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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Folkways: personal views
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An edited summary of a panel discussion moderated by Clarke Hess and Lorna Bergey and including Donald Martin and Ivan Kraemer of Waterloo County and other Mennonite members from Pennsylvania. Topics ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)BirthsDeathsMennonitesAgricultureChildrenCustoms and traditionsWomenAssociations and clubsPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1990Export options:From Pennsylvania to Waterloo: Pennsylvania-German folk culture in transition
Type: BookAbstract: Proceedings of the 10th anniversary symposium, "Continuity and change: Pennsylvania-German folk culture in transition", richly illustrated with photographs of the accompanying exhibit, "Changes in ...Keywords: AmishArt and artistsFood customsCustoms and traditionsEthnic identityAgricultureFolk artFolkloreGenealogyGerman languageYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1750-1950Export 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:The descendants of Frederick and Maria (Reichard) Bock
Type: BookAbstract: Genealogy of a Pennsylvania German family that includes the Waterloo Township councillor and potter, Jacob Bock. Bock later moved with his family from Waterloo Township to New Dundee. A photograph of ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesDiseasesCorrespondenceAgriculturePoliticiansWaterloo TownshipNew DundeeBock Jacob S.Bock Elizabeth Jane Liebler (m. Jacob S.Bock)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1799-1991Export options:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:Zeller homesteads at Breslau
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Zeller family who settled south of the village of Breslau. Philip Zeller, a native of Rhein Baierin, Germany, purchased the farm in 1846 from John Cressman. The last members of the ...Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1846-1971Export options: