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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Flames, tempers, accusations: the 1896 Hibner Furniture Factory Fire
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Hibner familyFiresYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1896Export options:Floradale Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4586): German Company Tract lot 101, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of about 60 stones, with a short history of Floradale Mennonite Church and a name index.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1945-1991Export options:From Toleration to Expulsion: The Families of Ecsény Somogy County, Hungary 1784-1948
Type: BookAbstract: This "book of families" traces the origins and subsequent settlement in Ecseny, Hungary of German-speaking Lutherans. Names and details of individuals and their descendants comprise most of the 2 ...Keywords: Danube SwabiansGenealogyHungarian GermansEcseny Somogy County HungaryHessiansNorfolk CountyKitchenerhessYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1784-1948Export options:Fruits of the earth
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1989Export options:Gemutlichkeit! In Kitchener-Waterloo that means Oktoberfest
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Outlines the background to the annual "Gemutlichkeit' or "Oktoberfest', held in Kitchener and Waterloo, Canada every year. The festival allows the local population to return to their Germanic roots ...Keywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestFestivalsYear of publication: 1989Export options:Genealogy of Balthasar Schmidt, Elisabeth (Horst) Schmidt (his wife), their families and descendants of Philipsburg and Gads Hill
Type: BookAbstract: An outline of the story of a Perth farming couple who were associated with Zion Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, and who retired to Baden in the early 1900s.Keywords: GermansLutheransGenealogyPerth CountyPhilipsburgSchmidt familySchmidt BalthasarSchmidt Elizabeth Horst (m. Balthasar)Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1841-1993Export options:German immigration and assimilation in Ontario, 1783-1918
Type: BookKeywords: GermansAcculturationImmigrantsYear of publication: 1989Export options:Go well : a global pilgrimage / Ronald J. R. Mathies
Type: BookYear of publication: 2015Export options:Guide to historical resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: A very useful guide to primary source materials on the Waterloo region, compiled mainly from responses to a questionnaire sent to businesses, churches, voluntary organizations of all kinds, ...Keywords: Archive recordsReligious buildingsAssociations and clubsSchoolsWomen's InstitutesWaterloo CountyWaterloo RegionYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1987Export options:Hallman Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6703): Conc. 11, Lot 31, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of some 62 markers on the one-acre plot originally deeded by Adam Unger in 1847 in trust to Jacob Detweiler for a meeting house and burying ground. The introduction notes that services ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1847-1900Export options: