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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Linguistic Ideology and State Power: German and English Education in Ontario, 1880-1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: This article analyzes the relationship between German and English in Ontario's educational system between 1880 and 1912. It examines textbooks, curriculum, and the linguistic ideology of the ...Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Export options:Philipp Lautenschlager's letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of a German letter from a new Canadian resident to his family in Herchenrode, Hesse. The letter describes the passage to North America and the way of life, wages and prices in Waterloo ...Keywords: CorrespondenceOccupationsWomenTaxationCustoms and traditionsGerman languageLautenschlager PhilippWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1831Export options:Reminiscences of Grandmother Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of a Mennonite family in Waterloo County over a period of nearly 150 years, based on the recollections of the author's mother-in-law. Births, deaths, marriages, illnesses, ...Keywords: BiographiesFood customsElectricityFarmersFuneralsGenealogyGerman languageMennonites (Old Order)Settlers PennsylvaniaTransportationYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1967Export options:Russian Mennonites mark 60th anniversary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A description of the arrival in 1924 of 800 Russian Mennonites in the Kitchener- Waterloo area.Keywords: Russian MennonitesKitchenerWaterlooYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1923-1924Export options:The boundaries of ethnicity: German immigration and the language of belonging in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract:Benjamin Bryce considers what it meant to be German in Ontario between 1880 and 1930. For the Germans who make up the core of this study, the distinction between insiders and outsiders was often ...
Keywords: HistoryOntarioGermans19th century20th centuryEthnic identityGerman languageReligionSocial life and customsYear of publication: 2022Export options:Theodore Dietrich of St Agatha
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the automobile and airplane enthusiast from St Agatha with an account of his many adventures in Skylark, the plane he built himself.Keywords: BiographiesSt AgathaWaterlooWilmot TownshipDietrich TheodoreDietrich Louis B.Gillies FredDietrich L.F.Dietrich Louis A.Dietrich Louis C.Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1896-1980Export options: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:Wilson A. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1963-64, noting his contributions in teaching and social work as well as his service with the Mennonite Central Committee and the ...Keywords: BiographiesAssociations and clubsTeachersHunsberger WilsonHunsberger Edith BeyerMennonite Central CommitteeWaterloo Tp SS 25 Bearinger'sWaterloo Region Lung AssociationChildren's Aid SocietyWaterlooYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1919-1982Export options: