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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Economic revitalization in St Jacobs, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the recent transformation of St Jacobs as a tourist attraction, following the village's long decline in business and population from 1881. The author outlines some of the specific agents ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1870-1990Export options:St Jacobs, Ontario: from declining village to thriving tourist community
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the transformation of the village, including a discussion of agents and factors in its original development and recent "renaissance". The case of St Jacobs is set in the more theoretical ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1870-1990Export options:The Peter G. Martin family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the American forebears and offspring of Peter (1816-1902), a Mennonite who came from Pennsylvania in 1820 with his parents. He later settled on a farm north of St Jacobs with his wife ...Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesMartin familyMartin Peter G.Martin Maria Bowman (m. Peter G.)Shantz Irvin Rev.St JacobsYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1820-1968Export options: