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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:Adventures in colonization: co-ordinated developments unsurpassed in history, transforming a wilderness into the "greatest golden granary of the world", turning almost insurmountable obstacles into a triumphant success
Type: BookAbstract: Typescript biography of Jacob Y. Shantz by his son. Jacob's childhood and his role as a leading businessman of Berlin are described, with his settlement of Russian Mennonites in Manitoba given ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesGenealogyShantz Jacob Y.EntrepreneursBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerImmigrationRussian MennonitesManitobaYear of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1925-1950Export 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: