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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The old Amos Weber Farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the owners of German Company lot 24, from Peter Holl in 1805 to Michael and Joan Wolf in 1992. Particular attention is given to the family of Amos Weber.Keywords: FarmersIce harvestingFarmers' marketsWeber familyHoll PeterWeber AmosWeber EmanuelBricker JohnBricker JacobBricker Judith Baumann (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1805-1992Export options:The Pennsylvania German Dialect in Southern Ontario, Canada
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: German (New High)Pennsylvania GermanDialectsLanguage maintenanceLanguage interactionAmishMennonitesEnglishYear of publication: 1992Export options:The Pennsylvania German Dialect in Southern Ontario, Canada
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1992Export options:The Schnarrs from Erbsville 1853-1991: ancestors and descendants of Charles Demetrius Schnarr
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family whose ancestor came from Germany in 1853. It includes genealogical and biographical information, with reminiscences of farm life and the Erbsville community in the first half of ...Keywords: GenealogyPoliticiansFarmersEducationSchools PublicSettlers GermanFood customsBiographiesSchnarr Charles DemetriusSchnarr Margaretha Jahn (m. Charles Demetrius)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1853-1991Export options:Traugott Ochsner : ein schweizerische-kanadischer Auswandererroman
Type: BookYear of publication: 1992Export 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 marriages, births and burials, 1840-1849, as recorded in Wellington District by the Clerk of the Peace Thomas Saunders
Type: BookAbstract: Transcription with index of manuscript records relating to the Waterloo County area before 1850, when it was part of the Wellington District. The entries include ceremonies conducted and recorded by ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1840-1849Export options:Waterloo County marriages, births and burials 1840-1849, as recorded in Wellington District by the Clerk of Peace Thomas Saunders
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcripts of vital statistics entered by Mennonite clergy Benjamin Eby, John Oesh, and Christian Miller, and recorded in the Clerk of Peace records.Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1840-1849Export options:Wellesley and Wilmot Amish Mennonite Cemeteries (CC#4551 and CC#6076): Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with indexes of 19 markers in the Wilmot cemetery and 75 markers in the Wellesley cemetery. The introduction explains that Michael Zehr sold land for the Wilmot cemetery in 1873 to the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1873-1990Export 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: