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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
John Metz Schneider
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A brief biography of the Kitchener meat packer and sausage manufacturer, including a summary family history and an account of the growth of his business.Keywords: BiographiesMeat packing industrySchneider familySchneider Anna MetzSchneider Helena R. Ahrens (m. J.M.)Schneider J.M.Schneider Charles A.Schneider Fred H.Schneider NormanJ.M. Schneider Ltd KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1859-1926Export options:John R. Eden
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the general manager of the Ott Brick Company, with details of civic improvements during his terms as Mayor of Kitchener, especially between 1899 and 1903.Keywords: BiographiesBrick making industryRailwaysMayorsOtt Brick and Tile Co. KitchenerKitchener Canadian Pacific RailwayMcBrine Luggage Co. KitchenerTuerk Engine and Tool Co. BerlinBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1858-1926Export options:Joseph H. Wuest
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Fischmann Spring Co. of Kitchener.Keywords: BiographiesMattress industryWuest Joseph H.Fischman Spring Co. KitchenerKitchenerWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1854-1926Export options:Levi Erb Seibert
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin embalmer and funeral director, whose business was merged with that of the Schreiter Furniture Company in 1919.Keywords: BiographiesFuneralsSeibert Levi ErbSchreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel KitchenerBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1883-1926Export options:Levi Weber Shuh
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the manager and president of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company including a summary Shuh genealogy and a chronology of the company.Keywords: BiographiesInsurance agentsShuh LeviShuh JohnShuh familyWaterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co.WaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:Living with conviction: German army captain turns to cultivating peace
Type: BookKeywords: Bartel Siegfried 1915-Mennonite Central CommitteeMennonites British Columbia BiographyGerman Canadians British Columbia BiographyYear of publication: 1994Export options:Lloyd Elmo Hagedorn
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener Suspender Co., founded by Charles K. Hagedorn (1859-1921).Keywords: BiographiesButton industryPoliticiansHagedorn C.K.Hagedorn Emily Cairnes (m. C.K.)Hagedorn L.E.Berlin Suspender and Button Co.Kitchener Suspender Co.Kitchener City CouncilBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1859-1926Export options:Lots to know about Motz/Trudeau
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Christopher and Emma Motz Noll, German immigrants who came to Berlin about 1880. Other related families include the Wahls, the Schaefers, and the Kreitzers.Keywords: SettlersGermansGenealogyBiographiesMotz familyMotz ChristopherMotz Emma Bauga Motz NollBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1994Export options:Louis Frederick Dietrich
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo automobile dealer and town councillor.Keywords: BiographiesAutomobile dealersPoliticiansDietrich L.F.St Louis Roman Catholic Church WaterlooWaterloo Town CouncilCatholic Mutual Benefit AssociationSt AgathaWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1868-1926Export options:Louis J. Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Kitchener's leading businessman, including summaries of Breithaupt family history and business interests.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsPoliticiansLeather industryChurches EvangelicalBreithaupt familyBreithaupt A.L.Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt E. CarlBreithaupt Emma Devitt (m. L.J.)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1855-1926Export options: