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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Pennsylvania German Dialect and the Life of an Old Order Mennonite
Type: BookYear of publication: 1977Export options:The plain and not so plain Mennonites in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of twelve Mennonite groups, concluding that the differences are more sociological than theological. The author cites statistics showing Old Order Mennonites' responses to economic ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1977Export options:The Public Career of P.R. Hilborn: a Waterloo County Entrepreneur
Type: ThesisAbstract: A biography of Percy Richard Hilborn (1886-1972) by his grandson, tracing his entrepreneurial rise and fall. Hilborn made his fortune with Canada Sand Papers Ltd and furniture factories but sold his ...Keywords: BiographiesArt and artistsParksWorld War IIFurnitureIndustriesEconomic conditionsEntrepreneursLabour movementsHilborn Percy Richard (1886-1972)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1886-1972Export options:The Schneider House, Kitchener: a study
Type: ReportAbstract: A report that includes copies of advertisements from local newspapers and directories such as "Smith's Canadian gazetteer" and the "County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for ...Keywords: GenealogyCustoms and traditionsMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)Schneider JosephSchneider Joseph E.Schneider familyMuseumsWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: c1820-c1900Export options:The sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish: a bibliography with annotations
Type: BookAbstract: An 800-item annotated bibliography including references to books, graduate theses, pamphlets, articles and unpublished sources. An introduction discusses sources, methods, scope and leading ideas. ...Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1926-1977Export options:The Written German of the Amish
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: GermanWritten GermanAmishYear of publication: 1977Export 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:Williamsburg Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, [CC #4511]
Type: BookYear of publication: 2015Export options: