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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:Calvary Conservative Mennonite Church Cemetery: German Company Tract Lot 124, Regional Road #21, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 110 markers. An introduction notes that the church to which the cemetery is attached was originally Evangelical when built in 1868 and that it was bought by the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1868-1990Export options:Detweiler Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4493): Roseville: Concession 11, Lot 37, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of some 320 stones, by row and lot, followed by an index. The introduction notes that the Detweiler Mennonite Church dates from 1822 with the arrival of Jacob Detweiler who became the ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1822-1966Export options:Grand River
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A popular account of the history of the valley, by the former chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library. The treatment of the Indians of the Six Nations by land speculators, the arrival of the ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesLand surveysLand surveyorsLand speculationLand salesLand grantsSettlersRivers and streamsWar 1812Land patentsYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1910Export options:Hallman Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6703): Conc. 11, Lot 31, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of some 62 markers on the one-acre plot originally deeded by Adam Unger in 1847 in trust to Jacob Detweiler for a meeting house and burying ground. The introduction notes that services ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1847-1900Export options:Hawkesville Cemetery (CC#4529): Concession 12, Lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index, of at least 500 stones. The 3-page introduction by Grace Ogram summarizes the founding and history of Hawkesville, noting that the cemetery dates from the 1840s and that ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyCommunity historiesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1848-1985Export options:Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: Waterloo
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to 9,513 heads of household and "strays" (persons with surnames different from the surnames of the household in which they were counted) enumerated in Waterloo County in April 1871. The ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1870-1871Export 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:Linwood Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4544), West Concession 10, Lot 12, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 markers in a recently opened cemetery beside the yellow brick Mennonite meeting house just east of Linwood. In almost all cases, the family name is Martin.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1965-1985Export options: