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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
City-building processes in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo, 1870-1930
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study in urban history, organized thematically to include chapters on urban- industrial development in southern Ontario between 1870 and 1930, the urban ethos, a prosopographical analysis of ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1830-1930Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Inventory of archival and primary sources: Guelph and Wellington County to 1940
Type: BookAbstract: A comprehensive research tool created with the help of InMagic software. Annotated references are organized in sections for: government records, business records, church records, voluntary ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1940Export options:The Waterloo Township cadastre in 1861:
Type: BookAbstract: An explanation of the complex survey system and pattern of landownership from 1800 to 1861 in an introductory essay, with computer-assisted reproductions of Tremaine's map in 22 detailed sections. A ...Keywords: Land ownershipOccupationsMapsIndexesTremaine's Map of the County of Waterloo Canada WestSettlersWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1800-1861Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options: