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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Benjamin Eby: pioneer Ontario bishop- teacher-writer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical account of Benjamin Eby, focusing on his books, the marriage certificates he signed, and the fraktur inscriptions of the Eby meeting house hymnals. There is a modern transcription of ...Keywords: MennonitesFolk artClergyGerman languageChurches MennoniteSchoolsWritersTeachersPublishersBiographiesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1785-1853Export options:Bishop Benjamin Eby
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of Benjamin Eby, containing a transcript of "A short biography of the venerable old bishop," by one of Eby's parishioners who comments on Eby's character and sermons. The article is ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyMennonitesTeachersSchoolsPennsylvania GermansEby BenjaminEby IsaacEby VeronicaShoemaker JohnYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1785-1834Export options:Died in 1962
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of some notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1961-2, including Winfield Brewster, Albert E. Broome, Robert A. Dietrich, Mrs Elizabeth Feick, Mrs Mathilda Hahn, Irvin C. Hallman, Mrs ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesMennonitesLutheransPoliticiansAssociations and clubsSchoolsGermansPrestonCrosshillYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1861-1962Export options:Guide to historical resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: A very useful guide to primary source materials on the Waterloo region, compiled mainly from responses to a questionnaire sent to businesses, churches, voluntary organizations of all kinds, ...Keywords: Archive recordsReligious buildingsAssociations and clubsSchoolsWomen's InstitutesWaterloo CountyWaterloo RegionYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1987Export options:Letters from Wilmot: 1840, 1842, 1844
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Excerpts from Jacob Bock's letters to his brothers in Pennsylvania, describing the difficulties of life in Wilmot Township in the 1840s.Year of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1840-1844Export options:Persons past
Type: BookAbstract: A teachers' guide designed to provide a general history of women, for use from grades 7 to O.A.C., with printed information, slides and audio cassettes. It includes a short history of Waterloo area ...Keywords: WomenEducationSchools SecondaryChildrenPoliticiansOccupationsSocial classSocial conditionsWritersSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1806-1989Export options: