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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Ontario Old Colony Church loses beloved leader
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: ClergyDeathsChurches MennoniteReligionYear of publication: 2022Export 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:Staff changes
Type: Magazine ArticleAbstract:Pastoral transitions in Ontario Ken, left, and Dawne Driedger began as interim pastors at Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches, in November 2021, serving both congregations alongside Kyongjung ...
Keywords: ChristianityTheological schoolsReligious congregationsRetirement communitiesTheologyMaternity & paternity leavesOntario Bible CollegeChurches MennoniteYear of publication: 2022Export options:Staff changes
Type: Magazine ArticleAbstract:Pastoral transitions in Ontario Ken, left, and Dawne Driedger began as interim pastors at Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches, in November 2021, serving both congregations alongside Kyongjung ...
Year of publication: 2022Export options:The boundaries of ethnicity: German immigration and the language of belonging in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract:Benjamin Bryce considers what it meant to be German in Ontario between 1880 and 1930. For the Germans who make up the core of this study, the distinction between insiders and outsiders was often ...
Keywords: HistoryOntarioGermans19th century20th centuryEthnic identityGerman languageReligionSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2022Export options:The history of the Fisher Mills and Beaverdale, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 2022Export options:The history of the Fisher Mills and Beaverdale, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 2022Export options:The trail of the Conestoga
Type: BookAbstract: An historical novel based on fact about the migration of Pennsylvania German Mennonites from Lancaster County to the Waterloo area at the beginning of the 19th century. The 1924 edition contains a ...Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options:Through a changing landscape: photographing place and community in Waterloo Region
Type: BookAbstract:"What makes Waterloo Region unique? What defines a sense of place? Seventy-five carefully chosen photographs depict the elements that collectively make Waterloo Region's urban landscape different ...
Year of publication: 2022Export options: