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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
150 years of Amish history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the Amish in Wilmot Township beginning in the 1820s with the arrival of Christian Nafziger. A map, based on surveyor Samuel S. Wilmot's 1830 report, shows the early settlement of ...Keywords: MapsAmishMennonites (Old Order)GermanWilmot TownshipWestern Ontario Mennonite ConferenceMennonite Central CommitteeNafziger ChristianAmman JacobSchwartzentruber MichaelYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1822-1972Export options:An archaeological perspective of an historic overview of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Type: ReportAbstract: A survey of the context for identifying historic properties in both rural and urban areas. Following a general introduction, the report is organized by the seven post- 1972 municipalities, the ...Keywords: ArchaeologyEnvironment UrbanCulture MaterialHistoric sitesBuildings HeritageMapsPlace namesSettlement processVillagesLandscape CulturalYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1798-1972Export options:Archaeology Division, Regional Municipality of Waterloo: results of the 1988 field season
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Summaries of archaeological activities, including excavations at the Harvie Cemetery, a side porch midden in Wilmot Township, the Sandrock Site, and a site in the Aberdeen-Doon area.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1806-1988Export options:Archaeology Division, Regional Municipality of Waterloo: results of the 1989 field season
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Short descriptions of excavations at the Helmuth, Nuhrgang, Morningside, and Solomon Sites, as well as investigations of corduroy roads at Bleams Road and Columbia Street.Keywords: ArchaeologyRoads CorduroyYear of publication: 1991Export options:Bechtel family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: Bechtel familyGenealogyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Bergey family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: Berkey familyGenealogyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Biehn family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: Bean familyGenealogyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Bricker family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: Bricker familyGenealogyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Christian E. Boshart and Catherine Buerge family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An account of a French Amish Mennonite family who settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships in 1834 and later moved to Nebraska and Oregon. Reminiscences and photographs complement the genealogical ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishMennonitesFrenchCustoms and traditionsAgricultureBoshart familyBuerge familyWilmot TownshipWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1834-1978Export options: