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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A plea for peoplehood: religious and ethnic identity, continuity, and change among the Mennonites of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the ethnic identity of the Mennonites, with particular reference to the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Topics include religious divisions, the amalgamation of church conferences, and the ...Keywords: MennonitesEthnic identityGermanCultural identityAcculturationKitchenerWaterlooWaterloo RegionMennonite Central CommitteeInter-Mennonite ConferenceYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1989Export options:A struggle for survival: the Russian Mennonites in Ontario, 1924-1939
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the group's difficulties in adjusting from a rural to an urban society and its development of religious, cultural and educational organizations. About half the Russian Mennonites who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1924-1939Export options:An archaeological resource assessment of Hidden Valley, City of Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: A report on numerous prehistoric artifacts, none of which "point to prolonged or continuous human occupation." The historic farmstead (AiHc-83), identified as that of the Jacob Furtney family in the ...Year of publication: 1989Export options:Archaeological resource assessment of Hidden Valley, City of Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: Report of an assessment of a 42-hectare property of Lot 9, Plan 1519. No prehistoric remains were found, but a farmhouse, ceramic and bone fragments and a tombstone are linked to Jacob and Elisabeth ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1852Export options:Burghalle remembered: a Saxon village in Transylvania
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the people and customs of the Transylvanian village of Burghalle, some of whom came to the Waterloo area following the Second World War. There are recollections of immigrants, such as ...Keywords: World War IIRomaniaGermansBiographiesMusicAssociations and clubsImmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityAcculturationYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1945-1989Export 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:Deutsch in Ontario, II: Deutsche Sprache und Kultur in Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1977Export options:Diebel Reunion minutes, 1926-1974
Type: BookAbstract: Minutes containing information on the reunion location, programme, expenses and people who attended. About half the reunions were held in Waterloo County, usually at Waterloo or Victoria Parks.Keywords: GenealogyReunionsDiebel familyKnechtel familySeip familyOppertshauser familyVictoria Park KitchenerWaterloo Park WaterlooYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1926-1974Export options:Gemutlichkeit! In Kitchener-Waterloo that means Oktoberfest
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Outlines the background to the annual "Gemutlichkeit' or "Oktoberfest', held in Kitchener and Waterloo, Canada every year. The festival allows the local population to return to their Germanic roots ...Keywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestFestivalsYear of publication: 1989Export options:Genealogy of Johann Janzen family, 1752- 1977
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Russian Mennonite family, many of whom settled in Manitoba and Alberta. Among those who settled in Waterloo County were Rev. Jacob H. Janzen, Heinrich Janzen, George Braun and Jacob ...Keywords: GenealogyRussian MennonitesJanzen familyJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Janzen HenryBraun GeorgeBraun Kathrine Bergen (m. George)Braun Jacob H.Braun Lily Froese (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1923-1977Export options: