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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
1784-1984: 200 years of German participation in building Ontario: a chronological table
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the migrations of German- speaking people and the areas they settled in the Waterloo region. Prominent individuals including Benjamin Eby, Christian Nafziger, F.W. Bindemann, George ...Keywords: GermansReligionEducationCustoms and traditionsSportsMusicAssociations and clubsIndustriesGerman languageUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1800-1984Export options:1784-1984: 200 years of German participation in building Ontario: a chronological table
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the migrations of German- speaking people and the areas they settled in the Waterloo region. Prominent individuals including Benjamin Eby, Christian Nafziger, F.W. Bindemann, George ...Keywords: GermansReligionEducationCustoms and traditionsSportsMusicAssociations and clubsIndustriesGerman languageUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1984Export options:A comparative factorial ecology: Kitchener-Waterloo, 1971 and 1981
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of socio-economic and demographic characteristics based on census data for ethnic origin, religion, education, mobility, fertility, dwellings, households, employment and income. The ...Keywords: Census recordsGermansKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1971-1981Export options:A socio-economic history of German- Canadians: they, too, founded Canada: a research report
Type: BookAbstract: A survey of German groups who settled in the Waterloo County area, including discussion of migration, settlement, war, education, politics, recreation, communications and culture.Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identityGermansImmigrationPublishersLeisure activitiesOccupationsAssociations and clubsEducationUnited Empire LoyalistsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1799-1984Export options:Family history of Peter Shirk
Type: BookAbstract: A record of the ancestors and descendants of Peter Shirk, an Old Order Mennonite who held political appointments and owned the Lancaster Mills at Bridgeport and the Baden Mills. Short biographies ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesEducationBusinessesBiographiesReligionMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Shirk and Snider Ltd BridgeportBaden MillsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1862-1984Export options:Ontario Old Colony Church loses beloved leader
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: ClergyDeathsChurches MennoniteReligionYear of publication: 2022Export options:Staff changes
Type: Magazine ArticleAbstract:Pastoral transitions in Ontario Ken, left, and Dawne Driedger began as interim pastors at Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches, in November 2021, serving both congregations alongside Kyongjung ...
Year of publication: 2022Export options:The boundaries of ethnicity: German immigration and the language of belonging in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract:Benjamin Bryce considers what it meant to be German in Ontario between 1880 and 1930. For the Germans who make up the core of this study, the distinction between insiders and outsiders was often ...
Keywords: HistoryOntarioGermans19th century20th centuryEthnic identityGerman languageReligionSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2022Export options: