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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The family history of Jacob (1834-1891) and Catherine Schweitzer (1819-1888): major emphasis on the Michael Schweitzer branch, 1834-1972
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle with biographical sketches of a German family who first settled in the Huron Tract and moved on to Wilmot Township in 1857. Descendants farmed near Mannheim and Erbsville and belonged to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesGermansBiographiesErbsville Huron TractsWilmot TownshipMannheimAlsace-LorraineSchweitzer familyYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1857-1972Export options:The life and times of George Hendel Sr
Type: ReportAbstract: The autobiography of George Hendel Sr who was born in Austria-Hungary in 1904 and came to Kitchener in 1929. He started farming in the 1930s but by the 1950s had changed to construction. He recounts ...Keywords: FarmersGenealogyBiographiesRomaniaEconomic conditionsNew Apostolic ChurchWaterlooEmigrationYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1904-1990Export options:The Mennonite heritage of the Huber family, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: An unpublished student essay on an influential Berlin family. There are biographical sketches of many members, including Henry S., Jacob, James T. and his wife Emmaline Schlichter, Benjamin S., Allen ...Keywords: MennonitesHuber familyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerOxford CountyWaterloo County19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1820-1990Export options:The Ontario German language press and its suppression by Order-in-Council in 1918
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A portrayal of the plight of German- language newspapers during the First World War. Quoting frequently from the "Berliner Journal", the author suggests that the date of the legislation was connected ...Keywords: NewspapersEducationSchools GermanWorld War IGermansAcculturationMilitary conscriptionLanguage rightsOntarioLegislationYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1914-1918Export options:The Petworth Emigration Scheme: a preliminary list of emigrants from Sussex and neighbouring counties in England to Upper Canada 1832-1837
Type: BookAbstract: A working list of emigrant families from southern English counties (such as Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire) who were assisted to come to Upper Canada in the 1830s. Among those who settled in ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options:The yesteryears, 1902-1989: a collection
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of Duretta and Harry Wolfhard who lived in Elmira and Kitchener. Information is presented about their life together and their community activities, such as Red Cross fundraising ...Keywords: World War IGenealogyPoetryWolfhard Duretta LeslieWolfhard HarryLeslie familyBerlin (Ontario)GaltKitchenerElmiraYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1902-1989Export options:The yesteryears, 1902-1989: a collection of memories
Type: BookAbstract: A family history of Duretta and Harry Wolfhard who lived in Elmira and Kitchener. Information is presented about their life together and their community activities, such as Red Cross fundraising ...Keywords: World War IGenealogyPoetsWolfhard Duretta LeslieWolfhard HarryLeslie familyCasino BridgeportBerlin (Ontario)GaltKitchenerYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1902-1989Export options:Wanner Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6479): Concession B, Lot 11, Beasley's Old Survey, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County (formerly Waterloo Township)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 950 names. The cemetery, dating from 1814 on Wanner family land, was enlarged in 1880 to serve the larger community.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1814-1988Export options:Waterloo: an illustrated history
Type: BookAbstract: A history of what is now the City of Waterloo from its beginnings in 1816 to the late 1980s. The book is very well illustrated with maps, historical photographs and reproductions of works by local ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1804-1988Export options:Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A list of the names of Ontario hamlets, villages and towns that were in use at the time of the 1871 Census of Canada. Some 48 named central places are identified in Waterloo County in 1871, with 22 ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1870-1871Export options: