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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Hunsbergers: a portion of the genealogy history of a few Swiss Hunspergers (also spelled Hunstsberger, Honsberger, Huntzberger)
Type: BookAbstract: A revised edition of the 1941 book, with a chapter on Hunsbergers in Canada. Most Waterloo County Hunsbergers in this book, identified in the text by the letters CD, are descendants of Abraham and ...Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaHunsberger AbrahamHunsberger AbramHunsberger Mollie Janzen (m. Abram)Waterloo CountyNew HamburgBadenYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1801-1969Export options:The Jacob A. Sauder genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A record of the descendants of Jacob N. Sauder (1809-1875) and Barbara Funk (1822- 1899), German Mennonites who settled in Wellesley Township in the mid-nineteenth century. Their twelve children and ...Year of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1846-1973Export options:The Jacob N. Sauder genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Mennonite family who settled in Wellesley Township about 1846. Brief biographies introduce each of the genealogies of their twelve children, many of whom lived near St Jacobs.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanMennonitesBiographiesSauder familySauder Jacob N.Sauder Barbara Funk (m. Jacob N.)Koch JosephKoch Elizabeth Sauder (m. Joseph)Gies HenryYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1846-1985Export options:The John B. Leis Family History and Genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family founded by Joseph, a German orphan who came to Canada in 1817 and began farming in Wellesley in 1844. His grandson, John B., was a farmer, an implement dealer, and the owner of ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansFarmersLand ownershipTextile IndustryFinancial institutionsCensus recordsMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1844-1979Export options:The John W. Wagler family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: With the same family background as the Jacob Wagler genealogy (1989), this book traces relationships of all the Canadian Waglers and descendants of the John Wagler branch and also includes ...Keywords: AmishWagler familyWagler John W.MennonitesGenealogyBiographiesWellesley TownshipWilmot TownshipAlsace-Lorraine19th centuryYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1839-1989Export options:The Lyle S. Hallman story
Type: BookAbstract: The biography of a developer who began his company, Hallman Construction, in 1945, and who built many homes and apartment towers in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. The appendices list the companies ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesPrestonKitchenerWaterlooHallman familyHallman Lyle S.Hallman AnsonHallman Anson MrsHallman GeorgeYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1887-1993Export options:The Martin H. Bauman family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account, based on Eby's history of Waterloo Township, a mimeographed 1932 listing of the descendants of Martin H. Bauman, and the genealogy of the descendants of Joseph Bauman by Sarah ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBauman familyBowman familyWaterloo TownshipPrestonYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1800-1969Export options:The Mennonite Canadians
Type: BookAbstract: Textbook for primary school children with questions and activities. Mennonite faith, settlement in Waterloo County, the immigration of the Russian Mennonites and the present way of life are all ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1780-1980Export options:The Mennonites in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A concise account first published to commemorate Canada's centennial year. There are variations in layout, ink colour, illustrations (including the cover photograph) and tables, but the text in ...Keywords: MennonitesOccupationsCustoms and traditionsAgricultureEducationAmishMennonites (Old Order)Mennonite Central CommitteeOntarioYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1787-1967Export options:The Mennonites of St. Jacobs and Elmira: Understanding the Variety
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesSt JacobsElmiraYear of publication: 2010Export options: