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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Family history and genealogy of John Jantzi and Elizabeth Gerber
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of an Amish Mennonite family who migrated from France to New York State and then settled in Wilmot Township. The biographical sketches which introduce the families of each of John and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers FrenchAmishFarmersBiographiesJantzi familyJantzi JohnJantzi Elizabeth Gerber (m. John)Kuepfer familyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1832-1974Export options:Freeport Pioneer Cemetery (CC#5432): Riverbank Drive, Broken Front Lot 14, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 100 markers in the half-acre burial ground which dates from 1818.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1818-1950Export options:Henry Weber Shoemaker, 1878-1953
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of the pharmacist who owned Shoemaker's Drug Store in Kitchener for forty years.Year of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1878-1953Export options:History and genealogy of Andrew and Lydia (Getz or Goetz) Kuepfer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a poor Swiss Amish family who arrived in Wilmot Township about 1850. Andrew was a weaver whose twin brother Jacob migrated to Wilmot before him. The five children of Andrew and Lydia, ...Keywords: AmishSettlers SwissWeaving industryGenealogyKuepfer familyKuepfer AndrewKuepfer Lydia Goetz (m. Andrew)Kennel familyEiman familySchweitzer EdwardYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1850-1974Export options:History of the Noah W. Shantz and Rachel Shantz descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of Noah (1854-1920) and Rachel (1856-1890), Waterloo County Mennonites who had seven children. An introduction explains that the family is related to Christian who came from Pennsylvania ...Keywords: GenealogyShantz familyShantz Noah W.Shantz Rachel ShantzMennonitesBiographiesPennsylvaniaWaterloo CountyWaterloo Region19th centuryYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1810-1974Export options:Honour to whom honour is due
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of a birthday tribute to the noted writer who was the first trained librarian in Ontario and the first woman president of various local organizations, including the Waterloo Historical Society.Year of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1953Export options:In search of myself
Type: BookKeywords: BiographiesAuthorsGrove Frederick PhilipYear of publication: 1974Export options:Interning Canada's 'Enemy Aliens,' 1914-1919
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: At the outbreak of World War I, roughly 200,000 'Austrians,' mainly of Ukrainian descent, resided in Canada. Until the government released or paroled them, they constituted the majority of enemy ...Year of publication: 1974Export options:Kitchener German: A Pennsylvania German Dialect
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Pennsylvania GermanDialectsKitchenerYear of publication: 1953Export options:Kitchener German (part 1), a Pennsylvania German dialect: phonology
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed comparison of the pronunciation of the Pennsylvania German dialect in Waterloo County with that of Pennsylvania. The authors conclude that the Waterloo dialect is homogeneous except for ...Keywords: German languageEthnic groupsEthnic identityDialectsKitchenerPennsylvaniaMaryhillGermansMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1800-1953Export options: