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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Samuel Fry the Weaver and the Mennonites of the Twenty
Type: BookYear of publication: 1982Export options:Schneider, Joseph
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer settler, sawmill owner and community leader, whose property, Lot 17 of the German Company Tract, became the site of Berlin. The authors explain the church and community ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesIndustriesBiographiesBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipMuseumsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1843Export options:Schnitz and plum pudding: a family history of the Brake-Break-Brech, the Cosens, the Kraft, the Wismer families
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family with Pennsylvania Dutch and English origins. Many of its members came first to Waterloo County, moving on to Michigan. Autobiographical details of the author, reminiscences of ...Keywords: GenealogyFood customsMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesImmigrationCustoms and traditionsBreslau (Ontario)Wilmot TownshipBlairYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1806-1992Export options:Schürch von Sumiswald
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Schürch (Schuerch, Shirk, Sherk, Sherrick) family from its 16th- century origins in Switzerland. The research contains information on the origin of the family name, heraldry, the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Schwartz/Swartz
Type: ReportAbstract: The history of a German Mennonite family who emigrated to Pennsylvania early in the 18th century. Christian Schwartz and his wife Sophia Ruth moved from Pennsylvania and settled near Preston about ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansPrestonSchwartz familySchwartz AbrahamSchwartz ChristianSchwartz Sophia Ruth (m. Christian)Ruth familyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1800-1880Export 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:Snyder family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Joseph B. Snyder (1854-1938) and Veronica Weber (1857- 1934) who had twelve children. Joseph's forebears are traced to Joseph E. Schneider and Mary Bauman, who arrived in ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesWaterloo TownshipPennsylvania GermansSnyder familySnyder Joseph B.Snyder Veronica Weber (m. Joseph B.)Schneider Joseph E.Schneider Mary Bauman (m. Joseph E.)Schneider Christian B.Year of publication: 1958Historical Period: 1806-1957Export options:Some notes on the background of this unique centre, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: a short series of articles of interest
Type: ReportAbstract: A brief account of Pennsylvania German culture in the Waterloo area, including farming, art and cooking.Year of publication: 0Historical Period: 1800-c1970Export options:Some 'plain' people of Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general account of pioneer settlement by Mennonites, Amish and Tunkers, especially in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships but with references to their significance in western Canada.Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1870Export options:Splendid harvest : Germanic folk and decorative arts in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: GermansFolk artPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1981Export options: