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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Bechtel family, originator: Hans Jacob Bechtel, 1720
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, some members of which came to Canada in 1817 and settled in Wilmot Township and Roseville. There are transcripts of 18th century wills and a household ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1817-1981Export options:Biehn/Bean family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada, 1700-1986
Type: BookAbstract: A family history including a reprint of Samuel U. Bean's work on the Bean family in Canada, with the addition of information from the "Mennonite Quarterly Review" of 1939 and 1929. The genealogical ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Births, deaths and marriages in Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung, 1835-1840
Type: ReportAbstract: A listing of names, dates of events, and dates recorded in the newspaper, prefaced by a brief introduction to the journal and its owner, Henry William Peterson.Keywords: GenealogyNewspapersGerman languageBirthsDeathsMarriagePeterson Henry WilliamCanada Museum und Allgemeine ZeitungDer Deutsche CanadierWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1835-1840Export options:Brothers beyond the sea: national socialism in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: Deutscher Bund CanadaOntarioGermansEthnic identityPolitical partiesWaterloo CountyNational socialismYear of publication: 1981Export options:Checklist of indexes to Canadian newspapers
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A list of indexes to newspapers in Canada, including partial indexes to {Cambridge Reporter}, {Galt Evening Reporter}, {Hespeler Herald}, {Prestonian}, {Berlin Telegraph}, {Berliner Journal}, {Canada ...Keywords: NewspapersIndexesBirthsMarriageDeathsYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1830-1980Export options:Descendants of Hans Jacob Bechtel of Pottstown, PA and George III to Ont. 1929, Rev. Joseph to Ont. 1802
Type: BookAbstract: Genealogical chart of the descendants of the four members of the Bechtel family who came to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania, Abraham, Joseph, George and George B.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBechtel GeorgeBechtel familyBechtel AbrahamBechtel Hans Jacob Rev.Bechtel LeviWaterloo CountyUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1802-1987Export options:Ethnicity Employed: William Hespeler and the Mennonites
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the life of immigrant William Hespeler (1830-1921) of Baden, Germany, who came to Waterloo, Ontario, in 1850 and in 1873 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hespeler was sent as an immigration agent by ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Former Enemies Come to Canada: Ottawa and the Postwar German Immigration Boom, 1951-1957
Type: ThesisAbstract: The 1950s was the decade of the largest volume of immigration to Canada. Germans figured prominently in this great wave contributing 200,000 migrants in the peak years of 1951-57, a number only ...Keywords: Immigration policyGermansYear of publication: 2000Export options:German immigration into Canada: a survey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An overview of German settlement including the waves of migration to the Waterloo area. It is noted that this article is a translation of the original German work by Werner A. Bausenhart.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1799-c1835Export options:Inuk
Type: BookKeywords: Inuit Canada DramaYear of publication: 2000Export options: