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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A short sketch of the life and experience
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A chapter including Cornell's impressions of a visit to the Waterloo area in the early 19th century. Local references include the lack of English-language religious services, the death of a local man ...Year of publication: 1825Historical Period: 1801-1825Export options:Why the Bechtel, Biehn, Betzner and Gingrich families chose the Beasley Tract in 1800
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A partly fictionalized account of how the early Pennsylvania Mennonite and Tunker settlers came to Waterloo Township and paid Richard Beasley forty thousand dollars for sixty thousand acres. The ...Keywords: FictionTunkersLand ownershipAgricultureCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansSettlersUpper CanadaWaterloo TownshipGerman languageYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1800-1804Export options: