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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Germans of Waterloo Region
Type: BookAbstract:The scope of this Oral History Project is to collect the life stories of German-speaking immigrants to Canada by conducting biographic interviews with members of the German-Canadian community ( ...
Year of publication: 2022Export options:History of Isaac S. Cressman family, 1830-1965
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the fourteen children of Isaac S. Cressman, who was born near Strasburg in 1830. Isaac's first wife was Barbara Schneider; after her death, he married her sister Elizabeth. There are ...Keywords: FarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaGenealogyReunionsCressman familyCressman Isaac S.Cressman Elizabeth Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Bowman Sybilla (m. Tobias)Cressman Barbara Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Cressman Ephriam S.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1830-1965Export options:Ontario Old Colony Church loses beloved leader
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: ClergyDeathsChurches MennoniteReligionYear of publication: 2022Export options:Over Prairie Trails. Introd. by Malcolm Ross
Type: BookYear of publication: 1965Export options:Staff changes
Type: Magazine ArticleAbstract:Pastoral transitions in Ontario Ken, left, and Dawne Driedger began as interim pastors at Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches, in November 2021, serving both congregations alongside Kyongjung ...
Year of publication: 2022Export options:Staff changes
Type: Magazine ArticleAbstract:Pastoral transitions in Ontario Ken, left, and Dawne Driedger began as interim pastors at Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches, in November 2021, serving both congregations alongside Kyongjung ...
Keywords: ChristianityTheological schoolsReligious congregationsRetirement communitiesTheologyMaternity & paternity leavesOntario Bible CollegeChurches MennoniteYear of publication: 2022Export 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 boundaries of ethnicity: German immigration and the language of belonging in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract:Benjamin Bryce considers what it meant to be German in Ontario between 1880 and 1930. For the Germans who make up the core of this study, the distinction between insiders and outsiders was often ...
Keywords: HistoryOntarioGermans19th century20th centuryEthnic identityGerman languageReligionSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2022Export 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: