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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: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 Mennonite communities of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A summary of early Mennonite history and the founding of settlements in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships, followed by some discussion of differences in farming practices and general way of life between ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1861-1961Export options:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:Urban fringe and urban shadow in the Waterloo-southeast Wellington County area land space matrix
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A study of the impact of rapid urbanization in the region between 1941 and 1966, based on factor analysis of data variables from township assessment rolls. Urban fringe variables measure more ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1941-1966Export options:Waterloo County: a population profile, 1951-1971
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of the demographic composition of the county and its component municipalities, based on census data. The author comments on the high degree of urbanization, rapid growth, ethnic background ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1881-1971Export options:Waterloo County - some aspects of settlement and economy before 1900
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A chronological outline of land purchases and pioneer settlement with a discussion of distinctive features of Mennonite land use and the siting of villages at early millsites. A table of populations ...Keywords: Census recordsWaterloo CountyMennonitesYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options: