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Russlanddeutsche Siedlungen in Kanada
Type: MapKeywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 197Export options:Samuel Preston Shantz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of the Preston-born businessman with interests in the P.E. Shantz Foundry and also active in community affairs; he helped to organize the Preston Old Boys' Reunion in 1949.Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1884-1952Export 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:The County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A concise history of the county with profiles of the communities of Galt, Kitchener, Waterloo, Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and Doon. Short biographies are included for prominent citizens such as Robert ...Keywords: Art and artistsDiseasesFestivalsIndustriesReligious buildingsSchoolsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBiographiesMusicYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1800-1951Export options:The family history of John Hahn
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with a brief biographical introduction to two brothers, John and Henry, who left Hesse Darmstadt in Germany in 1853 to settle near Heidelberg in Waterloo County. The genealogy charts the ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesLutheransGermansBiographiesHahn FamilyHahn JohnHahn HenryWagner JacobHahn Elizabeth Sippel (m. John)Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1853-1952Export options:The floodgate: random writings of our ain folk
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of anecdotes about the Doon, Hespeler and Galt areas. The author relates personal encounters with artist Homer Watson and describes people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds ...Keywords: ReminiscencesArt and artistsMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaSettlers EnglishSettlers IrishSettlers ScottishSettlers GermanRailwaysPublishersYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: c1800-1952Export options:The immigrants who came to Kitchener and Waterloo after the Second World War
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the experiences of European immigrants, including brief summaries of interviews with Kitchener residents who had emigrated from Germany, Yugoslavia and Austria.Keywords: ImmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansAssociations and clubsConcordia Club KitchenerTransylvania Club KitchenerKitchener-Waterloo Council of FriendshipKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 197Historical Period: 1941-1973Export options:Waterloo County Land Registration copy books: index to finding aid
Type: BookAbstract: A copy of a general introduction to Ontario land registry copy books and a list of the Waterloo County series available at the University of Waterloo.Keywords: Land registrationYear of publication: 197Historical Period: 1789-1972Export options: