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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A representative list of holdings for the use of genealogical workers
Type: BookAbstract: A select bibliography of genealogical works for the Waterloo-Wellington area held by the libraries of Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University or University of Guelph ...Year of publication: 1981Export options:A struggle for survival: the Russian Mennonites in Ontario, 1924-1939
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the group's difficulties in adjusting from a rural to an urban society and its development of religious, cultural and educational organizations. About half the Russian Mennonites who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1924-1939Export options:Canadiana Germanica: a journal for German- Canadian Studies and news bulletin of the German-Canadian Historical Association and the Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada Ont.
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A quarterly publication with articles in both English and German on German-Canadians. Many are transcripts or facsimiles of articles in other periodicals such as the "Kitchener-Waterloo Record". ...Keywords: GermansEthnic identityIndexesPeriodicalsMennonitesPennsylvania GermansOntarioWaterloo CountyAssociations and clubsYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1799-1992Export options:Deutsch in Ontario, II: Deutsche Sprache und Kultur in Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1977Export options:Genealogy of Johann Janzen family, 1752- 1977
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Russian Mennonite family, many of whom settled in Manitoba and Alberta. Among those who settled in Waterloo County were Rev. Jacob H. Janzen, Heinrich Janzen, George Braun and Jacob ...Keywords: GenealogyRussian MennonitesJanzen familyJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Janzen HenryBraun GeorgeBraun Kathrine Bergen (m. George)Braun Jacob H.Braun Lily Froese (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1923-1977Export options:German in Ontario. II. The German Language and Culture in Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: GermanDialectsLanguage maintenanceLanguage interactionCultural identityGermansKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1977Export options:German-Language Radio and TV Broadcasts in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1977Export options:History and genealogy of the Witmer family
Type: BookAbstract: A book by the president of Spae-Naur Inc. of Kitchener. The Witmer family came from Pennsylvania to Waterloo Township in 1804 and is connected by marriage with the Groh, Gingerich and Reichert ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesTunkersSettlersPennsylvaniaFarmersMennonitesWaterloo TownshipRosebank19th centuryYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1804-1977Export options:List of oral history tapes in the Kitchener Public Library
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to a growing collection of oral history tapes, begun by the Kitchener Public Library in 1981 and amounting to more than 700 tapes by 1991. The tapes are listed in numerical order, with brief ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1981-Export options:Mabel Dunham's centenary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of B. Mabel Dunham and describing her roles as chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library, as leader of various local clubs and societies ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesLibrariansAuthorsBibliographiesDunham B. MabelBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1881-1981Export options: