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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: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:Mennonite memories of Pelee Island, Ontario, 1925–1950: Toward a framework for visual narrative inquiry
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Our research team documented the experiences of Russian Mennonite immigrants who settled on Pelee Island in the province of Ontario, Canada, between 1925 and 1950. We collected more than 200 ...
Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Historical Period: 1925-1950Export options:Mennonites in Ontario: an introduction
Type: BookAbstract: Successor to the booklet by J. Winfield Fretz, published in 1967 (and reprinted in 1974 and 1982), this concise account has short chapters defining Ontario Mennonites, tracing the origins of ...Keywords: MennonitesTechnologyEthnic groupsOccupationsCustoms and traditionsAgricultureEducationAmishMennonites (Old Order)OntarioYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1787-1994Export options: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:Methodist baptisms: Preston Circuit (St Paul's United Church) 1907-1915
Type: ReportAbstract: Alphabetical and chronological lists of persons baptized between 1907 and 1915 at the German Methodist Church which became St Paul's United Church in 1933.Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1907-1915Export options:Methodist burials: Preston Circuit (St Paul's United Church), 1908-1929
Type: ReportAbstract: Alphabetical and chronological lists of persons buried between 1908 to 1929, from the German Methodist Church which became St Paul's United Church in 1933.Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1908-1929Export options:More than A, B, C: Old Colony Mennonites and the challenges of Ontario Public Education Policy
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The Old Colony Mennonites' history of migration can be traced from their 1874 migration from Russia to Canada, which marked the beginning of their diaspora, followed in 1922 by a second exodus to ...
Keywords: EducationMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsYear of publication: 2013Export options:Moser families of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: Genealogies of several Moser families who settled in Hespeler, Bamberg, Heidelberg and Berlin, and near Paradise Lake. Genealogical information is also given on the Musselmans who intermarried with ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaMoser familyMusselman familyMusselman DavidMusselman FrederickFrey Anna Musselman (m. Christian)Musselman Esther Martin (m. David)Moser MichaelYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1800-1987Export options:Mothering Mennonite
Type: BookKeywords: IdentityWomenMennonitesChristianityReligious aspectsMennonite womenMother and childMotherhoodMothersReligious lifeYear of publication: 2013Export options: