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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A struggle for survival: the Russian Mennonites in Ontario, 1924-1939
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the group's difficulties in adjusting from a rural to an urban society and its development of religious, cultural and educational organizations. About half the Russian Mennonites who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1924-1939Export options:Jacob H. Janzen (1878-1950): a man with a mission to his people
Type: BookAbstract: A biographical sketch of Jacob Heinrich Janzen, the Russian Mennonite who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church. Janzen's roles as writer, educator and community leader are ...Keywords: MennonitesRussian MennonitesImmigrationGerman languageEducationMilitary conscriptionBiographiesClergyWorld War ICultural adaptationYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1878-1950Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:Nach Amerika: the Krugs of Eulersdorf come to Canada West
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the chain migration of members of the Krug family to the Waterloo area between 1837 and 1848. Many members of the Krug family are mentioned, some of whom intermarried with the Moogk, ...Keywords: Settlers GermanImmigrationKrug JohannesKrug Johannes PeterKrug ConradKrug Anna Maria HaimbaecherKrug familyKrug Johann ConradKrug Johann BalthasarKrug Catharina ElisabethaYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1837-1848Export options:Separation or Integration? the Russian Mennonite Immigrant Community in Ontario, 1924-45
Type: ThesisAbstract: How do ethnic groups survive and maintain their identity when transplanted into an alien cultural environment? That question is one of the major issues in the study of ethnicity. Both historians and ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesAcculturationYear of publication: 1986Export options:The ancestors and family of Charles Moogk (1848-1924) of Waterloo, Ontario: the story of ten generations
Type: ReportAbstract: An account of the family's German background and ancestry, with biographies of Balthasar, the first Moogk to emigrate to Waterloo County, and his son, Charles George, Waterloo architect and builder. ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanBiographiesCorrespondenceGerman languageGermansElitesArchitectsBusinessmenEngineersYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1841-1988Export options: