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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ashkenazi is jazzy
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Discusses Yiddish culture in Canada in light of the summer 1997 Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto, Ontario. Performers at the festival; The Wedding Project and its attempts to rejoice in the Yiddish ...Keywords: Jews (Ashkenazi)YiddishTorontoFestivalsYear of publication: 1997Export options:Benjamin Devitt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Personal recollections of Benjamin Devitt, Mayor of Waterloo and farmer, by his grandson.Keywords: BiographiesFestivalsCustoms and traditionsPoliticiansWaterlooDevitt BenjaminDevitt E. BlakeYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1875-1963Export options:Blacks celebrate abolition of slavery in Elmira [WRP]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief note about the colony of Blacks who settled in Peel Township between 1860 and 1875 and their annual summer celebration of the abolition of slavery. The last one recalled by the author took ...Keywords: Black peopleFestivalsYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1860-1886Export 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 Peace Festival 1871
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address written at the time of the Friedensfest of 1871 in Berlin by W. Jaffray, G. Davidson and J. King on behalf of the English residents of Berlin. The address was sent to the members of the ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1871Export options: