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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute
Type: BookAbstract: An account of Jacob Hoffman's family after arrival in Canada from Ukraine in the 1920s. The first 21 pages describe the family's stay in Waterloo County, living on the Burkhart farm or in Kitchener ...Keywords: ImmigrantsRussian MennonitesHoffman familyHoffman JacobBiographiesUkraineKitchenerWaterloo County20th centuryYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1923-1973Export options:A string of amber: the heritage of the Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A popular account with occasional references to Waterloo County. Topics include the settlement process, charming and divining, and marriage and funeral customs. Personal anecdotes by the author, who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1800-1973Export options: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:Diary of Elias Eby, 1810-1878
Type: BookAbstract: Diary of Eby's last six years, 1872 to 1878, translated, edited and annotated by Isaac R. Horst. Second son of Bishop Benjamin Eby and Maria Brubacher, Eby bought Lancaster Mills following Jacob ...Keywords: DiariesMennonitesRussian MennonitesFuneralsDiseasesClergyBridgeportBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipEby EliasYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1872-1878Export options:Mennonite odyssey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of Mennonite history, with some emphasis on Waterloo County.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1800-1982Export options:Russian Mennonite immigration and settlement in Waterloo County, 1924-1925
Type: ThesisAbstract: A description of the efforts of local Waterloo Mennonites and others to help Russian Mennonites adjust to life in Canada. Initially, Waterloo County was seen as a temporary refuge for the overflow of ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1924-1925Export options:The Cornelius Jansen family history 1822- 1973
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a Russian Mennonite family who were exiled in 1873 and stayed briefly in Berlin before moving to the United States in 1874. Quotations from Margaretha's diary refer to making maple sugar ...Year of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1873-1874Export options:The history and heritage of German immigration to Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A brief overview of German groups who settled in Waterloo County, from the Pennsylvania-German Mennonites in the early nineteenth century to the Volksdeutsche in the 1950s.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: c1800-c1950Export options:They found a home in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of reminiscences of Russian Mennonites who came to Waterloo County in the 1920s. The stories of painter Woldemar Neufeld, Herbert and Marie (Warkentin) Enns, Herman and Agnes (Wiens) ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: c1924-1974Export options: