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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Grand River Valley
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of journeys around Ontario, including observations on Galt, Preston, Breslau, Conestogo and West Montrose. The author describes the contemporary communities and evokes their historical ...Year of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1816-1937Export options:Hannes Schneider and his wife Catharine Haus Schneider: their descendants and times, 1534-1939
Type: BookAbstract: A history of thirteen generations of Schneiders, including a wide miscellany of information gathered by Joseph M. Snyder. The range of materials is so inclusive that, as the preface indicates, it is ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSchneider familySnyder familySchneider HannesSchneider Catharine HausWaterloo CountyMennonitesRussian MennonitesYear of publication: 1937Historical Period: 1800-1943Export options:Our story = Onse Jeschicht: The story of the Low German Mennonites who moved from Canada to Mexico
Type: BookAbstract:Originally broadcast to Low German radio listeners to inform them about their own Mennonite history, identity, and migrations.
Year of publication: 2017Export options: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:Pastoral ordination in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Rene Baergen was ordained at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, on Feb. 12. His work is primarily with the Hispanic community that gathers on Saturday evenings, often with food, and always to sing ...
Keywords: Churches MennoniteClergyYear of publication: 2017Export options:Romanus-Buchlain (little Romani or Gypsey book): an 18th-century collection of mystical or sympathetic folk charms donated to Waterloo Historical Society in 1930-1931
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: 18th centuryYear of publication: 2017Historical Period: 1700sExport options:Stories of Mennonite life
Type: BookAbstract:Learning materials developed by the Haldimand-Norfolk Literacy Council in conjuction with the Norfolk Community Help Centre for the adult Low German speaking community of Mexican Mennonites in ...
Keywords: English languageReadingEducationYear of publication: 2017Export 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 exceptional Vera Good : a life beyond Polka Dot Door / Nancy Silcox
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesChurches MennoniteBiographiesYear of publication: 2017Export options:The experiences of Low German-Speaking Mennonite men in alternative education programs in Southwestern Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The tradition of leaving high school and finding full-time employment after grade 8 has put Low German-speaking (LGS) Mennonites in rural Southwestern Ontario in a vulnerable economic position. ...
Keywords: EducationGerman languageMennonitesEconomic conditionsQualitative researchCultural identityYear of publication: 2017Export options: