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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Gemutlichkeit! In Kitchener-Waterloo that means Oktoberfest
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Outlines the background to the annual "Gemutlichkeit' or "Oktoberfest', held in Kitchener and Waterloo, Canada every year. The festival allows the local population to return to their Germanic roots ...Keywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestFestivalsYear of publication: 1989Export options:German immigration and assimilation in Ontario, 1783-1918
Type: BookKeywords: GermansAcculturationImmigrantsYear of publication: 1989Export options:Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)
Type: Web project pageAbstract: Provides information on "Anabaptist-related (Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ topics. Coverage includes history, theology, biography, institutions and local congregations. Also ...Keywords: AnabaptistsMennonitesOntarioBiographiesYear of publication: 1996Export options:Guide to historical resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: A very useful guide to primary source materials on the Waterloo region, compiled mainly from responses to a questionnaire sent to businesses, churches, voluntary organizations of all kinds, ...Keywords: Archive recordsReligious buildingsAssociations and clubsSchoolsWomen's InstitutesWaterloo CountyWaterloo RegionYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1987Export options:Hallman Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6703): Conc. 11, Lot 31, North Dumfries Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of some 62 markers on the one-acre plot originally deeded by Adam Unger in 1847 in trust to Jacob Detweiler for a meeting house and burying ground. The introduction notes that services ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1847-1900Export options:Harvey W. Taves: one of Christ's men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical tribute to the achievements of Harvey Taves (1926-1965), the last director of the Canadian headquarters of the Mennonite Central Committee in Kitchener which closed in 1964, and one of ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1926-1965Export options:In memoriam: Alfred J.K. Schenk
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reminiscences of an historian, musician, gardener and author of Folk-song book in the street-talk of Berlin, Ontario.Keywords: BiographiesMusicReminiscencesGardensWritersSt Matthew's Lutheran Church ConestogoDoon Heritage CrossroadsPennsylvania German Folklore Society's Men's ChorusMaryhillYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: c1920-1996Export options:Inductees to the Cambridge Hall of Fame, February 19, 1996
Type: ReportAbstract: Short biographies and photographs of the following people: James Cowan, Elizabeth "Mother" Gress, George Heggie, Norman "Normie" Himes, Roy Johnston, Otto Klotz, Robert "Scotty" Rankine, and Adam ...Year of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1803-1996Export options:Inventory of archival and primary sources: Guelph and Wellington County to 1940
Type: BookAbstract: A comprehensive research tool created with the help of InMagic software. Annotated references are organized in sections for: government records, business records, church records, voluntary ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1940Export options:Kingwood Reformed Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4535): West Concession III, Lot 3, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 120 stones in the small cemetery located just west of the crossroads hamlet formerly known as Goosetown. The cemetery served the Reformed Mennonites connected with a ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1860-1988Export options: