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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Salvage archaeology at Woodside National Historic Park
Type: ReportAbstract: A report on the excavation of an exploratory trench along the foundation of the restored Victorian childhood home of W.L. Mackenzie King. The excavation, made necessary by flooding in the basement, ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1870-1900Export 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:Soviet Jewish Emigres in Toronto: Ethnic Self-Identity and Issues of Integration
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces some of the difficulties recent Soviet Jewish immigrants have encountered in relating to the established Jewish community in Toronto. The tensions between the new immigrants and the ...Keywords: TorontoJewsAcculturationYear of publication: 1984Export options:Splendid harvest : Germanic folk and decorative arts in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: GermansFolk artPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1981Export options:St Andrew's Pioneer Pergola (CC#44488): Lansdowne Avenue, Galt
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of the stones from Old St Andrew's and United Presbyterian Cemeteries which were preserved in the rectangular pergola built by the Waterloo Chapter of the IODE in 1907.Keywords: CemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1839-1869Export options:The Ahrens story
Type: ReportAbstract: A lively narrative of the life and times of the Ahrens family, German immigrants who were prominent in the development of Berlin/Kitchener and related to the J.M. Schneider family by marriage. The ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesAhrens familySettlersGermansBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerChurches Swedenborgians19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1803-1980Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Menno Lichty and Catharine Martin
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Swiss Mennonite family, taken mainly from Ezra Eby's "A Biographical History of Waterloo township" (1895).Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesLichty familyLichty JohnLichty Barbara Hoffman (m. John)Martin DavidMartin familyMartin MariaWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1822-1983Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Solomon Snider and Elizabeth Martin
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy relating to the larger family tree of Peter Bricker and Elizabeth Cress, grandparents of Elizabeth Martin.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaSnider SolomonSnider Elizabeth Martin (m. Solomon)Snider FamilyCress familyBricker familyMusselman familySchwartz familyYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1846-1984Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Noah B. Martin and Catharine Martin
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of members of a Swiss Mennonite family who migrated from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County in 1820. Noah was the son of John M. Martin and Rachel Bricker.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaMartin familyMartin Noah B.Martin Catharine Martin (m. Noah B.)Cress familyBricker familyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1820-1984Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Menno Martin and Elizabeth Koenig (King)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Menno, son of John M. Martin and Rachel Bricker. Their Mennonite ancestor, David Martin, came to Waterloo County with his family in 1820.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesMartin familyMartin MennoMartin Elizabeth King (m. Menno)Bricker familyCress familyMartin DavidWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1820-1984Export options: