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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A separate people: an insider's view of Old Order Mennonite customs and traditions
Type: BookYear of publication: 2000Export options:Peter G. Martin letters
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of letters written by Peter G. Martin of St Jacobs to friends in other parts of Canada and the United States. The letters are mainly in German but have been transcribed from the Gothic ...Keywords: CorrespondenceMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)DiseasesAgricultureMartin familyMartin Peter G.MartinSt JacobsWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1872-1899Export options:Separate and peculiar
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Old Order Mennonites in Woolwich Township. Homes, clothing, customs, religious services and family events are described with simple drawings and a short glossary.Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsMarriageFood customsEthnic identityFuneralsWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1880-1980Export options:Separate and peculiar: Old Order Mennonite life in Ontario = Bei sich selwer un ungwehnlich: alt Mennischde Weg vun Lewe in Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 2001Export options:The black experience in Canada's Queen's Bush
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the Queen's Bush area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsSchoolsChurches MethodistSettlers BlackMissionariesYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:The black experience in the Queen's Bush Settlement
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley Township and ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsSettlers BlackSettlement processSchoolsChurches MethodistYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:The missionaries in the black settlement
Type: ThesisAbstract: Part of a larger study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsMissionariesSchoolsChurches MethodistSettlers BlackYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:Thou art Peter: a story of the pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A short history of Peter Martin's family, beginning with his grandfather's birth in Switzerland. The main focus is on Peter Martin himself, his accomplishments, interests, and religious devotion, but ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyFarmersMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesFolk artPoetsWoolwich TownshipLancaster County PennsylvaniaSwitzerlandYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options: