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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options:And now we are many: a history and genealogy of the Brohman family
Type: BookAbstract: A detailed work, tracing the family from the migration of Gottlieb Brohman to New Germany (Maryhill) from Alsace in the late 1820s. He married Catherine Lauber and the succeeding generations to 1970 ...Keywords: GenealogyFolk medicineDiseasesFood customsAlsace-LorraineGermansBrohman familyBrohman JosephBrohman GottliebLauber CatherineYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1833-1968Export options:Brief biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Notes on 22 Waterloo County residents who died in 1948: Henry Wolfhard, Mrs S.C. Tweed, Charles R. Phelps, Louis D. Merrick, Dr R.L. Shields, John E. Vogt, George Karges, Mary Weber, Mrs Minerva Dart ...Keywords: ObituariesBiographiesOccupationsWolfhard Henry DrVogt John E.Karges GeorgeWeber MaryDart Minerva MrsShantz Nelson G.Swartz Percy W.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1850-1948Export options:Canadian Society for German Relief Bulletin
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A bulletin published in co-operation with the Göttingen Research Committee into the Refugee and Expellee Problem, an organization devoted to the alleviation of suffering in Germany and Austria. The ...Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1948-1953Export options:Comparison of the Acculturation of Immigrants in Toronto, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, by Rudolf A. Helling
Type: BookKeywords: AcculturationGermansTorontoImmigrantsYear of publication: 1971Export options:Family history of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy introduced by reminiscences of Joseph and Elizabeth's twelve children. Joseph owned a sawmill on Plum Creek and founded the Haysville Cheese Factory, the first in Waterloo County. The ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesSchoolsMennonitesNew HamburgHaysvilleWilmot TownshipShantz Joseph Y.Shantz Elizabeth Stauffer (m. Joseph Y.)Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1971Export options:From Strasburg to Strasburg
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the European background of Waterloo County's village of Strasburg, from the Amish settlers led by Christian Nafziger in the 1820s to Alsatians who came between the 1830s and 1850s.Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1820-1850Export options:Galt and Dumfries records on microfilm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report of the microfilming by the Archives of Ontario of records from the Galt Public Library, Doon Pioneer Village, Trinity Anglican Church (Galt) and Wesley United Church (Galt). The records ...Keywords: ArchivesMinutesMarriage registersAssessment rollsMunicipal recordsChurch recordsAssociations and clubsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1817-1916Export options:Galt: the effects of competition in a dispersed city
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the industrial and commercial interdependence of Galt and neighbouring centres. Following an historical account, the author prescribes policies for downtown Galt and the regional ...Keywords: RetailingTradeEconomic conditionsTransportationCentral business districtsUrban renewalIndustriesStores and shopping centresYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: c1820-1971Export options:Genealogical history of the Clemens family and descendants of the pioneer, Gerhart Clemens
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania family, mentioning Abraham S. Clemens and Abraham O. Clemens whose families came to Waterloo Township in 1825 and 1855 respectively.Year of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1825-1948Export options: