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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Christian Lebold history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Lebold family of Wilmot Township whose progenitor, Jacob, arrived from Germany about 1835. Christian (1836- 1903) was Jacob's eldest child who inherited the family farm north of ...Keywords: GenealogyLand ownershipFarmersAmishMennonitesLebold familyLebold ChristianWilmot TownshipPunkeydoodle's Corner19th centuryYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1835-1991Export options:Church register of H.W. Peterson, 1833-1835
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcribed and indexed extracts from the record book kept in Berlin in the early 1830s. Details are provided of about 125 births, baptisms, confirmations and burials conducted by visiting clergymen ...Keywords: Baptismal recordsBirthsBurialsChurchesClergyDeathsFuneralsGerman languageMarriage registersYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1833-1835Export options:Conference resolutions at the semi-annual conference of the Mennonite Church of Waterloo County, Ont., held in the C. Eby Church, Berlin, on the 13th
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1987Export options:Convention, power and the self in German Mennonite magic
Type: ThesisAbstract: This dissertation looks at how historical problems have been defined in cultural anthropology. Attention has been given to how notions of evidence and argument have changed in anthropology since the ...Year of publication: 1987Export options:Deborah Glaister Hannay, 1906-1986
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the Wellesley-born physician who served in the Second World War, had a private practice in Kitchener, and retired as chief of staff at Freeport Hospital in 1977.Keywords: PhysiciansWomenWorld War IIEducationBiographiesWellesleyFreeport Hospital KitchenerHannay Deborah Glaister DrCrosshillYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1906-1986Export options:Descendants of Hans Jacob Bechtel of Pottstown, PA and George III to Ont. 1929, Rev. Joseph to Ont. 1802
Type: BookAbstract: Genealogical chart of the descendants of the four members of the Bechtel family who came to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania, Abraham, Joseph, George and George B.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBechtel GeorgeBechtel familyBechtel AbrahamBechtel Hans Jacob Rev.Bechtel LeviWaterloo CountyUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1802-1987Export options:Diaries as sources for studying Mennonite history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of the cultural values and the seasonal round of farm-based tasks and social interactions revealed in the diaries of four Mennonite men in Waterloo County in the 1880s and 1890s -- ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1880-1920Export options:Die deutsche periodische Literatur des Banats : Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Kalender 1771-1971 : Bibliographie
Type: BookKeywords: German periodicals Banat BibliographyGerman newspapers Banat BibliographyGerman imprints BanatBanat ImprintsYear of publication: 1987Export options:Doon Cemetery (CC#4519): Biehn Tract Lot
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of about 260 stones, by row and plot, followed by an index. The introduction notes that the Doon Presbyterian Church was built in 1854 on land given by Robert Ferrie, who also bought ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1854-1987Export options:Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery (CC#5016): BF East of Grand, Lot 12, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 stones, preceded by an index. The introduction notes that the Doon Pioneer Tower was erected on this site (part of the old Betzner homestead) partly because of the existence of ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1806-1875Export options: