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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Peter G. Martin letters
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of letters written by Peter G. Martin of St Jacobs to friends in other parts of Canada and the United States. The letters are mainly in German but have been transcribed from the Gothic ...Keywords: CorrespondenceMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)DiseasesAgricultureMartin familyMartin Peter G.MartinSt JacobsWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1872-1899Export options:Uncle Hannes and Levi
Type: BookAbstract: A description of a week's events in the life of a Mennonite boy who lived near Hespeler at the end of the nineteenth century. Two of the main characters and their families are fictitious but most are ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Why the Bechtel, Biehn, Betzner and Gingrich families chose the Beasley Tract in 1800
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A partly fictionalized account of how the early Pennsylvania Mennonite and Tunker settlers came to Waterloo Township and paid Richard Beasley forty thousand dollars for sixty thousand acres. The ...Keywords: FictionTunkersLand ownershipAgricultureCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansSettlersUpper CanadaWaterloo TownshipGerman languageYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1800-1804Export options: