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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A facile pen: John Motz and the Berliner Journal, 1859-1911
Type: ThesisAbstract: A biographical appraisal of the roles of Motz as writer, editor and business manager of the "Berliner Journal" and of the newspaper's influence in preserving German culture. The author presents a ...Keywords: NewspapersGerman languageBerlin (Ontario)Berliner JournalBiographiesMotz JohnMotz familyRittinger FriedrichRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1859-1911Export options:Adam Wettlaufer family
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Adam and Nancy Kaercher of Blyth, some of whom settled in Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1884-1990Export options:"At your own risk" : pioneer remedies from the Pennsylvania German settlers of Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 1991Export options:At your own risk: pioneer remedies from the Pennsylvania German settlers of Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: Folk recipes for ailments and some pioneer foods, with a list of plants and herbs, compounds and ingredients. It includes sketches by Paul Burkholder.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1806-1991Export options: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:Diaries as sources for studying Mennonite history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of the cultural values and the seasonal round of farm-based tasks and social interactions revealed in the diaries of four Mennonite men in Waterloo County in the 1880s and 1890s -- ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1880-1920Export options:Economic revitalization in St Jacobs, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the recent transformation of St Jacobs as a tourist attraction, following the village's long decline in business and population from 1881. The author outlines some of the specific agents ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1870-1990Export options:Folk song book in the street-talk of Berlin, Ontario: a look at: birds, flowers, to market in Berlin, little barnyard friends; a German dialect of Ontario Canada in English phonetic form with historical background
Type: BookKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)MusicDialectsYear of publication: 1991Export 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:Index to Notes on the Hannusch family of Berlin, Ontario [Canada] by Russell G. Hannush
Type: ReportAbstract: Indexes to both editions of the family genealogy. The Kitchener Public Library holds two versions of the index, one relating to both editions of the Hannusch genealogy, the other to the earlier ...Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1870-1985Export options: