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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options:Allen D. Martin, President 1985-1986
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief profile of the current president, describing his interests and roles in various community organizations.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1961-1985Export options:Amish and Amish Mennonite genealogies
Type: BookAbstract: A comprehensive list of the first Amish immigrants to North America and their descendants to 1850. For Amish who migrated to Waterloo County between 1815 and 1850, 91 surnames are listed. These ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1815-1850Export options:And now we are many: a history and genealogy of the Brohman family
Type: BookAbstract: A detailed work, tracing the family from the migration of Gottlieb Brohman to New Germany (Maryhill) from Alsace in the late 1820s. He married Catherine Lauber and the succeeding generations to 1970 ...Keywords: GenealogyFolk medicineDiseasesFood customsAlsace-LorraineGermansBrohman familyBrohman JosephBrohman GottliebLauber CatherineYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1833-1968Export options:Checklist of parish registers
Type: ReportAbstract: A list of all registers held at the Public Archives of Canada that are on microfilm. Records listed for Waterloo County locations include Ayr, Baden, Berlin, Breslau, Cambridge, Elmira, Galt, ...Keywords: Church recordsBirth registersDeathsMarriage registersBirthsMarriageChurches PresbyterianChurches CatholicChurches AnglicanChurches LutheranYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1834-1951Export options:Family history of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy introduced by reminiscences of Joseph and Elizabeth's twelve children. Joseph owned a sawmill on Plum Creek and founded the Haysville Cheese Factory, the first in Waterloo County. The ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesSchoolsMennonitesNew HamburgHaysvilleWilmot TownshipShantz Joseph Y.Shantz Elizabeth Stauffer (m. Joseph Y.)Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1971Export 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:From Strasburg to Strasburg
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the European background of Waterloo County's village of Strasburg, from the Amish settlers led by Christian Nafziger in the 1820s to Alsatians who came between the 1830s and 1850s.Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1820-1850Export options:Hawkesville Cemetery (CC#4529): Concession 12, Lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index, of at least 500 stones. The 3-page introduction by Grace Ogram summarizes the founding and history of Hawkesville, noting that the cemetery dates from the 1840s and that ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyCommunity historiesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1848-1985Export options:Linwood Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4544), West Concession 10, Lot 12, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 markers in a recently opened cemetery beside the yellow brick Mennonite meeting house just east of Linwood. In almost all cases, the family name is Martin.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1965-1985Export options: