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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Friedrichs of Waterloo
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of the family (also spelled Friederich or Frederick) and related families: the Deverells, the Baltzers, the Bergeys, the Kehls and the Bortzs. Certificates, census information, photographs ...Keywords: GenealogyWaterlooFriedrich familyFriedrich Fritz J.Friedrich Susannah BaltzerFriedrich Carl A. CharlesDeverell familyBaltzer familyBergey familyKehl familyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1834-1986Export options:The life and times of George Hendel Sr
Type: ReportAbstract: The autobiography of George Hendel Sr who was born in Austria-Hungary in 1904 and came to Kitchener in 1929. He started farming in the 1930s but by the 1950s had changed to construction. He recounts ...Keywords: FarmersGenealogyBiographiesRomaniaEconomic conditionsNew Apostolic ChurchWaterlooEmigrationYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1904-1990Export 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 Mennonite heritage of the Huber family, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: An unpublished student essay on an influential Berlin family. There are biographical sketches of many members, including Henry S., Jacob, James T. and his wife Emmaline Schlichter, Benjamin S., Allen ...Keywords: MennonitesHuber familyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerOxford CountyWaterloo County19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1820-1990Export options:The Petworth Emigration Scheme: a preliminary list of emigrants from Sussex and neighbouring counties in England to Upper Canada 1832-1837
Type: BookAbstract: A working list of emigrant families from southern English counties (such as Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire) who were assisted to come to Upper Canada in the 1830s. Among those who settled in ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1832-1837Export 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:The yesteryears, 1902-1989: a collection
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of Duretta and Harry Wolfhard who lived in Elmira and Kitchener. Information is presented about their life together and their community activities, such as Red Cross fundraising ...Keywords: World War IGenealogyPoetryWolfhard Duretta LeslieWolfhard HarryLeslie familyBerlin (Ontario)GaltKitchenerElmiraYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1902-1989Export options:The yesteryears, 1902-1989: a collection of memories
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of Duretta and Harry Wolfhard who lived in Elmira and Kitchener. Information is presented about their life together and their community activities, such as Red Cross fundraising ...Keywords: World War IGenealogyPoetsWolfhard Duretta LeslieWolfhard HarryLeslie familyCasino BridgeportBerlin (Ontario)GaltKitchenerYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1902-1989Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options:Tremaine's Map of County of Waterloo, Canada West (1861)
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A useful account of historical maps of the Waterloo area, notably the Tremaine map as an example of a commercial type of county map already well developed in the United States. The author discusses ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1851-1861Export options: