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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options:Three Schneider Pennsylvania German pioneering families
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the families and descendants of the Schneider brothers Christian, Jacob and Joseph, who came to Waterloo Township in 1806-7. Their roles as farmers, millers and landowners in the local ...Keywords: MennonitesWaterloo TownshipSchneider ChristianSchneider Elizabeth Erb (m. Christian)Schneider Jacob YochSchneider Maria Erb (m. Jacob)Schneider Barbara Eby (m. Joseph)Schneider JosephBean John SrSchneider Jacob C.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1806-1968Export options:West Montrose United Church Cemetery (CC#4596), German Company Tract Lot 71, Woolwich Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 165 markers. The introduction notes that the first church was built in 1862-3, and the present one in 1906-07 at the time of union into the United Brethren ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1862-1985Export options:Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (CC#4576): South Erb's Road, Lot 4, Wilmot Township (east of St Agatha)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 90 markers. The introduction notes that the first services were held in the log schoolhouse on the present church property in December 1834 by the Rev. F.W. ...Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1834-1988Export options: