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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A reflection on the collective biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of a project that gathered data on 547 councillors, summarizing some of the collective results derived from the data including information on religion, occupation, political party and sex ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export 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:Baden's medical men
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Profiles of Baden's physicians from 1873 to 1949, including basic biographical information, details of their training and where they went after leaving Baden: apart from one doctor who retired due to ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1873-1949Export options:Breithaupt, Ezra Carl
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of engineer and businessman (1866-1897) who was a director of the Breithaupt Leather Co. and managed the Berlin Gas Co. and Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway Co. until his accidental death ...Keywords: ElitesEngineersStreet railwaysBiographiesLeather industryBreithaupt E. CarlBerlin and Waterloo Street Railway Co.Berlin Gas Co.Breithaupt Leather Co. BerlinYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1866-1897Export options:Changes in cultural symbols for Ontario Mennonite women of the Swiss tradition during the 1950s and 60s: stories we need to hear
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Personal observations and experiences of the changing role of Mennonite women. A farm accident necessitated the reversal of traditional roles in the Bergey family, leaving the author in charge of the ...Keywords: MennonitesCustoms and traditionsBiographiesWorld War IIWomenOccupationsMennonite Central CommitteeKitchener Farmers' MarketCutting Room KitchenerGalt MarketYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1935-1990Export options:Cyrus Dolph, Preston philanthropist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Dolph (1865-1937), a Preston manufacturer of sheet metal building products who had many community interests and roles. The author presents a detailed account of Dolph's promotion of " ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1865-1937Export options:Ephraim Weber's letters home 1902-1955: letters from Ephraim Weber to Leslie Staebler of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: Transcripts of letters from a teacher in western Canada to a Berlin High School friend with a mutual interest in the Christian Science Church, Herbert Leslie Staebler. The editors note in their ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesAssociations and clubsEthnic identityEthnic groupsMusicWritersChurches Christian ScientistTeachersCorrespondenceYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1902-1955Export options:Grandmother Kaufman: Mary Ratz Kaufman, December 14, 1856 - December 24, 1943
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Recollections of Mary Kaufman by the youngest of her grandchildren, who describes her practicality in the household and her dedication to her church and to community causes such as the Y.W.C.A.Keywords: Kaufman Mary Ratz (m. Jacob)BiographiesChurches EvangelicalCharitiesFamiliesOccupationsAssociations and clubsWomenZion Evangelical Church KitchenerKitchener Y.W.C.A.Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1931-1943Export options:Grassroots government: biographies of Waterloo Township councillors
Type: ReportAbstract: Biographies and summary tables of 135 men elected to the township council or employed as clerk or treasurer from 1850 to 1972, as well as some of the officials before the township's incorporation in ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1820-1972Export options:Heimbecker family history
Type: ReportAbstract: A brief history, with genealogical charts, of the descendants of George and Margaret Hoffman, who emigrated from the Alsfeld region of Hessen-Darmstadt of Germany in 1841. There are notes on the ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesGermansHeimbecker familyHeimbecker JohnHeimbecker GeorgeHeimbecker Anna Juliana Demmer (m. Johannes)Heimbecker Margaret Hoffman (m. George)Heimbecker FrederickWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1841Export options: