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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Kinzie-Bean Cemetery (CC#5425): Biehn Tract Lot 1, Waterloo Township (now Mill Park Drive, Kitchener, west of Doon)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions and index of about 80 surviving markers and monuments in the cemetery located on the original farm of John Biehn who came from Montgomery County, PA in 1800. Biehn's son-in-law, Dilman ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1800-1985Export options:Koch: some ancestors and descendants of David Ludwig Koch, 1801-1889, and Barbara Reist, 1801-1890
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the family of an early settler of Woolwich Township who was ordained a minister for the Conestogo Mennonite Meeting House in 1845. There is information on Ludwig's ancestors and the ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers GermanFarmersChurches MennoniteBiographiesClergyConestogo Mennonite ChurchGerman CompanyWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1823-1988Export options:Lieder-Sammlung commentary: self-helps for the Gemeinschaftliche Lieder-Sammlung
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesMusicHymnsYear of publication: 1987Export options:Limerick Cornell Cemetery (CC#5417): Broken Front Concession, East of the Grand, Lot 9, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with an index, of some 31 stones that were moved in about 1967, from the original location on the west side of Highway 8 about one mile north of Preston, to a location beside Doon ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1810-1900Export options:Linwood Cemeteries: St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery (CC#4541), Concession XI, Lot 11; Linwood Union Cemetery (CC#4531), Concession
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of about 190 stones in St Peter's Cemetery, founded for the German- speaking people of the community in about 1900, and of the 135 stones in the Linwood Union Cemetery (used from about ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1860-1986Export options:Living with conviction: German army captain turns to cultivating peace
Type: BookKeywords: Bartel Siegfried 1915-Mennonite Central CommitteeMennonites British Columbia BiographyGerman Canadians British Columbia BiographyYear of publication: 1994Export options:Lots to know about Motz/Trudeau
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Christopher and Emma Motz Noll, German immigrants who came to Berlin about 1880. Other related families include the Wahls, the Schaefers, and the Kreitzers.Keywords: SettlersGermansGenealogyBiographiesMotz familyMotz ChristopherMotz Emma Bauga Motz NollBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1994Export options:Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4532): Wellesley Township, West Concession II, Lot 11
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of some 336 stones, with index and plan. The introduction notes that a corner of the lot was first used by the McKee family as a burial ground. Half an acre was deeded in 1870 by ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1887-1987Export options: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:Memory Gardens (CC#5464): Hwy. #7 near Breslau, Woolwich Township (formerly Waterloo Township), Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of markers with a master index of over 7,000 names. Maps show the location of the cemetery and the cemetery sections.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyInscriptionsMapsYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1951-1994Export options: