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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Map of the County of Waterloo
Type: MapAbstract: A general map showing rivers, streams, major roads, railway lines, names of townships, towns, villages and hamlets, and numbers of concessions and lots.Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1880-1881Export options:Otto Julius Klotz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address given at the unveiling of a bronze tablet in Preston Town Hall commemorating the achievements of Dr Otto Julius Klotz, Preston-born surveyor and engineer.Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1852-1952Export options:Samuel Preston Shantz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of the Preston-born businessman with interests in the P.E. Shantz Foundry and also active in community affairs; he helped to organize the Preston Old Boys' Reunion in 1949.Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1884-1952Export options:The County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A concise history of the county with profiles of the communities of Galt, Kitchener, Waterloo, Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and Doon. Short biographies are included for prominent citizens such as Robert ...Keywords: Art and artistsDiseasesFestivalsIndustriesReligious buildingsSchoolsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBiographiesMusicYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1800-1951Export options:The family history of Jacob (1834-1891) and Catherine Schweitzer (1819-1888): major emphasis on the Michael Schweitzer branch, 1834-1972
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle with biographical sketches of a German family who first settled in the Huron Tract and moved on to Wilmot Township in 1857. Descendants farmed near Mannheim and Erbsville and belonged to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesGermansBiographiesErbsville Huron TractsWilmot TownshipMannheimAlsace-LorraineSchweitzer familyYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1857-1972Export options:The family history of John Hahn
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with a brief biographical introduction to two brothers, John and Henry, who left Hesse Darmstadt in Germany in 1853 to settle near Heidelberg in Waterloo County. The genealogy charts the ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesLutheransGermansBiographiesHahn FamilyHahn JohnHahn HenryWagner JacobHahn Elizabeth Sippel (m. John)Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1853-1952Export options:The floodgate: random writings of our ain folk
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of anecdotes about the Doon, Hespeler and Galt areas. The author relates personal encounters with artist Homer Watson and describes people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds ...Keywords: ReminiscencesArt and artistsMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaSettlers EnglishSettlers IrishSettlers ScottishSettlers GermanRailwaysPublishersYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: c1800-1952Export options:The Ontario German language press and its suppression by Order-in-Council in 1918
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A portrayal of the plight of German- language newspapers during the First World War. Quoting frequently from the "Berliner Journal", the author suggests that the date of the legislation was connected ...Keywords: NewspapersEducationSchools GermanWorld War IGermansAcculturationMilitary conscriptionLanguage rightsOntarioLegislationYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1914-1918Export options:Waterloo County marriages, 1866
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of marriages from 1863 to 1869 in two parts, the first by bridegroom's name, the second by bride's name, with details of their ages, places of birth and the names of their parents. The author ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1863-1869Export options: