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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Economic revitalization in St Jacobs, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the recent transformation of St Jacobs as a tourist attraction, following the village's long decline in business and population from 1881. The author outlines some of the specific agents ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1870-1990Export 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:Functions of settlements in the Waterloo region 1951-1985: with historical background and comparative data for the counties of Bruce, Huron and Wellington
Type: BookAbstract: An account of economic, demographic and agricultural changes in the smaller settlements of Waterloo County. Using data from Dun and Bradstreet in Standard Industrial Classification categories, the ...Keywords: Settlement hierarchyLandscape CulturalLandscape RuralLand usePopulationUrbanizationBusinessesEconomic conditionsAgricultureIndustriesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1864-1985Export options:German Communities in Southern Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 2020Export 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:History of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline history of the county's settlement by various ethnic groups and of industrial development, electrification, publishing and printing, and cultural activities such as music and singing ...Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1798-1926Export options:Our family history: book one, supplements, and newsletters [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Waterloo County German Catholic family, written in 1976 with a 1977 supplement. Newsletters from 1979 and 1981 contain additional photographs and information. A reference to ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansBiographiesCatholicismDoll familyDoll BernhardDoll Mary Ann Wilhelm (m. Frederick)Doll FrederickWendling familyWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1981Export options:Our family history: book two, supplements and newsletters
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Waterloo German Catholic family who later settled in Illinois. It contains the original 1976 edition, a 1977 supplement, and newsletters from 1979 and 1981.Keywords: GenealogyGermansBiographiesCatholicismDoll familyDoll BernhardDoll Mary Ann Wilhelm (m. Frederick)Doll FrederickWendling familyWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1981Export options:Our family history: book two, supplements and newsletters [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Waterloo German Catholic family who later settled in Illinois. It contains the original 1976 edition, a 1977 supplement, and newsletters from 1979 and 1981.Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1981Export options: