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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Origin of names in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of place names including Philipsburg, Rummelhardt, Weissenburg and Roseville, with a note on the derivation of some family names such as Eby, Brubacher and Lichty.Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:The anglicizing of German surnames - a frustrating genealogical experience
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the topics, followed by a discussion of the name Empey, for which the author finds over 65 spellings.Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1709-1983Export options:The 'sewists' of Waterloo Region
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Community effort yields hundreds of gowns for frontline workers When Bev Suderman-Gladwell was asked by a physician friend to "leverage her Mennonite connections," to respond to a time-sensitive ...
Keywords: COVID-19Homeless peopleMasksMedical suppliesPersonal protective equipmentChurches MennoniteSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2020Export options:The trek of the Pennsylvanians to Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed description of the route taken by migrants from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County. The travellers, mostly Mennonite, came from the counties of Lancaster, Cumberland, York, Berks, Franklin, ...Keywords: Migration processMennonitesYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1805Export options:The wandering Schwabens
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the Schwabens who emigrated from the Banat in Rumania to Waterloo County, mainly the events in Europe that prompted them to move to North America. The author suggests that by 1973 ...Year of publication: 1973Historical Period: c1925-1973Export options: