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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 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 Ontario Journal's first English-language issue
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 2016Export options:Waterloo County marriages, 1866
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of marriages from 1863 to 1869 in two parts, the first by bridegroom's name, the second by bride's name, with details of their ages, places of birth and the names of their parents. The author ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1863-1869Export options:Wideman Mennonite celebrates 200th anniversary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Wideman Mennonite Church is one of the oldest Mennonite congregations in Canada. The group began meeting in homes soon after Henry Wideman, its first minister, arrived in York County in 1803 as ...
Keywords: Churches MennoniteReligionAnniversariesYear of publication: 2016Export options: