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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Bringing Order to Chaos, the Centralization of Jewish Education in Toronto
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Jewish religious education in Toronto began early in the 20th century, but it was not until 1937 that the United Jewish Welfare Fund was established to provide supervision and funding for the various ...Year of publication: 1988Export options:Descendants of pioneer HH214 Henry Hershey Weber (1793-1862) and Salome (Baer) Bauman (1791-1868): ordained 1824 as first minister for Martin's Mennonite Church....
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy that uses a numbering system to identify each generation and the order of children's births. The entries are interspersed with short anecdotes and illustrated with photographs and ...Keywords: Weber familyBauman familyGenealogyMennonitesBiographiesMartin's Mennonite MeetinghouseWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1800-1981Export options:Die deutschkanadische Literatur: Umfang und Problemstellungen
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1981Export options:From my window
Type: BookAbstract: Memoirs including an account of a trip to Kitchener to discover the author's ancestral roots. His great-grandparents were Jacob Wagner of Albany, NY, and Margaret Hailer, daughter of Jacob Hailer of ...Keywords: BiographiesAuthorsWagner GordonWagner familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1849-1987Export options:Mabel Dunham's centenary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of B. Mabel Dunham and describing her roles as chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library, as leader of various local clubs and societies ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesLibrariansAuthorsBibliographiesDunham B. MabelBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1881-1981Export options:Nachrichten aus Ontario: deutschsprachige Literatur in Kanada
Type: BookKeywords: GermansLiterary criticism20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Export options:Nachrichten aus Ontario: Deutschsprachige Literatur in Kanada
Type: BookKeywords: GermanLiterature20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Export options:Reuben Snyder Oberholtzer (O.G.S. #1): origin of the Ontario Genealogical Society
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the founder and first member of the Ontario Genealogical Society. He was also a member of the Waterloo Historical Society and a leader in the formation of the Pennsylvania German ...Keywords: GenealogyOntario Genealogical SocietyBiographiesOberholtzer Reuben SnyderWaterloo Historical SocietyPennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1904-1981Export 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 dual heritage of Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: A biography of L.J. Breithaupt, based on entries in his diaries spanning 35 years and ranging from his apprenticeship in his father's tannery to his later interests in the Breithaupt Leather Company ...Keywords: BiographiesDiariesBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerLeather industryBreithaupt Leather Co. BerlinEntrepreneursPoliticiansEvangelical ChurchYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1875-1910Export options: