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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A reflection on the collective biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of a project that gathered data on 547 councillors, summarizing some of the collective results derived from the data including information on religion, occupation, political party and sex ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Baden's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Profiles of Baden's physicians from 1873 to 1949, including basic biographical information, details of their training and where they went after leaving Baden: apart from one doctor who retired due to ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1873-1949Export options:Families and communities of Waterloo Township in 1861
Type: ReportAbstract: A reconstitution of Waterloo Township society by unique linkage of three sources -- the 1861 census manuscripts, the township assessment rolls for 1861, and Tremaine's map. An introductory essay ...Keywords: Census recordsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipMennonitesOccupationsSchoolsWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1860-1861Export options:Founding families of Waterloo Township, 1800-1830
Type: ReportAbstract: Profiles and tables of nearly 170 families who came to Waterloo Township -- mainly Mennonites from southeastern Pennsylvania. An introductory essay surveys the main phases in migration and early ...Keywords: Ethnic identityAgricultureGenealogyGermansImmigrationLand ownershipMarriageMennonitesOccupationsSettlersYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1798-1840Export 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:Grace Schmidt honoured
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the local history achievements that won Grace Schmidt a provincial Outstanding Achievement Award at a Volunteer Service Award ceremony.Keywords: WomenOccupationsAssociations and clubsHistoric sitesSchmidt GraceLibrariansJoseph Schneider Haus Gallery and Museum KitchenerWaterloo County Hall of FameYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1972-1995Export options:Oral history interview with Ruth Otterbein
Type: ReportAbstract: Biographical notes from an interview with Miss Otterbein, describing her memories of Victoria Park and her association with the Kitchener Camera Club.Keywords: BiographiesWomenInterviewsOral historyPhotographsOccupationsLeisure activitiesOtterbein RuthOtterbein HenryOtterbein Catherine Louisa Herber (m. Henry)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1925-1992Export options:Those enterprising Pennsylvania Germans
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A special issue of the publication of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario, with a collection of stories of business activity among Mennonites who have sometimes been wrongly assumed ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1800-1995Export options:Waterloo County births 1872-1873 as recorded by Waterloo County registrars: original records are in the collection of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kitchener Public Library
Type: ReportAbstract: Based on the original report produced by Eldon Weber in 1974, this edition has reproduced Weber's information and added name indexes of parents and children. It gives a transcript of all births by ...Keywords: IndexesBirthsOccupationsStatisticsYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1872-1873Export options: