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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Waterloo County: a Pennsylvania-German homeland
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline of the settlement of Mennonite and Amish pioneers between 1800 and 1835 and the subsequent arrival of German-speaking migrants from Europe. The author compares the main groups of settlers ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGermansMennonitesImmigrationSettlersAmishPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Waterloo County history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary history of Waterloo County and its five townships. Topics include local historians, the Attiwandaronk Indians, various groups of settlers, education, newspapers, railways, and Waterloo ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesMennonitesAmishMillsFlour mill industryEthnic groupsImmigrationSettlementSettlement processFurniture industryYear of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1800-1918Export options:Waterloo County to 1972: an Annotated Bibliography of Regional History
Type: BookAbstract: Annotated bibliographic references to about 890 books, 620 booklets, 540 reports, 290 theses, and 1,850 articles and notes, as well as newspapers, chapters in books, directory series, gazetteers and ...Keywords: BibliographiesIndexesAgricultureArchitectureArchive recordsBiographiesBusinessesCemeteriesChurchesUrbanizationYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1800-1990Export options:Weber's write-up: history and heritage, Johannes Weber 1807-1877 and Elisabeth Muench 1813-1904: a compilation of papers published on and for the descendants of Johannes Weber and Elisabeth Muench who settled in Ontario in 1854
Type: BookAbstract: An eclectic collection of quarterly publications on the Weber family from Summer 1981 to Spring 1984 that includes information from many different sources. The family came from Hessen, Germany and ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanWeber familyWeber JohannesWeber Elisabeth Muench (m. Johannes)Kaufman Caroline Hillgartner (m. Daniel)Pflug HaroldWilmot TownshipHessen GermanyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1854-1984Export options:Weicker family history [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: A compilation, consisting mainly of genealogical charts but including also containing the description of John Weicker's pioneering days by Samuel Weicker.Keywords: ReunionsSettlers GermanGenealogyWeicker familyWeicker Catherine Zinkan (m. John)Weicker JohnWeicker SamuelWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1830-1966Export options:Why the Bechtel, Biehn, Betzner and Gingrich families chose the Beasley Tract in 1800
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A partly fictionalized account of how the early Pennsylvania Mennonite and Tunker settlers came to Waterloo Township and paid Richard Beasley forty thousand dollars for sixty thousand acres. The ...Keywords: FictionTunkersLand ownershipAgricultureCustoms and traditionsPennsylvania GermansSettlersUpper CanadaWaterloo TownshipGerman languageYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1800-1804Export options:Wilhelm and Augusta Boullee of New Hamburg, Ontario: their descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A brief account of the New Hamburg physician/publisher who emigrated from Germany in the 1840s. The research begins with information on Wilhelm and Augusta, and concludes with short entries on their ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanGermansPublishersPhysiciansBoullee William H. DrBoullee Augusta EngelhardtRiverside Cemetery New HamburgDer Neu-Hamburger NeutraleNewspapersYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1821-1981Export options:Wilhelm cairn restored
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief history of the cairn, built in 1931 to commemorate German pioneers Michael and Margaret Wilhelm who settled in Wilmot Township in 1837.Keywords: Settlers GermanWilhelm MichaelWilhelm ValentineWilhelm Margaret Wettlaufer (m. Michael)Vogel HenryClaire George A.Clair CameronPannabecker GordDaniells FredDahmer CarlYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1837-1994Export options:Winter studies and summer rambles
Type: BookAbstract: Impressions of Upper Canada by a perceptive woman who travelled to the inland settlements and wrote especially about the wives of immigrants. In the 1852 edition entitled {Sketches in Canada and ...Year of publication: 1838Historical Period: 1800-1852Export options:Yost genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated genealogy of five generations of the descendants of John and Katherine Kohl, German settlers who came first to Perth County about 1850 and later settled in Wellesley Township. The name ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansSocial life and customsChildrenMennonitesPerth CountyWellesley TownshipBadenYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1846-1950Export options: