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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The trail of the black walnut
Type: ReportAbstract: A teaching aid intended for high school students learning about the ties between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo County, Ontario. The kit consists of loose overhead transparencies and ...Keywords: Educational literatureMennonitesImmigrationPennsylvania GermansUpper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: c1790-c1820Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1965Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1993Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1974Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1958Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the migration to North America by ten different European religious groups, notably the Mennonites. The references to Waterloo County (pp. 108-113 and 122-124) relate initial ...Keywords: SettlersGermansPennsylvania GermansAgricultureAmishLutheransMennonitesTunkersEthnic identityMapsYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options:The trail of the Conestoga
Type: BookAbstract: An historical novel based on fact about the migration of Pennsylvania German Mennonites from Lancaster County to the Waterloo area at the beginning of the 19th century. The 1924 edition contains a ...Year of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1830Export options:The trek of the Pennsylvanians to Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed description of the route taken by migrants from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County. The travellers, mostly Mennonite, came from the counties of Lancaster, Cumberland, York, Berks, Franklin, ...Keywords: Migration processMennonitesYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1805Export options:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:The Weber family: a historical novel [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: An unpublished historical novel telling of the migrations of the Anabaptists from Switzerland to the Palatinate, then to Pennsylvania and lastly to Canada in 1819. Based on the experiences of the ...Keywords: Weber familyMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SettlersFolkloreSocial life and customsLiteratureGenealogyWaterloo CountyWellesley TownshipYear of publication:Historical Period: 1819-1905Export options: