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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Liebeserklärung an das kleine Paradies
Type: BookYear of publication: 1980Export options:Little paradise: the saga of the German Canadians in Waterloo County, Ontario 1800-1975
Type: BookKeywords: Waterloo CountyCultural identityCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesGermansYear of publication: 1980Export options:Miriam Snyder Sokvitne
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biographical sketch of the descendant of Joseph Schneider, one of the county's first settlers. The author describes Sokvitne's interests in heritage preservation including her service as ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1913-1980Export options:Pannabecker - Panabaker: a family history by the late Cornelius Arthur Panabaker about 1960
Type: BookAbstract: Short biographies of members of the Panabaker family, including the author, descendants of pioneer settlers in the Hespeler area in 1810. Many of the family were farmers and some were later ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaTemperance movementChurches MethodistFarmersWomenTextile IndustryWar 1812World War IPanabaker FamilyPannebecker Nancy Detweiler (m. Cornelius)Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1810-1966Export options:Peter G. Martin letters
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of letters written by Peter G. Martin of St Jacobs to friends in other parts of Canada and the United States. The letters are mainly in German but have been transcribed from the Gothic ...Keywords: CorrespondenceMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)DiseasesAgricultureMartin familyMartin Peter G.MartinSt JacobsWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1872-1899Export options:Samuel Betzner
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary for Samuel Betzner (1771- 1856), reprinted from the "Berlin Chronicle" of August 27, 1856.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansObituariesBiographiesSettlersWaterloo TownshipUpper CanadaBetzner SamuelMennonitesYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1798-1856Export options:Supplement to Henry B. Bowman descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A supplement to the author's earlier detailed study, listing names and birth and death dates of the descendants and noting the generation of each individual.Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1965-1979Export options: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 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 book
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A description of the Mennonite tradition of keeping a family book, an account book in which were recorded the expenses of the children once they reached their late teens.Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1800-1883Export options: