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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Peter Bernhardt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of the co-founder of the Rock Brewery, president of the Preston Silver Band, generous supporter of the Preston Scout Troop, Mayor of Preston in 1908-09, and member of the Preston Public ...Year of publication: 1947Historical Period: 1850-1947Export options:Physicians of note and notoriety
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Biographical sketches of doctors who spent only a portion of their lives in Waterloo Region. Two of them, Drs Gottfried Schmutter and Lewis Senghas, did not find favour, but Dr George Acheson, Dr ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1847-1938Export options:Presidential address: some German settlers of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief sketches of some influential European settlers, including Peter N. Tagge, Jacob Beck, Otto Klotz, Jacob Hailer, Jacob Hespeler and John Motz.Keywords: Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyIndigenous peoplesSettlersGermansSchoolsIndustriesGerman languageNewspapersPlace namesYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1800-1911Export options:Preston marriages from Pastor Bindemann's registers
Type: ReportAbstract: A name index of grooms with a cross-index of brides from records for the years 1852 to 1857. The wedding date, occupation of the groom and the names of the witnesses are among information given.Keywords: Marriage registersOccupationsIndexesYear of publication:Historical Period: 1852-1857Export options:Preston Times/Cambridge Times
Type: BookAbstract: A weekly paper begun after the Second World War, printed by Baulk Publishers and first edited by Norman Moeller. In 1969 it was sold to the Kitchener-Waterloo Record Ltd; in 1970 its title changed to ...Keywords: PublishersNewspapersYear of publication: 1947Historical Period: 1947-1992Export options:Register of interments in the Preston Public Cemetery
Type: ReportAbstract: Photocopy of the register from 1858 to 1901, with details of some 575 burials, including date of burial, name, age at death, place of birth and place of death, cause of death, marital status, and lot ...Year of publication:Historical Period: 1858-1901Export options:Reminiscences of early Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch of Waterloo County during the second half of the nineteenth century, including references to the communities of Freeport, Blair, Ayr, Doon, Preston and Berlin and to community ...Year of publication: 1925Historical Period: c1850-1924Export options:Reverend Anthony Weiler, Ph.D., D.D.
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of the senior priest of the Congregation of the Resurrection who died at the age of 94. A graduate of St Jerome's College in 1877, he first served at St Clement's Church, Preston and then ...Year of publication: 1949Historical Period: 1855-1949Export options:Samuel Preston Shantz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short obituary of the Preston-born businessman with interests in the P.E. Shantz Foundry and also active in community affairs; he helped to organize the Preston Old Boys' Reunion in 1949.Year of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1884-1952Export options:Schwartz/Swartz
Type: ReportAbstract: The history of a German Mennonite family who emigrated to Pennsylvania early in the 18th century. Christian Schwartz and his wife Sophia Ruth moved from Pennsylvania and settled near Preston about ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansPrestonSchwartz familySchwartz AbrahamSchwartz ChristianSchwartz Sophia Ruth (m. Christian)Ruth familyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1800-1880Export options: