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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Albert William Augustine
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo trunk and bag manufacturer whose mother was a sister of L.J. Breithaupt and who married a daughter of Jacob Kaufman.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersLeather industryAugustine Albert W.Augustine Edna Kaufman (m. Albert W.)Augustine Caroline Margaret Barbara Breithaupt (m. Albert B.)Breithaupt familyKaufman familyDoering Trunk Co. WaterlooCanada Trunk Co. KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options:Biographical directory of Waterloo County subscribers.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Lists of over 500 subscribers to the atlas, with brief details of occupation, public office, place and date of birth, and value and location of landed property. Some entries refer to businesses ...Keywords: BiographiesBusinessesCounty atlasesDirectoriesLandownersElitesWaterloo TownshipDumfries N TpWellesley TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1880-1881Export options:Ferrie, Colin Campbell
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the merchant, banker and politician (1808-1856) who established a branch of his father's mercantile interests in Hamilton in 1830. Outlying branches of the business were established in ...Keywords: BiographiesMerchantsPoliticiansFerrie ColinPrestonDoonGaltWaterloo TownshipHamilton19th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1832-1865Export options:Grand River Valley
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of journeys around Ontario, including observations on Galt, Preston, Breslau, Conestogo and West Montrose. The author describes the contemporary communities and evokes their historical ...Year of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1816-1937Export options:Hon. Jacob E. Klotz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the promoter of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company who was Mayor of Preston in 1901-2.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryMayorsKlotz Jacob E.Klotz Augusta W.Klotz OttoCanadian Office and School Furniture Co. PrestonPreston Town CouncilPrestonBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1840-1924Export options:John Edwin Hagmeier, M.D. and Louis Gordon Hagmeier, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener medical practice of the brothers, including an account of their development of the Preston Springs sanitarium.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansMineral springsSpasHealth careHagmeier J.E. DrHagmeier L.G. DrPreston Springs SanitariumWaterloo County Medical AssociationHespelerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1884-1926Export options:Mylius, George Rudolph
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A brief profile of the German-born physician who practised in Berlin from 1860, including a reference to his unsuccessful efforts to produce beet sugar. Mylius was a cousin of Hugo Kranz and married ...Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansSugar beet industryMylius George Rudolph DrMylius Dorothea Klotz (m. R.)Kranz HugoKlotz OttoBerlin (Ontario)PrestonYear of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1860-1886Export options:Otto Klotz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Preston's leading citizen, including details of his public service especially to education.Keywords: BiographiesHotelsGerman languageSchool boardsSchools PublicCourtsKlotz OttoKlotz familyKlotz's Hotel PrestonPreston Public SchoolYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1838-1900Export options:The County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A concise history of the county with profiles of the communities of Galt, Kitchener, Waterloo, Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and Doon. Short biographies are included for prominent citizens such as Robert ...Keywords: Art and artistsDiseasesFestivalsIndustriesReligious buildingsSchoolsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBiographiesMusicYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1800-1951Export options:Waterloo County: a population profile, 1951-1971
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of the demographic composition of the county and its component municipalities, based on census data. The author comments on the high degree of urbanization, rapid growth, ethnic background ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1881-1971Export options: