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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Impressions of a German immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short article, based on comments made by Waterloo County newcomers in letters to European relatives in the 1830s, about the availability of food, low taxes, free hunting and good pay.Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1840Export options:Mennonite country
Type: BookAbstract: Thoughts of an Old Order Amishman on farming and his faith, illustrated with pen and ink drawings of Mennonite farm life by Peter Etril Snyder.Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1880-1978Export options:Over Prairie Trails. With Illus. by C.M. Manly
Type: BookYear of publication: 1925Export options:People Apart : Portrait of a Mennonite World in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 1978Export options:Philipp Lautenschlager's letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of a German letter from a new Canadian resident to his family in Herchenrode, Hesse. The letter describes the passage to North America and the way of life, wages and prices in Waterloo ...Keywords: CorrespondenceOccupationsWomenTaxationCustoms and traditionsGerman languageLautenschlager PhilippWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1831Export options:Reminiscences of early Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch of Waterloo County during the second half of the nineteenth century, including references to the communities of Freeport, Blair, Ayr, Doon, Preston and Berlin and to community ...Year of publication: 1925Historical Period: c1850-1924Export options:Reminiscences of Grandmother Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of a Mennonite family in Waterloo County over a period of nearly 150 years, based on the recollections of the author's mother-in-law. Births, deaths, marriages, illnesses, ...Keywords: BiographiesFood customsElectricityFarmersFuneralsGenealogyGerman languageMennonites (Old Order)Settlers PennsylvaniaTransportationYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1967Export options:Rotkäppchen ; Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit - : zwei weihnachtliche Spiele für Schulbühnen
Type: BookKeywords: Christmas playsSchool playsYear of publication: 1978Export options:Settlers of the Marsh
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1925Export options:Sir Adam Beck
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the native of Baden, Ontario stressing his achievements in the iron foundry and milling business, politics, and the distribution of hydro-electrical power in southwestern Ontario. The ...Year of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1837-1925Export options: