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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Pieces of memory
Type: BookAbstract:"After the death of her grandma, it feels like everything in eleven-year-old Molly's life has fallen apart at the seams. The kids at school are mean, her stomach hurts all the time, and her ...
Year of publication: 2023Export options:Quitting the master race: a daughter's journey to break the bonds of hate
Type: BookAbstract:How do otherwise decent people become mesmerized by a doctrine of hate? How can its grip be broken? In seeking answers to these pressing questions for our times, Barbara Leimsner confronts the ...
Year of publication: 2023Export options:Reflected lights
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of a Hespeler painter, with illustrations of his work. The first five chapters are boyhood reminiscences, and the remaining stories mention the Panabaker family and the Hespeler area.Keywords: Art and artistsChildrenBiographiesChurches MethodistPanabaker Frank S.Panabaker FamilyPanabaker J.D.Panabaker W.Panabaker D.N.Knowles McGillivrayYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1904-1957Export options:The Jacob Bernhardt family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Philip and Barbara Bernhardt who came from Alsace to Preston in 1855, including details of their ten children.Year of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1817-1881Export options:The printer of Roseville
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short article indicating that Louis M. Kaiser at the age of 90 was the oldest active printer in Canada. He had operated his printing business in Roseville for 65 years.Year of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1867-1957Export options:The sacred harp of New Hamburg: a search for family history, folk art, and finding the right questions
Type: BookAbstract:"This is not your normal genealogy book with listings of family names, birth and death dates. Rather, it is in the form of a comic book! All of the picture blocks are hand drawn and full color. It ...
Year of publication: 2023Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the migration to North America by ten different European religious groups, notably the Mennonites. The references to Waterloo County (pp. 108-113 and 122-124) relate initial ...Keywords: SettlersGermansPennsylvania GermansAgricultureAmishLutheransMennonitesTunkersEthnic identityMapsYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options: