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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Grand River
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A popular account of the history of the valley, by the former chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library. The treatment of the Indians of the Six Nations by land speculators, the arrival of the ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesLand surveysLand surveyorsLand speculationLand salesLand grantsSettlersRivers and streamsWar 1812Land patentsYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1910Export options:Moses Springer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Moses Springer (1824-1898), emphasizing his political roles.Keywords: Springer MosesBiographiesUnited Empire LoyalistsPoliticiansSheriffsReevesMayorsDiseasesIndigenous peoplesInsuranceYear of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1824-1898Export options:The autobiography of Samuel S. Moyer
Type: BookAbstract: The reminiscences of Samuel S. Moyer, tenth of thirteen children, who managed the Dominion Button Factory in Berlin/Kitchener and later owned his own button works. He relates his financial ...Keywords: MennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Churches Salvation ArmyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaDisabilities PhysicalDisabilities MentalIndigenous peoplesWomenSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1850?-1940?Export options:The Stedman deed
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of the land grant by the Six Nations Indians to Philip Stedman in 1798, reprinted from an earlier Waterloo Historical Society article in 1919, pp 84-87. The introduction to this article is taken ...Year of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1784-1798Export options: