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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A genealogical history of the Gottschall family: descendants of the Rev. Jacob Gottschall with the complete record of the descendants of William Ziegler Gottschall
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, members of which intermarried with the Clemens, Hunsberger, Bergey, Detweiler, Bean, Ziegler and Reiff families of Waterloo County. A name index to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansGottshall FamilyClemens familyHunsberger familyBergey familyDetweiler familyUmstead Josiah G.Bean familyYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1924Export options:Berlin, Ontario, 1916
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the 1916 Berlin assessment rolls, the first year for which there is a complete assessment record. The author concludes that by 1916 the German entrepreneurial elite was being ...Keywords: OccupationsSchoolsDemographic statisticsBusinessesIndustriesEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 197Historical Period: 1912-1916Export options:Dr Otto Klotz: Director of the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of Otto Julius Klotz (1852- 1923), the son of Otto Klotz of Preston, recording his education, scientific achievements and writings. The article was separately printed in 1924 by the ...Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1852-1923Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz: pioneer of Russian Mennonite immigration to Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Shantz's family background and varied business activities in farming, contracting, milling and manufacturing. His role in the Russian Mennonite migrations to Manitoba in the 1870s is ...Keywords: BiographiesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesEthnic groupsRussian MennonitesShantz Jacob Y.ManitobaBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1909Export options:Lieder-Sammlung tunes
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesMusicHymnsYear of publication: 197Export options:Mannheim-Latschar Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4560): Concession North of Bleam's Road, Lot pt 4, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of 275 markers dating from about 1840. There is no introduction.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyChurches MennoniteYear of publication: 197Historical Period: 1841-1976Export options:Minute and account book of the burying ground known as Rushes Cemetery, September 25, 1874-
Type: ReportAbstract: A photocopy of pages relating to the years from 1878 to 1971. According to the records, the earliest burial occurred in 1848.Year of publication: 197Historical Period: 1848-1971Export options:Russlanddeutsche Siedlungen in Kanada
Type: MapKeywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 197Export options:Some 'plain' people of Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general account of pioneer settlement by Mennonites, Amish and Tunkers, especially in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships but with references to their significance in western Canada.Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1870Export options:St James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim (CC#4572): Wilmot Township, Concession North
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of 139 markers which date from between 1840 and 1978.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 197Historical Period: 1840-1978Export options: