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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A long-neglected son of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Ephraim Weber (1870- 1956), writer, teacher, rancher, and correspondent with L.M. Montgomery.Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1870-1956Export options:B. Mabel Dunham, D.Litt.: a tribute
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of Mabel Dunham's accomplishments as librarian, writer, and leader in many organizations including the Waterloo Historical Society and the Kitchener- Waterloo University Women's Club.Keywords: BiographiesDunham B. MabelAuthorsMennonitesLibrariansWaterloo Historical SocietyKitchener-Waterloo University Women's ClubBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th centuryYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1908-1957Export options:Benjamin Eby, founder of Kitchener and the spirit of progress
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of the church and community leader in Waterloo Township who established Berlin's first church, school, newspaper and furniture factory and wrote and published two spelling books ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyTeachersObituariesSchoolsMennonitesNewspapersIndustriesPennsylvania GermansBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1785-1855Export options:Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:Fifty two years on high school board
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Alex Welker, co- founder of Dominion-Electrohome Industries Ltd, founder of Met-Craft Industries Ltd, and for 52 years a member of the Kitchener- Waterloo High School Board.Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1907-1961Export options:From Stambach to Berlin (Ontario) and the descendants of Rev. John W. Stoeckle/Steckle (JJJ4), 1802-1879
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of the Rev. John W. Steckle, his wife Esther Bleam and their six grown children. Copies of newspaper clippings, wedding announcements, obituaries and family correspondence are ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesStoeckle familySteckle familyMennonitesStoeckle John W.Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterloo TownshipStambachYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1802-1986Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A sketch of the Berlin entrepreneur and businessman, noted for his efforts in helping Russian Mennonites to settle in Manitoba during the 1870s.Keywords: Farmers' marketsMennonitesButton industryFelt industryFoundriesFootwear industryRussian MennonitesShantz Jacob Y.Shantz Barbara Biehn (m. Jacob Y.)Dominion Button Works BerlinYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:Kitchener's oldest merchant retires
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the retirement of Jacob D. Miller from his business, Miller and Hohmeier, founded in 1912.Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1912-1961Export options:Mennonite women slowly gain equality
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general review with no specific references to Waterloo County except that one of the two photographs shows Mennonites picking berries in Berlin, circa 1912.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1985Export options:Rev. F.W. Bindemann, pioneer and preacher
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Bindemann (1790-1865) on the occasion of the demolition of his house.Keywords: BiographiesClergySettlers GermanChurches AnglicanChurches LutheranChurches MennoniteChurches SwedenborgianVeteransBindemann Frederick W. Rev. (1790-1865)Bindemann August GeorgeYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1830-1865Export options: