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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Mennonite Change: the Life History of the Blenheim Mennonite Church, 1839-1974
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Oxford CountyWaterloo CountyPennsylvania GermansChurch historiesBlenheim Mennonite ChurchNith Valley Mennonite ChurchYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1839-1974Export options:Monocultural Education in a Pluralist Environment: Ashkenazi Curricula in Toronto Jewish Educational Institutions
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Until the 1950's, the Toronto Jewish community was composed almost exclusively of Jews of European origin (Ashkenazim). Subsequently, many Jews from Asia and Africa (Sephardim) have emigrated to ...Keywords: TorontoReligious EducationJewsYear of publication: 1992Export options:Morand Dietrich (1618) and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A comprehensive genealogical account of a Catholic family from Alsace who settled in Waterloo County in the 1830s, particularly around the St Agatha area. A long introduction, family photographs and ...Keywords: Alsace-LorraineCatholicismSt AgathaGermansGenealogyBiographiesDietrich familyWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1838-1992Export options:My grandparents: Tilman B. Martin and Mary Shantz; Henry D. Steckle and Maryann Sitler
Type: ReportAbstract: Reminiscences of the author's Mennonite grandparents, including the Shantzes who farmed in Waterloo Township.Keywords: FarmersWomenHorticultureBiographiesGenealogyMennonites (Old Order)Martin Tilman B.Shantz MarySteckle Henry D.Sitler MaryannYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1866-1978Export options:My Life at Cheder
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Relates the author's memories of the traditional Jewish children's school '(cheder)' in Toronto where he studied Hebrew, Yiddish, and Judaism for over six years beginning in 1924. [B. Rivers]Keywords: BiographiesTorontoKayfetz BenJewsYear of publication: 1989Export options:Nach Amerika: the Krugs of Eulersdorf come to Canada West
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the chain migration of members of the Krug family to the Waterloo area between 1837 and 1848. Many members of the Krug family are mentioned, some of whom intermarried with the Moogk, ...Keywords: Settlers GermanImmigrationKrug JohannesKrug Johannes PeterKrug ConradKrug Anna Maria HaimbaecherKrug familyKrug Johann ConradKrug Johann BalthasarKrug Catharina ElisabethaYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1837-1848Export options:New Hamburg Reformed Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4562): sometimes called Hostetler's Cemetery, North Snyder's Road, Lot 20, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 150 markers in the cemetery that dates from about 1850. An introduction provides a brief history of the church and school that were originally on the same site and ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesMennonitesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1847-1990Export options:New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (CC#4498): 235 Cooper Street, Cambridge, formerly Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions and indexes of the markers with the cemetery plans. Separate areas for a Potters Field and a Sons of England section are designated.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyWar memorialsYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1867-1991Export options:Notes (part 2) on the Hannusch family of Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Type: ReportAbstract: An expanded version of the 1985 genealogy, with more illustrations and lists of sources and associated family names. A name index has been compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1870-1985Export options:Ontario and the First World War, 1914-1918 : a collection of documents
Type: BookYear of publication: 1977Export options: