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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Aloyes Bauer
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Bauer established the Waterloo Shoddy Mills in 1889 and from 1896 also managed the Kuntz brewery in Waterloo.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1861-1906Export options:Benjamin Devitt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Personal recollections of Benjamin Devitt, Mayor of Waterloo and farmer, by his grandson.Keywords: BiographiesFestivalsCustoms and traditionsPoliticiansWaterlooDevitt BenjaminDevitt E. BlakeYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1875-1963Export options:Charles Kappler Hagedorn
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Born in Williamsburg into a family of farm labourers, Hagedorn developed the Berlin Suspender & Button Co. by 1895 and became active in public affairs.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1859-1906Export options:Charles Martin Bowman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A short biography of Bowman and of his father, Isaac Erb Bowman, the St Jacobs tanner who represented North Waterloo in the Dominion Parliament from 1864 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1896 and was ...Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1864-1897Export options:Christopher Nicholas Huether
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A short biography of the proprietor of the Berlin Lion Brewery.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1867-1906Export options:Died in 1963
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people from Waterloo County who died in 1963, including Addison A. Armbrust, T. Marshall Aver, Charles Harry Boehmer, Martha Edna Breithaupt, Ewan Cameron, Roy B. Hemmerich, Charles ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesWomenOccupationsAssociations and clubsMennonitesGermansKitchenerWaterlooHespelerYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1864-1963Export options:Dilman Brubacher Shantz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Short biographies of Dilman Shantz, president of the Berlin button-manufacturing business, Jacob Y. Shantz & Son, and of his father Jacob Y. Shantz.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1806-1906Export options:Emma R. Kaufman and the Tokyo YWCA
Type: BookAbstract: A biography mentioning the Kaufman family background in Berlin, Ontario and emphasizing Emma's life and accomplishments in Japan.Keywords: Kaufman Emma R.Kaufman familyBiographiesGermansBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYoung Women's Christian AssociationYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1881-1963Export options:Father Winter honoured
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Rev. Simon J. Winter, who in 1963 had been teaching for almost fifty years at St Jerome's College.Year of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1914-1963Export options:George Lippert
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A short biography of the Waterloo furniture manufacturer.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1850-1906Export options: