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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Origins and early Pennsylvania Dutch settlements in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief historical account of the migrations to North America, including the journey to Canada by some sixty families in the 1790s.Year of publication: 1932Historical Period: 1790-1800Export options:Why the Bechtel, Biehn, Betzner and Gingrich families chose the Beasley Tract in 1800
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A partly fictionalized account of how the early Pennsylvania Mennonite and Tunker settlers came to Waterloo Township and paid Richard Beasley forty thousand dollars for sixty thousand acres. The ...Keywords: FictionTunkersLand ownershipAgricultureCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansSettlersUpper CanadaWaterloo TownshipGerman languageYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1800-1804Export options: