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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
German and German-Canadian literature as contained in the "Berliner Journal"
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An analysis of the literary content of the weekly newspaper published from 1859 to 1918, including its style, quality and purpose. The author considers particularly the Pennsylvania German dialect in ...Keywords: GermansNewspapersHumour (Literary)German languageDialectsPennsylvania GermanBerlin (Ontario)Rittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Berliner JournalYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1859-1918Export options:German immigration into Upper Canada and Ontario : from 1783 to the present day
Type: BookKeywords: GermansImmigrationYear of publication: 1979Export options:Germanism, industrialism, and propaganda in Berlin, Ontario during World War I
Type: ThesisKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)World War IYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1914-1918Export options:Germans - Ontario Ethnocultural Profiles
Type: BookKeywords: GermansEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1979Export options:Going by the moon and the stars : stories of two Russian Mennonite women
Type: BookYear of publication: 1994Export options:Grace Schmidt Room of Local History celebrates 10th anniversary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A description of the local history resources and materials available at Kitchener Public Library, with an account of the anniversary celebration.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1984-1994Export options:Hallman family history in Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy containing portions of family histories by H.S. Hallman and Dr Bergey. Biographical data and photographs of family farmsteads precede the genealogical data for each branch of the family.Keywords: GenealogySettlersPennsylvania GermansBiographiesFarmersMennonitesRosevilleNew DundeeMannheimDumfries North TownshipYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1825-1991Export options: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:Henry Brubacher Bowman, 1900-1991
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the secretary-treasurer of the Waterloo Historical Society from 1967- 1973, including a sketch of his working life as an engineer with various industrial businesses. His ...Keywords: OccupationsMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesPublic transportIndustriesBusinessesGerman languageBowman Henry BrubacherBowman AbrahamBowman Catherine Brubacher (m. Abraham)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1991Export 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: