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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Deutsche Bräuche und Volkslieder in Maryhill (Waterloo County)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief overview of German customs and folk songs traced back to the settlement of the community (known as New Germany before 1941) by Catholic Alsatians in the 1820s and 1830s. Based on interviews ...Keywords: Customs and traditionsGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsMusicMarriageCatholicismLeisure activitiesPoetryMaryhillYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: c1820-1976Export options:Reinhart heritage: Germany 1617 to Canada 1993
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical tree that includes the descendants of Andreas and Martin Reinhart who settled near New Germany in the late 1830s and early 40s. Stories or biographical sketches are added to some names ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansFood customsCatholicismClergyNew GermanyMaryhillReinhart familyDietrich familyZettel familyYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1838-1993Export options:The Weishar family, 1818-1983
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the ancestors and descendants of Andrew Weishar and Margaretha Zinger. Andrew, a native of Alsace- Lorraine, farmed in Waterloo Township from 1863 to 1871, when he and his family moved ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersBiographiesWeishar familyWeishar AndrewZinger ChrysostumWeishar Margaretha Zinger (m. Andrew)Brohman LeonardAlsace-LorraineWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1860-1983Export options: