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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Richard Beasley and the German companies
Type: BookYear of publication: 2005Export 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 Catharsis of Gemütlichkeit: Explaining the Success of Kitchener's Oktoberfest in 1969
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestYear of publication: 2005Export options:The Heimat abroad : the boundaries of Germanness
Type: BookKeywords: Germans Foreign countriesJews German Foreign countriesPopulation transfers GermansGermany Emigration and immigrationYear of publication: 2005Export options:The Mennonites of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the religion, education, dress, architecture and farming techniques of Old Order Mennonites in Waterloo County. The authors discuss threats to this lifestyle from urbanization and ...Keywords: AcculturationEthnic groupsEthnic identityCustoms and traditionsMennonites (Old Order)ReligionMennonitesAgricultureGerman languageEducationYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1970Export 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 Moxleys: early pioneers of Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical record of the descendants of a widow, Mrs Delilah Moxley, who married Daniel Eby in 1818 and farmed north of Waterloo. There is a descriptive introduction to each of the genealogies of ...Keywords: GenealogyWomenPennsylvania GermansEby DanielEby Delilah Moxley (m. Daniel)Moxley WilliamMoxley Mary Erb (m. William)Moxley SamuelKinzie JohnKinzie Elizabeth Moxley (m. John)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1818-1970Export options:The Schmecks of Kitchener-Waterloo and area: Edna Staebler and the foodways of Waterloo County, Ontario, 1960s-1990
Type: BookYear of publication: 2005Export options:The Streichers 1812-1970
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of the Swiss Leonhardt Streicher and Barbara Kennel, who married in 1845 and later farmed in Wellesley Township; they had eight children. Transcripts of Leonhardt's ...Keywords: GenealogySwissStreicher familyStreicher LeonhardtStreicher Barbara Kennel (m. Leonhardt)McKee SamuelLebold DanielErb David L.Yantzi HubertWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1869-1970Export 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: