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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Andrew Jackson Peterson
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note including a quotation from a diary of Henry William Peterson dated February 5, 1841 and an autobiographical sketch of Andrew Jackson Peterson.Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyGermansBerlin (Ontario)ConestogoWilmot TownshipWoolwich TownshipWaterloo TownshipPeterson Henry WilliamPeterson Andrew JacksonYear of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1823-1857Export options:Das evangelische Deutschtum in Kanada
Type: BookKeywords: LutheransGermannessYear of publication: 1935Export options:Grand River
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A popular account of the history of the valley, by the former chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library. The treatment of the Indians of the Six Nations by land speculators, the arrival of the ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesLand surveysLand surveyorsLand speculationLand salesLand grantsSettlersRivers and streamsWar 1812Land patentsYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1910Export options:Hagey's Cemetery record, 1935
Type: ReportAbstract: Photocopy of a manuscript record noting dates, names of deceased persons with grave numbers and payments received for grave space or perpetual care. A detailed plan of the cemetery is appended.Year of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1831-1965Export options:Jacob G. Stroh, 1848-1935
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Jacob G. Stroh who owned a Waterloo tannery, collected Indian artifacts, and was an authority on early Berlin history.Year of publication: 1935Historical Period: 1848-1935Export options:Master of the mill
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1945Export options:Mid-European backgrounds of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonites and Amish of Waterloo County, including their religious background and the political, economic and religious reasons for emigrating to North America. The settlement ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1925Export options:Palatine Settlements in York County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: PalatinateYork CountyMarkham TownshipVaughan TownshipSettlementSchools GermanTunkersMennonite Brethren of ChristLutheransEckhardt familyYear of publication: 1945Export options:The story of Conestoga
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the word Conestoga. First used to describe "the people of the forked roof poles" in what is now Virginia, the word has also become synonymous with the early migrations of the ...Year of publication: 1945Historical Period: 1800-1812Export options: