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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the ancestors and relations
Type: BookAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1973 book which followed the Woolwich couple's descendants. This book examines the German and French antecedents and the U.S. family connections.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansReunionsRitter familyRitter PhilipRitter Elizabeth Knechtel (m. Philip)Schweitzer Elizabeth Ritter (m. Jacob)Schweitzer JacobRitter ValentineYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1819-1994Export options:A history of the Shantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Isaac and Barbara Reiff, particularly of Peter Erb Shantz, the author's grandfather. There are charts, biographies, reunion notes, information on the P.E. Shantz Foundry ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesShantz familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1994Export options:A matter of domestic policy? Canadian immigration policy and the admission of Germans, 1945-50 JO Canadian Historical Review
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: In an effort to end the political deadlock following WWII, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King underscored Canada's international responsibility in terms of its immigration policy. Canada's ...Keywords: Immigration policyRefugeesYear of publication: 1993Export options:A tribute to a great community builder: an official souvenir program
Type: BookAbstract: A programme for the retirement celebration of Dominic Cardillo, who had served on Kitchener City Council from 1962- 1982, and was Kitchener's longest serving mayor, serving from 1982-1994. There are ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1962-1994Export options:Amish and Tunkers critiqued ca. 1830
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contemporary descriptions of Waterloo County Amish and Tunkers in the 1830s, taken from a journal of Rev. William Proudfoot and a letter by Christian G. Klinckhardt. Brief introductions by E. ...Keywords: TunkersAmishMennonitesPennsylvania GermansEducationGerman languageCustoms and traditionsAgricultureWaterloo TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1829-1834Export options:Analysis of ethnocultural landscapes of eastern Ontario and Pontiac, Quebec, by correspondence analysis
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Provides an analysis of two regions of eastern Canada, Pontiac (250km W of Montreal) and eastern Ontario (four counties adjacent to the Quebec border and the outermost suburbs of Montreal). The ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:Anomie as Powerlessness: Sorting Ethnic Group Prestige, Class, and Gender
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: TorontoEthnic identityGermansJewsYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1990Export options:Antisemitism in Ontario: the twentieth century
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: Anti-SemitismYear of publication: 1992Export options:Archaeological assessment and test square excavations Wanner House 1900 Maple Grove Road City of Cambridge Regional Municipality
Type: ReportAbstract: A report documenting the layout of the farmstead that was originally settled by Henry Wanner, and summarizing the more than 1500 19th-century artifacts found during the excavation.Keywords: ArchaeologyAgricultureWanner familyWanner HenryWanner Henry JrBorland AndyMartin John W.Harlock WilliamYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1810-1993Export options:Archaeological mitigative excavation, Joseph Hoffman site (AjHd-27), draft plan of subdivision 30T-87027, town of Heidelberg
Type: ReportAbstract: Analysis of artifacts of glass, ceramics, metal and animal bones associated with a mid- 1850s homestead site.Keywords: ArchaeologySettlersHeidelbergYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1870Export options: