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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Present faces of Waterloo past
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of photographs of nearly 50 county residents over the age of 70, with a brief biography for each person.Keywords: BiographiesBowman MichaelBowman Mary Ann CressmanPlummer MauricePlummer Maurice MrsBernhardt ClaraBailey J. Edgar DrBaltruweit WilliamMast Mattie LeisKoch OliverYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1900-1988Export options:Profile of the life and work of Edna Breithaupt
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 1988Export options:Psycho-social roles of Mennonite children
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reference from the Canadian Periodical Index.Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1969Export options:Readers' ancestry
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of the family of Aden Eby and his wife, Ruby Winger. The family is descended from Benjamin Eby, a leading Mennonite of Waterloo Township, and John Winger, founder of the ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansTunkersEby familyEby AdenEby Ruby Winger (m. Aden)Eby ElizabethEby MalcolmEby DwightYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1806-1988Export options:Retirement of Newspaperman Earl Werstine
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of Werstine's roles as reporter, editor and columnist for 63 years on the "Galt Evening Reporter", including references to his coverage of the 1907 and 1947 Old Boys' Reunions and his " ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesReunionsYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1907-1969Export options:Riebel: some ancestors and descendants of Georg Riebel (1820-1872) and Theresa Sieffert (1834-1927)
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated genealogy of a German family who initially settled in the Roseville and Strasburg areas about 1846, and later moved to Bruce County. A daughter, Josephine Riebel, returned to Elmira and ...Keywords: GenealogyReunionsSettlers GermanBiographiesRiebel GeorgeRiebel Theresa Sieffert (m. George)Riebel familyRiebel DavidUmbach Elizabeth Riebel (m. John)Sieffert familyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1846-1985Export options:Schenk family of Utzhausen, Hessen, Germany
Type: BookYear of publication: 1988Export options:Schneider, Joseph
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer settler, sawmill owner and community leader, whose property, Lot 17 of the German Company Tract, became the site of Berlin. The authors explain the church and community ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesIndustriesBiographiesBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipMuseumsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1843Export options:Schwind: some ancestors and descendants of Andreas Schwind (1822-1905) and Katharina Miller (1821-1886)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in the Lexington area in the mid-19th century and later moved north of Elmira. Andreas was a farmer and a stonemason who helped build the North Woolwich ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersCorrespondenceStonemasonsSchwind familySchwind AndreasSchwind Katharina Miller (m. Andreas)Schwind PeterSchwind Lucinda Strome (m. Peter)Schwind JohnYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1988Export options:Scrapbook of Joseph Wolfe Lieberman: containing clippings of his legal cases and other matters
Type: ReportAbstract: Photocopied newspaper clippings, most of them published by the "Timmins Daily Press" prior to 1951 when the criminal lawyer moved to Kitchener.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1950-1988Export options: