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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
How to live without wars and wedding rings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of a week the author spent living with an Old Order Mennonite family in Waterloo County, and what she learned about their way of life. This article was included in a collection of Staebler ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Ethnic groupsConscientious objectionMarriageCustoms and traditionsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1950Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz, 1822-1909, promoter of the Mennonite settlements in Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the Berlin farmer- businessman and community leader, emphasizing his role in helping Russian Mennonites to migrate to Manitoba in the later nineteenth century.Keywords: BiographiesRussian MennonitesBusinessesImmigrationFarmersIndustriesMennonitesShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)ManitobaYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:Kin of Hespeler
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of a letter received by the Mayor of Hespeler from Mrs H.B. (Stephanie) Benn, granddaughter of William Hespeler, the younger brother of Jacob.Year of publication: 1960Historical Period: 1840-1960Export options:Louis Orville Breithaupt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary for L.O. Breithaupt (1890- 1960), the youngest Mayor of Kitchener and MP for Waterloo North, and former Lieutenant- Governor of Ontario.Keywords: BiographiesObituariesPoliticiansGermansBreithaupt Louis OrvilleBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerOntarioYear of publication: 1960Historical Period: 1890-1960Export options:Nachbar an de Schtroas
Type: BookYear of publication: 1960Export options:Pennsylvania German Dialect Writings, North and West
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Pennsylvania GermanDialectsYear of publication: 1950Export options:Search for America. -
Type: BookKeywords: FictionBiographiesYear of publication: 1950Export options:The Hallman-Clemens genealogy with a family's reminiscence
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of Rev. Eli Schmidtt Hallman, who was born near New Dundee and moved to Saskatchewan in 1905, later moving to Goshen, Indiana and then Texas. He describes the Mennonite revival led ...Keywords: GenealogyTeachersBusinessesMennonitesSchoolsSaengerfestsIndustriesEducationFarmersCustoms and traditionsYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1825-1949Export options:The history of Waterloo County: a Story courage, vision, progress
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief historical outline to mark a century of county government. The author is most concerned with early settlement by Mennonites, Amish and European Germans before 1850, but she mentions the ...Year of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1800-1950Export options:The part played by immigrants from Waterloo County to the Didsbury, Alberta, settlement in 1894
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of the migration which was arranged by Jacob Y. Shantz and included the families of Mr Hunsberger, J.B. Shantz, Ephraim Shantz, M. Weber, Elias Shantz and Rev. J.B. Detwiler.Year of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1893-1950Export options: