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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Charles Greb
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the footwear manufacturer and Mayor of Kitchener.Keywords: BiographiesFootwear industryMayorsGreb CharlesGreb Shoe Co. KitchenerKitchener City CouncilWaterloo County Suburban Roads CommissionBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1909-1926Export options:Deutsch als Muttersprache in Kanada: Berichte zur Gegenwartslage
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of essays about German- language enclaves in Canada. Werner Bausenhart, Kurt Nabert, Klaus H. Bongart and others discuss the dialects of Ontario German-speaking communities, especially ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsWaterloo CountyOntarioYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1945-c1975Export options:Dr William Geiger, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo physician, including information about his family in Huron County.Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1911-1926Export options:German immigration into Canada: a survey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An overview of German settlement including the waves of migration to the Waterloo area. It is noted that this article is a translation of the original German work by Werner A. Bausenhart.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1799-c1835Export options:Henry George Lackner, M.D., C.M.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin physician and community leader who was born at Hawkesville in 1851, elected Sheriff of Waterloo County in 1912 and died in 1926.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansSheriffsMayorsPoliticiansWaterloo County Medical AssociationWaterloo County House of RefugeBerlin Town CouncilLackner Harry Mackie DrBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1851-1926Export options:History of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline history of the county's settlement by various ethnic groups and of industrial development, electrification, publishing and printing, and cultural activities such as music and singing ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1798-1926Export 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:Joseph H. Wuest
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Fischmann Spring Co. of Kitchener.Keywords: BiographiesMattress industryWuest Joseph H.Fischman Spring Co. KitchenerKitchenerWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1854-1926Export options:Louis J. Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Kitchener's leading businessman, including summaries of Breithaupt family history and business interests.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsPoliticiansLeather industryChurches EvangelicalBreithaupt familyBreithaupt A.L.Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt E. CarlBreithaupt Emma Devitt (m. L.J.)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1855-1926Export options:Louis Orville Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the vice-president and general manager of the Breithaupt Leather Company, including details of civic improvements during his terms as Mayor of Kitchener in 1923-4.Keywords: BiographiesPoliticiansLeather industryMayorsBreithaupt Louis OrvilleBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Breithaupt Sara Caskey (m. L.O.)Breithaupt Leather Co. KitchenerKitchener City CouncilWaterloo County House of RefugeYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options: