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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Schneider, Joseph
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer settler, sawmill owner and community leader, whose property, Lot 17 of the German Company Tract, became the site of Berlin. The authors explain the church and community ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesIndustriesBiographiesBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipMuseumsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1843Export options:Schwind: some ancestors and descendants of Andreas Schwind (1822-1905) and Katharina Miller (1821-1886)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in the Lexington area in the mid-19th century and later moved north of Elmira. Andreas was a farmer and a stonemason who helped build the North Woolwich ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersCorrespondenceStonemasonsSchwind familySchwind AndreasSchwind Katharina Miller (m. Andreas)Schwind PeterSchwind Lucinda Strome (m. Peter)Schwind JohnYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1988Export options:Scrapbook of Joseph Wolfe Lieberman: containing clippings of his legal cases and other matters
Type: ReportAbstract: Photocopied newspaper clippings, most of them published by the "Timmins Daily Press" prior to 1951 when the criminal lawyer moved to Kitchener.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1950-1988Export options:Splendid harvest : Germanic folk and decorative arts in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: GermansFolk artPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1981Export options:St James Anglican Church (CC#4571): Huron Road, Wilmot Township, Block A, Concession 2, Lot 27
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 220 markers in the cemetery adjoining St James Anglican Church. An introduction briefly outlines the history of Anglican places of worship in Haysville and New ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1854-1987Export options:St Patrick's Cemetery (CC#4496): Avenue Road, Galt
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 300 markers. The introduction notes that the cemetery was originally cared for by St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church but then taken over by the Hamilton Diocese.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1866-1986Export 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 family of Charles Moogk (1848-1924) of Waterloo, Ontario: the story of ten generations
Type: ReportAbstract: An account of the family's German background and ancestry, with biographies of Balthasar, the first Moogk to emigrate to Waterloo County, and his son, Charles George, Waterloo architect and builder. ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanBiographiesCorrespondenceGerman languageGermansElitesArchitectsBusinessmenEngineersYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1841-1988Export options:The Daniel Schrag family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An expanded revision of an earlier 1964 edition by Keith Schrag. More biographical information on family members is contained in this illustrated version than in the previous book. Daniel was a ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishBiographiesFarmersSettlers GermanSchrag familyKennel familyZehr familySchrag JacobYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1813-1981Export options:The demographic basis of the Old Order Mennonites
Type: ReportAbstract: A study of marital patterns, fertility, migration and occupations of Old Order Mennonites in Canada and the United States between 1939 and 1985. Research shows a young population, an increasing ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1939-1985Export options: