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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Address delivered at the dedication of the Memorial Tower, August 28, 1926
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An uplifting address by the representative of the Lancaster County Historical Society, praising the pioneer settlers who came to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania.Year of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1798-1830Export options:Andrew Jackson Peterson
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note including a quotation from a diary of Henry William Peterson dated February 5, 1841 and an autobiographical sketch of Andrew Jackson Peterson.Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyGermansBerlin (Ontario)ConestogoWilmot TownshipWoolwich TownshipWaterloo TownshipPeterson Henry WilliamPeterson Andrew JacksonYear of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1823-1857Export options:Characteristics of the Pennsylvania German in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief address by the Minister of Agriculture of Ontario at the dedication of the Memorial Tower (28 August 1926), honouring the first settlers in the county.Year of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1800-1926Export options:Das evangelische Deutschtum in Kanada
Type: BookKeywords: LutheransGermannessYear of publication: 1935Export options:Dr Augustus Stephen Vogt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the former Dean of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Principal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and founder of the Mendelssohn Choir. The article relates Vogt's early ...Year of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:First settlements of Pennsylvania Mennonites in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the settlements in the Niagara region, Waterloo County and Markham, with brief references to notable Mennonites and their descendants. There are biographical sketches of Benjamin Eby, ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesWar 1812War 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryAmishPennsylvania GermansNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyMarkhamSettlersYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1795-1925Export options:Hagey's Cemetery record, 1935
Type: ReportAbstract: Photocopy of a manuscript record noting dates, names of deceased persons with grave numbers and payments received for grave space or perpetual care. A detailed plan of the cemetery is appended.Year of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1831-1965Export options:In pioneer days
Type: BookAbstract: A Canadian elementary school reader which contains three sections relating to the county. A chapter entitled "Waterloo: the first settlement back from the lake," beginning on page 181, recounts the ...Keywords: EducationCorrespondencePennsylvania GermansMennonitesWaterloo TownshipDumfries North TownshipWaterlooSettlersBricker SamuelSchoerg JosephYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1799-c1830Export options:Jacob G. Stroh, 1848-1935
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Jacob G. Stroh who owned a Waterloo tannery, collected Indian artifacts, and was an authority on early Berlin history.Year of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1848-1935Export options:Migrations of Lancaster County Mennonites
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Content probably similar to article by the same author in the Waterloo Historical Society report for 1926, based on remarks at the dedication of the Pioneers' Memorial Tower.Year of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1800-1925Export options: