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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Bernhardt family: from Alsace to Upper Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the Bernhardt family, founded by Philip Jacob and Barbara Rupp who came to Waterloo Township in 1841 and to Preston in 1855. Members of this family range from brewers and hotel keepers ...Keywords: PoetryArt and artistsLutheransGermansGenealogyPrestonAlsace-LorraineWaterloo TownshipBernhardt familyYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1841-1994Export options:The Breithaupts and Breithaupt Leather: Building a family business in Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: When the Breithaupt family formed a joint stock company in 1890, it marked the final stage in the development of their leather business in Berlin Ontario. The family had been tanners for eight ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:The descendants of Christian Frederick John Brandt and Caroline Bensal (Bencal)
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of a German couple from Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, who came to Waterloo County about 1852 and had five children. A section is devoted to the descendants of each child. The ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFrankfurt-an-der-Oder GermanyBrandt familyBrandt Christian Frederick JohnBrandt Caroline Bensal (m. Christian Frederick John)Brandt WilliamBrandt Phillipine Grube (m. William)Brandt Christian B.Brandt Augusta David (m. Christian B.)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1852-1992Export options:The descendants of Frederick and Maria (Reichard) Bock: additions 1993-94
Type: BookAbstract: Additional information and corrections to the author's work published in 1991.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBock MosesBock Caroline Krupp (m. Moses)Blundell Evelyn Smith (m. Harvey)Bock EmersonWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1941-1994Export options:The early settlement of Waterloo Township
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An annotated reprint of a series of articles which appeared in "The Galt Reformer" and "Waterloo Advertiser" on 20 October 1869. Lorna Bergey, who provides detailed annotations and appropriate ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1800-1812Export options:The family history and genealogy of Andrew and Anna (Sommer) Herrfort
Type: BookYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1830-1980Export options:The Jacob Lebold and Magdalena Blank family, 1800-1983, with allied families of Ebersol, Gascho, Neuhauser, Schwartzentruber and Zwalter
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Jacob and Magdalena Blank Lebold.Keywords: GenealogyFarmersAmishLebold JacobLebold Magdalena Blank (m. Jacob)Lebold familyEbersole familyGascho familyNeuhauser familySchwartzentruber familyYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:The Jacobi family, 1660-1992
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the ancestors and descendants of Heinrich and Anna Maria Jacobi, German settlers who came to the Erbsville area in the mid 19th century. An extensive introduction provides background ...Keywords: SettlersGermanGenealogyFamiliesObituariesBiographiesJacobi familyJacobi HeinrichJacobi Anna Maria (m. Heinrich)Jacobi WilliamYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1992Export options:The Mennonites of Waterloo, Ontario and Hanover, Manitoba, 1890s: a study of household and community
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A comparative study of the experience of two groups of Mennonites-those of Swiss/south German origin who migrated from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County between 1800 and 1830, and the Dutch/North ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1890-1899Export options:The new cemetery of St Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Maryhill, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index, plan, and a brief description of the cemetery.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1953-1994Export options: