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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Bishop Benjamin Eby
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A sketch of the spiritual leader of the early Mennonites in Waterloo County.Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesDiseasesClergyTeachersNewspapersIndustriesPublishersSchoolsYear of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1785-1855Export options:Expansion of the Pequea and Germantown settlements
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A general history that is largely a revised and enlarged version of a book entitled "The Mennonites" by the same author, published in 1920 and included in the WRP database. A section relating to the ...Year of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1799-1827Export options:Philip Frowde Seagram
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Seagram (1911-1941), businessman son of Edward Seagram. He was killed in London during an air-raid.Year of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1911-1941Export options:Serious Fun: The Card Game of German Solo as Played in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsLeisure activitiesPennsylvania GermanOntarioCard games Discusses the card game German Solo and its history in Waterloo County and other parts of Ontario. The game's history rules and the use of Pennsylvania German dialect expressions are covered.Year of publication: 2012Export options:The Hunsbergers
Type: BookAbstract: Most Waterloo County Hunsbergers in this book are descendants of Abraham and his son Abram who settled in Wilmot Towmship after migrating from Pennsylvania in 1801.Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaHunsberger AbrahamHunsberger AbramHunsberger Mollie Janzen (m. Abram)Waterloo CountyNew HamburgBadenYear of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1801-1940Export options:The Pennsylvania German family named Kinsey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A genealogical account of the Kinsey family whose ancestor, Jacob Kintsing, came from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in 1737. The article deals primarily with family members in Pennsylvania, the ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyKinsey familyKintsing JacobSwissWaterloo CountySourcesUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:The Pennsylvania-German Wunder-Fisch (Marvel-Fish) Manuscript
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The manuscript housed in the Joseph Schneider Haus museum in Kitchener, Ontario is put in historical context, compared with similar documents held in other locations, and analyzed for its religious ...Year of publication: 2012Export options: