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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Thou art Peter: a story of the pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A short history of Peter Martin's family, beginning with his grandfather's birth in Switzerland. The main focus is on Peter Martin himself, his accomplishments, interests, and religious devotion, but ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyFarmersMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesFolk artPoetsWoolwich TownshipLancaster County PennsylvaniaSwitzerlandYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options:Three Schneider Pennsylvania German pioneering families
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the families and descendants of the Schneider brothers Christian, Jacob and Joseph, who came to Waterloo Township in 1806-7. Their roles as farmers, millers and landowners in the local ...Keywords: MennonitesWaterloo TownshipSchneider ChristianSchneider Elizabeth Erb (m. Christian)Schneider Jacob YochSchneider Maria Erb (m. Jacob)Schneider Barbara Eby (m. Joseph)Schneider JosephBean John SrSchneider Jacob C.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1806-1968Export options:Throw the Baby from the Window a Cookie: English and Pennsylvania German in Contact
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1998Export options:Trail of the black walnut
Type: BookKeywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesMoravian GermansUpper CanadaImmigrationNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyYork CountyEssex CountySettlersYear of publication: 1965Export options:Twelfth Hallman Reunion
Type: BookAbstract: A 1966 programme containing genealogical information and other material from H.S. Hallman's 1906 and 1912 family histories, a history of earlier family reunions, and the story of Benjamin Hallman and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansHallman familyHallman BenjaminHallman Elizabeth Detweiler (m. Benjamin)RosevilleWaterlooYear of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1825-1966Export options:Uncle Hannes and Levi
Type: BookAbstract: A description of a week's events in the life of a Mennonite boy who lived near Hespeler at the end of the nineteenth century. Two of the main characters and their families are fictitious but most are ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Village Pionniere de Black Creek
Type: Film (Motion picture)Abstract: A living museum on the edge of Toronto stands as a memorial to the resourcefulness of the pioneer families who settled there. Many of them were Pennsylvania German farmers who came to Canada in the ...Year of publication: 1966Export options:Was Grossdaudy un Grossmammy gsaht hen: stories, poems and proverbs
Type: BookYear of publication: 1994Export options:Waterloo County: a Pennsylvania-German homeland
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline of the settlement of Mennonite and Amish pioneers between 1800 and 1835 and the subsequent arrival of German-speaking migrants from Europe. The author compares the main groups of settlers ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGermansMennonitesImmigrationSettlersAmishPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options: