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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A geographic study of the Mennonite settlement in Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: A comprehensive study of early history, population, Mennonite churches and Mennonite farmsteads, and the economic and cultural patterns of Mennonite life. Charts, graphs and tables provide concise ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1800-1961Export options:A history of success: Paul Tuerr: a German-Canadian life
Type: BookKeywords: Tuerr PaulKitchenerBiographiesYear of publication: 2007Export options:A long-neglected son of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Ephraim Weber (1870- 1956), writer, teacher, rancher, and correspondent with L.M. Montgomery.Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1870-1956Export options:A Separate and Peculiar People-Fieldwork and the Pennsylvania Germans
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The following is an account of fieldwork experience in the Old Order Mennonite community of Waterloo County, Ontario. The language spoken here is Pennsylvania German & this paper focuses on ...Year of publication: 2007Export options:Among the Editors of Ontario German Newspapers, 1835-1918
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: NewspapersGermanGermansYear of publication: 1961Export options:A.R. Kaufman: the man behind the name
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the Kitchener industrialist by a friend and former employee. The article relates anecdotes about Kaufman's relationships with his workers and his many outside interests, ...Keywords: EntrepreneursBiographiesKaufman A.R. (1885-1979)KitchenerBerlin (Ontario)19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1885-1979Export options:Archaeological investigations of the Ministry of Natural Resources, District Field Office, Cambridge, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Report of a study involving test excavations, surface surveys and discussions with an aged descendant of John Groh, the original pioneer settler of Concession 1, Lot 7, Waterloo Township. Included ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1804-1955Export options:Augustus Jones, Upper Canada Public Land Surveyor
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of one of the earliest surveyors in Upper Canada, who surveyed the Grand River Indian land for Joseph Brant as well as eleven townships between Toronto and the Trent River. ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1786-1836Export options:B. Mabel Dunham, D.Litt.: a tribute
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of Mabel Dunham's accomplishments as librarian, writer, and leader in many organizations including the Waterloo Historical Society and the Kitchener- Waterloo University Women's Club.Keywords: BiographiesDunham B. MabelAuthorsMennonitesLibrariansWaterloo Historical SocietyKitchener-Waterloo University Women's ClubBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th centuryYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1908-1957Export options:Beauty and Simplicity: Germanic Folk Art in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: GermansFolk art19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1983Export options: