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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Augustus Werner
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Werner (1856-1937), Elmira pharmacist, manager of the Elmira branch of Bell Telephone, and a member of the Elmira School Board for many years.Year of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1856-1937Export options:Dr Jerome F. Honsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Honsberger (1859-1937), physician, humanitarian and co-founder of the Freeport Sanatorium, who was also active with the Berlin Y.M.C.A. and the Berlin Board of Education.Year of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1859-1937Export options:Grand River Valley
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of journeys around Ontario, including observations on Galt, Preston, Breslau, Conestogo and West Montrose. The author describes the contemporary communities and evokes their historical ...Year of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1816-1937Export options:Hannes Schneider and his wife Catharine Haus Schneider: their descendants and times, 1534-1939
Type: BookAbstract: A history of thirteen generations of Schneiders, including a wide miscellany of information gathered by Joseph M. Snyder. The range of materials is so inclusive that, as the preface indicates, it is ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSchneider familySnyder familySchneider HannesSchneider Catharine HausWaterloo CountyMennonitesRussian MennonitesYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1800-1943Export options:History of the Hallman family in Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account of the family with photographs of various Hallman homesteads and a description of the family reunion at Schneider Grove, Berlin on June 22, 1905.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesHallman familyBerlin (Ontario)New DundeeBadenHespelerBreslau (Ontario)WaterlooNew HamburgYear of publication: 1906Historical Period: 1800-1906Export options:Panabaker family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A narrative of the family, from its European origins to the settlement in the Hespeler area of Waterloo Township. The author explains variant spellings of the family name and refers to other pioneer ...Keywords: GenealogySaw mill industryBlacksmithsMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaPannebecker HendrickTyson BarbaraPenebecker BarbaraPannebecker CorneliusDetwiler AnnYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1800-1937Export options:The centennial anniversary of the founding of the Wilhelm family in Canada, 1837-1937
Type: BookAbstract: A pamphlet containing a programme of the Wilhelm Reunion of 1937, a transcript of the centennial anniversary address by W.J. Leinweber, and a genealogy of the descendants of Michael Wilhelm who began ...Keywords: GenealogyWilmot TownshipGermansSettlersWilhelm familyWilhelm MichaelWilhelm Margaret Wettlaufer (m. Michael)Klotz OttoKlotz Elizabeth Wilhelm (m. Otto)Wilhelm PeterYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1837-1937Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Pennsylvania Mennonite migration to and settlement in Waterloo County. Topics includes the leadership of Benjamin Eby, education and the press. This article was reprinted in "The ...Keywords: MennonitesWar 1812Pennsylvania GermansMusicNewspapersEducationSchoolsImmigrationBiographiesGermansYear of publication: 1906Historical Period: 1799-1841Export options: