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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
John Steckly family history: David and Magdalena (Ropp) Steckly genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of the family of John (Hans) Steckly who came to Wilmot Township in the first half of the nineteenth century. The French origins of the Steckly and Ropp families are ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers FrenchMennonitesAmishFarmersSteckley familyRopp familySteckly HansSteckly Barbara SteinmanSteckly JohnYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1820-1988Export options:Kloepfer family data
Type: BookAbstract: The background to a genealogical study of the Kloepfer family who emigrated to the Maryhill area from Germany in the first half of the 19th century. Lists of the descendants of many branches of the ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanKloepfer familyKloepfer JacobKloepfer Monica Winter (m. Jacob)Waterloo TownshipMaryhillNew GermanyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1810-1990Export options:Lawyers as members of urban business elites in southern Ontario, 1860 to 1920
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An analysis of the changing distribution and organization of law practices in southern Ontario communities, in relation to the main phases of business activity. Lawyers are described as members of " ...Keywords: UrbanizationAssociations and clubsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipLawyersLegislationPoliticiansTaxationBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1860-1920Export options:Lexical and morphological interference phenomena in the German speech of German immigrants in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, Ontario, Canada
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis attempts to scrutinize the lexical and morphological interference phenomena in the German speech of German immigrants in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in Ontario. Interview data revealed ...Keywords: LinguisticsKitchenerWaterlooGermansYear of publication: 1990Export options:Mennonite archives in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of the holdings of various Canadian Mennonite archives, including those with material about Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1990Export options:Mennonite settlement: the Bucks County caravan
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the migration of the families of John Biehn and George Bechtel from Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1800. The author notes that, contrary to most historical sources, these Mennonite ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansLand ownershipImmigrationGenealogyMennonitesWaterloo TownshipBiehn JohnSchoerg JosephBetzner Samuel JrBechtel GeorgeYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1798-1800Export options:Roots: genealogical resources in W.L.U. Library
Type: BookAbstract: A bibliography of Canadian genealogical resources available at Wilfrid Laurier University, including works on heraldry, guides to calligraphy and archives, histories of ethnic groups and local ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1800-1990Export options:St Clement's Roman Catholic Cemetery (CC#4499): Speedsville Road, Cambridge, formerly Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of nearly 600 markers. The introduction notes that the parish of St Clement in Preston dates from about 1847, and that the Jesuits from Guelph had charge until 1889. The ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1847-1987Export options:St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg (CC#4537): Concession VI, Lot 6, Eastern Section, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index and plan of about 130 markers. The introduction notes the association with St John's Lutheran Church (Canada Synod), founded in 1852 with the present stone church built in ...Keywords: CemeteriesBuildings StoneGenealogyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1872-1973Export options:St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville (CC#4539): Concession A, Lot 5, Eastern Section, Wellesley Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of some 160 markers. The introduction notes that the church and cemetery are located on the Wellesley-Waterloo line, and not particularly near Erbsville. The ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1852-1990Export options: