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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Saint Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery or Central Woolwich Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4583): Village of St Jacobs, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Cemetery transcriptions of over 300 markers with a plan and a name index.Keywords: CemeteriesInscriptionsGenealogyYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1856-1990Export options:Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, sometimes known as Oswald or Hoffer Cemetery (CC#4582): German Company Tract lot 52, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 83 memorials with translations of the kirkenbuch entries and a history of this vanished church. A name index is also included.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1853-1935Export options:Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg (CC#4593): German Company Tract Lot 13, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 450 markers in the cemetery located a little east of Heidelberg. The introduction notes that the cemetery adjoined the original log church erected in 1851 and the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1851-1990Export options:Salute to Eldon D. Weber
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the man best known to local historians for his new edition of Ezra E. Eby's biographical history of Waterloo Township (1895-6) in 1971, and for his genealogies of Henry H. Weber's ...Keywords: MennonitesAssociations and clubsTeachersAgricultureGenealogyFarmersBiographiesWaterloo CountyCentrevilleGerman MillsYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1913-1995Export options:Schneider, Snider and Snyders: the descendants of Hannes, 1534 and Catherine (Haus) of Berne Switzerland and Jacob, 1764- 1853 (Bloomingdale)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy, based on historical sources, of the ancestors and descendants of the three Schneider brothers, Jacob, Joseph and Christian, who came to Waterloo County early in the 19th century. Jacob ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBloomingdaleDoonBerlin (Ontario)Berne SwitzerlandSchneider familySnider FamilySnyder familyYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Schnitz and plum pudding: a family history of the Brake-Break-Brech, the Cosens, the Kraft, the Wismer families
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family with Pennsylvania Dutch and English origins. Many of its members came first to Waterloo County, moving on to Michigan. Autobiographical details of the author, reminiscences of ...Keywords: GenealogyFood customsMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesImmigrationCustoms and traditionsBreslau (Ontario)Wilmot TownshipBlairYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1806-1992Export options:'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, ...Year of publication: 1983Export options:Serious Fun: The Card Game of German Solo as Played in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsLeisure activitiesPennsylvania GermanOntarioCard games Discusses the card game German Solo and its history in Waterloo County and other parts of Ontario. The game's history rules and the use of Pennsylvania German dialect expressions are covered.Year of publication: 2012Export options:Shantz family reunion
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An article reprinted from the "Waterloo Chronicle" giving details about the fourth Shantz family reunion, held in Waterloo Park in 1940. Some information about family members, past and present, is ...Year of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1805-1940Export options:Shoemaker family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account that begins with the migration of Swiss-born Jacob to Pennsylvania in 1737 and traces the family line that came to Waterloo County in 1828.Keywords: BiographiesIndustriesGenealogyBridgeportSwitzerlandBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterloo TownshipSwissShoemaker JacobYear of publication: 1951Historical Period: 1828-1900Export options: