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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
In pioneer days
Type: BookAbstract: A Canadian elementary school reader which contains three sections relating to the county. A chapter entitled "Waterloo: the first settlement back from the lake," beginning on page 181, recounts the ...Keywords: EducationCorrespondencePennsylvania GermansMennonitesWaterloo TownshipDumfries North TownshipWaterlooSettlersBricker SamuelSchoerg JosephYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1799-c1830Export options:Local man has icy Niagara Falls adventure
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An article reprinted from The Elmira Signet, describing how the honour of being the first person to descend Niagara Falls on ice belongs to a Waterloo County boy. This was a younger brother of Isaac ...Year of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1893-1893Export options: