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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Beginnings in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonite migration to Ontario from Pennsylvania following the American Revolutionary War, and of the three settlements established in the Niagara, Waterloo and York districts.Keywords: MennonitesAmishImmigrationWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryPennsylvania GermansYork RegionNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1783-1924Export options:Cedar Creek and Dickie Cemeteries
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of two cemeteries in North Dumfries Township, with references to well- known area surnames found on the tombstones, such as Kersell, Cranston, Veitch, Brown, Lee, Wilson, Dalgleish, ...Keywords: CemeteriesCemetery recordsFamiliesYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1834-1950Export options:Der Canadische Bauernfreund
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: A German-language weekly, first published in Preston by Abraham Erb and edited by Martin Rudolf. The paper moved to Waterloo when it was sold to Moses Springer, and to Berlin in 1903 when it ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)NewspapersGermanYear of publication: 1851Historical Period: 1850-1918Export options:Folk-lore of Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: Parts of these had already been published in the "Journal of American Folk-lore".Year of publication: 1950Export options:How to live without wars and wedding rings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of a week the author spent living with an Old Order Mennonite family in Waterloo County, and what she learned about their way of life. This article was included in a collection of Staebler ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Ethnic groupsConscientious objectionMarriageCustoms and traditionsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1950Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz, 1822-1909, promoter of the Mennonite settlements in Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the Berlin farmer- businessman and community leader, emphasizing his role in helping Russian Mennonites to migrate to Manitoba in the later nineteenth century.Keywords: BiographiesRussian MennonitesBusinessesImmigrationFarmersIndustriesMennonitesShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)ManitobaYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:Pennsylvania German Dialect Writings, North and West
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Pennsylvania GermanDialectsYear of publication: 1950Export options:Search for America. -
Type: BookKeywords: FictionBiographiesYear of publication: 1950Export options:The Canada directory: containing the names of the professional and business men of every description, in the cities, towns, and principal villages of Canada: together with a complete post office directory of the province; a directory to public offices, officers and institutions; a variety of statistical and commercial tables, exhibiting the population, trade, revenue, expenditure, imports, exports, public works, etc., etc.,
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract:A directory including the following Waterloo County centres: Ayr, Berlin, Bridgeport, Galt, Hawkesville, New Hope, Petersburg, Waterloo and Wellesley. Advertisements are included, many from the ...
Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1851Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:The Hallman-Clemens genealogy with a family's reminiscence
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of Rev. Eli Schmidtt Hallman, who was born near New Dundee and moved to Saskatchewan in 1905, later moving to Goshen, Indiana and then Texas. He describes the Mennonite revival led ...Keywords: GenealogyTeachersBusinessesMennonitesSchoolsSaengerfestsIndustriesEducationFarmersCustoms and traditionsYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1825-1949Export options: