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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Coming home to the Third Reich: return migration of German nationals from the United States and Canada, 1933-1941
Type: BookAbstract:"During the 1930s, Germany's industrialization, rearmament, and economic plans taxed the country's existing manpower, forcing the country to explore new ways of acquiring Aryan-German labor. ...
Keywords: HistoryUnited StatesCanadaGermanyGermans20th centuryEmigration and immigrationAuslands-Organisation der NSDAPEuropeGovernment policyYear of publication: 2021Historical Period: 1933-1941Export options:The story of Conestoga
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the word Conestoga. First used to describe "the people of the forked roof poles" in what is now Virginia, the word has also become synonymous with the early migrations of the ...Year of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1812Export options:The trail of the Conestoga
Type: BookAbstract: An historical novel based on fact about the migration of Pennsylvania German Mennonites from Lancaster County to the Waterloo area at the beginning of the 19th century. The 1924 edition contains a ...Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options: