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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A reflection on the collective biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of a project that gathered data on 547 councillors, summarizing some of the collective results derived from the data including information on religion, occupation, political party and sex ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Baden's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Profiles of Baden's physicians from 1873 to 1949, including basic biographical information, details of their training and where they went after leaving Baden: apart from one doctor who retired due to ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1873-1949Export options:Bean family cairn
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the family of John and Anna Bean, early Mennonite settlers of Wilmot Township, with a transcription of the cairn erected by family members in 1995 at the Stauffer Cemetery.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1833-1995Export options:Beauty and Simplicity: Germanic Folk Art in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: GermansFolk art19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1983Export options:Elements of population change in Wellesley Township, 1901-1911
Type: ThesisAbstract: A demographic study based on birth, marriage and death records. The author presents statistical information on ethnic origin, gender, religious affiliation, marital and familial trends, births and ...Keywords: Demographic statisticsGermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityMarriageOccupationsDeathsDiseasesWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1901-1911Export options:Ethnicity and well-being in central Canada : the case of Ontario and Toronto (Kanada-Projekt II)
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoSettlersEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1983Export options:Families and communities of Waterloo Township in 1861
Type: ReportAbstract: A reconstitution of Waterloo Township society by unique linkage of three sources -- the 1861 census manuscripts, the township assessment rolls for 1861, and Tremaine's map. An introductory essay ...Keywords: Census recordsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipMennonitesOccupationsSchoolsWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1860-1861Export options:Father Louis Funcken's Contribution to German Catholicism in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Louis Funcken's ministry in the Catholic Church of Waterloo County, Ontario, emphasizing relationships among various ethnic groups in his congregation, especially Germans and Poles.Year of publication: 1983Export options:Founding families of Waterloo Township, 1800-1830
Type: ReportAbstract: Profiles and tables of nearly 170 families who came to Waterloo Township -- mainly Mennonites from southeastern Pennsylvania. An introductory essay surveys the main phases in migration and early ...Keywords: Ethnic identityAgricultureGenealogyGermansImmigrationLand ownershipMarriageMennonitesOccupationsSettlersYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1798-1840Export options:Grassroots government: biographies of Waterloo Township councillors
Type: ReportAbstract: Biographies and summary tables of 135 men elected to the township council or employed as clerk or treasurer from 1850 to 1972, as well as some of the officials before the township's incorporation in ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1820-1972Export options: