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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A profile of the life and work of Edna Breithaupt
Type: ThesisAbstract: A brief biography of the Berlin-born woman who devoted much of her life to the promotion of art and the development of community centres. The author describes her travels, ranging from visits to the ...Keywords: WomenAssociations and clubsTeachersBiographiesArt and artistsBreithaupt Martha Edna (1885-1963)Berlin (Ontario)Grand RiverKitchenerYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1885-1963Export 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 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:An archaeological excavation of the pioneer family Harvie Cemetery, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: A project report, including excerpts from a 1952 newspaper account of the cemetery.Keywords: ArchaeologyArtifactsBurialsCemeteriesYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1812-1894Export options:Archaeological resource assessment of the James Markham site (AiHd-40), Doon Village Estates (30T-81027 and 30T-78023) City of Kitchener: Report on excavation
Type: ReportAbstract: Report of a detailed investigation of a site that was probably used for a log house occupied by the James Markham family circa 1850, before the construction of a fieldstone house 100 metres to the ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1850Export options:Canadian ancestral roots of Arthur Thomas Kloepfer and Philomena Agnes Gilker
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the family's progenitors and descendants. Arthur and Philomena came to the Maryhill area from Germany early in the nineteenth century. There are maps of the family farms, located on lots ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersFamiliesMapsSettlers PennsylvaniaKloepfer familyKloepfer JacobKloepfer Monica Winter (m. Jacob)Kloepfer Jacob A.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1810-1988Export options:Carl Kranz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the insurance broker and Mayor of Berlin in 1904 and 1905, with short biographies of his father, Hugo and his grandfather, Carl.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsInsurance agentsKranz CarlKranz HugoKranz familyC. Kranz and Son BerlinEconomical Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Berlin Light CommissionKitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1869-1926Export options:Charles Henry Doerr
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the Kitchener confectionery manufacturer.Keywords: PoliticiansBiographiesConfectionary industryDoerr familyDoerr C.H.C.H. Doerr Confectionery Co. BerlinKitchener Light CommissionKitchener City CouncilBerlin Rink and Auditorium Co.St Peter's Lutheran Church KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1868-1926Export options:Descendants of Jacob Donnenworth (b. 1798 Alsace, Fr.; d. 19.09.1870) and his wife, Catharina Milhausner (b. 1800 Alsace, Fr.; d. 3.5.1872) of Waterloo and Wilmot Townships, Waterloo Co., Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A family history with biographical sketches of Jacob and Catharina, farmers who settled first in Williamsburg and later Mannheim. It refers to Thomas Woods and Margaret Donnenworth who lived on a ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers FrenchChurches LutheranFarmersSchoolsSports BasketballDonnenworth JacobDonnenworth Catharina Milhausner (m. Jacob)Donnenworth MichaelDonnenworth Elizabeth Rickert (m. Michael)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1988Export options: