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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The second Betzner reunion
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Betzner family history, including the 1920 Betzner reunion.Keywords: GenealogyDoonBreslau (Ontario)KitchenerFlamboro West TownshipBlairWaterloo TownshipBetzner familyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesYear of publication: 1920Historical Period: 1800-1920Export options:The settlement of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century, including the families of Schoerg, Eby, Erb, Betzner, Brubacher, Baumann, Bechtel, Biehn, Bergey, ...Keywords: SettlersWaterloo CountyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesScotsAmishEby Ezra E.Young JamesSherk A.B. Rev.Beasley RichardYear of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1800-1856Export options:The settlement of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the early settlement of Block Number 2, Waterloo Township by Pennsylvania Mennonites, with brief mentions of the first pioneers in the other townships.Year of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1800-1850Export options:The Shantz family: being an outline of family history beginning with Jacob Shantz,
Type: BookAbstract: An genealogical account of the American descendants of Jacob Shantz, mentioning notable members. Members of this Mennonite family came from Pennsylvania to Waterloo Township in 1806. There is a ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansWaterloo TownshipShantz familyShantz Frederick RobertShantz ChristianShantz Barbara ReiffShantz Jacob Y.Shantz Ivan A.Year of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1806-1930Export options:The Stager family in Canada since 1846
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes about a German family who settled near Preston in 1848. Their descendants later moved to farms near Hespeler and New Dundee. The family name was also spelled Stege ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansBiographiesStager familyFarmersPrestonHespelerNew DundeeWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1848-1980Export options:The stone carvers
Type: BookKeywords: FictionGermansWorld War IYear of publication: 2002Export options:The stone carvers
Type: BookKeywords: World War IFictionGermansWomenClergyYear of publication: 2001Export options:The story of the counties of Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A popular account of all the counties of Ontario, including a brief history of Waterloo County with many references to the Township of Dumfries from James Young's book.Keywords: MennonitesGermansSettlersDiseasesOntarioYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1805-1913Export options:The Swiss in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Swiss experience in Ontario, with chapters on the Pennsylvania Mennonites and European Amish in Waterloo County. The author refers to Waterloo Swiss pioneers including the Bettschen ...Keywords: AmishMennonitesBiographiesSwissPennsylvania GermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityOntarioWaterloo CountyUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1991Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1965Export options: