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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The family history of Jacob (1834-1891) and Catherine Schweitzer (1819-1888): major emphasis on the Michael Schweitzer branch, 1834-1972
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle with biographical sketches of a German family who first settled in the Huron Tract and moved on to Wilmot Township in 1857. Descendants farmed near Mannheim and Erbsville and belonged to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesGermansBiographiesErbsville Huron TractsWilmot TownshipMannheimAlsace-LorraineSchweitzer familyYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1857-1972Export options:The first settlement in central western Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the early land transactions of Waterloo Township, listing original stockholders of the German Company and their farm lots and all properties sold in Bean's Tract in 1800. The author ...Year of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1798-1810Export options:The history of Waterloo Township up to 1825
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account from the first purchase by Richard Beasley, James Wilson and John Baptiste Rousseau in 1798, to subsequent sales of properties within Blocks 1, 2 and 3. The author lists all properties ...Keywords: Settlement processSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesLand grantsLand patentsLand registrationLand surveysLand salesLand recordsLandownersYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1798-1825Export options:The Ontario German language press and its suppression by Order-in-Council in 1918
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A portrayal of the plight of German- language newspapers during the First World War. Quoting frequently from the "Berliner Journal", the author suggests that the date of the legislation was connected ...Keywords: NewspapersEducationSchools GermanWorld War IGermansAcculturationMilitary conscriptionLanguage rightsOntarioLegislationYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1914-1918Export options:The Sunset
Type: BookAbstract: A very rare issue for 12 January 1934 held in Special Collections, Wilfrid Laurier University Library. The newspaper was published mainly as a platform for the political views of C. Mortimer Bezeau ...Keywords: NewspapersPoliticiansMayorsYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1934Export options:The trek of the Pennsylvanians to Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed description of the route taken by migrants from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County. The travellers, mostly Mennonite, came from the counties of Lancaster, Cumberland, York, Berks, Franklin, ...Keywords: Migration processMennonitesYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1805Export options:Waterloo County marriages, 1866
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of marriages from 1863 to 1869 in two parts, the first by bridegroom's name, the second by bride's name, with details of their ages, places of birth and the names of their parents. The author ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1863-1869Export options: