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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of migration from Germany to Canada, 1850-1939
Type: BookKeywords: ImmigrationYear of publication: 2006Export options: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:Brothers beyond the sea: national socialism in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: Deutscher Bund CanadaOntarioGermansEthnic identityPolitical partiesWaterloo CountyNational socialismYear of publication: 1981Export options:Culture and community, Kitchener, 1911-1939: Music, radio, film, and theatre
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis is an investigation of the ethnically unique community of Berlin/Kitchener and its reaction to the coming of mass cultural influences. German culture was more dominant when this period ...Year of publication: 1996Export options:Experiences with language retention: Case studies of Mennonites from Mexico
Type: ThesisAbstract: Within language retention and attrition research, limited attention has been given to the perspectives and reflections of people who have experienced the retention or loss of a first language. The ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:Fugitive slaves and free Americans in Canada West before 1860
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of research sources used in the author's thesis about black settlement and experience in the Queen's Bush. Most fugitive slaves were illiterate, and their settlement is marked only by ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export 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:Kinship, Communities, and Covenant Chains: Mohawks and Palatines in New York and Upper Canada, 1712-1830
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 2006Export options:Mennonites: the old ways are forever
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A popular account of the traditional values and customs preserved by the Mennonites.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:Multiculturalism, Jews and identities in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: JewsEthnic identityYear of publication: 1996Export options: