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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Thou art Peter: a story of the pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A short history of Peter Martin's family, beginning with his grandfather's birth in Switzerland. The main focus is on Peter Martin himself, his accomplishments, interests, and religious devotion, but ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyFarmersMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesFolk artPoetsWoolwich TownshipLancaster County PennsylvaniaSwitzerlandYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Transcription from tombstones in the original part of the Free Church Cemetery, Kitchener (Bridgeport)
Type: ReportAbstract: Typed with handwritten additions, in an unexplained order.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1983Export options:Volunteer recruiting in Waterloo County during the Great War, 1914-1918
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of Galt and Berlin from which the author concludes that the main difference in recruitment was not between Germans and other Canadians but between Canadian-born and British-born males. The ...Year of publication: 1977Export options:Wi hollen tausamen, Rieck
Type: ReportAbstract: A record of the ancestors and descendants of Friedrich Christian Heinrich Rieck, who with his wife Wilhelmine Ilker, came to the county in 1873. [Mecklenburg dialect: Wi hollen tausamen = "We stick ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Germany Mecklenburg-StrelitzRieck familyRieck FrederickRieck Wilhelmine Ilker (m. Frederick)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1873-1983Export options:Wilfred Schneller honoured [WRP]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A photograph of Wilfred Schneller of Baden receiving a citation from Mayor Ralph Shantz of Wilmot Township for his work with the Waterloo Regional Arboretum near New Hamburg.Year of publication: 1983Export options:Wilhelm Cemetery (CC#4573): Wilmot Township, South Erb's Road, Lot 13
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 50 markers in the cemetery that was founded in the 1830s. The location is described as facing Shantz Mennonite Church and Cemetery across the road, with a school ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1833-1952Export options:William H. Yost family tree
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Mennonite family who settled in the Stratford area in the 1840s; descendants moved to Waterloo County. An index to this work was compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesYost familyYost William H.Yost Anna Ruppel (m. William H.)StratfordWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1847-1983Export options:William Weicker family
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of photographs, newspapers, songs, correspondence and eulogies, compiled to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the family of William and Emma's Jungblut's return to Kitchener from ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1906-1987Export options:Wreath & Bough: Decorative Arts of Amish-Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options: