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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county: early settlers and their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A reprint of the first chapter in Eby's book which is indexed in detail in the WRP database. There is a biographical sketch of Eby as one of the earliest local historians. The Pennsylvania Mennonite ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesIndigenous peoplesWar 1812Military conscriptionPennsylvania GermansWaterloo TownshipEby Ezra E.Sherk JosephBetzner SamuelYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1799-1861Export options:A record of the ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A history and genealogy of a Swiss Mennonite family who settled in Waterloo County. Isaac's grandfather, Samuel Moyer, came to the Vineland district of Ontario from Pennsylvania in 1800. The ...Keywords: GenealogySwissMennonitesPennsylvania GermansMoyer familyMoyer IsaacMoyer Esther Weber (m. Isaac)Moyer SamuelMoyer Magdalena Houser (m. Samuel)Moyer Sarah Snider (m. Isaac)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1860-1970Export options:A short history of Kitchener, Ontario, 1933-1935
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the economic and political status of the city's elite, classified as patricians, entrepreneurs or ex-plebes. Tables list members of boards, commissions and political departments.Keywords: PoliticiansAssociations and clubsBusinessesKitchenerEuler W.D.Tweed S.C.Asmussen NicholasSturm H.W.Lips C.G.Hodgson WilliamYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1933-1935Export options:History of the Jacob B. Schmitt family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Jacob (1845-1925), his first wife, Magdalena Snyder, and his second wife, Catherine Shantz. An introduction gives background information on the Schmitts who came ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesGermansWilmot TownshipSchmitt George R.Schmitt familySchmitt Salome Becker (m. George R.)Schmitt Jacob B.Schmitt Magdalena Snyder (m. Jacob B.)Schmitt Catherine Shantz (m. Jacob B.)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1832-1970Export options:Kalbfleisch, Herbert Karl. History of Pioneer German Language Press of Ontario, 1835-1918
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The author reviews the 1968 work by Herbert Karl Kalbfleisch.Year of publication: 1970Export options:My Old Order Mennonite heritage
Type: BookAbstract: A brief description of the faith, history and lifestyle of the Old Order Mennonites of Waterloo County. The author describes her own experience, from an Old Order Mennonite upbringing to baptism as a ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsMusicEducationLeisure activitiesBiographiesWomenWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1970Export options:Supplement to the 1961 edition of the Noah B. Martin family history
Type: BookAbstract: Additions and corrections to the Martin genealogy compiled in 1961. Additional information on the early Martin family in Canada and the United States is included from Isaac W. Martin, Mennonite ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMartin familyMartin Noah B.Martin Catharine Martin (m. Noah B.)Martin AbrahamMartin AndrewMartin PeterYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1820-1973Export options:The Betzner family in Canada: genealogical and historical records, 1799-1970
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Betzners, some of whom migrated to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania in 1799. It contains biographical information on Samuel D. Betzner, general information about the early Mennonite ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesWar 1812BiographiesDiseasesLawyersIndustriesPublishersPennsylvania GermansSettlersYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1799-1970Export options:The Moogk family history
Type: BookAbstract: A revised and expanded version of the 1965 book, including information on the Lockard family and a description of the second Moogk reunion of 1965. A name index for this work was compiled by ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanWomenReminiscencesArchitectsBiographiesReunionsMoogk familyRoos familyKiller familyYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1818-1970Export options:The wandering Schwabens
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the Schwabens who emigrated from the Banat in Rumania to Waterloo County, mainly the events in Europe that prompted them to move to North America. The author suggests that by 1973 ...Year of publication: 1973Historical Period: c1925-1973Export options: