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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Reminiscences of Grandmother Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of a Mennonite family in Waterloo County over a period of nearly 150 years, based on the recollections of the author's mother-in-law. Births, deaths, marriages, illnesses, ...Keywords: BiographiesFood customsElectricityFarmersFuneralsGenealogyGerman languageMennonites (Old Order)Settlers PennsylvaniaTransportationYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1967Export options:Reuben Snyder Oberholtzer (O.G.S. #1): origin of the Ontario Genealogical Society
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the founder and first member of the Ontario Genealogical Society. He was also a member of the Waterloo Historical Society and a leader in the formation of the Pennsylvania German ...Keywords: GenealogyOntario Genealogical SocietyBiographiesOberholtzer Reuben SnyderWaterloo Historical SocietyPennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1904-1981Export options:Study of a Waterloo Co. Pennsylvania German barn
Type: BookKeywords: BarnsPennsylvania GermansWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1978Export options:The Ahrens story
Type: ReportAbstract: A lively narrative of the life and times of the Ahrens family, German immigrants who were prominent in the development of Berlin/Kitchener and related to the J.M. Schneider family by marriage. The ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesAhrens familySettlersGermansBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerChurches Swedenborgians19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1803-1980Export options:The Daniel Schrag family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An expanded revision of an earlier 1964 edition by Keith Schrag. More biographical information on family members is contained in this illustrated version than in the previous book. Daniel was a ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishBiographiesFarmersSettlers GermanSchrag familyKennel familyZehr familySchrag JacobYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1813-1981Export options:The Fischer people
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle of six generations of Fischers, the offspring of Philip and Caroline Wilhelm, German emigrants who arrived in Canada about 1835. Philip was a blacksmith who bought farmland near Strasburg ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersFischer familyWeber familyFischer PhilipFischer Caroline Wilhelm (m. Philip)Strub JosephStrub Frederica Fischer (m. Joseph)Schuller F. XavierYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1835-1981Export options:The Mayer-Moyer family tree (1818-1981): a record of the descendants of Adam Mayer (1818-1895)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account of the family that came to Waterloo County in the 1850s from Niederstetten, Germany. The work is primarily a name index providing birth, marriage, and death dates of the ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanBiographiesMayer AdamMayer Regina Stumpf (m. Adam)Moyer JohnMoyer Rachel Cress (m. John)Moyer familyMayer familyBricker familyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1855-1981Export options:The {New Hamburg Independent}'s first century
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the community's first English-language weekly newspaper which began as a campaign publication for local businessman Samuel Merner. The author describes the involvement of George W. ...Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1878-1978Export options:The Otterbein family history: the descendants of Valentine and Elisabetha Herrmann Otterbein
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a German family who settled near Breslau in the 1840s, with biographical facts on most family members. A supplement to this work was compiled in 1985.Keywords: GenealogyWeaving industrySettlers GermanBiographiesFarmersOtterbein familyOtterbein ValentineOtterbein Elisabetha Herrmann (m. Valentine)Otterbein HenryOtterbein BalzarYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1840-1981Export options:The Schmidt-Smith family tree, 1787-1981
Type: BookAbstract: A list of the descendants of Johannes and Maria Catharina Schmidt who came to Waterloo County in the 1860s. Entries are arranged by family and generation and give birth and death dates. There are ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanSmith familySchmidt familySchmidt JohannesSchmidt Maria Catharina Schaefer (m. Johannes)Schmidt Adelaide Fischer (m. John S.)Schmidt John S.Schmidt KonradSchmidt Anna Jaeckel (m. Konrad)Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1860-1981Export options: