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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 matter of domestic policy? Canadian immigration policy and the admission of Germans, 1945-50 JO Canadian Historical Review
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: In an effort to end the political deadlock following WWII, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King underscored Canada's international responsibility in terms of its immigration policy. Canada's ...Keywords: Immigration policyRefugeesYear of publication: 1993Export 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 tribute
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A eulogy for Dr George Elmore Reaman, author and founder of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario.Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1940-1969Export options:Amish and Tunkers critiqued ca. 1830
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contemporary descriptions of Waterloo County Amish and Tunkers in the 1830s, taken from a journal of Rev. William Proudfoot and a letter by Christian G. Klinckhardt. Brief introductions by E. ...Keywords: TunkersAmishMennonitesPennsylvania GermansEducationGerman languageCustoms and traditionsAgricultureWaterloo TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1829-1834Export options:Analysis of ethnocultural landscapes of eastern Ontario and Pontiac, Quebec, by correspondence analysis
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Provides an analysis of two regions of eastern Canada, Pontiac (250km W of Montreal) and eastern Ontario (four counties adjacent to the Quebec border and the outermost suburbs of Montreal). The ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:Anomie as Powerlessness: Sorting Ethnic Group Prestige, Class, and Gender
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: TorontoEthnic identityGermansJewsYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1990Export options:Antisemitism in Ontario: the twentieth century
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: Anti-SemitismYear of publication: 1992Export options:Archaeological assessment and test square excavations Wanner House 1900 Maple Grove Road City of Cambridge Regional Municipality
Type: ReportAbstract: A report documenting the layout of the farmstead that was originally settled by Henry Wanner, and summarizing the more than 1500 19th-century artifacts found during the excavation.Keywords: ArchaeologyAgricultureWanner familyWanner HenryWanner Henry JrBorland AndyMartin John W.Harlock WilliamYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1810-1993Export options:Archaeological mitigative excavation, Joseph Hoffman site (AjHd-27), draft plan of subdivision 30T-87027, town of Heidelberg
Type: ReportAbstract: Analysis of artifacts of glass, ceramics, metal and animal bones associated with a mid- 1850s homestead site.Keywords: ArchaeologySettlersHeidelbergYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1870Export options: