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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Never missed a day's work in 47 years
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note about Fred Luft of Kitchener, who worked at the Dominion Rubber Company for 47 years without a day's absence.Keywords: Dominion Rubber Co. KitchenerLuft FredYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1915-1962Export options:Peter Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: An account of a Mennonite family, emphasizing its 18th-century Pennsylvania antecedents. It gives brief biographical information on later Waterloo County descendants, including John Reist who came to ...Year of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1826-1933Export options:Peter Shirk
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Shirk (1839- 1919), noting his migration from Lancaster County, development of the Bridgeport flour mills, and work for the Berlin-Waterloo Collegiate and Technical Institute.Keywords: IndustriesBiographiesBridgeportShirk PeterBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterlooBlairBadenDundasYear of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1832-1919Export options:Pioneering with John Weicker
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in Perth, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, with a description of pioneer life in the first half of the 19th century based on Waterloo County historical sources.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansWeicker JohnWeicker family19th century20th centuryPerth CountyOxford CountyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1830-1962Export options:Rural mail route directory North and South Waterloo including rural mail routes
Type: BookAbstract: Reference from {Canadian directories, 1790-1987: a bibliography and place-name index}.Year of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1932-1933Export options:Sir Adam Beck plaque
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the dedication of a plaque honouring Beck, the Baden native who was the first chairman and organizer of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario.Keywords: BiographiesBadenBeck AdamYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1960Export options:The Cober genealogy of Pennsylvania, Iowa and Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Cober family, some members of which migrated from Pennsylvania to Ontario. Nicholas Cober Jr, his brother Jacob, and sister Susanna (Mrs Neils Peter Holm) moved to Puslinch Township ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesPennsylvania GermansClergyGermansTunkersCustoms and traditionsSettlersPuslinch TownshipHespelerYear of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1832-1933Export options:The Dawn
Type: BookAbstract: Two very rare issues of a newspaper which was published mainly as a platform for the political views of C. Mortimer Bezeau who was elected mayor of Kitchener for 1931 and 1932 after earlier service ...Keywords: NewspapersPoliticiansMayorsYear of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1933-1934Export options:The Weekly Advertiser
Type: BookAbstract: A few (very rare) issues of a newspaper which was published mainly as a platform for the political views of C. Mortimer Bezeau who was elected mayor of Kitchener for 1931 and 1932, after earlier ...Keywords: NewspapersPoliticiansMayorsYear of publication: 1933Historical Period: 1933Export options:The Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options: