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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A Benjamin Eby letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of an letter to Jacob Groff from Benjamin Eby written in 1851. Eby writes that Abraham C. Weber was ordained as preacher and that Joseph E. Schneider, Jacob J. Schneider, and Johannes C. ...Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:An old Ontario letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of a letter to Jacob Groff from Johannes Baer of Preston, written in 1858. Baer tells of receiving the monthly Mennonitsche Blatter from Danzig in west Prussia and gives the name and ...Keywords: NewspapersMennonitesChurches MennoniteFuneralsGerman languageFamiliesClergyCorrespondenceGermansBaer JohnYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1857-1858Export options:Aunt Hannah
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reminiscences of a Groh family visit by wagon to Aunt Hannah Baer, daughter of Levi Snyder, at Owen Reist's farm. There is genealogical information on the Baers, some of whom built bridges at ...Keywords: GenealogyCustoms and traditionsMennonitesPrestonHespelerWest MontroseFreeportGroh familyGroh IvanGroh OscarYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1845-1920Export options:Barth and Schneider (Snyder) families: the ancestors and descendants of Michael Barth and his wife, Anna Marie Dittus and Johann Theobald Schneider and his wife, Helene Magdalene Scholl, immigrants to the New World mid-1800's
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of the descendants of Johann Theobald Schneider, a shoemaker who came to Wellesley from Alsace. Some of his children later migrated to Nebraska.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSchneider familySnyder familyBarth familySchneider Johann TheobaldWellesley19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1850-1970Export options:Berlin's non-so-famous firefighter's fight
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 2015Export options:Catchy advertising 1950s Berlin style: John and Jacob Hoffman
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1950sExport options:Centenarians
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the birthdays of Mrs John Koch and Mrs A.Y. Haist.Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1865-1967Export options:Christian E. Boshart and Catherine Buerge family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An account of a French Amish Mennonite family who settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships in 1834 and later moved to Nebraska and Oregon. Reminiscences and photographs complement the genealogical ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishMennonitesFrenchCustoms and traditionsAgricultureBoshart familyBuerge familyWilmot TownshipWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1834-1978Export options:Clearbrook Mennonite closes its doors
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:"They, as church, tried as best to be healthy and effective," Garry Janzen, Mennonite Church B.C.'s executive minister, told Canadian Mennonite. "At the same time, eventually they were unable to ...
Keywords: MennonitesChurches MennoniteYear of publication: 2015Export options:Community Mennonite celebrates 25 years
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The roots ran deep in both the Berea and Moorefield Mennonite Churches, north of Kitchener-Waterloo. Berea, first known as the Parker Mission, was founded in 1941 and joined the Ontario Mennonite ...
Year of publication: 2015Export options: