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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
W.H. Schmalz, citizen: a tribute to a leading citizen of Kitchener by an admiring friend
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the managing director of the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company who was also secretary of St Paul's Lutheran Church for 42 years and Mayor of Berlin in 1912-1913. A brief profile ...Keywords: BiographiesSchmalz William HenrySchmalz W.H.E.PoliticiansArchitectsChurches LutheranBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerLutheransYear of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1862-1933Export options:What kind of Mennonite?
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The CBC crime series Pure portrayed fictional Mennonite communities in Ontario and Mexico that were running a large illegal drug operation.Mennonite viewers posted their opinions on social media, ...
Year of publication: 2018Export options:What's in a Name? Questions of Loyalty in Berlin, Ontario during World War One
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Examines the attitudes of the citizens of Berlin, Ontario towards German nationality and loyalty in this community during the events leading up to and surrounding the first world war. Anti-German ...Keywords: Hett John Emil (1870-1956)PoliticiansBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerGross DavidDiseases InfluenzaPlace namesElections FederalElections MunicipalEthnic identityYear of publication: 2013Historical Period: 1912-1918Export options:What's my line
Type: BookAbstract: A personal account of the Foot family who migrated to Muskoka from Ireland in 1871. The author was appointed City Treasurer of Kitchener in 1927 and retired as chairman of the Economical Mutual Fire ...Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1871-1978Export options:When names become politically incorrect
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many place names in Canada were changed after Canadians fought wars against countries from which those names originated or when foreign heroes were subsequently deemed monstrous. Of the approximately ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:Where have all of Toronto's Germans gone?: the state of the German-Canadian identity
Type: BookKeywords: TorontoEthnic identityAcculturationYear of publication: 2004Export options:Where is Jacob Bleam?
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short note from the "Canada Museum" of 9 June 1836, appealing for information on Jacob Bleam (Bliehm), a resident of Preston who disappeared in the Dundas area in February 1836.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1836Export options:Who Are Mennonite German Pioneers?
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: MennonitesWaterloo CountyWaterloo RegionYear of publication: 2005Export options:Who's who in Canadian Jewry: Canadian Jewry at year 2000 and beyond
Type: BookKeywords: Jews Canada BiographyJews CanadaYear of publication: 2000Export options:W.H.S. salutes Gordon Verne Hilborn
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the Blair osteopath and County Registrar of Deeds, who was president of the Waterloo Historical Society from 1944 to 1946.Year of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1900-1962Export options: