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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A Benjamin Eby letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of an letter to Jacob Groff from Benjamin Eby written in 1851. Eby writes that Abraham C. Weber was ordained as preacher and that Joseph E. Schneider, Jacob J. Schneider, and Johannes C. ...Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:A Review of Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte Der Mennoniten in Canada,' Published in 1872
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte der Mennoniten in Canada' (1872). Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1838, he studied medicine at the University of Toronto and practiced in Sebringville. He was encouraged ...Keywords: OntarioSebringvilleMennonitesEby AaronYear of publication: 1990Export options:Amish and Tunkers critiqued ca. 1830
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contemporary descriptions of Waterloo County Amish and Tunkers in the 1830s, taken from a journal of Rev. William Proudfoot and a letter by Christian G. Klinckhardt. Brief introductions by E. ...Keywords: TunkersAmishMennonitesPennsylvania GermansEducationGerman languageCustoms and traditionsAgricultureWaterloo TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1829-1834Export options:An old Ontario letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of a letter to Jacob Groff from Johannes Baer of Preston, written in 1858. Baer tells of receiving the monthly Mennonitsche Blatter from Danzig in west Prussia and gives the name and ...Keywords: NewspapersMennonitesChurches MennoniteFuneralsGerman languageFamiliesClergyCorrespondenceGermansBaer JohnYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1857-1858Export options:Bowlby, Ward Hamilton
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline of the legal career and business and community interests of Waterloo County's Crown Attorney.Keywords: Bowlby W.H.Bowlby Lissie Hespeler (m. W.H.)BiographiesReal estateLawyersBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo County Court HouseYear of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1858-1886Export options:Bowman, Isaac Erb
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline of the business interests and public service of North Waterloo's representative in the Canadian parliament from 1864 to 1878.Keywords: BiographiesLeather industryTeachersInsurance agentsPoliticiansBowman Isaac ErbWoolwich Township CouncilOntario Mutual Life Assurance Co.Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1832-1886Export options:Bowman, Israel David
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A brief biography of the municipal officer who served as county clerk for Waterloo from 1861.Year of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1835-1886Export options:Funcken, Very Rev. Louis, D.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A brief profile of the rector of St Jerome's College, Berlin.Keywords: BiographiesChurches CatholicSchools SeparateSchools SecondaryFuncken Louis Rev.St Jerome's College BerlinBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1864-1886Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz, 1822-1909, promoter of the Mennonite settlements in Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the Berlin farmer- businessman and community leader, emphasizing his role in helping Russian Mennonites to migrate to Manitoba in the later nineteenth century.Keywords: BiographiesRussian MennonitesBusinessesImmigrationFarmersIndustriesMennonitesShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)ManitobaYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:John Goessman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the surveyor of the German Block in Wilmot Township for Christian Nafziger's Amish and Mennonite settlers. Goessman (1776-1841) also surveyed other townships and acted as an agent for ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1840Export options: