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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Weber family: a historical novel [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: An unpublished historical novel telling of the migrations of the Anabaptists from Switzerland to the Palatinate, then to Pennsylvania and lastly to Canada in 1819. Based on the experiences of the ...Keywords: Weber familyMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SettlersFolkloreSocial life and customsLiteratureGenealogyWaterloo CountyWellesley TownshipYear of publication:Historical Period: 1819-1905Export options:To a new land a guided automobile adventure through Ontario's Old Order Mennonite heartland.
Type: SoundAbstract: Script and research by Johanna Zomers and Tom McCullough. Notes and map on liner. Bernard McCaffery, narration ; music performed by Carol Ann Weaver, the Distorter Band, and Mennonite choirs. ...Year of publication: 1996Export options:Walter John Fleischauer
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the secretary-treasurer of the Baetz Brothers Furniture Company and of his father, Louis Fleischauer, a Wellesley blacksmith.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryBlacksmithsFleischauer Walter J.Fleischauer LouisBaetz Brothers Furniture Co. KitchenerKitchenerWellesleyYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1865-1926Export options:Waterloo and Wellington Counties book index volume I
Type: BookAbstract: A compilation of indexes to seven books: {The beginning of things in Waterloo and Wellington Counties}; {Early history of the Township of Erin}; {Let's reminisce}; {The Maple Leaf Journal: a ...Keywords: IndexesHistorical sourcesYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1800-1995Export options:Waterloo County births as recorded in 1872 and 1873
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of all births by townships and villages, with details of date, name of child, names of father and mother, father's occupation, place of residence and accoucheur (doctor or midwife). ...Keywords: BirthsChildrenOccupationsStatisticsYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1872-1873Export options:Waterloo County councillors: a collective biography
Type: ReportAbstract: Profiles of the 545 men and two women who served on the Waterloo County Council between 1852 and 1972 (when the county was succeeded by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo). The introductory essay ...Keywords: PoliticiansWaterloo CountyAyrBadenBambergBerlin (Ontario)BlairBloomingdaleBranchtonBreslau (Ontario)Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Wellesley and Wilmot Amish Mennonite Cemeteries (CC#4551 and CC#6076): Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with indexes of 19 markers in the Wilmot cemetery and 75 markers in the Wellesley cemetery. The introduction explains that Michael Zehr sold land for the Wilmot cemetery in 1873 to the ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1873-1990Export options:Wellesley Maple Leaf
Type: BookAbstract: A weekly publication, founded and edited by J.G. Green, and later owned by H.W. Kaufman. Kitchener Public Library holds microfilm copies for the years 1900-1904 and 1906-1908.Keywords: PublishersNewspapersYear of publication: 1900Historical Period: 1900-1921Export options:William Rudy of Waterloo County, Ont.: his ancestors and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Rudy family beginning with Daniel and Barbara (Rosenburger) Rudy who purchased land west of Waterloo in 1827. The work includes information in chart form about their descendants, ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesGenealogyRudy familyRudy WilliamRudy DanielRudy Barbara RosenburgerWellesley Township SS 10 BambergBambergWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1827-1990Export options:Yost genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated genealogy of five generations of the descendants of John and Katherine Kohl, German settlers who came first to Perth County about 1850 and later settled in Wellesley Township. The name ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansSocial life and customsChildrenMennonitesPerth CountyWellesley TownshipBadenYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1846-1950Export options: