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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute
Type: BookAbstract: An account of Jacob Hoffman's family after arrival in Canada from Ukraine in the 1920s. The first 21 pages describe the family's stay in Waterloo County, living on the Burkhart farm or in Kitchener ...Keywords: ImmigrantsRussian MennonitesHoffman familyHoffman JacobBiographiesUkraineKitchenerWaterloo County20th centuryYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1923-1973Export options:Das Studium der deutschkanadischen Presse - ein fruchtbares Arbeitsfeld
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A review of the German-language press in Canada before 1918, including analysis of the style and use of "German-Canadianisms" by newspaper editors, and appreciation of historical research by H.K. ...Keywords: NewspapersGerman languageGermansUpper CanadaPeterson Henry WilliamCanada Museum und Allgemeine ZeitungDer Canadische BauernfreundDer Deutsche ReformerCanadisches VolksblattDer Deutsche CanadierYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1835-1918Export 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:Henry B. Tiessen's experiences as a Russian Mennonite immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of an excerpt from Tiessen's "50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute" (1973, pp.5-14). It describes the arrival of the Hoffman family from Russia at the Waterloo station in the early 1920s ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1923-1924Export options:Supplement to the 1961 edition of the Noah B. Martin family history
Type: BookAbstract: Additions and corrections to the Martin genealogy compiled in 1961. Additional information on the early Martin family in Canada and the United States is included from Isaac W. Martin, Mennonite ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMartin familyMartin Noah B.Martin Catharine Martin (m. Noah B.)Martin AbrahamMartin AndrewMartin PeterYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1820-1973Export options:The Bernhardt family: from Alsace to Upper Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Bernhardt family, founded by Philip Jacob and Barbara Rupp who came to Waterloo Township in 1841 and to Preston in 1855. Members of this family range from brewers and hotel keepers ...Keywords: PoetryArt and artistsLutheransGermansGenealogyPrestonAlsace-LorraineWaterloo TownshipBernhardt familyYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1841-1994Export 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 Waterloo Township cadastre in 1861:
Type: BookAbstract: An explanation of the complex survey system and pattern of landownership from 1800 to 1861 in an introductory essay, with computer-assisted reproductions of Tremaine's map in 22 detailed sections. A ...Keywords: Land ownershipOccupationsMapsIndexesTremaine's Map of the County of Waterloo Canada WestSettlersWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1800-1861Export options: