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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
History and genealogy of the Brubaker- Brubacher-Brewbaker family in America
Type: BookAbstract: A general account including a note of the family reunion at Kitchener in 1923 and references to early Brubachers in Canada, such as Maria Brubacher Eby, Deacon John Brubacher, Elias S. Brubacher and ...Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBrubacher familyEby Mary Brubacher (m. Benjamin)Eby BenjaminBrubacher JohnBrubacher Elias S.Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1951Historical Period: 1807-1951Export options:History of the Petworth emigration scheme: annual report for {Families}
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A progress report on the Petworth history project. Some pioneer families, notably in Waterloo Township, came to Upper Canada under the auspices of this assisted emigration scheme.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options:Irish Palatine Pioneers in Upper Canada: Commemorating 300 Years, 1709-2009
Type: BookKeywords: PalatinateIrishUpper CanadaGenealogyYear of publication: 2010Export options:Johannes Holzer, the Canisius of Upper Canada (1817-1888)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography illustrated with a portrait and including references to the priest's time at St Agatha in the mid-nineteenth century.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1848-1850Export options:John Goessman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the surveyor of the German Block in Wilmot Township for Christian Nafziger's Amish and Mennonite settlers. Goessman (1776-1841) also surveyed other townships and acted as an agent for ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1840Export options:Kinship, Communities, and Covenant Chains: Mohawks and Palatines in New York and Upper Canada, 1712-1830
Type: ThesisYear of publication: 2006Export options:Little Germany in Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A chapter containing a short profile of German life in Waterloo County to Confederation with particular reference to Berlin, emphasizing the German ethnic contributions.Keywords: Waterloo CountyUpper CanadaMennonitesEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansLautenschlager PhilippHoffman JohnPeterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:Mapping Upper Canada, 1780-1867: an annotated bibliography of manuscript and printed maps
Type: BookAbstract: A definitive reference work that includes entries for about 100 maps and plans relating to Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:Memoranda of a settler in Lower Canada;
Type: BookAbstract: A guide for emigrants to Canada, in two parts. The second describes Upper Canada through letters by an Ayrshire emigrant to his brother in Glasgow. Letter five contains an optimistic account of the ...Keywords: ImmigrationTravellers' guidesSettlers GermanSettlers ScottishFarmersDamsFlora and faunaIndigenous peoplesSoilsClimateYear of publication: 1843Historical Period: 1842-1843Export options:Mennonites: the old ways are forever
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A popular account of the traditional values and customs preserved by the Mennonites.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options: