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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Tales From the Margin; The Selected Short Stories of Frederick Philip Grove. Edited, With an Introd. and Notes by Desmond Pacey
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1971Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Isaac Bricker, 1718-1973
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of Isaac Bricker (1835-1926) who farmed in Blenheim Township and was a grandson of Samuel Bricker, one of the organizers of the German Company, and the son of Peter and Susannah Erb ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesBricker JacobBricker PeterBricker SamuelBricker IsaacBricker Susannah Erb (m. Peter)Bricker Lydia Snyder (m. Isaac)Blenheim TownshipYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1802-1973Export options:The {Evening Reporter} celebrates its 125th anniversary, 1846-1871
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the founding and development of the newspaper, with excerpts of some notable stories.Keywords: NewspapersWomenWarsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1846-1971Export options:The family of Amanda Brubacher
Type: BookAbstract: A list of the descendants of Amanda Brubacher and Oliver S. Martin, including birth, marriage and death dates.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesMartin Oliver S.Martin Amanda Brubacher (m. Oliver S.)Martin familyBrubacher familyPaetz familyMcVeigh familyHergott familySeiler familyYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1868-1973Export options:The Jacob A. Sauder genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A record of the descendants of Jacob N. Sauder (1809-1875) and Barbara Funk (1822- 1899), German Mennonites who settled in Wellesley Township in the mid-nineteenth century. Their twelve children and ...Year of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1846-1973Export options:The Mennonite communities of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A summary of early Mennonite history and the founding of settlements in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships, followed by some discussion of differences in farming practices and general way of life between ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1861-1961Export options:The Petworth Emigration Committee: Lord Egremont's assisted emigrations from Sussex
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the colonization project, financed by Lord Egremont and directed by the Rev. Thomas Sockett, by which emigrants from southern English counties (such as Sussex, Surrey, Kent and ...Year of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1832-1837Export 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:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:This unique heritage: the story of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: A popular history from the Indian period to about 1930, with chapters on the Indians, Richard Beasley, the pioneers, John Galt, the Mennonites, the Scots, the Germans, the County, City of Galt, City ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesSettlersMennonitesGermansPennsylvania GermansMusicArt and artistsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1750-1930Export options: