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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the Diebel family, tracing the descendants of Johann Heinrich Diebel, born March 18, 1736, died October 18, 1813, and his wife Anna Katherine Glebe, born May 5, 1744, died April 20, 1798
Type: BookAbstract: An updated version of the 1936 genealogy. John Diebel, a shoemaker, arrived in Bridgeport in 1855 and later moved to Wellington County. While most descendants settled in Wellington County, some ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyDiebel JohnEydt familyKnechtel familyOppertshauser familyBridgeportWaterloo CountyWellington CountyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1855-1990Export options:Another Fischer family history
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of the descendants of Michael Fischer (1821-1882) and his two wives, Regina Zettel and Catharine Hohenadel. Michael and Regina were married at Maryhill, and later moved to ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesFischer familyFischer Michael 1821-1882SettlersGermansFarmersFischer Regina ZettelFischer Catherine HohenadelMaryhillYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1821-1991Export options:Christian Lebold history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Lebold family of Wilmot Township whose progenitor, Jacob, arrived from Germany about 1835. Christian (1836- 1903) was Jacob's eldest child who inherited the family farm north of ...Keywords: GenealogyLand ownershipFarmersAmishMennonitesLebold familyLebold ChristianWilmot TownshipPunkeydoodle's Corner19th centuryYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1835-1991Export options:Diaries as sources for studying Mennonite history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of the cultural values and the seasonal round of farm-based tasks and social interactions revealed in the diaries of four Mennonite men in Waterloo County in the 1880s and 1890s -- ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1880-1920Export options:Drudge family history: Uriah Drudge family genealogy, other Drudge family lines, from John Drudge, 1774 emigrant to Canada to the present
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the family represented in Waterloo County by Ben Drudge's family who lived between Bridgeport and Lexington.Keywords: FarmersGenealogyDrudge BenjaminDrudge Barbara Shirk (m. Benjamin)Drudge familyBridgeportLexingtonYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1900-1972Export options:Family history of John Strohm Clemens 1833-1991
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of the twelve children of John S. and Rebecca Snyder. John was the grandson of Abraham Clemens who came from Pennsylvania to settle in Fisher's Mills in 1818. Notes on ...Keywords: GenealogyDiseasesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesMennonitesFisher's MillsWaterloo TownshipClemens familyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1818-1991Export options:Family record of the descendants of Jacob Eby (1815-1896) and Mary "Polly" Bingeman (1820-1915)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a Waterloo Township Mennonite couple who moved to Indiana in the 1850s. The first chapter contains information on their ancestors, who included members of the Bechtel, Bingeman, Bergey ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesEby JacobEby Mary Bingeman Polly (m. Jacob)Eby DavidBechtel familyBingeman JohnBergey familyEby familyWaterlooYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1815-1992Export options:Franz Friedrich Walz and Fredericha Weidenhammer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of four generations of a Waterloo German family, with an anecdotal history giving details of social life and customs. Franz Walz Jr worked at the Waterloo Manufacturing Company and was a ...Keywords: WomenGermansOccupationsSettlersCustoms and traditionsFestivalsGenealogyWalz familyWeidenhammer familyRoschmann familyYear of publication: 1992Export options:From forge to farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the emigration of Valentin and Anna Gertrude Ratz from Germany in 1828, based largely on the memories and family traditions contained in a 1918 letter by Jacob Ratz, who was an infant ...Keywords: Settlers GermanBlacksmithsSaw mill industryGenealogyRatz JacobRatz ValentinRatz Anna Gertrude (m. Valentin)Wilmot Centre CemeteryHessen GermanyAlsfeld Hessen GermanyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1828-1918Export options:From Pennsylvania to Waterloo: Pennsylvania-German folk culture in transition
Type: BookAbstract: Proceedings of the 10th anniversary symposium, "Continuity and change: Pennsylvania-German folk culture in transition", richly illustrated with photographs of the accompanying exhibit, "Changes in ...Keywords: AmishArt and artistsFood customsCustoms and traditionsEthnic identityAgricultureFolk artFolkloreGenealogyGerman languageYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1750-1950Export options: