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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Joseph and Catherine Bruder family history, 1834-1992
Type: BookAbstract: An account of a musical German family organized in ten main sections, for the ten children of Joseph (1834-1897) and Catherine Feth (1845-1934) who were married at St Boniface Roman Catholic Church, ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansBiographiesCatholicismCustoms and traditionsMusicAgriculturePrestonNew GermanyShantz StationYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1834-1992Export options:Kristli's trees
Type: BookAbstract: A fictional story for children about an Old Order Mennonite boy coming to terms with his uncompromising religion and way of life. The book is illustrated by Selwyn Dewdney.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: c1940-1948Export options:Liebeserklärung an das kleine Paradies
Type: BookYear of publication: 1980Export options:Little paradise: aus Geschichte und Leben der Deutschkanadier in der County Waterloo, Ontario, 1800-1975
Type: BookKeywords: Waterloo CountyCultural identityCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesGermansYear of publication: 1977Export options:Little paradise: the saga of the German Canadians in Waterloo County, Ontario 1800-1975
Type: BookKeywords: Waterloo CountyCultural identityCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesGermansYear of publication: 1980Export options:Mennonite funeral and burial traditions: interviews and personal stories from Waterloo Region, Oxford, Perth and Wellington Counties
Type: BookYear of publication: 2019Export options:Mennonites in Ontario: a Mennonite bicentennial portrait, 1786-1986
Type: BookAbstract: A contemporary portrait of all the Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren in Christ groups in Ontario, illustrated with many large coloured photographs. Short essays on history, faith, farming, education, ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyOntarioMennonitesEducationAmishEthnic groupsTunkersMapsSchoolsMennonites (Old Order)Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Mennonites in Ontario: an introduction
Type: BookAbstract: Successor to the booklet by J. Winfield Fretz, published in 1967 (and reprinted in 1974 and 1982), this concise account has short chapters defining Ontario Mennonites, tracing the origins of ...Keywords: MennonitesTechnologyEthnic groupsOccupationsCustoms and traditionsAgricultureEducationAmishMennonites (Old Order)OntarioYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1787-1994Export options:My mother tongue
Type: BookAbstract: Materials for teachers on the four settler groups of the Waterloo area, the Mohawks, the Pennsylvania-Germans, the Germans and the Scots. Printed material, slides and audio cassettes are provided on ...Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identityTeachersIndigenous peoplesPennsylvania GermansGaelicGerman languagePoetryEducationChildrenYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1840-1850Export options:My Old Order Mennonite heritage
Type: BookAbstract: A brief description of the faith, history and lifestyle of the Old Order Mennonites of Waterloo County. The author describes her own experience, from an Old Order Mennonite upbringing to baptism as a ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsMusicEducationLeisure activitiesBiographiesWomenWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1970Export options: