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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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: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:Culture and community, Kitchener, 1911-1939: Music, radio, film, and theatre
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis is an investigation of the ethnically unique community of Berlin/Kitchener and its reaction to the coming of mass cultural influences. German culture was more dominant when this period ...Year of publication: 1996Export options:Displacement, diaspora, and geographies of identity
Type: BookKeywords: Culture Case studiesEthnologyYear of publication: 1996Export 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:Ein deutsches Schicksal in Kanada: Einwanderung, Internierung, Ringen um Rehabilitierung
Type: BookKeywords: Prisoners of warWorld War IIYear of publication: 1996Export options:For friendship sake: a record of the descendants, Johannes A. Damm
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes of the family of a German sawmiller who gave his name to Dammsville, near Heidelberg, in 1855. Most of the family later moved to the Ayton area, but some ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansIndustriesBiographiesDomm familyDamm Johannes A.Damm Anna Klein (m. Johannes A.)Damm HeinrichDamm GeorgeDammsvilleYear of publication: 1929Historical Period: 1826-1929Export options:Fugitive slaves and free Americans in Canada West before 1860
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of research sources used in the author's thesis about black settlement and experience in the Queen's Bush. Most fugitive slaves were illiterate, and their settlement is marked only by ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)
Type: Web project pageAbstract: Provides information on "Anabaptist-related (Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ topics. Coverage includes history, theology, biography, institutions and local congregations. Also ...Keywords: AnabaptistsMennonitesOntarioBiographiesYear of publication: 1996Export options:History of the "Good" ancestry
Type: BookAbstract: A reprint of a history of the family of John and Magdalena Baumann, Pennsylvania Mennonites who came to Waterloo in 1818. The journey to Waterloo and early pioneer life are described, with ...Keywords: GenealogyImmigrationMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesCustoms and traditionsGood familyGood JohnGood Magdalena Baumann (m. John)Good SamuelYear of publication: 1929Historical Period: 1818-1929Export options: