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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
History of the {Ayr News}
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the founding and development of the only weekly newspaper in the Waterloo region to have been independently owned for 125 years. The author describes early printing processes and ...Keywords: NewspapersYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1854-1979Export options:Kitchener's Swastika Club
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the unsuccessful organizational meeting of the Kitchener Swastika Club in 1933 and the efforts by Kitchener City Council and other concerned citizens to discourage any promotion of ...Keywords: GermansNewspapersEthnic groupsEthnic identityAssociations and clubsWorld War IBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerKitchener Daily Record118th Overseas BattalionYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1916-1933Export options:Norman Hervey High: June 15, 1913- December 4, 1974
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical tribute to a Mennonite teacher, born in Lincoln and later the first Dean of Arts at the University of Waterloo.Year of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1913-1974Export options:Oral history of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: Information derived from interviews of Waterloo County residents about the period from World War I to World War II. The reminiscences have been arranged by topics, including the name change from ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyWorld War IAgricultureWomenIndustriesSchoolsHospitalsPequegnat familyKaufman A.R. (1885-1979)Military recruitmentYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1914-1945Export options:Pennsylvania Deutsch Home Life
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Pennsylvania GermansFolkloreYear of publication: 1979Export options:Pennsylvania German customs and cookery
Type: BookYear of publication: 1979Export options:Separate and peculiar
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Old Order Mennonites in Woolwich Township. Homes, clothing, customs, religious services and family events are described with simple drawings and a short glossary.Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsMarriageFood customsEthnic identityFuneralsWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1880-1980Export options:Shoemaker pioneers: the early genealogy and history of the colonial Shoemaker families who came to America before the revolution
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Shoemaker family in the United States that mentions the families of John and Mary Schantz and George and Maria Detweller, both of which migrated from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesShoemaker familyMennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaWaterloo CountyWaterloo Region19th centuryYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1820-1864Export options:Swiss-German and Dutch-German Mennonite Traditional Art in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 1979Export options:Swiss-German and Dutch-German Mennonite traditional art in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 1979Export options: