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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Let me introduce you to Barbara Sherk...
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A preliminary essay about Barbara (1847- 1920), daughter of the Rev. David Sherk and sister of Elizabeth Sherk Gingrich. Recorded as unmarried and living at home at the time of her mother's death in ...Keywords: Churches MennoniteWomenOrphanagesSherk BarbaraSherk David Rev.Gingrich Elizabeth Sherk (m. Jacob)Waterloo TownshipBreslau (Ontario)The Herald of TruthYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1894-1900Export options:Lichty - Lichti family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: GenealogyLeighty familyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Linguistic Ideology and State Power: German and English Education in Ontario, 1880-1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: This article analyzes the relationship between German and English in Ontario's educational system between 1880 and 1912. It examines textbooks, curriculum, and the linguistic ideology of the ...Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Export options:Louis Jacob Breithaupt: the making of a businessman in late nineteenth century Berlin
Type: ThesisKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1993Export options:Martin family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: GenealogyMartin familyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Martin Orthodox Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6074): East Concession XIV lot 6, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Indexed transcriptions of 28 tombstones.Keywords: GenealogyInscriptionsCemeteriesYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1889-1989Export options:Medical men of Conestogo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Thumbnail sketches of six doctors: William Julius Passmore, Francis Hartman Wells, Frederick Evans Grant, John H. Evans, and Robert J. Darragh. Dr Passmore was the most influential: he married a ...Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1842-1907Export options:Mennonite memories of Pelee Island, Ontario, 1925–1950: Toward a framework for visual narrative inquiry
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Our research team documented the experiences of Russian Mennonite immigrants who settled on Pelee Island in the province of Ontario, Canada, between 1925 and 1950. We collected more than 200 ...
Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Historical Period: 1925-1950Export options:Mennonite Society of British Cemetery (CC#6075): West Concession XII, lot 2 of Wellesley Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 8 stones with a name index.Keywords: InscriptionsGenealogyCemeteriesYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1979-1988Export options: