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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Biographical sketches
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Brief profiles of men who held office as county Warden or Reeve of a township or village, or represented North Waterloo or South Waterloo in the federal parliament or provincial legislature, or held ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1823-1881Export options:Frederick Merner, New Hamburg
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Brother of Samuel, owner of successful carriage and wagon-making businesses in New Hamburg and Waterloo, and very active in community affairs.Year of publication: 1880Historical Period: 1837-1880Export options:Hon. Samuel Merner
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of "Honest Sam" Merner (1823-1908), entrepreneur, and politician.Keywords: SwissIndustriesBiographiesPoliticiansNew HamburgWilmot TownshipWaterlooBerlin (Ontario)GermansBusinessesYear of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1823-1908Export options:Mrner, Muerner, Merner: genealogy and related branches
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Merner family including the descendants of Jacob and Susanna Schluchter Muerner who settled in New Hamburg in 1837 after leaving Kien/Reichenbach, Switzerland. There are ...Keywords: GenealogyPoliticiansPublishersBlacksmithsMerner FamilyMerner JacobMerner Susan SchluchterMerner SamuelMerner ChristianMerner GottliebYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1837-1976Export options:Merner, Samuel
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the prominent citizen of New Hamburg who won the South Waterloo seat in the Dominion Parliament in 1878.Keywords: BiographiesFoundriesPoliticiansMerner SamuelNew Hamburg Public School BoardNew Hamburg Village CouncilNew HamburgYear of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1837-1886Export options:Mürner, Muerner, Merner: genealogy and related branches
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Merner family including the descendants of Jacob and Susanna Schluchter Muerner who settled in New Hamburg in 1837 after leaving Kien/Reichenbach, Switzerland. There are ...Keywords: GenealogySwissPublishersMerner FamilyMerner JacobMerner Susan SchluchterMerner SamuelMerner ChristianMerner GottliebMerner FrederickYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1837-1976Export options:Samuel Merner
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the entrepreneur who developed an extensive trade in blacksmithing and wagon- and carriage- building in New Hamburg and Waterloo into a wide range of other commercial and industrial ...Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1823-1906Export options:Samuel Merner, M.P., New Hamburg
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of New Hamburg's leading businessman and community leader and Member of Parliament for South Waterloo.Year of publication: 1880Historical Period: 1837-1880Export options:The {New Hamburg Independent}'s first century
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the community's first English-language weekly newspaper which began as a campaign publication for local businessman Samuel Merner. The author describes the involvement of George W. ...Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1878-1978Export options: