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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ancestral record of Henry Martin Brubacher, 1838-1910
Type: ReportAbstract: A chronology of the Brubacher family, tracing ancestors back to 17th-century Switzerland and descendants to 1965. John W. Brubacher, the first member of the family to come to Canada, settled in ...Keywords: GenealogySwissIndustriesAgricultureMennonitesWoolwich TownshipSt JacobsFreeportBadenPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1825-1965Export options:Block number two (Waterloo Township) 1 Sept. 1805 [reprint]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A manuscript map of landowners, previously printed in the Waterloo Historical Society's 22nd Annual Report, 1934, page 70a.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1805Export 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:Died in 1965
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief notes on Waterloo County residents who died in 1965: Robert Bieth, Mrs William Brown, George Buck, R.H. Dickson, Gordon Eby, Carl Ellis, Charles C. Farnham, Louis Feick, Ray M. Gillespie, ...Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: c1865-1965Export options:History of Isaac S. Cressman family, 1830-1965
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the fourteen children of Isaac S. Cressman, who was born near Strasburg in 1830. Isaac's first wife was Barbara Schneider; after her death, he married her sister Elizabeth. There are ...Keywords: FarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaGenealogyReunionsCressman familyCressman Isaac S.Cressman Elizabeth Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Bowman Sybilla (m. Tobias)Cressman Barbara Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Cressman Ephriam S.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1830-1965Export options:Over Prairie Trails. Introd. by Malcolm Ross
Type: BookYear of publication: 1965Export options:The Block Line
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of the history behind the Block Line boundary. The article was prepared during 1965 in an unsuccessful attempt to preserve the name of Block Line Road.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1784-1900Export 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 changing functions of Elmira
Type: ThesisAbstract: An historical account of the establishment and growth of the community from a crossroads settlement to an independent centre, in three phases: the pioneer period (1835-1890), diversification and ...Keywords: Community historiesPopulationLand useTradeLabour forceRailwaysIndustriesFarmers' marketsCities and townsYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1835-1965Export options:The changing functions of the village of St Jacobs
Type: ThesisAbstract: An account of the village's industrial origins, tradition and growth, in relation to the urbanization of the entire county. The author considers the relationship of St Jacobs with its hinterland, ...Keywords: IndustriesArchitectureAgricultureMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SettlersSt JacobsSnider E.W.B. (1842-1921)Woolwich TownshipConestogo RiverYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1848-1965Export options: