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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Resources for local history and genealogical research
Type: BookAbstract: A list of resource materials located in the Kitchener Public Library, including municipal, county, business, church and family histories as well as primary sources such as census records, directories ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: c1800-1983Export options:'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, ...Year of publication: 1983Export options:Simon Cress - the first Mennonite settler in the St Jacobs area
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief account of Cress who bought Lot 7 in Woolwich Township in 1819 from John Erb. The article provides information on the exact location of the homestead as well as biographical details of Simon' ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesBiographiesSettlers PioneerCress SimonCress EphraimCress JacobCress CatharineBricker Elizabeth CressHewitt Rachel Cress (m. Elisha)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1819-1852Export options:The anglicizing of German surnames - a frustrating genealogical experience
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the topics, followed by a discussion of the name Empey, for which the author finds over 65 spellings.Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1709-1983Export options:The Conrad Grebel Review
Type: Electronic journalKeywords: MennonitesAnabaptistsPeriodicalsYear of publication: 1983Export options:The Great War and Waterloo County: the Travails of the 118th Overseas Battalion
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Canada's 118th Overseas Battalion, raised during World War I, still retains a reputation for disorder and underachievement. The unit's experience, however, actually was similar to other units Canada ...Year of publication: 1997Export options:The Hessians of Upper Canada
Type: BookKeywords: Hessian Auxiliary TroopsUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1997Export options:The Hessians of Upper Canada /
Type: BookYear of publication: 1997Export options:The Reichmanns: Family, faith, fortune, and the empire of Olympia & York
Type: BookYear of publication: 1997Export options:The Tailor Shop
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Presents a memoir of childhood in the 1950's-60's centered on the Toronto, Ontario, tailor shop owned and operated by the author's grandfather, father, and uncles, and of his first exposure to the ...Keywords: Ethnic identityTorontoJewsYear of publication: 1997Export options: