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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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 Teresa Roman Catholic Cemetery, Elmira (CC#4594): German Company Tract, Lot 92, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 160 markers in the cemetery that was the original churchyard of St Theresa's parish before the church moved into Elmira. The land was originally deeded by Joseph ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1853-1990Export 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 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:Toward Sodom
Type: BookAbstract: A fictional account of religious and family disruptions caused by the conflict between the worldly ways of Ebytown and traditional Mennonite values. The novel continues the chronicle of Waterloo ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1850-1920Export options:Wellesley and Wilmot Amish Mennonite Cemeteries (CC#4551 and CC#6076): Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with indexes of 19 markers in the Wilmot cemetery and 75 markers in the Wellesley cemetery. The introduction explains that Michael Zehr sold land for the Wilmot cemetery in 1873 to the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1873-1990Export options: