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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
An addition to the history of the Hallman family in Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A continuation of the work published in 1906, with a drawing of the family crest, information on the names Hallman and Heilman by Dr Bergey, a description of the second Hallman reunion held in Berlin ...Year of publication: 1912Historical Period: 1800-1912Export options:Berlin, Ontario: issued in commemoration of its celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912
Type: BookKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1912Export options:Der goldene biblische Spiegel
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of the Elmira resident who considered himself to be the Second Moses. The work focuses on events in his life, including his stays at the Homewood Sanitarium in Guelph, but also ...Year of publication: 1913Historical Period: c1868-1913Export options:Early history of the County of Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of an address outlining the history of Waterloo County and mentioning local historians Ezra Eby, A.B. Sherk, James Young and Gottlieb Bettschen.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGermansScotsSettlersImmigrationMennonitesSchoolsReligious buildingsWaterloo CountyGerman Company TractYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1799-1913Export options:Official telephone directory, Western Ontario: January, 1912
Type: BookAbstract: A directory for exchanges and toll offices west of Hamilton and between Guelph and Palmerston, including Ayr, Berlin, Galt, Hespeler, Linwood, New Dundee, New Hamburg, Preston, St Jacobs, Waterloo ...Keywords: Telephone systemsTechnologyDirectoriesYear of publication: 1912Historical Period: 1912-1913Export options:Presidential address: some German settlers of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief sketches of some influential European settlers, including Peter N. Tagge, Jacob Beck, Otto Klotz, Jacob Hailer, Jacob Hespeler and John Motz.Keywords: Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyIndigenous peoplesSettlersGermansSchoolsIndustriesGerman languageNewspapersPlace namesYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1800-1911Export options:Sprechen Sie Englisch? der Deutsche in Canada und America
Type: BookYear of publication: 1912Export options:The Amishman
Type: BookAbstract: A description of Amish life in narrative form. Clyde H. Smith is a pseudonym for George Smith (1852-1930)Keywords: AmishOntarioCustoms and traditionsYear of publication: 1912Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:The golden Bible looking-glass
Type: BookAbstract: A translation of the autobiography of the Elmira resident who considered himself to be the Second Moses. The work focuses on his life's experiences, but also includes passages from the Bible and ...Year of publication: 1913Historical Period: c1868-1913Export options:The importance of local history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short address to the Waterloo Historical Society, mentioning Ezra Eby's biographical dictionary of the Mennonite settlers of Waterloo County, the work of Hon. James Young and W.H. Smith's gazetteer ...Year of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1806-1913Export options: