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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:Briefe über West-Canada: das Runner-Unwesen und die Deutsche Gesellschaft in New-York, nebst einem Anhange [übe]r die östlichen Townships in Unter Canada und die Passage-Bureaus in Europa und Amerika : ein Wegweiser für Auswanderer
Type: BookAbstract: A guide to prospective German emigrants and travellers to Canada. Also published by Schabelitz in Basel.Keywords: GermansEmigration literatureCanada WestYear of publication: 1854Historical Period: 1853-1854Export options:Briefe über West-Canada das Runner-Unwesen und die deutsche Gesellschaft in New-York, nebst einem Anhange über die östlichen Townships in Unter Canada und die Passage-Büreaus in Europa und Amerika: ein Wegweiser für Auswanderer
Type: BookYear of publication: 1854Export options:Briefe über West-Canada: ein Wegweiser für Auswanderer
Type: BookAbstract: Written in the form of letters, this book provides information to German-speaking Europeans about life in Canada West. The "third letter" focuses on the first German-speaking settlers.Year of publication: 1854Export options:Canada's Zustände, Uebersetzung einer Depesche von Sr. Excellenz dem General Gouverneur, an den Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Baronet
Type: BookAbstract: A German translation of an 1852 dispatch from the Governor General relating Canada's imports, exports, transportation, population, agriculture and other production. Five thousand copies of this ...Keywords: GermansGovernment documentsImmigrationEmigration literatureSettlersGerman languageWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1854Historical Period: 1848-1854Export 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: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:Kaiser family reunion: February 1854, St. Agatha
Type: BookAbstract: A description of the Kaiser family reunion of 1854 by the teacher, Wendlin Schuler, including poems dedicated to Anton Kaiser the elder and Anton Kaiser the younger. The poems and description were ...Keywords: Settlers FrenchGenealogyKaiser AnthonyKaiser familySchuler WendlinBaumgartner John B. Rev.Messner Columban Rev.Ebner Rev.Baumgarten CarolinaKaiser Elisabetha BohmeYear of publication: 1854Historical Period: 1853-1854Export options: