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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Hoch-High family in America: a record of some Hoch immigrants and their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, some of whom settled in the Vineland area of the Niagara peninsula. Anna High married Jacob L. Kinzie of Doon in 1854 and her brother, Samuel K. High, ...Keywords: GenealogyReunionsFarmersMennonitesDoonBlairRosevilleVinelandPennsylvania GermansHoch familyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1854-1962Export options:How Galt meets an immigration problem
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reference from the Canadian Periodical Index.Keywords: ImmigrationMigration processYear of publication: 1949Historical Period: 1949Export options:Letters from Wilmot: 1840, 1842, 1844
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Excerpts from Jacob Bock's letters to his brothers in Pennsylvania, describing the difficulties of life in Wilmot Township in the 1840s.Year of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1840-1844Export options:Never missed a day's work in 47 years
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note about Fred Luft of Kitchener, who worked at the Dominion Rubber Company for 47 years without a day's absence.Keywords: Dominion Rubber Co. KitchenerLuft FredYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1915-1962Export options:Pioneering with John Weicker
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in Perth, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, with a description of pioneer life in the first half of the 19th century based on Waterloo County historical sources.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansWeicker JohnWeicker family19th century20th centuryPerth CountyOxford CountyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1830-1962Export options:Reverend Anthony Weiler, Ph.D., D.D.
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of the senior priest of the Congregation of the Resurrection who died at the age of 94. A graduate of St Jerome's College in 1877, he first served at St Clement's Church, Preston and then ...Year of publication: 1949Historical Period: 1855-1949Export options:Samuel B. Cassel
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the former Wilmot Township resident who held many positions on the township council including Deputy-Reeve and Clerk/Treasurer. He was the great- grandson of Samuel Bricker, one ...Year of publication: 1949Historical Period: 1858-1949Export options:Sir Adam Beck plaque
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the dedication of a plaque honouring Beck, the Baden native who was the first chairman and organizer of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario.Keywords: BiographiesBadenBeck AdamYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1960Export options:The Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options:W. Ervin Woelfle
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the proprietor of the W.E. Woelfle Shoe Company and active member of the Waterloo County Health Association, the Lodge, Rotary, and St John's Anglican Church.Year of publication: 1949Historical Period: 1871-1949Export options: