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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:The family history and genealogy of Michael B. Yantzi and Jacobena (Kennel) Yantzi
Type: BookAbstract: An account of Michael B. Yantzi (also spelled Jantzi and Yancey) and his wife, with individual genealogies for each of their children. Family lists and information about the Kennel and Ruby Families ...Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyBiographiesAmishYantzi familyYantzi Michael B.Yantzi Jacobena KennelBridgeportWilmot TownshipBadenYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1823-1991Export options:The German Canadian mosaic today and yesterday: identities, roots and heritage
Type: BookYear of publication: 1991Export options:The Henry B. Steckle family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy including information on many family members born in the county. Numerical references correspond to Ezra E. Eby's notations in {Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other ...Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1820-1967Export options:The links that bind: the Harvie Family nineteenth-century burying ground
Type: ReportAbstract: An account of the results of an excavation of a pioneer family cemetery, with reflections on the ability to trace genealogy through archaeology and osteology.Keywords: ArchaeologyArtifactsCemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1816-1900Export options:The Mennonites in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A concise account first published to commemorate Canada's centennial year. There are variations in layout, ink colour, illustrations (including the cover photograph) and tables, but the text in ...Keywords: MennonitesOccupationsCustoms and traditionsAgricultureEducationAmishMennonites (Old Order)Mennonite Central CommitteeOntarioYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1787-1967Export options:The Peter Martin House Restoration: a Photographic Essay
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1820's-30'sExport options:The sociology of Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish: a bibliography with annotations, 1977-1990
Type: BookAbstract: A companion volume updating and expanding the 1977 bibliography by the same author. There are critical annotations for bibliographies and encyclopedias, books and pamphlets, articles and theses. An ...Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1977-1990Export options:The Swiss in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Swiss experience in Ontario, with chapters on the Pennsylvania Mennonites and European Amish in Waterloo County. The author refers to Waterloo Swiss pioneers including the Bettschen ...Keywords: AmishMennonitesBiographiesSwissPennsylvania GermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityOntarioWaterloo CountyUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1991Export options:The Swiss Move to Almaguin [Ontario, Canada]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the Canadian government's promotional efforts to lure Swiss farmers to immigrate in the 1870's, notes one group of immigrants who arrived in Ontario in 1875, and briefly sketches the lives ...Keywords: AlmaguinSwissBrand GottliebYear of publication: 1991Export options: