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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Record of ordinations leading to and including the Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference, 1891-2020
Type: BookKeywords: OntarioMennonitesAppointment, call, and electionClergyMarkham-Waterloo Mennonite ConferenceYear of publication: 2020Historical Period: 1891-2020Export 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:The 'sewists' of Waterloo Region
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Community effort yields hundreds of gowns for frontline workers When Bev Suderman-Gladwell was asked by a physician friend to "leverage her Mennonite connections," to respond to a time-sensitive ...
Keywords: COVID-19Homeless peopleMasksMedical suppliesPersonal protective equipmentChurches MennoniteSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2020Export options:Yost genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated genealogy of five generations of the descendants of John and Katherine Kohl, German settlers who came first to Perth County about 1850 and later settled in Wellesley Township. The name ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansSocial life and customsChildrenMennonitesPerth CountyWellesley TownshipBadenYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1846-1950Export options: