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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Richard Roschman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Roschman migrated from Germany to Berlin in 1871 and established a button-making factory at Waterloo in 1878.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1848-1906Export options:Romanus-Buchlain (little Romani or Gypsey book): an 18th-century collection of mystical or sympathetic folk charms donated to Waterloo Historical Society in 1930-1931
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: 18th centuryYear of publication: 2017Historical Period: 1700sExport options:Samuel Merner
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the entrepreneur who developed an extensive trade in blacksmithing and wagon- and carriage- building in New Hamburg and Waterloo into a wide range of other commercial and industrial ...Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1823-1906Export options:Stories of Mennonite life
Type: BookAbstract:Learning materials developed by the Haldimand-Norfolk Literacy Council in conjuction with the Norfolk Community Help Centre for the adult Low German speaking community of Mexican Mennonites in ...
Keywords: English languageReadingEducationYear of publication: 2017Export options:The exceptional Vera Good : a life beyond Polka Dot Door / Nancy Silcox
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesChurches MennoniteBiographiesYear of publication: 2017Export options:The experiences of Low German-Speaking Mennonite men in alternative education programs in Southwestern Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The tradition of leaving high school and finding full-time employment after grade 8 has put Low German-speaking (LGS) Mennonites in rural Southwestern Ontario in a vulnerable economic position. ...
Keywords: EducationGerman languageMennonitesEconomic conditionsQualitative researchCultural identityYear of publication: 2017Export options:The Old Comrade's Banquet
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords:Year of publication: 2017Export options:The Pennsylvania-Germans in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the early Mennonite settlements of Ontario, with references to such pioneer leaders as Benjamin Eby, Henry Eby, Ezra Eby and H.W. Peterson. An introductory editorial note contains some ...Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansGermansGerman languageSettlersBiographiesEby BenjaminEby HenryEby Ezra E.Peterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1800-1841Export options:Wanner Mennonite Cemetery : CC# 6479, 2320 Old Maple Grove Road, Concession B, Lot 1, Beasley's Old Survey, Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, (formerly) Woolwich Township (formerly Waterloo Township), Waterloo County / reread 2016 by Lorrie Snider, George Winfield, Paul Gross, Cynthia Stapells, Lyle Catt ; transcription updated by Lorrie Snider, Paul Gross
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesCemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 2017Export options:Welcoming strangers : German Lutheran immigration to Waterloo County, 1945-1960s / Elliot Worsfold, [Edna Staebler Research Fellow, 2017]
Type: BookYear of publication: 2017Historical Period: 1945-1960sExport options: