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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A preliminary report on the 1984 Schneider Haus experience: a public program
Type: ReportAbstract: An account of excavations during the 1984 summer, including historical profiles of the Joseph Schneider family and of the public education programs accompanying the project.Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1820-1900Export options:A profile of the life and work of Edna Breithaupt
Type: ThesisAbstract: A brief biography of the Berlin-born woman who devoted much of her life to the promotion of art and the development of community centres. The author describes her travels, ranging from visits to the ...Keywords: WomenAssociations and clubsTeachersBiographiesArt and artistsBreithaupt Martha Edna (1885-1963)Berlin (Ontario)Grand RiverKitchenerYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1885-1963Export options:Dr Mylius and the gunpowder plot
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biographical sketch of the Berlin physician, including an anecdote about the doctor's wood supply in 1865.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1837-1902Export options:Eby, Benjamin
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer farmer, community leader, Mennonite bishop, educator and author.Keywords: MennonitesClergyPennsylvania GermansSchoolsPublishersBiographiesEby BenjaminWaterloo TownshipBerlin (Ontario)EbytownYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1810-1855Export options:Enslin, Christian
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the bookbinder, newspaperman, notary and first clerk of the Surrogate Court of Waterloo County. With Heinrich Eby, Enslin founded "Der Deutsche Canadier und Neuigkeitsbote", the sole ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1836-1856Export 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:Gaukel, Friedrich
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the emigrant from Württemberg who came to Waterloo Township in 1820, first farming and operating a distillery near Bridgeport. In 1833 he purchased land in the small settlement of ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1820-1853Export options:George Henry Ziegler 1889-1981
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography listing Ziegler's accomplishments and referring to his parents and ancestors in Germany.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1889-1981Export options:Hannes Schneider: his descendants and times, 1534-1939
Type: BookAbstract: An index to the detailed family history by Miriam H. Snyder and Joseph M. Snyder, including names of people, businesses, organizations, churches, schools, newspapers, communities and events mentioned ...Keywords: BiographiesPhotographsGenealogyNewspapersSaengerfestsPost officesSportsDisastersBusinessesWelfareYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1800-1939Export options:Marriages from the parish register of St John the Evangelist, Church of England, Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario, 1878-1889
Type: ReportAbstract: Details extracted from the original register, including date and place of marriage, age, marital status, profession, residence, denomination, with names of the bride and groom, their parents, ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1878-1889Export options: