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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Charles Greb
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the footwear manufacturer and Mayor of Kitchener.Keywords: BiographiesFootwear industryMayorsGreb CharlesGreb Shoe Co. KitchenerKitchener City CouncilWaterloo County Suburban Roads CommissionBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1909-1926Export options:Dr William Geiger, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo physician, including information about his family in Huron County.Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1911-1926Export options:Henry George Lackner, M.D., C.M.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Berlin physician and community leader who was born at Hawkesville in 1851, elected Sheriff of Waterloo County in 1912 and died in 1926.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansSheriffsMayorsPoliticiansWaterloo County Medical AssociationWaterloo County House of RefugeBerlin Town CouncilLackner Harry Mackie DrBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1851-1926Export options:History of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline history of the county's settlement by various ethnic groups and of industrial development, electrification, publishing and printing, and cultural activities such as music and singing ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1798-1926Export options:John Edwin Hagmeier, M.D. and Louis Gordon Hagmeier, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Kitchener medical practice of the brothers, including an account of their development of the Preston Springs sanitarium.Keywords: BiographiesPhysiciansMineral springsSpasHealth careHagmeier J.E. DrHagmeier L.G. DrPreston Springs SanitariumWaterloo County Medical AssociationHespelerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1884-1926Export options:Joseph H. Wuest
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the president of the Fischmann Spring Co. of Kitchener.Keywords: BiographiesMattress industryWuest Joseph H.Fischman Spring Co. KitchenerKitchenerWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1854-1926Export options:Louis J. Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Kitchener's leading businessman, including summaries of Breithaupt family history and business interests.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsPoliticiansLeather industryChurches EvangelicalBreithaupt familyBreithaupt A.L.Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt E. CarlBreithaupt Emma Devitt (m. L.J.)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1855-1926Export options:Louis Orville Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the vice-president and general manager of the Breithaupt Leather Company, including details of civic improvements during his terms as Mayor of Kitchener in 1923-4.Keywords: BiographiesPoliticiansLeather industryMayorsBreithaupt Louis OrvilleBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Breithaupt Sara Caskey (m. L.O.)Breithaupt Leather Co. KitchenerKitchener City CouncilWaterloo County House of RefugeYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1890-1926Export options:Origin of the place and stream names of Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A systematic explanation of the probable sources of names of townships, cities, towns, villages, smaller localities, streams, rivers and lakes following the same plan as the author's previous study ...Keywords: Place namesMapsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1800-1920Export options:Serious Fun: The Card Game of German Solo as Played in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsLeisure activitiesPennsylvania GermanOntarioCard games Discusses the card game German Solo and its history in Waterloo County and other parts of Ontario. The game's history rules and the use of Pennsylvania German dialect expressions are covered.Year of publication: 2012Export options: