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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Benjamin Eby, founder of Kitchener and the spirit of progress
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of the church and community leader in Waterloo Township who established Berlin's first church, school, newspaper and furniture factory and wrote and published two spelling books ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyTeachersObituariesSchoolsMennonitesNewspapersIndustriesPennsylvania GermansBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1785-1855Export options:Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Canadian-German Folklore
Type: BookAbstract: A publication series produced irregularly by the society that was founded in 1951 by people such as Mabel Dunham and G.E. Reaman; the society assisted in organizing the Ontario Genealogical Society ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGerman languageDialectsTweedsmuir historiesGenealogyFood customsIndigenous peoplesAgricultureFolkloreFolk artYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1784-1991Export options:Detailed history of the Noah B. Martin descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of Noah (1850-1933) and his wife Catherine Martin (1853-1919), both descendants of David Martin who left Switzerland for Pennsylvania in 1727. Noah and Catherine had nine children whose ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaMartin familyMartin Noah B.Martin Catharine Martin (m. Noah B.)Martin John M.Martin Rachel Bricker (m. John M.)Waterloo CountyYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1820-1961Export options:Died in 1961
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1961, including William Anderson, Robert E. Cowan, Senator W.D. Euler, Enoch S. Gingrich, Andrew Heipel, Henry Herber Johnson, Mrs Leah ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesOccupationsWomenPoliticiansAssociations and clubsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1860-1961Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Enoch S. Gingrich, pioneer and contemporary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Poetical biography of Enoch S. Gingrich, son of the Mennonite minister Jacob Gingrich, whose life spanned both pioneer and modern times.Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansSettlersFarmersBiographiesGingrich Enoch S.Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1800-1961Export options:Reist family reunion
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report on the reunion at St Jacobs, with genealogical notes on this Pennsylvania Mennonite family. Although Abraham Reist owned land in Woolwich Township he never came to Canada, but his son John ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesGenealogyReist familyReist JohnReist SamuelKoch Barbara Reist (m. Ludwig)Reist Susannah Huber (m. John)Reist John JrReist IsaacYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1821-1986Export options:Schrch von Sumiswald
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Schrch (Schuerch, Shirk, Sherk, Sherrick) family from its 16th- century origins in Switzerland. The research contains information on the origin of the family name, heraldry, the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Schürch von Sumiswald
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Schürch (Schuerch, Shirk, Sherk, Sherrick) family from its 16th- century origins in Switzerland. The research contains information on the origin of the family name, heraldry, the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options: