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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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 and genealogy of the Witmer family
Type: BookAbstract: A book by the president of Spae-Naur Inc. of Kitchener. The Witmer family came from Pennsylvania to Waterloo Township in 1804 and is connected by marriage with the Groh, Gingerich and Reichert ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesTunkersSettlersPennsylvaniaFarmersMennonitesWaterloo TownshipRosebank19th centuryYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1804-1977Export options:The history of Waterloo County: a Story courage, vision, progress
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief historical outline to mark a century of county government. The author is most concerned with early settlement by Mennonites, Amish and European Germans before 1850, but she mentions the ...Year of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1800-1950Export options:The Pequegnat family
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the Swiss family who settled in Berlin in 1874 and established clock and jewellery stores around southwestern Ontario. The author notes the family reunion at Eugene's home at Bridgeport ...Keywords: BusinessesSwissBerlin (Ontario)GuelphBridgeportPequegnat PierrePequegnat familyPequegnat ArthurPequegnat C.D.Pequegnat E. PaulYear of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1874-1948Export 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 Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options: