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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Historic Peter Street : the history of Peter Street from 1796 to 1994, the pioneer families who settled here and a tour of 25 century homes.
Type: BookYear of publication: 1994Export options:History of the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto, 1949-1975: A Study of Autonomy and Control
Type: ThesisAbstract: This study explores the narrative and administrative history of the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto beginning with the genesis of the idea that a central agency overseeing Jewish education in ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg (CC#4559): South Bleams Road, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 200 markers. The introduction notes that the cemetery land was bought in 1892, local Catholic burials having previously been in the St Agatha cemetery. Other ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1892-1990Export options:'If You Want Peace, Prepare for Peace': Hanna Newcombe, Peace Researcher and Peace Activist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Portrays the dedication of peace activist Hanna Newcombe, a Jewish refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Newcombe began her work in 1960 with the Voice of Women, helped to start a new chapter of ...Keywords: DundasPacifismNewcombe HannaJewsYear of publication: 1992Export options:In search of freedom: early blacks in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An analysis of black settlement with biographies of notable personalities such as the barber and politician Peter Edward Susand, teacher John Frederick Augustus Sykes Fayette, and Robert Sutherland ...Keywords: Black peopleTeachersEducationProperty rightsJubileesSchools PublicLawyersClergyPoliticiansElections MunicipalYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1834-1900Export options:Jewish Immigrants and the Garment Industry of Toronto, 1901-1931: a Study of Ethnic and Class Relations
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Uses tax assessment rolls, census documents, and archival materials to reconstruct the occupational structure and residential distribution of Jews in Toronto during 1901-31. At the turn of the ...Keywords: TorontoJewsTextile IndustryYear of publication: 1993Export options:Joseph and Catherine Bruder family history, 1834-1992
Type: BookAbstract: An account of a musical German family organized in ten main sections, for the ten children of Joseph (1834-1897) and Catherine Feth (1845-1934) who were married at St Boniface Roman Catholic Church, ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansBiographiesCatholicismCustoms and traditionsMusicAgriculturePrestonNew GermanyShantz StationYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1834-1992Export options:Just for nice: German-Canadian folk art
Type: BookKeywords: GermansFolk artPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1993Export options:Knowledge of Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: the current picture
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1993Export options:Leichty/Lichti/Lichty: Fritz, Johannes, Joseph, Christian Boesiger, Aaron Ernest, Fredora
Type: BookAbstract: The genealogy of a Swiss Amish family who came to Waterloo County about 1825, some of whose descendants migrated to Michigan. There are descriptive notes on various family members as well as ...Keywords: AmishSwissGenealogyWilmot TownshipWellesley TownshipSt AgathaLeichty familyLichti familyLichty familyYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1827-1993Export options: