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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Scrapbook of Herbert Enns, concerning his family and its emigration from Russia in 1917
Type: ReportAbstract: A collection of documents assembled by the author in 1977 and photocopied by the Kitchener Public Library. Items include a financial statement issued by the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, ...Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1917-1977Export options:Siedlungspfalzisch im Kreis Waterloo, Ontario, Kanada
Type: BookYear of publication: 1977Export options:Siedlungspfälzisch im Kreis Waterloo, Ontario, Kanada
Type: BookAbstract: A study of the Pennsylvania-German dialect (ideolect) as it was spoken in the county in 1969. The book contains the texts, in phonetic transcription with a translation in High German, of interviews ...Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1968-1969Export options:Swiss-German and Dutch-German Mennonite traditional art in the Waterloo region, Ontario.
Type: BookYear of publication: 1977Export options:Swiss-Palatinate-German-Pennsylvania-"Dutch" pioneers of the Niagara Peninsula
Type: BookYear of publication: 1977Export options:The Adventure of Faith
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of an address given at the dedication of the Pioneers' Memorial Tower, reflecting on various groups of people who have migrated from their homelands for reasons of faith and conscience.Year of publication: 1926Export options:The Berliner Journal: a study of a German- language newspaper
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the newspaper's history, founders, policies, community role and contents for the years 1906 to 1915. The author discusses the journal's role in preserving German language and ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesGermansWorld War IBerlin (Ontario)German languageRittinger FriedrichRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Motz JohnBerliner JournalYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1906-1915Export options:The Deutscher Bund Canada 1934-39
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the pro-Nazi German-Canadian organization, founded by five men associated with Waterloo: Ernst Kopf, Otto Geisler, Georg Messer, Paul Lechscheidt and Karl Gerhard. Toronto and Kitchener- ...Keywords: GermansEthnic groupsGerman languageYouthWorld War IINewspapersEthnic identityAssociations and clubsDeutscher Bund CanadaDeutsche ZeitungYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1934-1939Export options:The Hebrew Mission in Toronto
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Focuses primarily on the Presbyterian Church and the Protestant-supported Jewish mission founded in 1912. Examines efforts to convert immigrant Jews to Protestantism. Though presented as an aid to ...Keywords: TorontoJewsSocial AssimilationYear of publication: 1977Export options:The Henry Baer family history
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Henry Baer (1842-1927) and Leah Bowman (1847- 1937), Mennonite farmers of Wilmot Township. There is a biographical introduction for each of the fourteen children ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesFarmersBiographiesSettlers PennsylvaniaBaer HenryBaer Leah Bowman (m. Henry)Baer FamilyEby DanielEby Angeline Baer (m. David)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1842-1977Export options: