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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A survey of the place names of Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the current and former names of communities, including information about location, time of settlement, reasons for adoption of the place name and, in some cases, the first industries. The ...Keywords: Place namesIndigenous peoplesEthnic groupsGermansPennsylvania GermansScotsArchitectureWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Berlin, Ontario, 1916
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the 1916 Berlin assessment rolls, the first year for which there is a complete assessment record. The author concludes that by 1916 the German entrepreneurial elite was being ...Keywords: OccupationsSchoolsDemographic statisticsBusinessesIndustriesEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 197Historical Period: 1912-1916Export options:Bill Moyer's Waterloo County diary
Type: BookAbstract: Brief historical sketches about places, industries, prominent people and families. Interesting facts are also described about aspects of daily life from hex signs to weather predictions.Keywords: GermansMennonitesMilitary conscriptionWar 1812FestivalsCustoms and traditionsBiographiesIndustriesFood customsBusinessesYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1930Export options:Descendants of John Hess Brubacher D-14, 1782-1862 of Juniata County and his nephew "Cooper" John Sherk Brubacher D-63, 1807-1887
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy including many Waterloo descendants. One of the earliest Brubachers to settle in the Waterloo region was John W. Brubacher who came to Woolwich Township from Pennsylvania in about 1825 ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesMennonitesIndigenous peoplesIndustriesPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipConestogoWellesley TownshipHawkesvilleYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1825-1977Export options:Family history of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy introduced by reminiscences of Joseph and Elizabeth's twelve children. Joseph owned a sawmill on Plum Creek and founded the Haysville Cheese Factory, the first in Waterloo County. The ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesSchoolsMennonitesNew HamburgHaysvilleWilmot TownshipShantz Joseph Y.Shantz Elizabeth Stauffer (m. Joseph Y.)Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1971Export options:Family history of Peter Shirk
Type: BookAbstract: A record of the ancestors and descendants of Peter Shirk, an Old Order Mennonite who held political appointments and owned the Lancaster Mills at Bridgeport and the Baden Mills. Short biographies ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesEducationBusinessesBiographiesReligionMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Shirk and Snider Ltd BridgeportBaden MillsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1862-1984Export options:Functions of settlements in the Waterloo region 1951-1985: with historical background and comparative data for the counties of Bruce, Huron and Wellington
Type: BookAbstract: An account of economic, demographic and agricultural changes in the smaller settlements of Waterloo County. Using data from Dun and Bradstreet in Standard Industrial Classification categories, the ...Keywords: Settlement hierarchyLandscape CulturalLandscape RuralLand usePopulationUrbanizationBusinessesEconomic conditionsAgricultureIndustriesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1864-1985Export options:Galt: the effects of competition in a dispersed city
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the industrial and commercial interdependence of Galt and neighbouring centres. Following an historical account, the author prescribes policies for downtown Galt and the regional ...Keywords: RetailingTradeEconomic conditionsTransportationCentral business districtsUrban renewalIndustriesStores and shopping centresYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: c1820-1971Export options:Ghost towns of Ontario, volume I
Type: BookAbstract: Short historical descriptions of towns that no longer exist, including Kossuth, Black Horse Corners, New Aberdeen in the Waterloo Region.Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1850-1978Export options:Highlights of Self-employment of Ethnocultural Groups in Canada: report 4 : German, Italian, Jewish, Polish, Ukrainian and Dutch groups in selected industries (in Canada, Ontario, Toronto). [Microfiche]
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoEmploymentYear of publication: 1986Export options: