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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options:A history of the ancestors and relations
Type: BookAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1973 book which followed the Woolwich couple's descendants. This book examines the German and French antecedents and the U.S. family connections.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansReunionsRitter familyRitter PhilipRitter Elizabeth Knechtel (m. Philip)Schweitzer Elizabeth Ritter (m. Jacob)Schweitzer JacobRitter ValentineYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1819-1994Export options:A history of the Shantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Isaac and Barbara Reiff, particularly of Peter Erb Shantz, the author's grandfather. There are charts, biographies, reunion notes, information on the P.E. Shantz Foundry ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesShantz familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1994Export options:A tribute to a great community builder: an official souvenir program
Type: BookAbstract: A programme for the retirement celebration of Dominic Cardillo, who had served on Kitchener City Council from 1962- 1982, and was Kitchener's longest serving mayor, serving from 1982-1994. There are ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1962-1994Export 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:And now we are many: a history and genealogy of the Brohman family
Type: BookAbstract: A detailed work, tracing the family from the migration of Gottlieb Brohman to New Germany (Maryhill) from Alsace in the late 1820s. He married Catherine Lauber and the succeeding generations to 1970 ...Keywords: GenealogyFolk medicineDiseasesFood customsAlsace-LorraineGermansBrohman familyBrohman JosephBrohman GottliebLauber CatherineYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1833-1968Export options:Bernhard Koehler
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the superintendent of Kitchener's parks from 1914 to 1924, including a detailed account of the improvements to the park system and references to the prejudices expressed against German- ...Keywords: BiographiesParksGermansNurseriesKoehler BernardBreithaupt A.L.Asmussen NicholasBerlin Park BoardBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1914-1924Export options: