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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Burkholders with roots in Ontario: the first three generations
Type: BookAbstract: The Burkholders of Waterloo Township discussed in this book are the fourth line of that name, a line that is also referred to as the "widow's branch" since the widow of Christian Burkholder brought ...Keywords: GenealogyWaterloo TownshipBurkholder familyBurkholder ChristianBurkholder Elizabeth Baumann (m. Christian)Livergood PeterBurkholder DanielBurkholder BenjaminBurkholder SamuelBurkholder SalomeYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1818-1883Export options:Canadian Heritage German Across Three Generations: A Diary-based Study of Language Shift in Action
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The author examines the diaries from three generations of a German-Canadian family written between 1867 and 1909, covering the second to fourth generation after immigration. The paper analyzes ...Year of publication: 2019Historical Period: 1867-1909Export options:Dumfries Reformer: notices of births, marriages, deaths 1853-1859
Type: BookAbstract: Alphabetical listings of names, including the date of the birth, death or marriage, with the date of the newspaper and other information given listed as comments. The birth listings show the sex of ...Keywords: NewspapersStatisticsPolitical partiesClergyDiseasesObituariesOccupationsChildrenBirthsDeathsYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1859Export options:Evaluation of long term implications of social policies: The 1967 Immigration Act as a case study
Type: ThesisAbstract: The purpose of this thesis was to provide an assessment of some possible implications of the 1967 Immigration Act and subsequent legislation on the distribution of occupation types for selected ...Year of publication: 1994Export options:From ties of blood to community of memory: ethnic faith communities in multicultural societies : a case study
Type: BookKeywords: HistoryCanadaSocial life and customsOntarioGermansSocial conditionsEthnic relationsGerman CanadiansWindsorYear of publication: 2019Export 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:Henry B. Tiessen's experiences as a Russian Mennonite immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of an excerpt from Tiessen's "50 Jahre in Canada: damals und heute" (1973, pp.5-14). It describes the arrival of the Hoffman family from Russia at the Waterloo station in the early 1920s ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1923-1924Export options:Hillside (CC#4530) and Conservative Mennonite (CC#4545) Cemeteries: East Concession, IX, lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with an index, of over 100 stones. A short history of the cemeteries explains that the property was first used by an Evangelical church and later by a Mennonite congregation.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options:Historic Peter Street : the history of Peter Street from 1796 to 1994, the pioneer families who settled here and a tour of 25 century homes.
Type: BookYear of publication: 1994Export options: