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The autobiography of the REV. Charles Freshman : late Rabbi of the Jewish Synagogue at Quebec, and graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary at Prague; at present German Wesleyan Minister at Preston, Ontario
Type: BookKeywords: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 demographic basis of the Old Order Mennonites
Type: ReportAbstract: A study of marital patterns, fertility, migration and occupations of Old Order Mennonites in Canada and the United States between 1939 and 1985. Research shows a young population, an increasing ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1939-1985Export options:The dual heritage of Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: A biography of L.J. Breithaupt, based on entries in his diaries spanning 35 years and ranging from his apprenticeship in his father's tannery to his later interests in the Breithaupt Leather Company ...Keywords: BiographiesDiariesBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerLeather industryBreithaupt Leather Co. BerlinEntrepreneursPoliticiansEvangelical ChurchYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1875-1910Export options:The 'Dutchman' and the 'Deitschlenner': the New World Confronts the Old
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 19c-1914Export options:The family of Barbara Koch, 1831-1910, and Abraham Dettwiler, 1828-1912
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes and reminiscences of the descendants of Abraham, ordained a minister of the North Woolwich Mennonite Church in 1858. The family moved to Michigan in 1864, some ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersMennonitesClergyDettwiler AbrahamDettwiler Barbara Koch (m. Abraham)Dettwiler Abraham K.Dettwiler Veronica Sauder (m. Abraham K.)Woolwich TownshipFloradaleYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1828-1988Export options:The family of Valentine Ratz
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the family of John Ratz and Salome Heist of Elmira, and their ten children.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1828-1988Export options:The genealogy of Henry and Froenika Neuschwanger who arrived in North America from Germany in 1846: organized down to the sixth generation
Type: BookAbstract: A six-generation history of the descendants of Henry and Froenika Neuschwanger and their twelve children. Henry was ordained as a Mennonite bishop in 1867. He and his family led a group of settlers ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1846-1988Export options:The Jews and the Public Education System: the Students' Strike Over the 'Flag Fight' in Toronto After the First World War
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: In 1918, several Jewish elementary students in Toronto went on strike when their teachers would not permit them to place the Zionist flag among the flags of the victorious World War I allies. The ...Year of publication: 1988Export options:The Old Order Mennonite community in the early twentieth century
Type: ReportAbstract: A report intended for the use of interpreters at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where the Peter Martin house represents an Old Order Mennonite farm. Information is presented on family and social units, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsMennonites (Old Order)German languageReligionEthnic groupsEthnic identityFood customsAgriculturePennsylvania GermansFuneralsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1900-1920Export options: