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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Waterloo Mennonites in 1867: some observations
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A transcript of a letter to the editor of the "Huron Signal", dated 1 March 1867 from Berlin (Ontario), humorously describing the Pennsylvania Mennonite settlers of Waterloo Township from an ...Keywords: MennonitesTunkersPennsylvania GermansOccupationsWomenCustoms and traditionsAgricultureLiteratureReligious buildingsEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1802-1867Export options:Waterloo's body snatcher
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A sketch of Dr Friedrich Christ (c1824- 1875), a German immigrant who lived in Waterloo for thirteen years and was jailed for selling skeletons.Keywords: PhysiciansBiographiesGermansWaterlooYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1824-1875Export 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: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:Wreath & Bough: Decorative Arts of Amish-Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options: