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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Descendants of John Hess Brubacher D-14, 1782-1862 of Juniata County and his nephew "Cooper" John Sherk Brubacher D-63, 1807-1887
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy including many Waterloo descendants. One of the earliest Brubachers to settle in the Waterloo region was John W. Brubacher who came to Woolwich Township from Pennsylvania in about 1825 ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesMennonitesIndigenous peoplesIndustriesPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipConestogoWellesley TownshipHawkesvilleYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1825-1977Export options:Deutsch als Muttersprache in Kanada: Berichte zur Gegenwartslage
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of essays about German- language enclaves in Canada. Werner Bausenhart, Kurt Nabert, Klaus H. Bongart and others discuss the dialects of Ontario German-speaking communities, especially ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsWaterloo CountyOntarioYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1945-c1975Export options:Deutsch in Ontario, I: Toronto und Ottawa - Deutsch bei den Mennoniten
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1977Export options:Deutsch in Ontario, II: Deutsche Sprache und Kultur in Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1977Export options:Deutsch in Ontario, III: Uber einige deutsche Dialekte
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1977Export options:Elmira Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4584): on Highway #86, west of Elmira, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of approximately 900 markers, with a short historical introduction, a cemetery plan, and a name index.Keywords: GenealogyInscriptionsCemeteriesYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1855-1988Export options:Flames, tempers, accusations: the 1896 Hibner Furniture Factory Fire
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Hibner familyFiresYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1896Export options:Floradale Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4586): German Company Tract lot 101, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of about 60 stones, with a short history of Floradale Mennonite Church and a name index.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1945-1991Export options:From Toleration to Expulsion: The Families of Ecsény Somogy County, Hungary 1784-1948
Type: BookAbstract: This "book of families" traces the origins and subsequent settlement in Ecseny, Hungary of German-speaking Lutherans. Names and details of individuals and their descendants comprise most of the 2 ...Keywords: Danube SwabiansGenealogyHungarian GermansEcseny Somogy County HungaryHessiansNorfolk CountyKitchenerhessYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1784-1948Export options:Genealogical chart of the Devitt family and related branches
Type: ReportAbstract: A detailed genealogical chart of descendants of Dennis Devitt who came to Waterloo County about 1815. Other family branches included are those of John W. Hinchcliffe, Louis J. Breithaupt, Harvey ...Keywords: Breithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1815-1977Export options: