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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
An Amish wooing
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An anecdotal and humorous account by the noted Waterloo County painter.Year of publication: 1896Historical Period: 1896Export options:Benjamin Eby: pioneer Ontario bishop- teacher-writer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical account of Benjamin Eby, focusing on his books, the marriage certificates he signed, and the fraktur inscriptions of the Eby meeting house hymnals. There is a modern transcription of ...Keywords: MennonitesFolk artClergyGerman languageChurches MennoniteSchoolsWritersTeachersPublishersBiographiesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1785-1853Export options:Brubacher family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of four generations of Brubachers in North America from about 1710, including a family tree, locations of family members in Pennsylvania and Waterloo County, many given names and ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesPennsylvania GermansSwissBrubacher JohnEby BenjaminErnst AnnaBuckwalter AbrahamYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:Deutsche Bräuche und Volkslieder in Maryhill (Waterloo County)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief overview of German customs and folk songs traced back to the settlement of the community (known as New Germany before 1941) by Catholic Alsatians in the 1820s and 1830s. Based on interviews ...Keywords: Customs and traditionsGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsMusicMarriageCatholicismLeisure activitiesPoetryMaryhillYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: c1820-1976Export options:Galt and Dumfries records on microfilm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report of the microfilming by the Archives of Ontario of records from the Galt Public Library, Doon Pioneer Village, Trinity Anglican Church (Galt) and Wesley United Church (Galt). The records ...Keywords: ArchivesMinutesMarriage registersAssessment rollsMunicipal recordsChurch recordsAssociations and clubsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1817-1916Export options:How to live without wars and wedding rings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of a week the author spent living with an Old Order Mennonite family in Waterloo County, and what she learned about their way of life. This article was included in a collection of Staebler ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Ethnic groupsConscientious objectionMarriageCustoms and traditionsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1950Export options:Mennonite genealogical resources: the Grace Schmidt Room, Kitchener Public Library
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of materials available, including books, periodicals, census and assessment records, naturalization records, Tweedsmuir histories and birth, marriage and death records.Year of publication: 1986Export options:Migration and the Mennonites: nineteenth- century Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study based on information from Ezra Eby's history, concluding that the Mennonite population of Waterloo was more stable than other ethnic communities, with the largest numbers leaving the area for ...Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1800-1984Export options:Panabaker family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A narrative of the family, from its European origins to the settlement in the Hespeler area of Waterloo Township. The author explains variant spellings of the family name and refers to other pioneer ...Keywords: GenealogySaw mill industryBlacksmithsMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaPannebecker HendrickTyson BarbaraPenebecker BarbaraPannebecker CorneliusDetwiler AnnYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1800-1937Export options:The downfall of Dr Vardon
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of Hawkesville's Dr William H. Vardon, including his custody battle with his second wife, Elvina, over their daughter Nellie.Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1856-1886Export options: