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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Lyle S. Hallman story
Type: BookAbstract: The biography of a developer who began his company, Hallman Construction, in 1945, and who built many homes and apartment towers in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. The appendices list the companies ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesPrestonKitchenerWaterlooHallman familyHallman Lyle S.Hallman AnsonHallman Anson MrsHallman GeorgeYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1887-1993Export options:The Mullers of Dittweiler and related Knorr and Geuder families
Type: BookAbstract: A profile of a German family that is related to the Knorr and Zoller or Zeller families. It includes a section on Theobald Knorr and his wife Elisabeth Zoller, who came from Germany in 1838 and ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogySettlers GermanFarmersSocial conditionsZeller familyZoller FamilyKnorr familyZeller PhilipZeller Jacob S.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1838-1993Export options:The {New Hamburg Independent}'s first century
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the community's first English-language weekly newspaper which began as a campaign publication for local businessman Samuel Merner. The author describes the involvement of George W. ...Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1878-1978Export options:The Old Order Mennonite community
Type: BookAbstract: A workbook designed for teachers of Grade Four classes. Rich in information about Old Order customs and traditions, the book has eleven appendices containing historical background, maps, stories, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsEthnic groupsReligionCustoms and traditionsMennonites (Old Order)Food customsMusicYear of publication: 1978Export options:The Quest for Mennonite Peoplehood: Ethno-Religious Identity and the Dilemma of Definitions
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Using data from 1984 to 1988 of predominantly Swiss Canadian Mennonites from southern Ontario, examines the ambiguity that arises from attempts to define a group identity in light of the outside ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1993Export options:The Wenger book: a foundation book of American Wengers including variant spellings such as Winger, Wanger, Whanger, Wegner, Wengert, Wengerd, Wingart, Wingard, Wingert, Wangerd, Wengar, Wencker, and names spelled with "V" rather than "W"
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the family in America, particularly descendants of Christian Wenger and Eve Graybill who came to Pennsylvania in 1727. Among those who came to Waterloo County were Elizabeth Zimmerman ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesTunkersBiographiesWenger familyPennsylvaniaWaterloo County19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1825-1978Export options:'Till they get tidings from those who are gone...': Thomas Sockett and letters from Petworth emigrants
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of settlers' letters which were encouraged and published by promoters of a colonization project by which emigrants from the southern English counties (such as Sussex, Surrey, Kent and ...Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options:Waterloo County to 1972: an Annotated Bibliography of Regional History
Type: BookAbstract: Annotated bibliographic references to about 890 books, 620 booklets, 540 reports, 290 theses, and 1,850 articles and notes, as well as newspapers, chapters in books, directory series, gazetteers and ...Keywords: BibliographiesIndexesAgricultureArchitectureArchive recordsBiographiesBusinessesCemeteriesChurchesUrbanizationYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1800-1990Export options:Waterloo wills: a genealogical index in two volumes of wills and related estate documents, 19th century registry office records, County of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: An index with over fifteen thousand entries of personal names found in wills, dating from 1798-1900, held at the Waterloo County Land Registry Office. An historical review, maps, chronology, an ...Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1798-1900Export options: