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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:From separation to assimilation: Mennonites in Berlin, 1800-1880
Type: ReportAbstract: A discussion of the process by which some Mennonites in 19th-century Berlin accommodated their lifestyles and values to the larger urban society. The author uses statistical methods to describe two ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1800-1880Export options:The ancestors and descendants including some of the relations of Deacon Ulrich Steiner and Elizabeth Basinger of Wilmot Township, Waterloo County 1720-1995
Type: BookAbstract: The genealogy of a family whose patriarch, Ulrich, who came from Alsace via Ohio and became one of the founding members of the Geiger Mennonite Church, Haysville. There are biographical sketches, ...Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyIndustriesCensus recordsPhysiciansObituariesMapsGeiger Mennonites Church HaysvilleCorrespondenceSteiner familyYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1720-1995Export options:The origins of Canadian settlers in southern Michigan, 1820-1850
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A preliminary survey, based mainly on Michigan sources, that provides some context for understanding the substantial flows of Waterloo County people to Michigan in the nineteenth century.Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1780-1850Export options: