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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A family history of David Rife, formerly Reiff, beginning about 1751: also a history of Michael Troyer, beginning about 1706
Type: BookAbstract: A combined genealogy of the Rife family, some of whom settled in Waterloo County, and the Troyer family in Vaughan County. Articles, obituaries, wills and photographs relating to the families are ...Keywords: GenealogyObituariesFarmersRife DavidRife Ophelia Lochead (m. David)Troyer familyRife familyPanabaker FamilyWaterloo CountyHespelerYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:A sample page from the Berlin Lutheran Church records [WRP]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A page from the records of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths, kept by Henry William Peterson from 1833 to 1835.Keywords: ClergyRegistersSettlers PioneerChurches LutheranBaptismal recordsPeterson Henry WilliamMayerhoffer V. Philip Rev.Bernheim John H. Rev.Hagan SusannaHagan JohnYear of publication: 1929Historical Period: 1833-1835Export options:Berlin's non-so-famous firefighter's fight
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 2015Export options:Bishop Benjamin Eby, 1785-1853
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the Waterloo Township pioneer from Hammer Creek, PA, relating his accomplishments as preacher and teacher at the first Mennonite meeting house in Ebytown (Berlin) in 1813. ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyMennonitesPublishersTeachersPennsylvania GermansEby BenjaminEbytownBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1929Historical Period: 1785-1853Export options:Catchy advertising 1950s Berlin style: John and Jacob Hoffman
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1950sExport options:Change in Religion, Economics, and Boundary Conditions among Amish Mennonites in Southwestern Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: In explaining modernization in an Ontario Amish Mennonite community, this thesis follows Kuhn's model of change in the sciences, detailing especially the interaction of internal religious ideology ...Keywords: OntarioAmishAcculturationYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1900-59Export options:Clearbrook Mennonite closes its doors
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:"They, as church, tried as best to be healthy and effective," Garry Janzen, Mennonite Church B.C.'s executive minister, told Canadian Mennonite. "At the same time, eventually they were unable to ...
Keywords: MennonitesChurches MennoniteYear of publication: 2015Export options:Community Mennonite celebrates 25 years
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The roots ran deep in both the Berea and Moorefield Mennonite Churches, north of Kitchener-Waterloo. Berea, first known as the Parker Mission, was founded in 1941 and joined the Ontario Mennonite ...
Year of publication: 2015Export options:Descendants of Jacob and Maria Burckhart, a genealogy
Type: ReportAbstract: A revised version of a genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, including references to Peter Burkhard and Barbara Good Burkhard.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansClergyMennonitesBurkhard familyBurkhard PeterBurkhard Barbara Good (m. Peter)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1820-1970Export options:Early American Clemenses
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the Clemens family in America, including excerpts from the notebooks of Hans Stauffer and Gerhard Clemens and the will of Abraham Clemens.Year of publication: 1929Historical Period: 1800-1876Export options: