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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
25th anniversary, Niagara United Mennonite Church, 1938-1963
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesNiagara-on-the-LakeYear of publication: 1963Export options:Adventures in colonization: co-ordinated developments unsurpassed in history, transforming a wilderness into the "greatest golden granary of the world", turning almost insurmountable obstacles into a triumphant success
Type: BookAbstract: Typescript biography of Jacob Y. Shantz by his son. Jacob's childhood and his role as a leading businessman of Berlin are described, with his settlement of Russian Mennonites in Manitoba given ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesGenealogyShantz Jacob Y.EntrepreneursBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerImmigrationRussian MennonitesManitobaYear of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1925-1950Export options:Benjamin Devitt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Personal recollections of Benjamin Devitt, Mayor of Waterloo and farmer, by his grandson.Keywords: BiographiesFestivalsCustoms and traditionsPoliticiansWaterlooDevitt BenjaminDevitt E. BlakeYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1875-1963Export options:Died in 1963
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people from Waterloo County who died in 1963, including Addison A. Armbrust, T. Marshall Aver, Charles Harry Boehmer, Martha Edna Breithaupt, Ewan Cameron, Roy B. Hemmerich, Charles ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesWomenOccupationsAssociations and clubsMennonitesGermansKitchenerWaterlooHespelerYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1864-1963Export options:Emma R. Kaufman and the Tokyo YWCA
Type: BookAbstract: A biography mentioning the Kaufman family background in Berlin, Ontario and emphasizing Emma's life and accomplishments in Japan.Keywords: Kaufman Emma R.Kaufman familyBiographiesGermansBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYoung Women's Christian AssociationYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1881-1963Export options:Father Winter honoured
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Rev. Simon J. Winter, who in 1963 had been teaching for almost fifty years at St Jerome's College.Year of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1914-1963Export options:German-Speaking People in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: German (New High)GermansYear of publication: 1963Export options:Historical notes on the Grand River
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address given at Chicopee on August 2, 1930 on the history and prehistory of the river, its geographical characteristics and various inhabitants and explorers since the seventeenth century.Year of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1600-1930Export options:History and genealogy of Jacob and Lydia (Leonard) Brenneman family, 1843-1963
Type: BookAbstract: Jacob Brenneman, the son of an Amish Mennonite pioneer family, grew up in Wilmot Township. He settled in South Easthope Township at the time of his marriage about 1840. An account of each of the ten ...Keywords: GenealogyReligious dissensionFarmersSettlers IrishSettlers GermanMennonitesAmishSouth Easthope TownshipBrenneman familyHelmuth familyYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1843-1963Export options:History or fiction
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A critical comment on the notion that the Pennsylvania German pioneers of Waterloo County were generally farmers and not interested in manufacturing industries or commerce.Year of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1806-1875Export options: