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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Fanny Essler
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1984Export options:Franz Straubinger and the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of efforts to unify German secular and religious associations in Ontario in the 1930s by stressing their common heritage and language. The author shows how Straubinger persisted in spite ...Keywords: GermansSchoolsGerman languageGermannessEthnic groupsAssociations and clubsCustoms and traditionsDeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft OntarioConcordia Club KitchenerWaterloo BandYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1929-1939Export options:Genealogical chart of the Devitt family and related branches, 1780-1980
Type: ReportAbstract: A detailed genealogical chart of the descendants of Dennis Devitt, builder of the Union Mills in Waterloo. This report contains biographical information on the fourth and succeeding generations of ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesGermansDevitt familyDevitt BarnabasDevitt DennisDevitt Polly Ripple (m. Dennis)WaterlooYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1815-1980Export options:Genealogical resources at the Conrad Grebel Library and Archives
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the material collected at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario at Conrad Grebel College, with a list of genealogical books, microforms, periodicals, family Bibles, archival lists and ...Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1870-1984Export options:Harvie Cemetery (CC#4492): Concession 8, Lot 2, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of 15 markers in the small burial ground on the old Harvie homestead. The introduction notes that the stones were moved to Doon Heritage Crossroads in the early 1980s. Many ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyInscriptionsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1828-1894Export options:Heiteres und Satirisches aus der deutschkanadischen Literatur : John Adam Rittinger, Walter Roome, Ernst Loeb, Rolf Max Kully
Type: BookKeywords: LiteratureGerman20th centuryRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Roome WalterLoeb ErnstKully Rolf MaxYear of publication: 1980Export options:Hier lasst uns Hütten bauen : deutsche Gedichte lutherischer Pfarrer in Ontario, 1869-1930
Type: BookYear of publication: 1984Export options:Jacob and Barbara (Boshart) Schmidt genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A list of the descendants of Jacob and Barbara of Mornington Township, with an introduction giving background information on the family. Jacob's parents, John and Barbara Schwartzentruber, arrived in ...Keywords: GenealogySquattersSaw mill industryFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesSchmidt familySchmidt JamesSchmidt JohnSchmidt John B.O.Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1835-1980Export options:Jacob Shantz (c1710-1781) and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the three of Jacob's children whose families came to Waterloo County: Isaac who married Barbara Reiff, Esther who married Abraham Bergey, and Christian who married Hannah Paul.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaShantz IsaacShantz Barbara ReiffBergey AbrahamBergey Esther Shantz (m. Abraham)Shantz ChristianShantz Hannah Paul (m. Christian)Shoemaker Mary ShantzYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1808-1983Export 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: