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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A broken bowl
Type: BookKeywords:Year of publication: 1997Export options: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 house of dreams: two Waterloo county young people from very different backgrounds struggle to build their own home
Type: BookKeywords: Schwantz familySchwantz Paul 1846-1929Grody Elizabeth 1855-1934BiographiesHespelerPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1997Export options:A. M. Fire and Storm [Insurance]: Simplicity in a Strongly Amish Institution
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A group of primarily Old Order Amish and Mennonite churches in Ontario successfully maintain the Amish Mennonite Fire and Storm Aid Union that insures their members against natural disaster without ...Keywords: OntarioAssociations and clubsMennonites (Old Order)InsuranceAmish Mennonite Fire and Storm Aid UnionAmishYear of publication: 1997Historical Period: 1872-1997Export options:'A Raw and Hopeful Field': Nineteenth-Century Baptist Evangelism and Church Planting among Ontario's Germans
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reviews Baptist work among German immigrants in Ontario. Revival efforts are exemplified in the lives of three men: August Rauschenbusch, Heinrich Schneider, and Johannes Stumpf. These men faced ...Keywords: ClergyEvangelismBaptistsYear of publication: 1997Export options:A supplement to the Knechtel family book printed in 1984
Type: BookAbstract: Additions and corrections to a genealogy of the Knechtel family. A name index has been compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Keywords: GenealogyKnechtel familyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1831-1986Export options:Adler auf dem Ahornbaum: Studien zur Einwanderung, Siedlung, Kultur- und Literaturgeschichte der Deutschen in Kanada
Type: BookYear of publication: 1997Export options:Allen D. Martin, President 1985-1986
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief profile of the current president, describing his interests and roles in various community organizations.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1961-1985Export options:Amish and Amish Mennonite genealogies
Type: BookAbstract: A comprehensive list of the first Amish immigrants to North America and their descendants to 1850. For Amish who migrated to Waterloo County between 1815 and 1850, 91 surnames are listed. These ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1815-1850Export options:An outcast in eclipse
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Graphic artist Ernst Zundel, who was charged with "spreading false news" about the Holocaust, hailed his conviction a year ago as publicity for his cause. Today Zundel is singing a different tune. ...Year of publication: 1986Export options: