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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Franz Friedrich Walz and Fredericha Weidenhammer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of four generations of a Waterloo German family, with an anecdotal history giving details of social life and customs. Franz Walz Jr worked at the Waterloo Manufacturing Company and was a ...Keywords: WomenGermansOccupationsSettlersCustoms and traditionsFestivalsGenealogyWalz familyWeidenhammer familyRoschmann familyYear of publication: 1992Export options:Franz Straubinger and the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of efforts to unify German secular and religious associations in Ontario in the 1930s by stressing their common heritage and language. The author shows how Straubinger persisted in spite ...Keywords: GermansSchoolsGerman languageGermannessEthnic groupsAssociations and clubsCustoms and traditionsDeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft OntarioConcordia Club KitchenerWaterloo BandYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1929-1939Export options:Frederick Merner, New Hamburg
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Brother of Samuel, owner of successful carriage and wagon-making businesses in New Hamburg and Waterloo, and very active in community affairs.Year of publication: 1880Historical Period: 1837-1880Export options:Freie Presse
Type: Serial (Monograph...)Abstract: A weekly German-language newspaper first published by Hett and Buchhaupt in 1886. A year later it was owned by the Freie Presse Actien-Gesellschaft and edited by C. Hartmann. Microfilm copies are ...Year of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1886-1888Export options:From Baden to Baden
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of factors in the emigration of German residents of Baden (Sachsens and Schwabens) to Baden, Waterloo County, in 1816-17, the 1840s and the 1920s. The author uses evidence from ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1816-1920Export options:From Pennsylvania to Waterloo: Pennsylvania-German folk culture in transition
Type: BookAbstract: Proceedings of the 10th anniversary symposium, "Continuity and change: Pennsylvania-German folk culture in transition", richly illustrated with photographs of the accompanying exhibit, "Changes in ...Keywords: AmishArt and artistsFood customsCustoms and traditionsEthnic identityAgricultureFolk artFolkloreGenealogyGerman languageYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1750-1950Export options:From ties of blood to community of memory: ethnic faith communities in multicultural societies : a case study
Type: BookKeywords: HistoryCanadaSocial life and customsOntarioGermansSocial conditionsEthnic relationsGerman CanadiansWindsorYear of publication: 2019Export options:From Toleration to Expulsion: The Families of Ecsény Somogy County, Hungary 1784-1948
Type: BookAbstract: This "book of families" traces the origins and subsequent settlement in Ecseny, Hungary of German-speaking Lutherans. Names and details of individuals and their descendants comprise most of the 2 ...Keywords: Danube SwabiansGenealogyHungarian GermansEcseny Somogy County HungaryHessiansNorfolk CountyKitchenerhessYear of publication: 2015Historical Period: 1784-1948Export options:Gaukel, Friedrich
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the emigrant from Württemberg who came to Waterloo Township in 1820, first farming and operating a distillery near Bridgeport. In 1833 he purchased land in the small settlement of ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1820-1853Export options:Genealogical chart of the Devitt family and related branches, 1780-1980
Type: ReportAbstract: A detailed genealogical chart of the descendants of Dennis Devitt, builder of the Union Mills in Waterloo. This report contains biographical information on the fourth and succeeding generations of ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesGermansDevitt familyDevitt BarnabasDevitt DennisDevitt Polly Ripple (m. Dennis)WaterlooYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1815-1980Export options: