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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The forgotten names and places
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short description of lost or renamed villages including Mudge's Mills (renamed Ayr), Jedburgh, Nithvale and Black Horse Corners (at the crossroads of Highway 97 and Ayr Road), Kossuth, Freiburg, ...Keywords: Place namesVillagesGermanYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1816-1900Export options:The genealogy of Henry and Froenika Neuschwanger who arrived in North America from Germany in 1846: organized down to the sixth generation
Type: BookAbstract: A six-generation history of the descendants of Henry and Froenika Neuschwanger and their twelve children. Henry was ordained as a Mennonite bishop in 1867. He and his family led a group of settlers ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1846-1988Export options:The Jews and the Public Education System: the Students' Strike Over the 'Flag Fight' in Toronto After the First World War
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: In 1918, several Jewish elementary students in Toronto went on strike when their teachers would not permit them to place the Zionist flag among the flags of the victorious World War I allies. The ...Year of publication: 1988Export options:The Old Order Mennonite community in the early twentieth century
Type: ReportAbstract: A report intended for the use of interpreters at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where the Peter Martin house represents an Old Order Mennonite farm. Information is presented on family and social units, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsMennonites (Old Order)German languageReligionEthnic groupsEthnic identityFood customsAgriculturePennsylvania GermansFuneralsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1900-1920Export options:The Schenk family of Utzhausen, Hessen, Germany
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of facsimiles of documents relating to the Schenk family. Papers referring to Waterloo County settlers Johann Conrad and his wife, Katherina Siebert, include a dismissal permit, a ...Keywords: GenealogySchenk familySchenk Johann ConradSchenk Katherina Seibert (m. Johann Conrad)Schenk CasperSchenk Maria Doerr (m. Casper)FarmersSettlersGermansWeaving industryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1941Export options:The spatial variation and spatial distribution of the population age structure
Type: ThesisAbstract: A geographical study of age-groups, as a basis for planning schools and housing. Twenty demographic variables such as ethnic status, sex, occupation, education and income are considered.Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1960-1961Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1974Export options:They found a home in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of reminiscences of Russian Mennonites who came to Waterloo County in the 1920s. The stories of painter Woldemar Neufeld, Herbert and Marie (Warkentin) Enns, Herman and Agnes (Wiens) ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: c1924-1974Export options:Time for building: essays on Lutherans in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: LutheransLutheran ChurchYear of publication: 1988Export options:Umbach family history
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogical chart of the descendants of Johann Umbach (1797-1879) and Katherine Laschinger (1802-1871).Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesUmbach familyUmbach JohannUmbach Katherine Laschinger (m. Johann)Umbach ConradUmbach J.L.Umbach JacobUmbach Mary Reichert (m. Conrad)Griffin familyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1824-1988Export options: