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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Blair Memorial Cemetery (CC#4501): old and new sections, Waterloo Township Lot #4, Beasley's Old Survey
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions and plans of markers in both parts of the cemetery, with an index to about 900 names. The first burial is dated 1804.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1804-1975Export options:Comments on the Blair Cemetery records
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcription with plan of the old section only of the cemetery. This report replicates part of the report on the Blair Memorial Cemetery described in record D-1057.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1804-1920Export options:Family history and genealogy of Jacob (Wagner) Gingerich and Veronica Litwiller, 1825-1975
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of over 2,000 descendants, introduced by a section on the German background, the early Amish Mennonite settlement of Wilmot Township, and the development of the Gingerich family farm in ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanMennonitesAmishFarmersLiquorReligious dissensionGingerich familyGingerich JacobGingerich Veronica Litwiller (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1825-1975Export options:Gemeinschaftliche Lieder-Sammlung : zum allgemeinen Gebrauch des wahren Gottesdienstes : mit einem Inhalt sammt zweifachem Register versehen. -
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesMennonites (Old Order)HymnsYear of publication: 1975Export options:Genealogy of the Bingaman family: a record of the descendants of John Bingaman and his first wife Judith Snider, second wife Elizabeth Clemens
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a Mennonite family whose members settled in the vicinity of Wilmot Township. John Bingaman was one of the fourteen children of John Bingeman and Hannah Bergey who came from Pennsylvania ...Year of publication: 0Historical Period: 1825-1956Export options:Germany - Canada Migration
Type: Web project pageAbstract: This exhibit examines German immigration to Canada over the past 300 years. Various themes on German migration to Canada are followed using personal accounts, images, historical text and census data ...Keywords: ImmigrationFolk artSymbolismMapsYear of publication: 0Export options:Historic settlement patterns by ethnicity
Type: ReportAbstract: A map showing the date of settlement, ethnic group, and predominant religion of locales in Waterloo Region. Accompanying documentation lists the township or town and gives an historical summary.Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identitySettlersGermansPennsylvania GermansMennonitesLutheransAmishWaterloo CountyMapsYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:Norman Hervey High: June 15, 1913- December 4, 1974
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical tribute to a Mennonite teacher, born in Lincoln and later the first Dean of Arts at the University of Waterloo.Year of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1913-1974Export options:Oral history of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: Information derived from interviews of Waterloo County residents about the period from World War I to World War II. The reminiscences have been arranged by topics, including the name change from ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyWorld War IAgricultureWomenIndustriesSchoolsHospitalsPequegnat familyKaufman A.R. (1885-1979)Military recruitmentYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1914-1945Export options:Shoemaker pioneers: the early genealogy and history of the colonial Shoemaker families who came to America before the revolution
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Shoemaker family in the United States that mentions the families of John and Mary Schantz and George and Maria Detweller, both of which migrated from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesShoemaker familyMennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaWaterloo CountyWaterloo Region19th centuryYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1820-1864Export options: