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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A plea for peoplehood: religious and ethnic identity, continuity, and change among the Mennonites of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the ethnic identity of the Mennonites, with particular reference to the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Topics include religious divisions, the amalgamation of church conferences, and the ...Keywords: MennonitesEthnic identityGermanCultural identityAcculturationKitchenerWaterlooWaterloo RegionMennonite Central CommitteeInter-Mennonite ConferenceYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1989Export options:An archaeological resource assessment of Hidden Valley, City of Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: A report on numerous prehistoric artifacts, none of which "point to prolonged or continuous human occupation." The historic farmstead (AiHc-83), identified as that of the Jacob Furtney family in the ...Year of publication: 1989Export options:As the tree grows so do the branches: Huestis/Mills genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A family history that includes a section on the Hoffmans of Berlin. This refers to Adele Clara Hoffman, daughter of John S. Hoffman and Emma Medland, who married Jesse Stinson Mills.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerHoffman family19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1836-1937Export options:Irish Palatine communities in nineteenth-century Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: The Irish Palatines are one of Ontario's forgotten ethnic groups. Forced to flee the German Palatinate in 1709, many settled in England first with the expectation of being sent to America. A small ...Year of publication: 1990Export options:Kloepfer family data
Type: BookAbstract: The background to a genealogical study of the Kloepfer family who emigrated to the Maryhill area from Germany in the first half of the 19th century. Lists of the descendants of many branches of the ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanKloepfer familyKloepfer JacobKloepfer Monica Winter (m. Jacob)Waterloo TownshipMaryhillNew GermanyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1810-1990Export 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:The Mennonite heritage of the Huber family, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: An unpublished student essay on an influential Berlin family. There are biographical sketches of many members, including Henry S., Jacob, James T. and his wife Emmaline Schlichter, Benjamin S., Allen ...Keywords: MennonitesHuber familyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerOxford CountyWaterloo County19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1820-1990Export options: