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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Beginnings in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Mennonite migration to Ontario from Pennsylvania following the American Revolutionary War, and of the three settlements established in the Niagara, Waterloo and York districts.Keywords: MennonitesAmishImmigrationWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryPennsylvania GermansYork RegionNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1783-1924Export options:Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Folk-lore of Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: Parts of these had already been published in the "Journal of American Folk-lore".Year of publication: 1950Export options:From Stambach to Berlin (Ontario) and the descendants of Rev. John W. Stoeckle/Steckle (JJJ4), 1802-1879
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of the Rev. John W. Steckle, his wife Esther Bleam and their six grown children. Copies of newspaper clippings, wedding announcements, obituaries and family correspondence are ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesStoeckle familySteckle familyMennonitesStoeckle John W.Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterloo TownshipStambachYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1802-1986Export options:Highlights of Self-employment of Ethnocultural Groups in Canada: report 4 : German, Italian, Jewish, Polish, Ukrainian and Dutch groups in selected industries (in Canada, Ontario, Toronto). [Microfiche]
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoEmploymentYear of publication: 1986Export 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:Mennonite women slowly gain equality
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general review with no specific references to Waterloo County except that one of the two photographs shows Mennonites picking berries in Berlin, circa 1912.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1985Export options:Mennonites in Ontario: a Mennonite bicentennial portrait, 1786-1986
Type: BookAbstract: A contemporary portrait of all the Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren in Christ groups in Ontario, illustrated with many large coloured photographs. Short essays on history, faith, farming, education, ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyOntarioMennonitesEducationAmishEthnic groupsTunkersMapsSchoolsMennonites (Old Order)Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options: