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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Panabaker family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A narrative of the family, from its European origins to the settlement in the Hespeler area of Waterloo Township. The author explains variant spellings of the family name and refers to other pioneer ...Keywords: GenealogySaw mill industryBlacksmithsMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaPannebecker HendrickTyson BarbaraPenebecker BarbaraPannebecker CorneliusDetwiler AnnYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1800-1937Export options:The centennial anniversary of the founding of the Wilhelm family in Canada, 1837-1937
Type: BookAbstract: A pamphlet containing a programme of the Wilhelm Reunion of 1937, a transcript of the centennial anniversary address by W.J. Leinweber, and a genealogy of the descendants of Michael Wilhelm who began ...Keywords: GenealogyWilmot TownshipGermansSettlersWilhelm familyWilhelm MichaelWilhelm Margaret Wettlaufer (m. Michael)Klotz OttoKlotz Elizabeth Wilhelm (m. Otto)Wilhelm PeterYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1837-1937Export options: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 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: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: