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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Baptismal records, 1842-1980
Type: ReportAbstract: A compilation of all available baptismal records for Mennonites in Waterloo County to 1889, and then for Old Order Mennonites to 1980. The details, presented by year, were apparently transcribed from ...Keywords: Baptismal recordsChurches MennoniteMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Eby Benjamin B.Shantz Henry P.Hagey Joseph B.Martin Abraham W.Cressman Amos S.Weber Elias E.Year of publication: 198Historical Period: 1842-1980Export options:Der goldene biblische Spiegel
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of the Elmira resident who considered himself to be the Second Moses. The work focuses on events in his life, including his stays at the Homewood Sanitarium in Guelph, but also ...Year of publication: 1913Historical Period: c1868-1913Export options:Early history of the County of Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of an address outlining the history of Waterloo County and mentioning local historians Ezra Eby, A.B. Sherk, James Young and Gottlieb Bettschen.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGermansScotsSettlersImmigrationMennonitesSchoolsReligious buildingsWaterloo CountyGerman Company TractYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1799-1913Export options:Lieder-Sammlung commentary: self-helps for the Gemeinschaftliche Lieder-Sammlung
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesMusicHymnsYear of publication: 198Export options:Presidential address: some German settlers of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief sketches of some influential European settlers, including Peter N. Tagge, Jacob Beck, Otto Klotz, Jacob Hailer, Jacob Hespeler and John Motz.Keywords: Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyIndigenous peoplesSettlersGermansSchoolsIndustriesGerman languageNewspapersPlace namesYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1800-1911Export options:The golden Bible looking-glass
Type: BookAbstract: A translation of the autobiography of the Elmira resident who considered himself to be the Second Moses. The work focuses on his life's experiences, but also includes passages from the Bible and ...Year of publication: 1913Historical Period: c1868-1913Export options:The importance of local history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short address to the Waterloo Historical Society, mentioning Ezra Eby's biographical dictionary of the Mennonite settlers of Waterloo County, the work of Hon. James Young and W.H. Smith's gazetteer ...Year of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1806-1913Export options:The story of the counties of Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A popular account of all the counties of Ontario, including a brief history of Waterloo County with many references to the Township of Dumfries from James Young's book.Keywords: MennonitesGermansSettlersDiseasesOntarioYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1805-1913Export options: