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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Adam Beck and apple pie
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An anecdote about how a friendly piece of apple pie given to Adam Beck later resulted in St Agatha's acquiring electricity long before its unincorporated status would have merited.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1867-1920Export options:Albert I. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1981-1982, noting his career in education and service on many boards including the Conrad Grebel College, the Fairview Mennonite ...Keywords: TeachersWritersMennonitesAssociations and clubsBiographiesWaterloo Historical SocietyConrad Grebel CollegeFairview Mennonite Home PrestonUniversity of WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1912-1982Export options:Behind the hills
Type: BookAbstract: Recollections of life on a family farm near Doon at the turn of the twentieth century. Family information about Ferdinand Miller, his wife Johanna Wagner, and their descendants is given with facts ...Keywords: FarmersLeisure activitiesGenealogyChildrenPoetryEducationSchoolsSettlersGermansSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1836-1972Export options:Pennsylvania-German rhymes and sayings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of about 15 short poems written in dialect with an English translation. The topics of the verses vary from weather predictions to children's nonsense rhymes and a general acceptance of ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1800-1976Export options:Theodore Dietrich of St Agatha
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the automobile and airplane enthusiast from St Agatha with an account of his many adventures in Skylark, the plane he built himself.Keywords: BiographiesSt AgathaWaterlooWilmot TownshipDietrich TheodoreDietrich Louis B.Gillies FredDietrich L.F.Dietrich Louis A.Dietrich Louis C.Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1896-1980Export options: