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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The missionaries in the black settlement
Type: ThesisAbstract: Part of a larger study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsMissionariesSchoolsChurches MethodistSettlers BlackYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:The Otterbein family history: the descendants of Valentine and Elisabetha Herrmann Otterbein
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a German family who settled near Breslau in the 1840s, with biographical facts on most family members. A supplement to this work was compiled in 1985.Keywords: GenealogyWeaving industrySettlers GermanBiographiesFarmersOtterbein familyOtterbein ValentineOtterbein Elisabetha Herrmann (m. Valentine)Otterbein HenryOtterbein BalzarYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1840-1981Export options:The Schmidt-Smith family tree, 1787-1981
Type: BookAbstract: A list of the descendants of Johannes and Maria Catharina Schmidt who came to Waterloo County in the 1860s. Entries are arranged by family and generation and give birth and death dates. There are ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanSmith familySchmidt familySchmidt JohannesSchmidt Maria Catharina Schaefer (m. Johannes)Schmidt Adelaide Fischer (m. John S.)Schmidt John S.Schmidt KonradSchmidt Anna Jaeckel (m. Konrad)Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1860-1981Export options:The settling of southern Ontario: an appreciation of the work of Carl Schott.
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Carl Schott came to Canada from the University of Kiel in 1931 to pursue research into the settlement of Southern Ontario. The results of his study were published in Kiel in 1936 and his thorough ...Year of publication: 1981Export options:To a new land a guided automobile adventure through Ontario's Old Order Mennonite heartland.
Type: SoundAbstract: Script and research by Johanna Zomers and Tom McCullough. Notes and map on liner. Bernard McCaffery, narration ; music performed by Carol Ann Weaver, the Distorter Band, and Mennonite choirs. ...Year of publication: 1996Export options:Waterloo County Hall of Fame 1996 inductions
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Biographical sketches of six people: Milton R. Good, A. Carl Rieder, Benita Rope, M. Grace Schmidt, James (Jim) Grant Schoenfeld, and Dr George Erskine Duff Wilson.Keywords: BiographiesBusinessmenLibrariansPhysiciansAssociations and clubsArchitectsSports GymnasticsSportsHockeyWomenYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1904-1996Export options:Weber's write-up: history and heritage, Johannes Weber 1807-1877 and Elisabeth Muench 1813-1904: a compilation of papers published
Type: BookAbstract: An eclectic collection of quarterly publications on the Weber family from Summer 1981 to Spring 1984 that includes information from many different sources. The family came from Hessen, Germany and ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1854-1984Export options:Weber's write-up: history and heritage, Johannes Weber 1807-1877 and Elisabeth Muench 1813-1904: a compilation of papers published on and for the descendants of Johannes Weber and Elisabeth Muench who settled in Ontario in 1854
Type: BookAbstract: An eclectic collection of quarterly publications on the Weber family from Summer 1981 to Spring 1984 that includes information from many different sources. The family came from Hessen, Germany and ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanWeber familyWeber JohannesWeber Elisabeth Muench (m. Johannes)Kaufman Caroline Hillgartner (m. Daniel)Pflug HaroldWilmot TownshipHessen GermanyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1854-1984Export options:Wilhelm and Augusta Boullee of New Hamburg, Ontario: their descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A brief account of the New Hamburg physician/publisher who emigrated from Germany in the 1840s. The research begins with information on Wilhelm and Augusta, and concludes with short entries on their ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanGermansPublishersPhysiciansBoullee William H. DrBoullee Augusta EngelhardtRiverside Cemetery New HamburgDer Neu-Hamburger NeutraleNewspapersYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1821-1981Export options:William H.E. Schmalz, 1890-1981
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A tribute to the architect, community leader and active member of the Waterloo Historical Society.Keywords: BiographiesArchitectsVeteransAssociations and clubsSchmalz W.H.E.Schmalz William HenrySchmalz HerbertSchmalz Beatrice Richardson (m. W.H.E.)Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1890-1981Export options: