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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A geographic study of the ethnic composition of Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of ethnic change and diversification, based on analysis of census reports over 90 years, for the nine incorporated communities of Ayr, Berlin (Kitchener), Bridgeport, Elmira, Galt, ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1871-1961Export options:Albert I. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1981-1982, noting his career in education and service on many boards including the Conrad Grebel College, the Fairview Mennonite ...Keywords: TeachersWritersMennonitesAssociations and clubsBiographiesWaterloo Historical SocietyConrad Grebel CollegeFairview Mennonite Home PrestonUniversity of WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1912-1982Export options:Alex H. Welker retires from high school board
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of Welker's retirement from the Kitchener-Waterloo High School Board after 54 years of service.Keywords: EducationWelker AlexWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1910-1964Export options:British outnumber Germans in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report of a finding by the federal immigration office that 38 percent of the county's population were of British ancestry and 37.3 percent German.Year of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1964Export options:Canada meine Reise an den Nipissing (Ontario) und die Schweizercolonie
Type: BookKeywords: SwissGermansNipissing DistrictYear of publication: 1982Export options:Daniel Schrag genealogy, 1813-1964
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of a German farmer who became the minister of the East Zorra Mennonite Church in 1849. Many of his descendants settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships. Introductions to ...Keywords: MennonitesClergyCheese industryAmishSchrag familySchrag DanielSchrag Elizabeth Gingerich (m. Daniel)Schrag Magdalena Steinman (m. Daniel)Lichti familySchrag ChristianYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1813-1964Export options:David Klassen and the Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: Textbook for primary school children, including biographical notes on William Hespeler and Jacob Y. Shantz of Waterloo County who helped Russian Mennonites to settle in Manitoba in the 1870s.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1813-1900Export options:David Norman Panabaker
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of one of Hespeler's prominent citizens who worked his way up to become General Manager of the R. Forbes Co., and was Mayor of Hespeler and an active member of the Waterloo ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyTextile IndustryMayorsReevesSettlers PennsylvaniaChurches MethodistAssociations and clubsPanabaker D.N.Panabaker DavidYear of publication: 1939Historical Period: 1874-1939Export options:Death and Ethnicity: Swiss-German Mennonite Gravestones of the 'Pennsylvania Style' (1804-54) in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many of the Mennonite tombstones in Waterloo County are stylistically similar to Pennsylvania-German tombstones, particularly with respect to construction features, design, the use of motifs, and the ...Year of publication: 1982Export options:Descendants of Mary Egli (1848-1918) and Joseph Roth (1838-1910)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the ancestors and descendants of a French Mennonite family. Although Mary Egli was born in Waterloo, she and Joseph were married in Iowa, and many of their descendants settled in Oregon.Year of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1838-1982Export options: