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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Stones on a grave
Type: BookAbstract:"Sara has never been out of the tiny town of Hope, Ontario, where she has been in an orphanage all her life. After a fire destroys the orphanage, clues about her parentage, a medical certificate ...
Year of publication: 2015Export options:Taste of nostalgia...: recipes for everyday
Type: BookAbstract:Includes old Mennonite recipes, as well as all of the recipes from the former Windfields Restaurant in Drayton, Ontario.
Year of publication: 2015Export options:Ten hours out of Waterloo Region: Mennonites on the move north... again
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Waterloo RegionMennonitesYear of publication: 2015Export options:The autobiography of the REV. Charles Freshman : late Rabbi of the Jewish Synagogue at Quebec, and graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary at Prague; at present German Wesleyan Minister at Preston, Ontario
Type: BookKeywords:Year of publication: 2015Export options:The Bickel book, including genealogies of the following main branches: Boettger, Buck, Heipel, Helwig, and Kalbfleisch lines
Type: ReportAbstract: A looseleaf binder containing information about the ancestors, descendants and relations of Mathias Bickel (1822-1906), a pioneer German immigrant who settled near Neustadt, Ontario. Many members of ...Year of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1850-1982Export options:The Bricker connection, part 3: Catherine Bricker and George Brink, their ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Catherine Bricker, daughter of Elizabeth Cress and Peter Bricker, and her husband George Brink.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBricker PeterBricker Elizabeth CressBrink GeorgeBrink Catherine Bricker (m. George)Waterloo CountyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:The cart before the horse: Policy perspectives on farm parcel creation on Mennonite farms
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:"This article examines Mennonite adaptation and policy perspectives on small acreage farms, adding colour to a discussion about differences in cultural value and priority between Ontario's ...
Year of publication: 2015Export options:The Cress connection, part 1: a record of Simon Cress (1764-1851) and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the descendants of Simon and Catharine Cress, Mennonites who are thought to have been the first white settlers in the St Jacobs area.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaCress familyCress SimonCress CatharineCress EphraimCress Susan McMahonCress Eliza Miles (m. Simon)Cress LeviYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1800-1982Export options:The Cress connection, part 2: a record of Jacob Cress (1804-1881) and Magdalena Eby (1813-1883), their ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: Genealogical details on the descendants of Jacob, the eldest son of Simon, who moved with his family from St Jacobs to Port Elgin. There is introductory biographical information about the Eby and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesCress familyCress JacobCress Magdalena Eby (m. Jacob)David JohnDavid Barbara Cress (m. John)Puttock Veronica Cress (m. David)Puttock DavidCress SimonYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:The descendants of Samuel B. Hoffman 1839- 1904, George B. Hoffman 1842-1927, Joseph B. Hoffman 1845-1938
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the families of three of the five children of Samuel Hoffman and Veronica Bricker, settlers of Woolwich Township. Their daughter Barbara never married, and the descendants of their son ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlersPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipGerman Company TractHoffman familyHoffman SamuelHoffman Veronica Bricker (m. Samuel)Hoffman BarbaraYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1802-1982Export options: