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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 memoir of Rev. A.B. Sherk
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Breslau-born Rev. A.B. Sherk, who became a missionary preacher for the United Brethren in Christ.Keywords: BiographiesSherk A.B. Rev.ClergyUnited Brethrenin ChristTunkersBreslau (Ontario)19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1916Historical Period: 1832-1916Export options:A reflection on the collective biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of a project that gathered data on 547 councillors, summarizing some of the collective results derived from the data including information on religion, occupation, political party and sex ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Aus Gottes linker Hand : Stimme eines Irrenden : Gedichte
Type: BookYear of publication: 1995Export options:Baden's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Profiles of Baden's physicians from 1873 to 1949, including basic biographical information, details of their training and where they went after leaving Baden: apart from one doctor who retired due to ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1873-1949Export options:Bean family cairn
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the family of John and Anna Bean, early Mennonite settlers of Wilmot Township, with a transcription of the cairn erected by family members in 1995 at the Stauffer Cemetery.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1833-1995Export options:Breithaupts at the cottage
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 1995Export options:Catherine Breithaupt Bennett
Type: ThesisKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1995Export 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:Col. H.J. Bowman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Herbert Joseph Bowman, civil engineer, manager of the Berlin waterworks, and organizer of the 108th Militia Regiment. Information about other members of the Bowman family is ...Keywords: Bowman Herbert J.EngineersPennsylvania GermansBiographiesPoliticians118th Overseas Battalion108 Regiment North WaterlooQueen's Own Rifles29th Waterloo RegimentKitchenerYear of publication: 1916Historical Period: 1865-1916Export options: