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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
150 years of Amish history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the Amish in Wilmot Township beginning in the 1820s with the arrival of Christian Nafziger. A map, based on surveyor Samuel S. Wilmot's 1830 report, shows the early settlement of ...Keywords: MapsAmishMennonites (Old Order)GermanWilmot TownshipWestern Ontario Mennonite ConferenceMennonite Central CommitteeNafziger ChristianAmman JacobSchwartzentruber MichaelYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1822-1972Export options:Canadian Encyclopedia
Type: BookAbstract: Includes major entries for Germans, Germanic literature, Germanic fraktur and calligraphy, Mennonites, and Kitchener- Waterloo with brief entries for Galt, Hespeler, Cambridge, Elmira, New Hamburg, ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:Genealogical resources: land records
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the information available from land deeds and wills at Registry Offices, with a description of the research procedures used at the Kitchener Registry Office. The author also refers to ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1805-1985Export options:Genealogy of Doering, Lenhardt, Schnarr, Zinkann, Schoen families
Type: ReportAbstract: A record of the author's forebears and relations, some of whom lived in Waterloo County.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanChurches SwedenborgianDoering familySchnarr familyZinkann familySchoen familyLenhardt familyWeiler ArmandFrank JackYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1830-1972Export options:Globus
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A photocopy of an issue containing three articles relating to the achievements of German immigrants in Canada, including those who came to the Waterloo area. The articles are entitled "Die deutsche ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1800-1985Export options:Harvest of stones: the German settlement in Renfrew County
Type: BookKeywords: Renfrew CountyGermansSettlersYear of publication: 1985Export options:Historical Sketch of the County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A general survey of geology, topography and history to about 1880. Leading pioneers and enterprises are named and the importance of early mills, schools and roads is stressed. Though the author notes ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1800-1881Export options:History of the Eby family
Type: BookAbstract: A sequel to the major work by Ezra E. Eby, continuing the detailed family history from 1889 to 1972. The names and vital dates of all family members are given, with occasional brief notes on ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1889-1972Export options:History of the Isaac B. Snider family: 1841-1921
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated list of descendants of Isaac Bingeman Snider and Nancy Sittler who settled near German Mills in about 1861. Birth and death dates for all of their thirteen children are given as well as ...Keywords: GenealogySnider FamilySnider Isaac B.Snider Nancy SittlerGerman MillsWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1861-1985Export options:Jacob and Johannes Roos
Type: ReportAbstract: Text of a speech to the Waterloo- Wellington Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society about descendants of two German families who settled in Preston and Wilmot Township. A photocopy of a letter ...Keywords: GenealogyRoos familyRoos JacobRoos MargaretRoos JohnRoos Maria Bronner (m. John)Roos CharlesRoos Elizabeth Zing (m. Charles)Roos GeorgeRoos Katherine Schmidt (m. George)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1813-1985Export options: