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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Abraham and Elizabeth (Zug) Stauffer
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes on a family who left Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for Waterloo County in 1805. The family intermarried with many other well- known Waterloo County pioneers.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesIndigenous peoplesBiographiesZug familyStauffer familyPrestonBreslau (Ontario)Waterloo CountyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1805-1970Export options:Cast down, but not forsaken: the Second World War experience and memory of German-Canadian Lutherans in Southwestern Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:This study seeks to reassess the notion that German-Canadians in Ontario were “silent victims” during the Second World War by exploring the wartime experience and memory of German-Canadian ...
Year of publication: 2014Export options:Descendants of John Wismer and his wife Agnes Honsberger of Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
Type: BookAbstract: An account concentrating on the history of the family in Pennsylvania and the Vineland area, with biographical notes on descendants who moved to Waterloo County, especially Kitchener.Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyWismer familyBiographiesWaterloo CountyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener20th centuryYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1907-1974Export options:Eating like a Mennonite
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:[Marlene Epp] began her third lecture, "Eating across borders: Mennonite missions and migrations," by showing several photos of "food fusion," restaurants and grocery stores in southern Ontario ...
Keywords: MennonitesMennonite cookingFoodYear of publication: 2014Export options:Interning Canada's 'Enemy Aliens,' 1914-1919
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: At the outbreak of World War I, roughly 200,000 'Austrians,' mainly of Ukrainian descent, resided in Canada. Until the government released or paroled them, they constituted the majority of enemy ...Year of publication: 1974Export options:Latschaw Mennonite Cemetery, CC #4560 : 1494 Bleams Road East (formerly Concession North of Bleam's Road, Lot 4), Wilmot Township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario (formerly Waterloo County)
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesCemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 2014Export options:Latschaw Mennonite Cemetery, CC #4560 : 1494 Bleams Road East (formerly Concession North of Bleam's Road, Lot 4), Wilmot Township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario (formerly Waterloo County)
Type: BookKeywords: CemeteriesMennonitesWaterlooYear of publication: 2014Export options:Living on the edge: Old Colony Mennonites and digital technology usage
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Mainstream society’s perceptions of traditional Mennonites tend towards viewing them as technologically deficient. Yet, cell phones, computers, and tablets are increasingly prevalent within this ...
Year of publication: 2014Export options:Low German Mennonites of Aylmer, Ontairo: 1950-1990
Type: BookAbstract:Since the 1950s, there has been a unique movement of Low German Mennonites to Ontario, with thousands settling in the Aylmer area. As families arrive they face many challenges, such as language, ...
Year of publication: 2014Historical Period: 1950-1990Export options:New guide to Ontario Mennonite peace history online
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:These are some of the questions asked of the Mennonite Archives of Ontario by genealogists, local historians, school children and academics. The "peace position" has been part of Mennonite ...
Keywords: HistoryMennonitesPeaceArchive recordsYear of publication: 2014Export options: