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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A separate people: an insider's view of Old Order Mennonite customs and traditions
Type: BookYear of publication: 2000Export 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:Delayed impact: the Holocaust and the Canadian Jewish community
Type: BookKeywords: Holocaust JewishJewsAnti-SemitismYear of publication: 2000Export options:Ethnicity Employed: William Hespeler and the Mennonites
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the life of immigrant William Hespeler (1830-1921) of Baden, Germany, who came to Waterloo, Ontario, in 1850 and in 1873 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hespeler was sent as an immigration agent by ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Experience of Canadian women in World War I
Type: ThesisKeywords: World War IWomenOccupationsBennett Catherine Olive Breithaupt (1896-1977)GermansBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 2000Export options:Former Enemies Come to Canada: Ottawa and the Postwar German Immigration Boom, 1951-1957
Type: ThesisAbstract: The 1950s was the decade of the largest volume of immigration to Canada. Germans figured prominently in this great wave contributing 200,000 migrants in the peak years of 1951-57, a number only ...Keywords: Immigration policyGermansYear of publication: 2000Export 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:Inuk
Type: BookKeywords: Inuit Canada DramaYear of publication: 2000Export options:Lautenschlager family 1618-1929
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical record of family members, with birth and death dates and places of residence. Some entries include photographs and more detailed biographical information. Most names are connected with ...Year of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1830-1929Export options:Lebenswege und Lektüren: Österreichische NS-Vertriebene in den USA und Kanada
Type: BookKeywords: AustriaInterviewsRefugeesWorld War IIYear of publication: 2000Export options: