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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A family history of David Rife, formerly Reiff, beginning about 1751: also a history of Michael Troyer, beginning about 1706
Type: BookAbstract: A combined genealogy of the Rife family, some of whom settled in Waterloo County, and the Troyer family in Vaughan County. Articles, obituaries, wills and photographs relating to the families are ...Keywords: GenealogyObituariesFarmersRife DavidRife Ophelia Lochead (m. David)Troyer familyRife familyPanabaker FamilyWaterloo CountyHespelerYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:A Good family genealogy: a detailed record of the descendants of Menno Good (1838- 1919)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Good family, members of which emigrated to North America in the early 18th century. Particular emphasis is given to the descendants of Menno Good and Joanna Martin and their seven ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesMennonitesPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipGood familyGood MennoGood ChristianGood AbrahamGood PeterYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1800-1979Export options:After Fifty Years, an Optimist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reminiscences of an Orthodox rabbi now in Chicago who formerly served congregations in Tulsa (Oklahoma) and Ottawa (Ontario), and was later president of the Hebrew Theological College. [J. D. Sarna]Year of publication: 1979Export options:Analecta Helvetica et Germanica: eine Festschrift zu Ehren von Hermann Boeschenstein
Type: BookYear of publication: 1979Export options:Ausgewählte Werke : Lyrik und Prosa
Type: BookYear of publication: 1979Export options:Beobachtungen zur Entwicklung der deutschen Sprache im Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1979Export options:Change in Religion, Economics, and Boundary Conditions among Amish Mennonites in Southwestern Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: In explaining modernization in an Ontario Amish Mennonite community, this thesis follows Kuhn's model of change in the sciences, detailing especially the interaction of internal religious ideology ...Keywords: OntarioAmishAcculturationYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1900-59Export 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:Descendants of Jacob and Maria Burckhart, a genealogy
Type: ReportAbstract: A revised version of a genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, including references to Peter Burkhard and Barbara Good Burkhard.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansClergyMennonitesBurkhard familyBurkhard PeterBurkhard Barbara Good (m. Peter)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1820-1970Export 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: