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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A string of amber: the heritage of the Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A popular account with occasional references to Waterloo County. Topics include the settlement process, charming and divining, and marriage and funeral customs. Personal anecdotes by the author, who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1800-1973Export options:Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Deutschkanadische Bibliographie. Eine Auswahl
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A select German-Canadian bibliography listing publications in German on literature, the press, education, settlement, travels in Canada by Germans from the late 19th and the 20th centuries, German ...Keywords: BibliographiesGermansGerman languageEthnic groupsEthnic identitySettlersPennsylvania GermansPublishersEducationAssociations and clubsYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Functions of settlements in the Waterloo region 1951-1985: with historical background and comparative data for the counties of Bruce, Huron and Wellington
Type: BookAbstract: An account of economic, demographic and agricultural changes in the smaller settlements of Waterloo County. Using data from Dun and Bradstreet in Standard Industrial Classification categories, the ...Keywords: Settlement hierarchyLandscape CulturalLandscape RuralLand usePopulationUrbanizationBusinessesEconomic conditionsAgricultureIndustriesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1864-1985Export options:German Canadians 1750-1937: immigration, settlement and culture
Type: BookYear of publication: 1986Export options:Separation or Integration? the Russian Mennonite Immigrant Community in Ontario, 1924-45
Type: ThesisAbstract: How do ethnic groups survive and maintain their identity when transplanted into an alien cultural environment? That question is one of the major issues in the study of ethnicity. Both historians and ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesAcculturationYear of publication: 1986Export 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: