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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A plea for peoplehood: religious and ethnic identity, continuity, and change among the Mennonites of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the ethnic identity of the Mennonites, with particular reference to the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Topics include religious divisions, the amalgamation of church conferences, and the ...Keywords: MennonitesEthnic identityGermanCultural identityAcculturationKitchenerWaterlooWaterloo RegionMennonite Central CommitteeInter-Mennonite ConferenceYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1989Export options:Burghalle remembered: a Saxon village in Transylvania
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the people and customs of the Transylvanian village of Burghalle, some of whom came to the Waterloo area following the Second World War. There are recollections of immigrants, such as ...Keywords: World War IIRomaniaGermansBiographiesMusicAssociations and clubsImmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityAcculturationYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1945-1989Export options:Emma R. Kaufman, "...an altogether unusual Canadian...": a tribute to her life and work
Type: BookAbstract: Eulogies for a woman who worked for the Y.W.C.A. throughout the world, especially Japan and Canada. Emma Kaufman (1881-1979) went to Japan in 1909, returning to Canada to work with Japanese Canadians ...Keywords: WomenAssociations and clubsWorld War IIBiographiesObituariesKaufman Emma R.Berlin (Ontario)Young Women's Christian AssociationYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1881-1979Export options:Gemutlichkeit! In Kitchener-Waterloo that means Oktoberfest
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Outlines the background to the annual "Gemutlichkeit' or "Oktoberfest', held in Kitchener and Waterloo, Canada every year. The festival allows the local population to return to their Germanic roots ...Keywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestFestivalsYear of publication: 1989Export options:German immigration into Upper Canada and Ontario : from 1783 to the present day
Type: BookKeywords: GermansImmigrationYear of publication: 1979Export options:Notes (part 2) on the Hannusch family of Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Type: ReportAbstract: An expanded version of the 1985 genealogy, with more illustrations and lists of sources and associated family names. A name index has been compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1870-1985Export options:The four faces of John Ratz, Elmira
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An appraisal of Ratz's roles as Reeve, railway promoter, miller, real estate entrepreneur and family man.Keywords: RailwaysBiographiesFinancial institutionsFlour mill industryPoliticiansMapsPhysiciansSettlersLand ownershipElmiraYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1833-1889Export options:The history of the Schaus family in Canada, 1846-1979
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family who farmed near Breslau before moving to Normanby Township in 1854. Family reunions have been held in Kitchener, Waterloo and St Jacobs.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanSchaus familySchaus NicholasBreslau (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipKitchenerSt JacobsWaterlooPrestonYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1846-1979Export options:The John B. Leis Family History and Genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family founded by Joseph, a German orphan who came to Canada in 1817 and began farming in Wellesley in 1844. His grandson, John B., was a farmer, an implement dealer, and the owner of ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansFarmersLand ownershipTextile IndustryFinancial institutionsCensus recordsMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1844-1979Export options:The Waterloo Mennonites: a community in paradox
Type: BookAbstract: A scholarly study by a sociologist who was also founding president of Conrad Grebel College of what he calls "the most ethnically and organizationally diverse of any Mennonite community." Information ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1988Export options: