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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Gingrich genealogy: addendum to the Ulrich Gingrich family, with limited data of Joseph (Yost) Gingrich
Type: BookAbstract: An updated and expanded version of John Edmond Gingrich's Ulrich Gingrich genealogy of 1981.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1810-1986Export options:Hawkesville Cemetery (CC#4529): Concession 12, Lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index, of at least 500 stones. The 3-page introduction by Grace Ogram summarizes the founding and history of Hawkesville, noting that the cemetery dates from the 1840s and that ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyCommunity historiesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1848-1985Export options:Highlights of Self-employment of Ethnocultural Groups in Canada: report 4 : German, Italian, Jewish, Polish, Ukrainian and Dutch groups in selected industries (in Canada, Ontario, Toronto). [Microfiche]
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoEmploymentYear of publication: 1986Export options:History of John and Barbara Nafziger Oesch and their descendants by a great- granddaughter
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of John and Barbara who migrated from France in 1857 and settled near Philipsburg. They had three children, John N., Barbara and Anna. This second edition contains ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishSettlers FrenchOesch familyOesch JohnOesch Barbara Nafziger (m. John)Oesch John N.Oesch Magdalena Boshart (m. John N.)Erb Christian G.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1857-1986Export options:John Bricker Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the business partner of John Shuh in a Waterloo general store and later owner of the Graybill Manufacturing Company which produced office and school furniture. Family information about ...Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1840-1917Export options:John George Reiner: autobiography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short autobiography by the owner of many Wellesley businesses, including the woollen mill, flour mill, saw mill, general store, and a stave and heading plant.Keywords: Settlers GermanBiographiesRevolutionary War 1848FoundriesFurniture industrySaw mill industryTransportationDamsTextile IndustryFlour mill industryYear of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1832-1917Export options:John Lehman Wideman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Wideman (1833-1917), Woolwich Township Clerk for 32 years, postmaster of St Jacobs for 44 years, and a director of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company.Keywords: BiographiesObituariesPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipMarkhamBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerSt JacobsWideman John L.Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1833-1917Export options:John Zryd
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Zryd (1835-1917), one of the last of Hespeler's pioneer businessmen. He had a hardware and tinsmith business and was town clerk for thirteen years.Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1835-1917Export options:Kanadische Deutschlandhilfe in Den Ersten Jahren Nach Dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsKitchenerMennonite Central CommitteeSociety for German ReliefWorld War IISudeten Club ForwardTorontoEthnic Germans T2 Canadian aid for Germany in the first years after World War II.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1946-52Export options:Linwood Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4544), West Concession 10, Lot 12, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 markers in a recently opened cemetery beside the yellow brick Mennonite meeting house just east of Linwood. In almost all cases, the family name is Martin.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1965-1985Export options: