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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:Died in 1966
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief notes on 32 Waterloo County residents, 15 of whom were over 95 years old: Martin Andesian, Jack Bechtel, William D. Brill, H. Milton Cook, Dr John D. Detweiler, Odo Eby, F.C. Forwell, W.L. ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: c1864-1966Export options:Doctors in Waterloo County: 1852-1925
Type: ReportAbstract: A collection of short biographies of physicians who practised in the county, including details of year of birth, education, local practice and, if available, other community interests.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1852-1925Export 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:Genealogy of the Frey family: 1772 to 1965
Type: BookAbstract: A photocopy of a genealogical chart of the descendants of Martin Frey and his wife Christine Binkele, some of whom settled in Waterloo County. Names, birth and death dates are given, but there are no ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1772-1965Export options:German Peace Festival 1871
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address written at the time of the Friedensfest of 1871 in Berlin by W. Jaffray, G. Davidson and J. King on behalf of the English residents of Berlin. The address was sent to the members of the ...Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1871Export options:Highlights of Self-employment of Ethnocultural Groups in Canada: report 4 : German, Italian, Jewish, Polish, Ukrainian and Dutch groups in selected industries (in Canada, Ontario, Toronto). [Microfiche]
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoEmploymentYear of publication: 1986Export options:History of the Thaler family: tracing the descendants of George Adam Thaler, born September 11, 1785, died December 11, 1865, second edition
Type: BookAbstract: A revised and expanded edition of the Thaler genealogy published in 1960. The family emigrated from Germany about 1820 and farmed near Breslau. Biographical notes and reunion reports are included ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansThaler familyThaler George Adam 1785-1865Breslau (Ontario)Waterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1820-1966Export options:Kanadische Deutschlandhilfe in Den Ersten Jahren Nach Dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsKitchenerMennonite Central CommitteeSociety for German ReliefWorld War IISudeten Club ForwardTorontoEthnic Germans T2 Canadian aid for Germany in the first years after World War II.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1946-52Export options: