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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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Type: BookAbstract: An historical account of the lifestyles of the Old Order Mennonites in North America, with particular reference to Waterloo County. Beginning with the settlement years, the author notes events, ...Keywords: DiseasesMapsEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGenealogyMennonites (Old Order)AgricultureWorld War IWorld War IIYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:Volunteer recruiting in Waterloo County during the Great War, 1914-1918
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of Galt and Berlin from which the author concludes that the main difference in recruitment was not between Germans and other Canadians but between Canadian-born and British-born males. The ...Year of publication: 1977Export options:"We Shall Go Forward with Our Songs into the Fight for Better Life": Identity and Musical Meaning in the History of the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir, 1925-1959.
Type: ThesisAbstract: This project explores the early years of the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir (known initially as the Freiheit Gezang Farein or Freedom Singing Society), a mixed amateur ensemble with roots in the secular ...Year of publication: 2005Historical Period: 1925-59Export options:When names become politically incorrect
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many place names in Canada were changed after Canadians fought wars against countries from which those names originated or when foreign heroes were subsequently deemed monstrous. Of the approximately ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:Zwischen Fremde und Fremde: Displaced Persons in Australien, den USA und Kanada 1946-1952
Type: BookAbstract: Das 20. Jahrhundert war das Jahrhundert der Flüchtlinge, Vertriebenen und Deportierten. Zu den vielen Opfern staatlich sanktionierter Entwurzelung zählten auch die mehr als 8 Millionen ›Displaced ...Keywords: World War IYear of publication: 2005Export options: