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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Amish and Tunkers critiqued ca. 1830
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contemporary descriptions of Waterloo County Amish and Tunkers in the 1830s, taken from a journal of Rev. William Proudfoot and a letter by Christian G. Klinckhardt. Brief introductions by E. ...Keywords: TunkersAmishMennonitesPennsylvania GermansEducationGerman languageCustoms and traditionsAgricultureWaterloo TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1829-1834Export options:Creating Grammar: Examples from Pennsylvania German, Ontario
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1992Export options:Creating Grammar: Examples from Pennsylvania German, Ontario
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1992Export options:Family register of Jacob and Magdalena Bender and their children to the sixth generation: from the year of our Lord 1832 to 1925
Type: BookAbstract: The second edition of a genealogy with a brief introduction noting that the Amish Mennonite family settled near New Hamburg about 1832 after first coming to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from Hessen ...Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansGenealogyAmishNew HamburgWilmot TownshipBender familyBender JacobBender Magdalene BrennemanYear of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1832-1925Export options:Genealogy of the Bergey family: a record of the descendants of John Ulrich Bergey and his wife, Mary
Type: BookAbstract: An encyclopedic history of the Bergey family in North America from 1719 to 1925. The book is divided by generations, with many details of individuals and places of residence and a comprehensive index ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBergey John UlrichBergey Mary (m. John Ulrich)Bergey familyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1815-1925Export options:Schnitz and plum pudding: a family history of the Brake-Break-Brech, the Cosens, the Kraft, the Wismer families
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family with Pennsylvania Dutch and English origins. Many of its members came first to Waterloo County, moving on to Michigan. Autobiographical details of the author, reminiscences of ...Keywords: GenealogyFood customsMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesImmigrationCustoms and traditionsBreslau (Ontario)Wilmot TownshipBlairYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1806-1992Export options:The early settlement of Waterloo Township
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An annotated reprint of a series of articles which appeared in "The Galt Reformer" and "Waterloo Advertiser" on 20 October 1869. Lorna Bergey, who provides detailed annotations and appropriate ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1800-1812Export options:The Hunsbergers
Type: BookAbstract: The original version of a comprehensive family history that includes descendants of Abraham and his son Abram who came to the Waterloo area from Pennsylvania in 1801.Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaHunsberger AbrahamHunsberger AbramHunsberger Mollie Janzen (m. Abram)Wilmot TownshipNew HamburgBadenYear of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1801-1920Export options:The Pennsylvania German Dialect in Southern Ontario, Canada
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: German (New High)Pennsylvania GermanDialectsLanguage maintenanceLanguage interactionAmishMennonitesEnglishYear of publication: 1992Export options:The Pennsylvania German Dialect in Southern Ontario, Canada
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1992Export options: