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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A separate people: an insider's view of Old Order Mennonite customs and traditions
Type: BookYear of publication: 2000Export options:Aunt Hannah
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reminiscences of a Groh family visit by wagon to Aunt Hannah Baer, daughter of Levi Snyder, at Owen Reist's farm. There is genealogical information on the Baers, some of whom built bridges at ...Keywords: GenealogyCustoms and traditionsMennonitesPrestonHespelerWest MontroseFreeportGroh familyGroh IvanGroh OscarYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1845-1920Export options:Baptismal records, 1842-1980
Type: ReportAbstract: A compilation of all available baptismal records for Mennonites in Waterloo County to 1889, and then for Old Order Mennonites to 1980. The details, presented by year, were apparently transcribed from ...Keywords: Baptismal recordsChurches MennoniteMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Eby Benjamin B.Shantz Henry P.Hagey Joseph B.Martin Abraham W.Cressman Amos S.Weber Elias E.Year of publication: 198Historical Period: 1842-1980Export options:Beginnings in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonite migration to Ontario from Pennsylvania following the American Revolutionary War, and of the three settlements established in the Niagara, Waterloo and York districts.Keywords: MennonitesAmishImmigrationWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryPennsylvania GermansYork RegionNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1783-1924Export options:Brief biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Notes on 22 Waterloo County residents who died in 1948: Henry Wolfhard, Mrs S.C. Tweed, Charles R. Phelps, Louis D. Merrick, Dr R.L. Shields, John E. Vogt, George Karges, Mary Weber, Mrs Minerva Dart ...Keywords: ObituariesBiographiesOccupationsWolfhard Henry DrVogt John E.Karges GeorgeWeber MaryDart Minerva MrsShantz Nelson G.Swartz Percy W.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1850-1948Export options:Diary of Elias Eby, 1810-1878
Type: BookAbstract: Diary of Eby's last six years, 1872 to 1878, translated, edited and annotated by Isaac R. Horst. Second son of Bishop Benjamin Eby and Maria Brubacher, Eby bought Lancaster Mills following Jacob ...Keywords: DiariesMennonitesRussian MennonitesFuneralsDiseasesClergyBridgeportBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipEby EliasYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1872-1878Export options:Ephraim Weber
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the family of Ephraim Weber, a writer from Waterloo County who later moved to Alberta.Keywords: GenealogyAuthorsMennonitesTeachersBiographiesKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)BadenFreeportPrestonYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1895-1962Export options:Grand River
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A popular account of the history of the valley, by the former chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library. The treatment of the Indians of the Six Nations by land speculators, the arrival of the ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesLand surveysLand surveyorsLand speculationLand salesLand grantsSettlersRivers and streamsWar 1812Land patentsYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1910Export options:History or fiction
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A critical comment on the notion that the Pennsylvania German pioneers of Waterloo County were generally farmers and not interested in manufacturing industries or commerce.Year of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1806-1875Export options:Kristli's trees
Type: BookAbstract: A fictional story for children about an Old Order Mennonite boy coming to terms with his uncompromising religion and way of life. The book is illustrated by Selwyn Dewdney.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: c1940-1948Export options: