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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Culture and community, Kitchener, 1911-1939: Music, radio, film, and theatre
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis is an investigation of the ethnically unique community of Berlin/Kitchener and its reaction to the coming of mass cultural influences. German culture was more dominant when this period ...Year of publication: 1996Export 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:Fugitive slaves and free Americans in Canada West before 1860
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of research sources used in the author's thesis about black settlement and experience in the Queen's Bush. Most fugitive slaves were illiterate, and their settlement is marked only by ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:German immigration into Upper Canada and Ontario : from 1783 to the present day
Type: BookKeywords: GermansImmigrationYear of publication: 1979Export options:Multiculturalism, Jews and identities in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: JewsEthnic identityYear of publication: 1996Export options:Neo-Nazis in Toronto: the Allan Gardens Riot
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Discusses the demographics of Jews in Canada, where in the late 1950's some 13-15% of Canadian Jews were Holocaust survivors, with reference to their role in the larger Jewish community and to the ...Keywords: TorontoJewsAnti-Nazi MovementsYear of publication: 1996Export options:Open your hearts: the story of the Jewish war orphans in Canada
Type: BookYear of publication: 1996Export options:Profiles Germany: German immigrants in Canada. Profils Allemagne German immigrants in Canada Analysis of selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics
Type: BookYear of publication: 1996Export 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: