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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Swiss Mennonite ancestors and their relationship from 1775
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy referring mainly to the South Dakota Swiss Mennonites. Waterloo County names occurring in this genealogy are indexed in the WRP database. These are the Albrecht, Gerin, Graber, Kaufman, ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:The Block Line
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of the history behind the Block Line boundary. The article was prepared during 1965 in an unsuccessful attempt to preserve the name of Block Line Road.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1784-1900Export options:The changing functions of Elmira
Type: ThesisAbstract: An historical account of the establishment and growth of the community from a crossroads settlement to an independent centre, in three phases: the pioneer period (1835-1890), diversification and ...Keywords: Community historiesPopulationLand useTradeLabour forceRailwaysIndustriesFarmers' marketsCities and townsYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1835-1965Export options:The changing functions of the village of St Jacobs
Type: ThesisAbstract: An account of the village's industrial origins, tradition and growth, in relation to the urbanization of the entire county. The author considers the relationship of St Jacobs with its hinterland, ...Keywords: IndustriesArchitectureAgricultureMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SettlersSt JacobsSnider E.W.B. (1842-1921)Woolwich TownshipConestogo RiverYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1848-1965Export options:The differential growth rates of urban centres in Waterloo County, 1800-1910
Type: ThesisAbstract: An assessment of ethnicity, railway systems, technological change and industrialization as factors in the growth of Berlin, Galt, Hespeler, Preston, Ayr, Elmira and New Hamburg.Keywords: SettlersEthnic identityWaterloo TownshipWellesley TownshipWoolwich TownshipWilmot TownshipDumfries North TownshipBerlin (Ontario)HespelerPrestonYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1910Export options:The family history of Enoch Clemens Erb and Catharine Stauffer Good: their descendants and his ancestors
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the seven children and a niece who were raised by Enoch Clemens Erb (1842-1917) and his wife Catherine. Background biographical information is included about the Erb family.Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyFamiliesSettlers PennsylvaniaBiographiesBerne SwitzerlandGermany PfalzWilmot TownshipErb FamilyErb EnochYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:The history and genealogy of the Schantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A family history with a brief section on Shantzes in Canada and the United States. This portion mentions Christian who settled near Freeport in 1810 and Jacob Yost Shantz, a Berlin industrialist who ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSchantz familyShantz familyShantz Jacob Y.Shantz MosesShantz ChristianFreeportBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1810-1980Export options:The history of Earl Einwechter by himself, 1980
Type: BookAbstract: A short autobiography of the employee of the New Dundee Creamery, including stories about his family and neighbours and reminiscences are his work as a hauler for the creamery and as musician-manager ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1902-1980Export options:The Mennonite Canadians
Type: BookAbstract: Textbook for primary school children with questions and activities. Mennonite faith, settlement in Waterloo County, the immigration of the Russian Mennonites and the present way of life are all ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1780-1980Export options:The Moogk family history
Type: BookAbstract: Reminiscences and genealogical data on the ancestors and descendants of Balthasar and Salome Schmitt Moogk. Balthasar arrived in Waterloo County from Germany in 1841. A son, Charles, was a Waterloo ...Keywords: GenealogyWomenArchitectsBiographiesBuildings ResidentialWorld War IWorld War IIAmerican Civil War 1861-1865 EngineersSettlers GermanBusinessmenYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1841-1965Export options: