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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Memories of yesteryears
Type: BookAbstract: The autobiography of Lorne Shantz, born in 1906 on a farm near Philipsburg, describing his childhood and farm life. There are also genealogical charts and photographs of the Shantz family.Keywords: Shantz LorneShantz familyBiographiesFarmersGenealogyPhilipsburgWilmot Township20th centuryYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1906-1987Export options:The downfall of Dr Vardon
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of Hawkesville's Dr William H. Vardon, including his custody battle with his second wife, Elvina, over their daughter Nellie.Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1856-1886Export options:The family history and genealogy of Nicolaus and Barbara (Roth) Schlegel
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of a French Mennonite family who emigrated to the East Zorra area in 1839, with the main focus on Perth and Oxford Counties. There are introductory biographies of each ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesSchlegel familyRoth familyPerth CountyOxford CountyEast Zorra TownshipWilmot TownshipSt AgathaYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1853-1986Export options:The lively little saint of St Jacobs
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief sketch of Dr Napoleon Bonaparte Wolfe, born in 1823 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who practised in St Jacobs from 1853 to 1857. He later built up a lucrative practice in Cincinnati and ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1853-1888Export 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 years of Benjamin Eby, pioneer Mennonite leader in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the life and times of Benjamin Eby (1785-1853), early community and church leader. A chronological account of Eby's accomplishments as a writer, educator, bishop and patron of new ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonites (Old Order)CorrespondenceEconomic conditionsPublishersWritersReligious dissensionTemperance movementTeachersFurniture industryYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1909Export options:Wavertree chronicles: the diary of Clayton H. Shuh 1899-1935
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of entries from his diaries, that were edited and published by his son. The entries present a picture of daily life on the Waterloo farm and in the community. Many family members and ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1899-1935Export options:Weber's write-up: history and heritage, Johannes Weber and Elisabeth Muench: a compilation of papers published on and for the descendants of Johannes Weber and Elisabeth Muench who settled in Ontario in 1854
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of issues of a family journal published quarterly in California from 1981 to 1984. The collection contains genealogical information, mostly in charts, about the Weber family who came to ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesGermansWaterloo CountyWeber JohnWeber Elisabeth MuenchWeber familyPflug HaroldOberthauser familyKalbfleisch familyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1854-1984Export options:William John Wintemberg, father of Canadian archaeology (1876-1941)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the New Dundee native, from his early years as an apprentice tailor to his appointment as Assistant Archaeologist at the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa. The author notes ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1876-1941Export options: