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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the Shantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Isaac and Barbara Reiff, particularly of Peter Erb Shantz, the author's grandfather. There are charts, biographies, reunion notes, information on the P.E. Shantz Foundry ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesShantz familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1994Export options:A tribute to a great community builder: an official souvenir program
Type: BookAbstract: A programme for the retirement celebration of Dominic Cardillo, who had served on Kitchener City Council from 1962- 1982, and was Kitchener's longest serving mayor, serving from 1982-1994. There are ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1962-1994Export options:Going by the moon and the stars : stories of two Russian Mennonite women
Type: BookYear of publication: 1994Export options:Grace Schmidt Room of Local History celebrates 10th anniversary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A description of the local history resources and materials available at Kitchener Public Library, with an account of the anniversary celebration.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1984-1994Export options:Lots to know about Motz/Trudeau
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Christopher and Emma Motz Noll, German immigrants who came to Berlin about 1880. Other related families include the Wahls, the Schaefers, and the Kreitzers.Keywords: SettlersGermansGenealogyBiographiesMotz familyMotz ChristopherMotz Emma Bauga Motz NollBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1994Export options:The John Philip Moser family
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the descendants of one of the pioneer farmers of Bamberg, who came to Waterloo Township from Baden, Germany in 1836 and who moved to Wellesley Township in 1855. John's nephew, John ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersLand BiographiesSchools PublicMoser familyMoser PaulMoser JohnMoser John PhilipMoser MichaelYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1836-1993Export options:The Lyle S. Hallman story
Type: BookAbstract: The biography of a developer who began his company, Hallman Construction, in 1945, and who built many homes and apartment towers in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. The appendices list the companies ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesPrestonKitchenerWaterlooHallman familyHallman Lyle S.Hallman AnsonHallman Anson MrsHallman GeorgeYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1887-1993Export options:When names become politically incorrect
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many place names in Canada were changed after Canadians fought wars against countries from which those names originated or when foreign heroes were subsequently deemed monstrous. Of the approximately ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:Your heritage
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of two German families, the Schendels and Koppesers, containing stories and reminiscences of life in Kitchener from the 1930s to the 1990s.Keywords: GenealogySchendel familyKoppeser familyKitchenerWorld War IIGermansLang Tannery BerlinSunshine-Waterloo CountyHesse (Germany)Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1869-1993Export options: