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More Source Materials for Ontario Mennonite History
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Notes on sources including an 1869 affidavit of George Histand of Waterloo Township for militia exemption and an English translation of the "Canada Museum" report about the Mennonite Conference of ...Keywords: NewspapersMennonitesConscientious objectionCanada Museum und Allgemeine ZeitungHistand GeorgeEby BenjaminWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1931Historical Period: 1836-1869Export options:Otto Julius Klotz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address given at the unveiling of a bronze tablet in Preston Town Hall commemorating the achievements of Dr Otto Julius Klotz, Preston-born surveyor and engineer.Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1852-1952Export options:Samuel Preston Shantz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of the Preston-born businessman with interests in the P.E. Shantz Foundry and also active in community affairs; he helped to organize the Preston Old Boys' Reunion in 1949.Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1884-1952Export options:Supplement to Ezra E. Eby's Biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: An index to supplement Ezra Eby's 1896 compilation, recording 2,800 names of persons (listed and numbered as in Eby's volumes) who died between 1895 and 1931. The spouse of each deceased person is ...Keywords: MennonitesSettlersGenealogyPennsylvaniaYear of publication: 1931Historical Period: 1895-1931Export options:The County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A concise history of the county with profiles of the communities of Galt, Kitchener, Waterloo, Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and Doon. Short biographies are included for prominent citizens such as Robert ...Keywords: Art and artistsDiseasesFestivalsIndustriesReligious buildingsSchoolsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBiographiesMusicYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1800-1951Export options:The family history of John Hahn
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with a brief biographical introduction to two brothers, John and Henry, who left Hesse Darmstadt in Germany in 1853 to settle near Heidelberg in Waterloo County. The genealogy charts the ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesLutheransGermansBiographiesHahn FamilyHahn JohnHahn HenryWagner JacobHahn Elizabeth Sippel (m. John)Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1853-1952Export options:The floodgate: random writings of our ain folk
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of anecdotes about the Doon, Hespeler and Galt areas. The author relates personal encounters with artist Homer Watson and describes people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds ...Keywords: ReminiscencesArt and artistsMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaSettlers EnglishSettlers IrishSettlers ScottishSettlers GermanRailwaysPublishersYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: c1800-1952Export options:Waterloo pioneers' furniture
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief description of various types with photographs of some original pieces.Year of publication: 1931Historical Period: c1800-c1900Export options:Zur Geschichte des Deutschtums in Kanada. Band 1: Das Deutschtum in Ostkanda
Type: BookKeywords: GermannessGermansYear of publication: 1931Export options: