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History as related by early Canadian newspapers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A shoKeywords: NewspapersHistorical sourcesYear of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1844-1947Export options:History of Daniel E. Cressman family
Type: BookAbstract: A brief account of the ancestors and descendants of a Mennonite farmer, Daniel, (1847-1925) and his wife, Hannah Shantz (1848-1940), who settled in Oxford County. Some of the family later moved to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesCressman familyCressman Daniel E.Cressman Hannah Shantz (m. Daniel E.)Schmitt EmanuelSchmitt Elmina Cressman (m. Emanuel)Axt familyWilmot TownshipKitchenerYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1847-1967Export options:History of Isaac S. Cressman family, 1830-1965
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the fourteen children of Isaac S. Cressman, who was born near Strasburg in 1830. Isaac's first wife was Barbara Schneider; after her death, he married her sister Elizabeth. There are ...Keywords: FarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaGenealogyReunionsCressman familyCressman Isaac S.Cressman Elizabeth Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Bowman Sybilla (m. Tobias)Cressman Barbara Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Cressman Ephriam S.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1830-1965Export options:History of John and Barbara Nafziger Oesch and their descendants by a great- granddaughter
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of John and Barbara who migrated from France in 1857 and settled near Philipsburg. They had three children, John N., Barbara and Anna. This second edition contains ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishSettlers FrenchOesch familyOesch JohnOesch Barbara Nafziger (m. John)Oesch John N.Oesch Magdalena Boshart (m. John N.)Erb Christian G.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1857-1986Export options:History of Kitchener, Waterloo and district
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A bibliography of 41 titles; no items from the Waterloo Historical Society reports are included.Year of publication: 1960Historical Period: 1800-1960Export options:History of K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
Type: BookYear of publication: 2001Export options:History of the ancestors and descendants of Daniel H. Weber (1797-1864)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite who emigrated to Waterloo County with his brothers Abraham, Benjamin and Henry. An introduction briefly explains the reasons for the emigration from Lancaster ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaWeber familyWeber Daniel H.Weber Anna Martin (m. Daniel H.)Weber BenjaminWeber AbrahamWeber HenryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1797-1971Export options:History of the {Ayr News}
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the founding and development of the only weekly newspaper in the Waterloo region to have been independently owned for 125 years. The author describes early printing processes and ...Keywords: NewspapersYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1854-1979Export options:History of the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto, 1949-1975: A Study of Autonomy and Control
Type: ThesisAbstract: This study explores the narrative and administrative history of the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto beginning with the genesis of the idea that a central agency overseeing Jewish education in ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:History of the Boehm (Beam) family
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the migration of ancestors of Charles Adam Boehm to Pennsylvania and later to Canada.Keywords: ImmigrationGenealogyMennonitesBoehm C.A.Boehm M.S.Boehm JacobBeam AbrahamBeam AdamBoehm MartinWaterlooYear of publication: 1936Historical Period: 1700-1929Export options: