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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:Brief biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Notes on 22 Waterloo County residents who died in 1948: Henry Wolfhard, Mrs S.C. Tweed, Charles R. Phelps, Louis D. Merrick, Dr R.L. Shields, John E. Vogt, George Karges, Mary Weber, Mrs Minerva Dart ...Keywords: ObituariesBiographiesOccupationsWolfhard Henry DrVogt John E.Karges GeorgeWeber MaryDart Minerva MrsShantz Nelson G.Swartz Percy W.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1850-1948Export options:Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery (CC#5016): BF East of Grand, Lot 12, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 stones, preceded by an index. The introduction notes that the Doon Pioneer Tower was erected on this site (part of the old Betzner homestead) partly because of the existence of ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1806-1875Export options:Kristli's trees
Type: BookAbstract: A fictional story for children about an Old Order Mennonite boy coming to terms with his uncompromising religion and way of life. The book is illustrated by Selwyn Dewdney.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: c1940-1948Export options:Limerick Cornell Cemetery (CC#5417): Broken Front Concession, East of the Grand, Lot 9, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with an index, of some 31 stones that were moved in about 1967, from the original location on the west side of Highway 8 about one mile north of Preston, to a location beside Doon ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1810-1900Export options:Mid-European backgrounds of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonites and Amish of Waterloo County, including their religious background and the political, economic and religious reasons for emigrating to North America. The settlement ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1925Export options:Pinehill Cemetery (CC#4549): Canada Company Block A, Concession 1, Lot 14 and 15, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of about one hundred markers in the cemetery located on Huron Road (County Road #2) about four kilometres east of Haysville. The introduction notes that the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1841-1939Export options:Some 'plain' people of Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general account of pioneer settlement by Mennonites, Amish and Tunkers, especially in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships but with references to their significance in western Canada.Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1870Export options:St Andrew's Pioneer Pergola (CC#44488): Lansdowne Avenue, Galt
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of the stones from Old St Andrew's and United Presbyterian Cemeteries which were preserved in the rectangular pergola built by the Waterloo Chapter of the IODE in 1907.Keywords: CemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1839-1869Export 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: