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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Community Identity and Language Change in North American Anabaptist Communities
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Draws on archival research & on fieldwork conducted since 1984 in Swartzentruber Amish communities in New York, & in Old Order Amish & Mennonite communities in New York, along the ...Year of publication: 1998Export options:Ethnicity Employed: William Hespeler and the Mennonites
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the life of immigrant William Hespeler (1830-1921) of Baden, Germany, who came to Waterloo, Ontario, in 1850 and in 1873 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hespeler was sent as an immigration agent by ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Teaching Identity: German Language Instruction in Old Order Schools
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Examines patterns of language use in Old Order church communities, specifically the use of Pennsylvania German, English, and Amish High German (AHG) in Schwartzentruber Amish and Mennonite ...Year of publication: 2006Export options: