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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Swiss in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Swiss experience in Ontario, with chapters on the Pennsylvania Mennonites and European Amish in Waterloo County. The author refers to Waterloo Swiss pioneers including the Bettschen ...Keywords: AmishMennonitesBiographiesSwissPennsylvania GermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityOntarioWaterloo CountyUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1991Export options:The Swiss Move to Almaguin [Ontario, Canada]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the Canadian government's promotional efforts to lure Swiss farmers to immigrate in the 1870's, notes one group of immigrants who arrived in Ontario in 1875, and briefly sketches the lives ...Keywords: AlmaguinSwissBrand GottliebYear of publication: 1991Export options:Three charts of the Timm family
Type: ReportAbstract: Two genealogical charts and a map of the Timm family's home villages in Germany, produced as a supplement to the family history by Barbara Timm Arndt.Keywords: GenealogyTimm familyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1869-1991Export options:Trinity Anglican Cemetery (CC#4497): Blenheim Road, Galt
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of over 1,000 markers. The introduction notes that the cemetery was begun as a traditional Anglican burying ground at a time when each church had its own.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyChurches AnglicanYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1840-1990Export options:Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (CC#6477), Floradale, German Company Tract, Lot 117, Woolwich Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 320 markers. The introduction explains that the church at Floradale was one of the earliest local congregations of the Missouri Synod in Canada, in existence by ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyChurches LutheranYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1852-1989Export options:Up the Conestogo
Type: BookAbstract: An historical account of the lifestyles of the Old Order Mennonites in North America, with particular reference to Waterloo County. Beginning with the settlement years, the author notes events, ...Keywords: DiseasesMapsEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGenealogyMennonites (Old Order)AgricultureWorld War IWorld War IIYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:Waterloo County: a Pennsylvania-German homeland
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline of the settlement of Mennonite and Amish pioneers between 1800 and 1835 and the subsequent arrival of German-speaking migrants from Europe. The author compares the main groups of settlers ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGermansMennonitesImmigrationSettlersAmishPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Weber families in Waterloo and Bruce Counties (non-Mennonite)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with some added handwritten notes, linking this family of Webers to the Mennonite Webers in Martin's earlier work on John Anton Weber. Most families mentioned here were Lutherans or ...Keywords: GenealogyWeber familyWeber ChristopherWeber Christian B.Weber JacobWeber AdamWeber DanielWeber JohnWeber LouisWeber Carl J.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1830-1991Export options:William John Wintemberg
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the archaeologist born in New Dundee, including references to his research in Ontario prehistory and his many scholarly papers on folklore and Indian artifacts.Keywords: BiographiesArchaeologyFolkloreNew DundeeIndigenous peoplesWintemberg William JohnWintemberg Elizabeth Lederman (m. Francis)Wintemberg FrancisBoyle David DrWaugh F.W.Year of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1876-1941Export options:William Rudy of Waterloo County, Ont.: his ancestors and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Rudy family beginning with Daniel and Barbara (Rosenburger) Rudy who purchased land west of Waterloo in 1827. The work includes information in chart form about their descendants, ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesGenealogyRudy familyRudy WilliamRudy DanielRudy Barbara RosenburgerWellesley Township SS 10 BambergBambergWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1827-1990Export options: