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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Henry B. Tiessen's experiences as a Russian Mennonite immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of an excerpt from Tiessen's "50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute" (1973, pp.5-14). It describes the arrival of the Hoffman family from Russia at the Waterloo station in the early 1920s ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1923-1924Export options:Hillside (CC#4530) and Conservative Mennonite (CC#4545) Cemeteries: East Concession, IX, lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with an index, of over 100 stones. A short history of the cemeteries explains that the property was first used by an Evangelical church and later by a Mennonite congregation.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options:Historic Peter Street : the history of Peter Street from 1796 to 1994, the pioneer families who settled here and a tour of 25 century homes.
Type: BookYear of publication: 1994Export 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:Hoffman family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: GenealogyHoffman familyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Jacob H. Janzen (1878-1950): a man with a mission to his people
Type: BookAbstract: A biographical sketch of Jacob Heinrich Janzen, the Russian Mennonite who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church. Janzen's roles as writer, educator and community leader are ...Keywords: MennonitesRussian MennonitesImmigrationGerman languageEducationMilitary conscriptionBiographiesClergyWorld War ICultural adaptationYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1878-1950Export options:Kinzie family history: study research material, incomplete
Type: BookAbstract: Working papers including a bibliography, biographies of the American Kinzies, and a genealogy beginning in 1716. Dilman Kinzie and his wife Barbara came to Doon from Pennsylvania in 1800. Dilman died ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaWomenBiographiesMennonitesKinzie familyKinzie DilmanKinzie James A.Kinzie JohnKinzie WilliamYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1800-1977Export options:Language Loyalty among the Pennsylvania Germans: A Status Report on Old Order Mennonites in Pennsylvania and Ontario
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: German (New High)German (Low)DialectsLanguage interactionBilingualismMennonites (Old Order)Pennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1977Export options:Lichty - Lichti family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: GenealogyLeighty familyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Linguistic Ideology and State Power: German and English Education in Ontario, 1880-1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: This article analyzes the relationship between German and English in Ontario's educational system between 1880 and 1912. It examines textbooks, curriculum, and the linguistic ideology of the ...Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Export options: