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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Jacob Y. Shantz: Mennonite businessman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the financial fortunes of Shantz (1822-1909), from his farming and sawmill business enterprises in the 1850s, the founding of the Dominion Button Works and other industries in the 1870s ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesBusinessesEntrepreneursSaw mill industryFarmersButton industryShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1843-1914Export options:The Wissler family record: being a brief account of Andrew Wissler's branch of the Wissler family in the United States and Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A family history with biographies of three brothers, John, Levi and Sem, the father of the author. They moved from Pennsylvania to Berlin and founded the Eagle Tannery in 1837. Sem Wissler later ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesWissler familyWissler SemWissler LeviWissler JohnSalemEagle Tannery BerlinYear of publication: 1904Historical Period: 1834-1903Export options:Vicarious pioneer: the life of Jacob Y. Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the Waterloo County Mennonite who played a significant role in helping Mennonites from Ukraine emigrate to Manitoba in the 1870s. Shantz's life is traced from his farm childhood and ...Keywords: ImmigrationEntrepreneursBiographiesRussian MennonitesUkraineBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerShantz Jacob Y.19th centuryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options: