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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
British outnumber Germans in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report of a finding by the federal immigration office that 38 percent of the county's population were of British ancestry and 37.3 percent German.Year of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1964Export options:Brubacher family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of four generations of Brubachers in North America from about 1710, including a family tree, locations of family members in Pennsylvania and Waterloo County, many given names and ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesPennsylvania GermansSwissBrubacher JohnEby BenjaminErnst AnnaBuckwalter AbrahamYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:Business man on the hill
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Berlin-born Louis O. Breithaupt, written when he was Member of Parliament for North Waterloo. The article outlines Breithaupt's business career with the Breithaupt Leather Company, ...Keywords: PoliticiansBiographiesGermansIndustriesBusinessesBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerBreithaupt Louis OrvilleBreithaupt familyYear of publication: 1947Historical Period: 1890-1947Export options:Café Mozart
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: RestaurantsKitchenerFood customsYear of publication: 2005Export options:Canada Morgenstern
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Keywords: GermansNewspapersWaterlooYear of publication: 1839Export options:Canada Museum
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)NewspapersGermanYear of publication: 183Export options:Canada Museum und allgemeine Zeitung ...
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Year of publication: 1888Export options:Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: Founded by H.W. Peterson, this weekly was the first to be published in Waterloo County and among the first German-language newspapers in Canada. It ceased publication when Peterson was appointed ...Year of publication: 1835Historical Period: 1835-1840Export 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:Canadian Heritage German Across Three Generations: A Diary-based Study of Language Shift in Action
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The author examines the diaries from three generations of a German-Canadian family written between 1867 and 1909, covering the second to fourth generation after immigration. The paper analyzes ...Year of publication: 2019Historical Period: 1867-1909Export options: