Staebler J.M.Staebler Angeline Ziegler (m. J.M.)H.L. Staebler Co. BerlinBerlin Park BoardBerlin Town CouncilYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1875-1926Export options:Hallman Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6703): Conc. 11, Lot 31, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of some 62 markers on the one-acre plot originally deeded by Adam Unger in 1847 in trust to Jacob Detweiler for a meeting house and burying ground. The introduction notes that services ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1847-1900Export options:Harry Mackie Lackner, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A short profile of the Kitchener physician, son of Dr H.G. Lackner.Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1883-1926Export options:Harvey W. Taves: one of Christ's men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical tribute to the achievements of Harvey Taves (1926-1965), the last director of the Canadian headquarters of the Mennonite Central Committee in Kitchener which closed in 1964, and one of ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1926-1965Export options:Henry B. Tiessen's experiences as a Russian Mennonite immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of an excerpt from Tiessen's "50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute" (1973, pp.5-14). It describes the arrival of the Hoffman family from Russia at the Waterloo station in the early 1920s ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1923-1924Export options:Henry George Lackner, M.D., C.M.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin physician and community leader who was born at Hawkesville in 1851, elected Sheriff of Waterloo County in 1912 and died in 1926.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansSheriffsMayorsPoliticiansWaterloo County Medical AssociationWaterloo County House of RefugeBerlin Town CouncilLackner Harry Mackie DrBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1851-1926Export options:Henry H. Huehnergard, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener physician and obstetrician.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansHealth careWomenChildrenHuehnergard Henry.H. DrHuehnergard LouisKitchener-Waterloo HospitalSt Mary's Hospital KitchenerGrand River Country ClubYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1884-1926Export options:Herbert Maplin Snyder
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of Snyders Ltd, with a summary genealogy and a biography of his father, Simon Snyder.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industrySnyder H.M.Snyder Elma P. Snider (m. H.M.)Snyder SimonSnyders Ltd WaterlooSnyder Roos and Co. WaterlooDominion Life Assurance Co.Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Waterloo Manufacturing Co. WaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1806-1926Export options:Hillside (CC#4530) and Conservative Mennonite (CC#4545) Cemeteries: East Concession, IX, lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with an index, of over 100 stones. A short history of the cemeteries explains that the property was first used by an Evangelical church and later by a Mennonite congregation.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options: