This site is a work in progress. Tell us what you think.
German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Among our Founding Fathers
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1840's-1980'sExport options:Church records of Strasburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1844-1893, Waterloo Township, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Information about baptisms, confirmations, funerals, communicants and pastors during the autonomous life of this congregation from 1844 to 1893. In 1893 the church was joined with St James Lutheran ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1844-1893Export options:Rev. Frederick W. Bindemann, 1790-1865
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A speech at the unveiling of a plaque in honour of the German preacher who founded many Lutheran churches in the Waterloo area.Keywords: SettlersGermansClergyBindemann Frederick W. Rev. (1790-1865)Lutheran ChurchBiographiesWaterloo19th centuryYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1865Export options:St Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (CC#4592): Conestogo, German Company Tract Lot 31, Woolwich Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index and plan of nearly 400 markers. The introduction notes that the first congregation was formed by F.W. Bindemann and the first church built in 1853. A new church was ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1853-1986Export options:The family of Johann Georg Hahn and Elizabeth Herber
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of George Hahn, a German farmer who settled near Bamberg in 1860. Among his descendants was Lewis Hahn, an entrepreneurial carpenter who founded the Hahn Furniture Company ...Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesBiographiesChurches LutheranSettlers GermanFarmersHahn FamilyHahn George SrHahn Elisabeth Herber (m. George Sr)Voll Henry A.Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1860-1985Export options:The four faces of John Ratz, Elmira
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An appraisal of Ratz's roles as Reeve, railway promoter, miller, real estate entrepreneur and family man.Keywords: RailwaysBiographiesFinancial institutionsFlour mill industryPoliticiansMapsPhysiciansSettlersLand ownershipElmiraYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1833-1889Export options: