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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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Type: BookKeywords: Literary criticismYear of publication: 1982Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz: pioneer of Russian Mennonite immigration to Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Shantz's family background and varied business activities in farming, contracting, milling and manufacturing. His role in the Russian Mennonite migrations to Manitoba in the 1870s is ...Keywords: BiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesEthnic groupsRussian MennonitesShantz Jacob Y.ManitobaBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1909Export options:Joseph Voisin and descendants, 1805-1892
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the German family who bought farmland near St Clements, Wellesley Township, in 1856. An index to this work was compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Year of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1856-1982Export options:Mennonite odyssey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of Mennonite history, with some emphasis on Waterloo County.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1800-1982Export options:Norman Christoph Schneider: presented lovingly by his children on the occasion of his 70th birthday, December 9, 1958.
Type: BookAbstract: A scrapbook compiled by his family as a tribute to the son of the founder of J.M. Schneider, Ltd. The volume contains copies of personal documents, poems, correspondence, newspaper clippings and ...Keywords: BiographiesGermansSportsPoliticiansSchneider Helena R. Ahrens (m. J.M.)Schneider Norman C.Schneider familySchneider J.M.Ahrens familyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1888-1960Export options:Samuel Fry the Weaver and the Mennonites of the Twenty
Type: BookYear of publication: 1982Export options:Search for America : the odyssey of an immigrant
Type: BookKeywords: FictionBiographiesYear of publication: 1982Export options:Some 'plain' people of Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general account of pioneer settlement by Mennonites, Amish and Tunkers, especially in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships but with references to their significance in western Canada.Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1870Export options:The Bickel book, including genealogies of the following main branches: Boettger, Buck, Heipel, Helwig, and Kalbfleisch lines
Type: ReportAbstract: A looseleaf binder containing information about the ancestors, descendants and relations of Mathias Bickel (1822-1906), a pioneer German immigrant who settled near Neustadt, Ontario. Many members of ...Year of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1850-1982Export options:The Cress connection, part 1: a record of Simon Cress (1764-1851) and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the descendants of Simon and Catharine Cress, Mennonites who are thought to have been the first white settlers in the St Jacobs area.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaCress familyCress SimonCress CatharineCress EphraimCress Susan McMahonCress Eliza Miles (m. Simon)Cress LeviYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1800-1982Export options: