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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:A.R. Kaufman: Canada's Mr Birth Control
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1999Export options:Archaeological resource assessment of Hidden Valley, City of Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: Report of an assessment of a 42-hectare property of Lot 9, Plan 1519. No prehistoric remains were found, but a farmhouse, ceramic and bone fragments and a tombstone are linked to Jacob and Elisabeth ...Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1830-1852Export options:Benjamin Eby: pioneer Ontario bishop- teacher-writer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical account of Benjamin Eby, focusing on his books, the marriage certificates he signed, and the fraktur inscriptions of the Eby meeting house hymnals. There is a modern transcription of ...Keywords: MennonitesFolk artClergyGerman languageChurches MennoniteSchoolsWritersTeachersPublishersBiographiesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1785-1853Export options:Burghalle remembered: a Saxon village in Transylvania
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the people and customs of the Transylvanian village of Burghalle, some of whom came to the Waterloo area following the Second World War. There are recollections of immigrants, such as ...Keywords: World War IIRomaniaGermansBiographiesMusicAssociations and clubsImmigrationEthnic groupsEthnic identityAcculturationYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1945-1989Export options:Descendants of Theobald Waechter
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a French Catholic family who settled near New Germany in 1829 and moved to Bruce County by 1866. A description of the early Catholic church in New Germany tells how Father Peter ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesEconomic conditionsClergyFarmersChurches CatholicSettlersNew GermanyMaryhillBruce CountyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1829-1989Export options:Diebel Reunion minutes, 1926-1974
Type: BookAbstract: Minutes containing information on the reunion location, programme, expenses and people who attended. About half the reunions were held in Waterloo County, usually at Waterloo or Victoria Parks.Keywords: GenealogyReunionsDiebel familyKnechtel familySeip familyOppertshauser familyVictoria Park KitchenerWaterloo Park WaterlooYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1926-1974Export options:From Berlin to the Trek of the Conestoga: a Revisionist Approach to Waterloo County's German Identity
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Citizens of Waterloo County, Ontario, created a new founding myth after World War I to portray their German heritage as indirect and loyal to Canadian institutions. Although Waterloo County and the ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyEthnic identityYear of publication: 1999Export options: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: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: