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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The experiences of Low German-Speaking Mennonite men in alternative education programs in Southwestern Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:The tradition of leaving high school and finding full-time employment after grade 8 has put Low German-speaking (LGS) Mennonites in rural Southwestern Ontario in a vulnerable economic position. ...
Keywords: EducationGerman languageMennonitesEconomic conditionsQualitative researchCultural identityYear of publication: 2017Export options:The family history and genealogy of Jacob Wagler and Magdalena Gardner and Barbara Lebold
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Wagler family, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jacob Wagler, bishop of the Wellesley Amish Mennonite Congregation. Biographical information is provided about ...Keywords: AmishAnabaptistsMennonitesGenealogyBiographiesClergyWagler familyWagler JacobGardner MagdalenaLebold BarbaraYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1839-1989Export options:The four faces of John Ratz, Elmira
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An appraisal of Ratz's roles as Reeve, railway promoter, miller, real estate entrepreneur and family man.Keywords: RailwaysBiographiesFinancial institutionsFlour mill industryPoliticiansMapsPhysiciansSettlersLand ownershipElmiraYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1833-1889Export options:The Old Comrade's Banquet
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords:Year of publication: 2017Export options:The Waterloo Mennonites: a community in paradox
Type: BookAbstract: A scholarly study by a sociologist who was also founding president of Conrad Grebel College of what he calls "the most ethnically and organizationally diverse of any Mennonite community." Information ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1988Export options:The Wenger book index
Type: BookAbstract: An index to Samuel S. Wenger's 1978 history of the Wenger family.Keywords: IndexesGenealogyWenger familyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1825-1978Export options:Wanner Mennonite Cemetery : CC# 6479, 2320 Old Maple Grove Road, Concession B, Lot 1, Beasley's Old Survey, Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, (formerly) Woolwich Township (formerly Waterloo Township), Waterloo County / reread 2016 by Lorrie Snider, George Winfield, Paul Gross, Cynthia Stapells, Lyle Catt ; transcription updated by Lorrie Snider, Paul Gross
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesCemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 2017Export options:Waterloo Mennonites in 1867: some observations
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A transcript of a letter to the editor of the "Huron Signal", dated 1 March 1867 from Berlin (Ontario), humorously describing the Pennsylvania Mennonite settlers of Waterloo Township from an ...Keywords: MennonitesTunkersPennsylvania GermansOccupationsWomenCustoms and traditionsAgricultureLiteratureReligious buildingsEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1802-1867Export options:Waterloo's body snatcher
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A sketch of Dr Friedrich Christ (c1824- 1875), a German immigrant who lived in Waterloo for thirteen years and was jailed for selling skeletons.Keywords: PhysiciansBiographiesGermansWaterlooYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1824-1875Export options:Welcoming strangers : German Lutheran immigration to Waterloo County, 1945-1960s / Elliot Worsfold, [Edna Staebler Research Fellow, 2017]
Type: BookYear of publication: 2017Historical Period: 1945-1960sExport options: