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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options:"We Shall Go Forward with Our Songs into the Fight for Better Life": Identity and Musical Meaning in the History of the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir, 1925-1959.
Type: ThesisAbstract: This project explores the early years of the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir (known initially as the Freiheit Gezang Farein or Freedom Singing Society), a mixed amateur ensemble with roots in the secular ...Year of publication: 2005Historical Period: 1925-59Export options:Who Are Mennonite German Pioneers?
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: MennonitesWaterloo CountyWaterloo RegionYear of publication: 2005Export options:W.H.S. salutes William H.E. Schmalz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Photograph and outline of achievements of Schmalz, architect and active member of the Waterloo Historical Society.Year of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1890-1962Export options:Zwischen Fremde und Fremde: Displaced Persons in Australien, den USA und Kanada 1946-1952
Type: BookAbstract: Das 20. Jahrhundert war das Jahrhundert der Flüchtlinge, Vertriebenen und Deportierten. Zu den vielen Opfern staatlich sanktionierter Entwurzelung zählten auch die mehr als 8 Millionen ›Displaced ...Keywords: World War IYear of publication: 2005Export options: