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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A Benjamin Eby letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of an letter to Jacob Groff from Benjamin Eby written in 1851. Eby writes that Abraham C. Weber was ordained as preacher and that Joseph E. Schneider, Jacob J. Schneider, and Johannes C. ...Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:A plea for peoplehood: religious and ethnic identity, continuity, and change among the Mennonites of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the ethnic identity of the Mennonites, with particular reference to the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Topics include religious divisions, the amalgamation of church conferences, and the ...Keywords: MennonitesEthnic identityGermanCultural identityAcculturationKitchenerWaterlooWaterloo RegionMennonite Central CommitteeInter-Mennonite ConferenceYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1989Export options:Albert William Augustine
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo trunk and bag manufacturer whose mother was a sister of L.J. Breithaupt and who married a daughter of Jacob Kaufman.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersLeather industryAugustine Albert W.Augustine Edna Kaufman (m. Albert W.)Augustine Caroline Margaret Barbara Breithaupt (m. Albert B.)Breithaupt familyKaufman familyDoering Trunk Co. WaterlooCanada Trunk Co. KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options:Aloyes Bauer
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the Waterloo manufacturer and community leader.Keywords: BiographiesTextile IndustryFurniture industryBrewery industrySchools SeparateChurches CatholicBauer AloyesBauer familyBauer Magdalena Kuntz (m. Aloyes)Bauer Industries WaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:Alvin George Schreiter
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin upholstery manufacturer and furniture merchant.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industrySchreiter A.G.Schreiter ArmandSchreiter Stanley W.Schreiter H.C.Schreiter Furniture Co. BerlinSchreiter Furniture Co. KitchenerDe Luxe Upholstering Co. Ltd KitchenerKitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1885-1926Export options:Alvin Ratz Kaufman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener businessman and city planning advocate, including a summary genealogy and account of the businesses promoted by his father, Jacob Kaufman.Keywords: BiographiesFootwear industrySaw mill industryRubber industryKaufman familyKaufman A.R. (1885-1979)Kaufman JacobKaufman Mary Ratz (m. Jacob)Kaufman MiltonRatz and Kaufman BerlinYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1877-1926Export options:Among our Founding Fathers
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1840's-1980'sExport options:An archaeological investigation of the side porch, the Shantz site, AiHe-33, Township of Wilmot
Type: ReportAbstract: A report on the site, consisting of a Euro-Canadian domestic midden found during renovations of a house located in the southwest quarter of Lot 14, north of Erb Road.Keywords: ArchaeologyArtifactsSettlers PioneerYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1850-1900Export options:An archaeological resource assessment of Hidden Valley, City of Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: A report on numerous prehistoric artifacts, none of which "point to prolonged or continuous human occupation." The historic farmstead (AiHc-83), identified as that of the Jacob Furtney family in the ...Year of publication: 1989Export options:An old Ontario letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of a letter to Jacob Groff from Johannes Baer of Preston, written in 1858. Baer tells of receiving the monthly Mennonitsche Blatter from Danzig in west Prussia and gives the name and ...Keywords: NewspapersMennonitesChurches MennoniteFuneralsGerman languageFamiliesClergyCorrespondenceGermansBaer JohnYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1857-1858Export options: