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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A walking tour of Kitchener's Mount Hope Cemetery
Type: BookAbstract: A brief historical outline and guide to three suggested tours, with notes on 38 notable community leaders buried in the cemetery. A slightly revised version of the guide was published in 1980.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1812-1980Export options:Canadiana Germanica: a journal for German- Canadian Studies and news bulletin of the German-Canadian Historical Association and the Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada Ont.
Type: MiscellaneousAbstract: A quarterly publication with articles in both English and German on German-Canadians. Many are transcripts or facsimiles of articles in other periodicals such as the "Kitchener-Waterloo Record". ...Keywords: GermansEthnic identityIndexesPeriodicalsMennonitesPennsylvania GermansOntarioWaterloo CountyAssociations and clubsYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1799-1992Export options:J.E. Hett, spiritualist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of J.E. Hett, a physician and spiritualist, who was Mayor of Berlin when its name was changed to Kitchener in 1916.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1891-1956Export options:Loyalty in question
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1977Export options:Ontario and the First World War, 1914-1918 : a collection of documents
Type: BookYear of publication: 1977Export options:Ontario directory for 1851: names of professional and business men and other inhabitants in the cities, towns, and villages throughout the province
Type: BookAbstract: A reprint of the Ontario portion of {The Canada directory} (1851), to which has been added a new index of the cities, towns, and villages. Waterloo County locations include Ayr, Berlin, Bridgeport, ...Keywords: DirectoriesOccupationsPopulationIndustriesBusinessesBusinessmenManufacturersCities and townsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:Schneider, Snider and Snyders: the descendants of Hannes, 1534 and Catherine (Haus) of Berne Switzerland and Jacob, 1764- 1853 (Bloomingdale)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy, based on historical sources, of the ancestors and descendants of the three Schneider brothers, Jacob, Joseph and Christian, who came to Waterloo County early in the 19th century. Jacob ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBloomingdaleDoonBerlin (Ontario)Berne SwitzerlandSchneider familySnider FamilySnyder familyYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:The Berliner Journal: a study of a German- language newspaper
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the newspaper's history, founders, policies, community role and contents for the years 1906 to 1915. The author discusses the journal's role in preserving German language and ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesGermansWorld War IBerlin (Ontario)German languageRittinger FriedrichRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Motz JohnBerliner JournalYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1906-1915Export options:The Schneider House, Kitchener: a study
Type: ReportAbstract: A report that includes copies of advertisements from local newspapers and directories such as "Smith's Canadian gazetteer" and the "County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for ...Keywords: GenealogyCustoms and traditionsMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)Schneider JosephSchneider Joseph E.Schneider familyMuseumsWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: c1820-c1900Export options: