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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Fragmented identity: a comparative study of German Jewish and Canadian Mennonite literature after World War II
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis examines the common theme of fragmented identity in the literature of German Jewish and Canadian Mennonite authors after World War II. An historical perspective liven in the introduction ...Year of publication: 2001Export options:"Fussnoten sind wir ..." : Gedichte
Type: BookYear of publication: 1986Export options:German or Canadian?
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An essay about German identity in southwestern Ontario, based on examples from German-language newspapers in Ontario. The author attributes the lack of active political ambition by early German ...Keywords: NewspapersIndustriesPoetryGerman languageEthnic groupsEthnic identityCustoms and traditionsOntarioWorld War IAcculturationYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: c1800-c1950Export options:Glimpses of mother
Type: BookAbstract: A spiritual character sketch of Mrs Silas Bauman (Lydia Ann Groff, 1862-1949) written by her daughter. It includes letters, poems and other writings by Lydia Ann.Keywords: MennonitesWomenCorrespondenceBiographiesPoetryFloradaleKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)Bauman Lydia Ann Groff (m. Silas)Shantz MerleYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1862-1949Export options:Hier lasst uns Hütten bauen : deutsche Gedichte lutherischer Pfarrer in Ontario, 1869-1930
Type: BookYear of publication: 1984Export options:My mother tongue
Type: BookAbstract: Materials for teachers on the four settler groups of the Waterloo area, the Mohawks, the Pennsylvania-Germans, the Germans and the Scots. Printed material, slides and audio cassettes are provided on ...Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identityTeachersIndigenous peoplesPennsylvania GermansGaelicGerman languagePoetryEducationChildrenYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1840-1850Export options:Pennsylvania-German rhymes and sayings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of about 15 short poems written in dialect with an English translation. The topics of the verses vary from weather predictions to children's nonsense rhymes and a general acceptance of ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1800-1976Export options:'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, ...Year of publication: 1983Export options:Ser Rabbi mit der Axt; dreissig Geschichten. Published and edited by Herta Hartmanshenn and Frederick Kriegel.
Type: BookYear of publication: 19Export options:Simone Weil : songs of hunger and love
Type: BookKeywords: Weil Simone 1909-1943 PoetryYear of publication: 1999Export options: