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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:From Toleration to Expulsion: The Families of Ecsény Somogy County, Hungary 1784-1948
Type: BookAbstract: This "book of families" traces the origins and subsequent settlement in Ecseny, Hungary of German-speaking Lutherans. Names and details of individuals and their descendants comprise most of the 2 ...Keywords: Danube SwabiansGenealogyHungarian GermansEcseny Somogy County HungaryHessiansNorfolk CountyKitchenerhessYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1784-1948Export options:Pioneer footprints in York County: Pennsylvania German families who arrived in York County in the early 1800s
Type: BookKeywords: HistoryOntario19th centuryGenealogyPennsylvaniaYorkBirth registersEmigrationImmigrationSettlers PioneerYear of publication: 2015Export options:Stones on a grave
Type: BookAbstract:"Sara has never been out of the tiny town of Hope, Ontario, where she has been in an orphanage all her life. After a fire destroys the orphanage, clues about her parentage, a medical certificate ...
Year of publication: 2015Export options:The cart before the horse: Policy perspectives on farm parcel creation on Mennonite farms
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:"This article examines Mennonite adaptation and policy perspectives on small acreage farms, adding colour to a discussion about differences in cultural value and priority between Ontario's ...
Year of publication: 2015Export options:The family tree of Heinrich (Henry) and Phillipine Grube
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German emigrant couple who settled in Wilmot Township, and the families of their thirteen children. Henry was a shoemaker in New Hamburg, but later farmed in Logan Township. ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFootwear industryGrube familyGrube HenryGrube Phillipine Ritz (m. Henry)Ritz JacobWillert familyWilhelm John S.Wilhelm Louisa Grube (m. John S.)Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1815-1986Export options:The Friedrichs of Waterloo
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of the family (also spelled Friederich or Frederick) and related families: the Deverells, the Baltzers, the Bergeys, the Kehls and the Bortzs. Certificates, census information, photographs ...Keywords: GenealogyWaterlooFriedrich familyFriedrich Fritz J.Friedrich Susannah BaltzerFriedrich Carl A. CharlesDeverell familyBaltzer familyBergey familyKehl familyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1834-1986Export options:The years of Benjamin Eby, pioneer Mennonite leader in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the life and times of Benjamin Eby (1785-1853), early community and church leader. A chronological account of Eby's accomplishments as a writer, educator, bishop and patron of new ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonites (Old Order)CorrespondenceEconomic conditionsPublishersWritersReligious dissensionTemperance movementTeachersFurniture industryYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1909Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options: