This site is a work in progress. Tell us what you think.
German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Descendants of Theobald Waechter
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a French Catholic family who settled near New Germany in 1829 and moved to Bruce County by 1866. A description of the early Catholic church in New Germany tells how Father Peter ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesEconomic conditionsClergyFarmersChurches CatholicSettlersNew GermanyMaryhillBruce CountyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1829-1989Export options:German and German-Canadian literature as contained in the "Berliner Journal"
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An analysis of the literary content of the weekly newspaper published from 1859 to 1918, including its style, quality and purpose. The author considers particularly the Pennsylvania German dialect in ...Keywords: GermansNewspapersHumour (Literary)German languageDialectsPennsylvania GermanBerlin (Ontario)Rittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Berliner JournalYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1859-1918Export options:The Fischer people
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle of six generations of Fischers, the offspring of Philip and Caroline Wilhelm, German emigrants who arrived in Canada about 1835. Philip was a blacksmith who bought farmland near Strasburg ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersFischer familyWeber familyFischer PhilipFischer Caroline Wilhelm (m. Philip)Strub JosephStrub Frederica Fischer (m. Joseph)Schuller F. XavierYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1835-1981Export options: