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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Mennonites in Ontario: an introduction
Type: BookAbstract: Successor to the booklet by J. Winfield Fretz, published in 1967 (and reprinted in 1974 and 1982), this concise account has short chapters defining Ontario Mennonites, tracing the origins of ...Keywords: MennonitesTechnologyEthnic groupsOccupationsCustoms and traditionsAgricultureEducationAmishMennonites (Old Order)OntarioYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1787-1994Export options:Michael H. Montag
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the co-founder of The Quality Mattress Co. and the Waterloo Bedding Co.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryMontag Michael H.Dantzer Alexander L.Quality Mattress Co WaterlooWaterloo Bedding Co.Waterloo Town Planning CommissionWaterloo Public School BoardWaterloo Board of TradeWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1903-1926Export options:More than A, B, C: Old Colony Mennonites and the challenges of Ontario Public Education Policy
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The Old Colony Mennonites' history of migration can be traced from their 1874 migration from Russia to Canada, which marked the beginning of their diaspora, followed in 1922 by a second exodus to ...
Keywords: EducationMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsYear of publication: 2013Export options:Mothering Mennonite
Type: BookKeywords: IdentityWomenMennonitesChristianityReligious aspectsMennonite womenMother and childMotherhoodMothersReligious lifeYear of publication: 2013Export options:Nelson Goetz Shantz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the proprietor of The Brunswick Garage in Kitchener, including a summary Shantz genealogy.Keywords: BiographiesAutomobile dealersShantz Nelson G.Shantz familyShantz Doranda Dedels (m. Nelson G.)Brunswick Garage KitchenerKitchenerBreslau (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1866-1926Export options:New Germany's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Biographical outlines of Maryhill's doctors, from Dr Friedrich Christ in 1854 to Dr Patrick Joseph Kirby who left in 1912.Keywords: PhysiciansBiographiesChrist Friedrich DrHug NicolausBecker Wilhelm DrRoberts Hugh G. DrOccupationsNew GermanyMaryhillGermansYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1854-1912Export options:Nicholas Asmussen
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the building contractor who was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1919 and as Mayor of Kitchener in 1925.Keywords: BiographiesPoliticiansMayorsKitchenerAsmussen NicholasKitchener City CouncilSt Peter's Lutheran Church BerlinYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1876-1926Export options:North Dumfries Township cemeteries
Type: BookKeywords: CemeteriesAnderson FamilyMennonitesYear of publication: 2013Export options:Oliver Kinzie
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president and general manager of the Walker Bin and Store Fixture Co., Kitchener, including an account of the establishment of that business.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryKinzie OliverWalker Bin and Store Fixture Co. KitchenerJ.Y. Shantz and Sons BerlinKlippert Furniture Co. BerlinKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options:On Community Relations in Ontario in the 1940s
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A personal memoir of a member of the Canadian Jewish Congress that recounts the efforts to gain political support from Premier Leslie Frost for the passage of a fair employment law in Ontario that ...Keywords: BiographiesKayfetz BenJewsLabour LawYear of publication: 1994Export options: