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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ancestors and descendants of Moses Hostetler
Type: ReportAbstract: An updated version of the 1912 Hostetler family history by Harvey Hostetler, including brief biographical information on the descendants of Moses Hostetler, a Mennonite who settled in Wilmot Township ...Keywords: GenealogyHostetler familyHostetler MosesHostetler Margaret Latshaw (m. Moses)AmishTunkersMennonitesSettlersReunionsIndigenous peoplesYear of publication: 1955Historical Period: 1820-1955Export options:Anna R. Bean
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the accomplished musician, who died on 6 May 1944. Long a music teacher in Kitchener-Waterloo, Miss Bean was also organist at Zion Evangelical Church and Benton Street Baptist ...Year of publication: 1944Historical Period: c1900-1944Export options:Deaths, 1955: prominent people die in 1955
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of Waterloo County people who died in 1955: Albert Breithaupt, Milton H. Good, George W. Gordon, Sr, E.G. Heise, James W. Henderson, John Charles Iredale, David Knipfel, Frederick E. Macklin, ...Year of publication: 1955Historical Period: 1858-1955Export options:George Klinck
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of the Elmira-born watchmaker turned grain and seed dealer who also published "The Elmira Signet" and was interested in the Elmira Mechanics' Institute and continuing education.Year of publication: 1944Historical Period: 1862-1944Export options:John Philip Hauch
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of the former pastor of Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener. The article notes his missionary service in Japan and his periods as district superintendent of the Kitchener, Waterloo ...Year of publication: 1944Historical Period: c1870-1944Export options:Master of the Mill
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1944Export options:Nachbar an de Schtroas
Type: BookYear of publication: 1955Export options:The Amish settlement in the Township of Wilmot in the County of Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the Amish from their beginnings in the late seventeenth century to the migration to Wilmot Township. The leaders of the Amish community are identified, as are the many of the early ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1944Historical Period: 1820-1860Export options:The Wideman family in Canada and the United States: a genealogical record, 1803-1955
Type: BookAbstract: The second chapter lists descendants of Jacob Wideman and Barbara Lichty who settled in Woolwich Township in 1822. Others of the family settled in Markham Township.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesWoolwich TownshipElmiraWideman familyWideman JacobWideman Barbara Lichty19th centuryYear of publication: 1955Historical Period: 1822-1955Export options:William Henry Breithaupt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of Breithaupt (1857-1944), noting his achievements with the Waterloo Historical Society, Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway, Berlin Gas Works, and Waterloo County Pioneers' Memorial ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesEngineersAssociations and clubsGermansBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo CountyBreithaupt William Henry (1857-1944)Year of publication: 1944Historical Period: 1857-1944Export options: