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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Waterloo County's oldest citizen
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the 103rd birthday of Mrs Margaret Rieder of New Hamburg.Keywords: BiographiesRieder MargaretNew HamburgYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1858-1961Export options:Waterloo Mennonites in 1867: some observations
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A transcript of a letter to the editor of the "Huron Signal", dated 1 March 1867 from Berlin (Ontario), humorously describing the Pennsylvania Mennonite settlers of Waterloo Township from an ...Keywords: MennonitesTunkersPennsylvania GermansOccupationsWomenCustoms and traditionsAgricultureLiteratureReligious buildingsEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1802-1867Export options:Waterloo pioneers' furniture
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief description of various types with photographs of some original pieces.Year of publication: 1931Historical Period: c1800-c1900Export options:Waterloo Region Gardens in the Germanic Tradition
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1984Export options:Waterloo Township, German Company Tract lot number 16
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A portrait of the Weber family who settled in Waterloo Township in 1805. The author defines German Company Tract lot 16, which was owned by various members of the Weber family from 1805 to 1853. In ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1805-1853Export options:Waterloo's body snatcher
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A sketch of Dr Friedrich Christ (c1824- 1875), a German immigrant who lived in Waterloo for thirteen years and was jailed for selling skeletons.Keywords: PhysiciansBiographiesGermansWaterlooYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1824-1875Export options:Weber Mennonite Cemetery (CC#5426): Biehn Drive, Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 170 markers in the cemetery that dates from about 1850.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1850-1988Export options:Wedding anniversaries in New Hamburg
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the 58th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Edwin F. Scherer and the 59th anniversary of Mr and Mrs A.F. Dorsch.Keywords: MarriageScherer EdwinScherer Edwin MrsDorsch A.F.Dorsch A.F. MrsNew HamburgHoly Family Roman Catholic Church New HamburgYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1905-1964Export options:Wellesley and Wilmot Amish Mennonite Cemeteries (CC#4551 and CC#6076): Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with indexes of 19 markers in the Wilmot cemetery and 75 markers in the Wellesley cemetery. The introduction explains that Michael Zehr sold land for the Wilmot cemetery in 1873 to the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1873-1990Export options:West Montrose Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4588): German Company Tract, lot 72, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Cemetery transcriptions of thirty headstones, with an index of names. The earliest burial was in 1954.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1954-1990Export options: