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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A few words about my life: the recollections of Rev. Dr. J.C.E. Riotte
Type: BookAbstract:"Notes about the life and times of the late Reverend Dr Jules Charles Emil Riotte. He was a Lutheran pastor for the Lusatian Sorbian community who describes efforts to Germanize that Slavic ...
Year of publication: 2021Export options:Being German Canadian: history, memory, generations
Type: BookAbstract:"Being German Canadian explores how multi-generational families and groups have interacted and shaped each other's integration and adaptation in Canadian society, focusing on the experiences, ...
Keywords: HistoryCanadaGermans20th centuryImmigrantsGerman Canadians1900-1999Collective memoryIntergenerational relationsYear of publication: 2021Export options:Blair Memorial Cemetery (CC#4501): old and new sections, Waterloo Township Lot #4, Beasley's Old Survey
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions and plans of markers in both parts of the cemetery, with an index to about 900 names. The first burial is dated 1804.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1804-1975Export options:Coming home to the Third Reich: return migration of German nationals from the United States and Canada, 1933-1941
Type: BookAbstract:"During the 1930s, Germany's industrialization, rearmament, and economic plans taxed the country's existing manpower, forcing the country to explore new ways of acquiring Aryan-German labor. ...
Keywords: HistoryUnited StatesCanadaGermanyGermans20th centuryEmigration and immigrationAuslands-Organisation der NSDAPEuropeGovernment policyYear of publication: 2021Historical Period: 1933-1941Export options:Comments on the Blair Cemetery records
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcription with plan of the old section only of the cemetery. This report replicates part of the report on the Blair Memorial Cemetery described in record D-1057.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1804-1920Export options:Enfant volée
Type: BookAbstract:"Stolen from her family by the Nazis, Nadia is a young girl who tries to make sense of her confusing memories and haunting dreams. Bit by bit, she starts to uncover the truth: that the German ...
Keywords: ChildrenCanadaRefugeesWorld War IIJuvenile fictionUkrainiansKidnapping victimsLebensborn e.V. (Germany)NightmaresRecovered memoryYear of publication: 2021Export options:Essential Mennonite texts now on-line
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: MennonitesYear of publication: 2021Export options:Family history and genealogy of Jacob (Wagner) Gingerich and Veronica Litwiller, 1825-1975
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of over 2,000 descendants, introduced by a section on the German background, the early Amish Mennonite settlement of Wilmot Township, and the development of the Gingerich family farm in ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanMennonitesAmishFarmersLiquorReligious dissensionGingerich familyGingerich JacobGingerich Veronica Litwiller (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1825-1975Export options:Gemeinschaftliche Lieder-Sammlung : zum allgemeinen Gebrauch des wahren Gottesdienstes : mit einem Inhalt sammt zweifachem Register versehen. -
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesMennonites (Old Order)HymnsYear of publication: 1975Export options:Historic settlement patterns by ethnicity
Type: ReportAbstract: A map showing the date of settlement, ethnic group, and predominant religion of locales in Waterloo Region. Accompanying documentation lists the township or town and gives an historical summary.Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identitySettlersGermansPennsylvania GermansMennonitesLutheransAmishWaterloo CountyMapsYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options: