This site is a work in progress. Tell us what you think.
German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A Review of Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte Der Mennoniten in Canada,' Published in 1872
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte der Mennoniten in Canada' (1872). Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1838, he studied medicine at the University of Toronto and practiced in Sebringville. He was encouraged ...Keywords: OntarioSebringvilleMennonitesEby AaronYear of publication: 1990Export options:Boundary maintenance among Ontario Amish Mennonites
Type: ReportAbstract: An analysis of the challenge to the Amish Mennonites' ethnic identity by external economic forces and internal differences in ideology, during the period of increasing prosperity between 1940 and ...Keywords: AmishEthnic groupsOccupationsEthnic identityCustoms and traditionsEducationAcculturationPerth CountyWaterloo RegionWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1940-1970Export options:Christian E. Boshart and Catherine Buerge family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An account of a French Amish Mennonite family who settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships in 1834 and later moved to Nebraska and Oregon. Reminiscences and photographs complement the genealogical ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishMennonitesFrenchCustoms and traditionsAgricultureBoshart familyBuerge familyWilmot TownshipWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1834-1978Export options:Christian Wagler family
Type: BookAbstract: A manuscript genealogy of the family of Christian and his wife, Anne Marie Wagler, who came from France in 1848 and settled on what later became the Livingston farm in Baden.Keywords: MennonitesAmishGenealogyWagler familyWagler ChristianWagler Anne Marie Wagler (m. Christian)Oesch ChristianLivingston John P.BadenWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1848-1975Export options:Dermatoglyphic traits in an Amish- Mennonite population in Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the Amish-Mennonite group descended from the immigrants to Ontario from Alsace-Lorraine in the 1820s and 1830s. The author examines the patterns of arches, loops, and whorls found on the ...Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1820-1978Export options:John Steckly family history: David and Magdalena (Ropp) Steckly genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of the family of John (Hans) Steckly who came to Wilmot Township in the first half of the nineteenth century. The French origins of the Steckly and Ropp families are ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers FrenchMennonitesAmishFarmersSteckley familyRopp familySteckly HansSteckly Barbara SteinmanSteckly JohnYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1820-1988Export options:Mennonite country
Type: BookAbstract: Thoughts of an Old Order Amishman on farming and his faith, illustrated with pen and ink drawings of Mennonite farm life by Peter Etril Snyder.Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1880-1978Export options:The family history and genealogy of Christian Steinman(n) and Veronica Eyer
Type: BookAbstract: An account of an Amish family who came to Wilmot Township in 1827. The genealogy of each family is prefaced with biographical information, and illustrations include photographs and facsimiles of ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishSteinmann ChristianSteinmann Veronica Eyer (m. Christian)Steinman familySteinmann Christian JrSteinmann Maria Honderich (m. Christian Jr)Erb Jacob S.Erb Catherine Steinman (m. Jacob S.)Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1827-1990Export options:Wreath & Bough: Decorative Arts of Amish-Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options: