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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
David Klassen and the Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: Textbook for primary school children, including biographical notes on William Hespeler and Jacob Y. Shantz of Waterloo County who helped Russian Mennonites to settle in Manitoba in the 1870s.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1813-1900Export options:Reflected lights
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of a Hespeler painter, with illustrations of his work. The first five chapters are boyhood reminiscences, and the remaining stories mention the Panabaker family and the Hespeler area.Keywords: Art and artistsChildrenBiographiesChurches MethodistPanabaker Frank S.Panabaker FamilyPanabaker J.D.Panabaker W.Panabaker D.N.Knowles McGillivrayYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1904-1957Export options:The Bickel book, including genealogies of the following main branches: Boettger, Buck, Heipel, Helwig, and Kalbfleisch lines
Type: ReportAbstract: A looseleaf binder containing information about the ancestors, descendants and relations of Mathias Bickel (1822-1906), a pioneer German immigrant who settled near Neustadt, Ontario. Many members of ...Year of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1850-1982Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the migration to North America by ten different European religious groups, notably the Mennonites. The references to Waterloo County (pp. 108-113 and 122-124) relate initial ...Keywords: SettlersGermansPennsylvania GermansAgricultureAmishLutheransMennonitesTunkersEthnic identityMapsYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options: