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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:E.W.B. Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Snider (1842-1921), mill owner, promoter of the Waterloo Junction Railway and "father of hydro power" in Ontario. Special mention is made of a German roller machine, the "Walzenstuhle ...Keywords: BiographiesRailwaysFamiliesGenealogyMillsChurches EvangelicalRussian MennonitesPolitical partiesFlour mill industryFoundriesYear of publication: 1921Historical Period: 1842-1921Export options:Frederick Robert Shantz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of Shantz (1875-1932) who worked for his father's foundry business and presided over the Shantz family reunion at Waterloo in 1930. He also served on the Preston Town Council and was ...Year of publication: 1932Historical Period: 1875-1932Export options:Galt: the effects of competition in a dispersed city
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the industrial and commercial interdependence of Galt and neighbouring centres. Following an historical account, the author prescribes policies for downtown Galt and the regional ...Keywords: RetailingTradeEconomic conditionsTransportationCentral business districtsUrban renewalIndustriesStores and shopping centresYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: c1820-1971Export options:John Christian Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the longtime secretary of the Breithaupt Leather Co. with details of his other business interests and community service.Keywords: BiographiesManufacturersLeather industryFurniture industryPoliticiansBreithaupt J.C.Breithaupt Caroline C. Anthes (m. J.C.)Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Leather Co. KitchenerAnthes-Baetz Co. KitchenerYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:Louis J. Breithaupt
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of Kitchener's leading businessman, including summaries of Breithaupt family history and business interests.Keywords: BiographiesMayorsPoliticiansLeather industryChurches EvangelicalBreithaupt familyBreithaupt A.L.Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt E. CarlBreithaupt Emma Devitt (m. L.J.)Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1855-1926Export options:Michael H. Montag
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the co-founder of The Quality Mattress Co. and the Waterloo Bedding Co.Keywords: BiographiesFurniture industryMontag Michael H.Dantzer Alexander L.Quality Mattress Co WaterlooWaterloo Bedding Co.Waterloo Town Planning CommissionWaterloo Public School BoardWaterloo Board of TradeWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1903-1926Export options:Milo Shantz, entrepreneur
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of Milo Shantz, as founder of Hybrid Turkeys Inc., the non-profit foundation Mersynergy, the Mennonite interpretation centre known as The Meeting Place in St Jacobs, The Stone Crock ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1953-1994Export options:Rudolph Roschman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo button manufacturer.Keywords: BiographiesButton industryRoschmann RudolfRoschmann RichardRoschmann Button Factory WaterlooWaterloo Board of TradeCarmel Church of the New Jerusalem BerlinWaterlooYear of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1878-1926Export options:Salute to Eldon D. Weber
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the man best known to local historians for his new edition of Ezra E. Eby's biographical history of Waterloo Township (1895-6) in 1971, and for his genealogies of Henry H. Weber's ...Keywords: MennonitesAssociations and clubsTeachersAgricultureGenealogyFarmersBiographiesWaterloo CountyCentrevilleGerman MillsYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1913-1995Export options: