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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A genealogical record of the descendants of Reinhardt Kalbfleisch, born 12 August 1812 in Germany, died 27 June 1894 near Elmira, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with introductions to the families of Reinhardt and each of his eight children. A section on non-related Kalbfleisches indicates that this family is not connected with that of Joachim ...Keywords: GenealogyGerman languageFarmersSettlers GermanKalbfleisch familyKalbfleisch ReinhardtDiebel familyReist familyDietz familyBickel familyYear of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1812-1956Export options:A geographic study of the ethnic composition of Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of ethnic change and diversification, based on analysis of census reports over 90 years, for the nine incorporated communities of Ayr, Berlin (Kitchener), Bridgeport, Elmira, Galt, ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1871-1961Export options:Alex H. Welker retires from high school board
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of Welker's retirement from the Kitchener-Waterloo High School Board after 54 years of service.Keywords: EducationWelker AlexWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1910-1964Export options:British outnumber Germans in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report of a finding by the federal immigration office that 38 percent of the county's population were of British ancestry and 37.3 percent German.Year of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1964Export options:Christian Schwartzentruber: Magdalena Shoenbeck 1743-1956
Type: BookAbstract: The history of a German couple, two of whose four sons, Jacob and Michael, came to Canada. Jacob married Catherine Schmucker and moved to Waterloo County towards the end of his life, while Michael ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansImmigrantsSchwartzentruber MichaelSchwartzentruber Barbara OswaldSchwartzentruber JacobSchwartzentruber Catherine SchmuckerWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1823-1956Export options:Daniel Schrag genealogy, 1813-1964
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of a German farmer who became the minister of the East Zorra Mennonite Church in 1849. Many of his descendants settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships. Introductions to ...Keywords: MennonitesClergyCheese industryAmishSchrag familySchrag DanielSchrag Elizabeth Gingerich (m. Daniel)Schrag Magdalena Steinman (m. Daniel)Lichti familySchrag ChristianYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1813-1964Export options:Deaths, 1956
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of prominent Waterloo County people who died in 1956: Bishop Oscar Burkholder, Amelia Warnock Garvin (who wrote under the pseudonym "Katherine Hale"), Owen A.F. Hamilton Q.C., Joseph A. Huck, ...Year of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1859-1956Export options:Detailed history of the Henry B. Bowman descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the Bowman family from Wendel Baumann's emigration to America in the early 18th century, with a general introduction and an index.Year of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1800-1963Export options:Eby, Benjamin
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of one of the most influential early Mennonite leaders of Waterloo Township. Eby was a bishop, an author, a teacher and a farmer. He gave financial support to the first ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesClergyPennsylvania GermansIndustriesNewspapersSchoolsEby BenjaminPublishersBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1815-1853Export options:E.W.B. Snider, 1842-1921: an appreciation
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of the St Jacobs mill owner and promoter of hydro-electric power, by his granddaughter. On 14 May 1956, a memorial to E.W.B. Snider was erected in St Jacobs by the Ontario Hydro ...Year of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1842-1921Export options: