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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Adam Beck and apple pie
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An anecdote about how a friendly piece of apple pie given to Adam Beck later resulted in St Agatha's acquiring electricity long before its unincorporated status would have merited.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1867-1920Export options:Albert I. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1981-1982, noting his career in education and service on many boards including the Conrad Grebel College, the Fairview Mennonite ...Keywords: TeachersWritersMennonitesAssociations and clubsBiographiesWaterloo Historical SocietyConrad Grebel CollegeFairview Mennonite Home PrestonUniversity of WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1912-1982Export options:Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (CC#4556): Petersburg, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of about 225 stones listed by row and plot, followed by an index. The introduction notes that there have been four church buildings associated with the cemetery, dating from 1844, 1851 ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1844-1980Export options:New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (CC#4498): 235 Cooper Street, Cambridge, formerly Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions and indexes of the markers with the cemetery plans. Separate areas for a Potters Field and a Sons of England section are designated.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyWar memorialsYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1867-1991Export options:New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (CC#4498): 235 Cooper Street, Cambridge, formerly Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Revised version of the 1992 report containing transcriptions and indexes of the markers with the cemetery plans.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyWar memorialsYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1867-1991Export options:Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo (CC#4513): University Avenue East, Waterloo City, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Cemetery transcriptions in five binders: sections A, B, C, miscellaneous, and a master index. A plan of the cemetery is included with a short introduction noting that the land had previously been the ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1966-1995Export options:Pennsylvania-German rhymes and sayings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of about 15 short poems written in dialect with an English translation. The topics of the verses vary from weather predictions to children's nonsense rhymes and a general acceptance of ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1800-1976Export options:St James Anglican Church (CC#4571): Huron Road, Wilmot Township, Block A, Concession 2, Lot 27
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 220 markers in the cemetery adjoining St James Anglican Church. An introduction briefly outlines the history of Anglican places of worship in Haysville and New ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1854-1987Export options:Theodore Dietrich of St Agatha
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the automobile and airplane enthusiast from St Agatha with an account of his many adventures in Skylark, the plane he built himself.Keywords: BiographiesSt AgathaWaterlooWilmot TownshipDietrich TheodoreDietrich Louis B.Gillies FredDietrich L.F.Dietrich Louis A.Dietrich Louis C.Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1896-1980Export options: