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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
C.F. Thiele
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of C.F. Thiele (1880- 1954), one of Canada's leading band promoters, director of the Waterloo Musical Society Band and founder of the Annual Waterloo Band Festival.Year of publication: 1954Historical Period: 1880-1954Export options:Died in 1966
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief notes on 32 Waterloo County residents, 15 of whom were over 95 years old: Martin Andesian, Jack Bechtel, William D. Brill, H. Milton Cook, Dr John D. Detweiler, Odo Eby, F.C. Forwell, W.L. ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: c1864-1966Export options:Genealogy of the Frey family: 1772 to 1965
Type: BookAbstract: A photocopy of a genealogical chart of the descendants of Martin Frey and his wife Christine Binkele, some of whom settled in Waterloo County. Names, birth and death dates are given, but there are no ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1772-1965Export options:German Peace Festival 1871
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address written at the time of the Friedensfest of 1871 in Berlin by W. Jaffray, G. Davidson and J. King on behalf of the English residents of Berlin. The address was sent to the members of the ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1871Export options:History of the Thaler family: tracing the descendants of George Adam Thaler, born September 11, 1785, died December 11, 1865, second edition
Type: BookAbstract: A revised and expanded edition of the Thaler genealogy published in 1960. The family emigrated from Germany about 1820 and farmed near Breslau. Biographical notes and reunion reports are included ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansThaler familyThaler George Adam 1785-1865Breslau (Ontario)Waterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1820-1966Export options:Name and address supplement to the History of the Thaler family
Type: BookAbstract: A list grouped according to the families of Christina, Joseph, David and Adam Thaler, complementing the author's work on the family history.Keywords: GenealogyDirectoriesSettlersGermansThaler familyThaler George Adam 1785-1865Breslau (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipKitchenerPrestonYear of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1965-1966Export options:Principal immigration groups of Waterloo County: from a display card in the History Tent at the International Plowing Match, 1954
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Information about the main ethnic groups of Waterloo County (Mennonites, Scots, Germans, English, Native Canadians and Russian Mennonites), arranged chronologically and telling where they settled.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1954Historical Period: 1800-1945Export options:The German-Canadian Review: a quarterly, published in cooperation with the Goettingen Research Committee into the Refugee and Expellee Problem
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A continuation of the monthly bulletin produced by the Canadian Society for German Relief to assist German-speaking immigrants. In 1954 the review was published in Manitoba and focused on the ...Year of publication: 1954Historical Period: 1954-1956Export options:Twelfth Hallman Reunion
Type: BookAbstract: A 1966 programme containing genealogical information and other material from H.S. Hallman's 1906 and 1912 family histories, a history of earlier family reunions, and the story of Benjamin Hallman and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansHallman familyHallman BenjaminHallman Elizabeth Detweiler (m. Benjamin)RosevilleWaterlooYear of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1825-1966Export options:Two brother mayors died in 1954
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of Henry E. Ratz (1877- 1954) and his brother, Edward E. Ratz (1870- 1954). Henry was a Mayor of Waterloo and Edward was Mayor of Kitchener as well as a partner in the Ratz-Bechtel ...Year of publication: 1954Historical Period: 1870-1954Export options: