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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Breithaupt papers return to Waterloo Region
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the discovery in 1987 of manuscripts, diaries and letters, now part of the Breithaupt Hewetson Clark Collection in the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, University of Waterloo Library. In ...Keywords: Breithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: c1850-c1950Export options:Deutsch als Muttersprache in Kanada: Berichte zur Gegenwartslage
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of essays about German- language enclaves in Canada. Werner Bausenhart, Kurt Nabert, Klaus H. Bongart and others discuss the dialects of Ontario German-speaking communities, especially ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsWaterloo CountyOntarioYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1945-c1975Export options:Deutsch in Ontario, I: Toronto und Ottawa - Deutsch bei den Mennoniten
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1977Export options:Early history of the County of Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of an address outlining the history of Waterloo County and mentioning local historians Ezra Eby, A.B. Sherk, James Young and Gottlieb Bettschen.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGermansScotsSettlersImmigrationMennonitesSchoolsReligious buildingsWaterloo CountyGerman Company TractYear of publication: 1913Historical Period: 1799-1913Export options:Family Documents Re-united in University Archives
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short article about a recent addition to the Breithaupt Hewetson Clark Collection in the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, University of Waterloo Library. A significant part of the donation is the birth- ...Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1807-1856Export options:First settlements of Pennsylvania Mennonites in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the settlements in the Niagara region, Waterloo County and Markham, with brief references to notable Mennonites and their descendants. There are biographical sketches of Benjamin Eby, ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesWar 1812War 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryAmishPennsylvania GermansNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyMarkhamSettlersYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1795-1925Export options:German immigration and assimilation in Ontario, 1783-1918
Type: BookKeywords: GermansAcculturationImmigrantsYear of publication: 1989Export options:German immigration into Canada: a survey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An overview of German settlement including the waves of migration to the Waterloo area. It is noted that this article is a translation of the original German work by Werner A. Bausenhart.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1799-c1835Export options:Guide to local history materials: Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, University of Waterloo Library
Type: BookAbstract: Arranged in three sections: books held in the collection, books (and other sources) relating to Waterloo County available in the Genealogical Society Library of Utah, and archives. References to ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1830-1940Export options:Historical notes on the Grand River
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An address given at Chicopee on August 2, 1930 on the history and prehistory of the river, its geographical characteristics and various inhabitants and explorers since the seventeenth century.Year of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1600-1930Export options: