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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Lawyers as members of urban business elites in southern Ontario, 1860 to 1920
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An analysis of the changing distribution and organization of law practices in southern Ontario communities, in relation to the main phases of business activity. Lawyers are described as members of " ...Keywords: UrbanizationAssociations and clubsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipLawyersLegislationPoliticiansTaxationBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1860-1920Export options:Lexical and morphological interference phenomena in the German speech of German immigrants in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, Ontario, Canada
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis attempts to scrutinize the lexical and morphological interference phenomena in the German speech of German immigrants in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in Ontario. Interview data revealed ...Keywords: LinguisticsKitchenerWaterlooGermansYear of publication: 1990Export options:Lichty - Lichti family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: GenealogyLeighty familyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Linguistic Ideology and State Power: German and English Education in Ontario, 1880-1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: This article analyzes the relationship between German and English in Ontario's educational system between 1880 and 1912. It examines textbooks, curriculum, and the linguistic ideology of the ...Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Export options:List of oral history tapes in the Kitchener Public Library
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to a growing collection of oral history tapes, begun by the Kitchener Public Library in 1981 and amounting to more than 700 tapes by 1991. The tapes are listed in numerical order, with brief ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1981-Export 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:Martin family: a preliminary report
Type: BookKeywords: GenealogyMartin familyWaterlooYear of publication: 2013Export options:Mennonite archives in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of the holdings of various Canadian Mennonite archives, including those with material about Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1990Export options:Mennonite memories of Pelee Island, Ontario, 1925–1950: Toward a framework for visual narrative inquiry
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Our research team documented the experiences of Russian Mennonite immigrants who settled on Pelee Island in the province of Ontario, Canada, between 1925 and 1950. We collected more than 200 ...
Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Historical Period: 1925-1950Export options:Mennonite settlement: the Bucks County caravan
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the migration of the families of John Biehn and George Bechtel from Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1800. The author notes that, contrary to most historical sources, these Mennonite ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansLand ownershipImmigrationGenealogyMennonitesWaterloo TownshipBiehn JohnSchoerg JosephBetzner Samuel JrBechtel GeorgeYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1798-1800Export options: