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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
President's address: Early settlement in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement in Waterloo in the context of early Upper Canada.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryUnited Empire LoyalistsIndigenous peoplesYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:Recollections of early Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch of farm life of the Pennsylvania German pioneers, the Mennonite church, education, German newspapers and bridges over the Grand River.Keywords: SettlersPennsylvania GermansMennonitesNewspapersEducationAgricultureWar 1812BridgesSchoolsGerman languageYear of publication: 1915Historical Period: 1800-1850Export options:Schweig Does Bad Guy Role for Really Nice Guy
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 2003Export options:The autobiography of Samuel S. Moyer
Type: BookAbstract: The reminiscences of Samuel S. Moyer, tenth of thirteen children, who managed the Dominion Button Factory in Berlin/Kitchener and later owned his own button works. He relates his financial ...Keywords: MennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Churches Salvation ArmyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaDisabilities PhysicalDisabilities MentalIndigenous peoplesWomenSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1850?-1940?Export options:The diary of the Moravian Indian mission of Fairfield, Upper Canada, 1792-1813
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis an annotated translation from the original German of the official diary of the Moravian Indian mission of Fairfield, Upper Canada. The translated text is preceded by a thematic, five-part ...Keywords: FairfieldThamesvilleUpper CanadaMoravian GermansIndigenous peoplesDiariesMissionariesSettlers18th century19th centuryYear of publication: 1998Export options:The first settlement in central western Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the early land transactions of Waterloo Township, listing original stockholders of the German Company and their farm lots and all properties sold in Bean's Tract in 1800. The author ...Year of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1798-1810Export options:The settlement of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century, including the families of Schoerg, Eby, Erb, Betzner, Brubacher, Baumann, Bechtel, Biehn, Bergey, ...Keywords: SettlersWaterloo CountyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesScotsAmishEby Ezra E.Young JamesSherk A.B. Rev.Beasley RichardYear of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1800-1856Export options:The Stedman deed
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of the land grant by the Six Nations Indians to Philip Stedman in 1798, reprinted from an earlier Waterloo Historical Society article in 1919, pp 84-87. The introduction to this article is taken ...Year of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1784-1798Export options:This unique heritage: the story of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: A popular history from the Indian period to about 1930, with chapters on the Indians, Richard Beasley, the pioneers, John Galt, the Mennonites, the Scots, the Germans, the County, City of Galt, City ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesSettlersMennonitesGermansPennsylvania GermansMusicArt and artistsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1750-1930Export 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: