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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Mennonitische Namen / Mennonite names
Type: BookAbstract: An alphabetical listing of Mennonite surnames giving their probable derivation and meaning. Mennonite nicknames are discussed, as are the 20 most common Mennonite family names in Canada. There are no ...Keywords: GenealogyGerman languageMennonitesYear of publication: 1987Export options:Peterson, Heinrich Wilhelm
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the Berlin printer, publisher and editor (1793-1859), who published Canada's first German newspaper, the "Canada Museum" from 1835, as well as various secular and religious titles. ...Keywords: NewspapersGerman languageBiographiesGermansGuelphBerlin (Ontario)Peterson Henry WilliamPeterson Harriet Middleton Clayton Douglas (m. H.W.)Canada Museum und Allgemeine ZeitungWellington DistrictYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1834-1840Export options:The Eidt and Eydt families in Canada, 1835-1985
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with an introduction describing the arrival of the Eidt and Eydt families in Woolwich Township from Germany in 1835. The authors explain the connections between the two families, their ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansEidt ConradEidt CasparEidt John C.Eidt familyDoering familyEydt familyWilmot TownshipPhilipsburgYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1835-1985Export options:The Emile and Susanna (Ebersol) Arthaud family, 1765-1987: with allied families of Blank/Plank, Lebold, Neuhauser, Schwartzentruber and Zwalter
Type: BookAbstract: History of the descendants of Emil Arthaud, a French Mennonite who migrated to Canada in 1833 and married Susanna Ebersol of Wilmot Township. The couple bought one hundred acres of land in Zorra ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishMennonitesWilmot TownshipFrenchZorra TownshipOxford CountyArthaud familyEbersole familyZwalder familyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options:The Rummelhardts of Rummelhardt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief family history beginning with the arrival of stonemason, Franz Joseph Rummelhardt, in Canada in 1833. Bascom, Freiburger, and Schwarz are three family names mentioned among Rummelhardt's ...Keywords: GermansRummelhardtSt AgathaGerman Company TractWilmot TownshipWaterloo TownshipRummelhardt Franz JosephEby BenjaminEby MagdalenaRummelhardt AnastasiaYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1833-1967Export options:The settlement of the German Block in Wilmot Township, Upper Canada
Type: ReportAbstract: A paper given at the Mennonite Experience in America Conference VI, November 5-7, 1987, at Bluffton, Ohio. The author relates the efforts of Christian Nafziger, and of Canadian Mennonites on his ...Keywords: AmishMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesSettlersLand economicsLand ownershipGerman BlockWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1820-c1850Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: ReportAbstract: A teaching aid intended for high school students learning about the ties between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo County, Ontario. The kit consists of loose overhead transparencies and ...Keywords: Educational literatureMennonitesImmigrationPennsylvania GermansUpper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: c1790-c1820Export options:The Wilhelm family in Canada... minutes of the Wilhelm family reunions (Michael Wilhelm and Margaret Wettlaufer), 1927-1987, Elizabeth, Peter, Valentine, Anna Margaret, Jacob
Type: BookAbstract: Minutes of 56 Wilhelm family reunions, describing the organization, programmes and finances. Many of the reunions were held in Baden and New Hamburg. In 1988, Elizabeth Schmadl also transcribed these ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1837-1987Export options:The Wilhelm family in Canada... minutes
Type: BookAbstract: Minutes of 56 Wilhelm family reunions, describing the organization, programmes and finances. Many of the reunions were held in Baden and New Hamburg. In 1988, Elizabeth Schmadl also transcribed these ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1837-1987Export options: