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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Toronto Yiddish Press
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the history of Yiddish newspapers in Toronto, Ontario.Keywords: TorontoNewspapersJewsYiddishYear of publication: 1983Export options:Thou art Peter: a story of the pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A short history of Peter Martin's family, beginning with his grandfather's birth in Switzerland. The main focus is on Peter Martin himself, his accomplishments, interests, and religious devotion, but ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyFarmersMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesFolk artPoetsWoolwich TownshipLancaster County PennsylvaniaSwitzerlandYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Transcription from tombstones in the original part of the Free Church Cemetery, Kitchener (Bridgeport)
Type: ReportAbstract: Typed with handwritten additions, in an unexplained order.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1983Export options:Uncle Hannes and Levi
Type: BookAbstract: A description of a week's events in the life of a Mennonite boy who lived near Hespeler at the end of the nineteenth century. Two of the main characters and their families are fictitious but most are ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Waterloo Township, German Company Tract lot number 16
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A portrait of the Weber family who settled in Waterloo Township in 1805. The author defines German Company Tract lot 16, which was owned by various members of the Weber family from 1805 to 1853. In ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1805-1853Export options:Wi hollen tausamen, Rieck
Type: ReportAbstract: A record of the ancestors and descendants of Friedrich Christian Heinrich Rieck, who with his wife Wilhelmine Ilker, came to the county in 1873. [Mecklenburg dialect: Wi hollen tausamen = "We stick ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Germany Mecklenburg-StrelitzRieck familyRieck FrederickRieck Wilhelmine Ilker (m. Frederick)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1873-1983Export options:Wilfred Schneller honoured [WRP]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A photograph of Wilfred Schneller of Baden receiving a citation from Mayor Ralph Shantz of Wilmot Township for his work with the Waterloo Regional Arboretum near New Hamburg.Year of publication: 1983Export options:William H. Yost family tree
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Mennonite family who settled in the Stratford area in the 1840s; descendants moved to Waterloo County. An index to this work was compiled by Elizabeth Schmadl.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesYost familyYost William H.Yost Anna Ruppel (m. William H.)StratfordWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1847-1983Export options:Wreath & Bough: Decorative Arts of Amish-Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options: