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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
History and genealogy of the Witmer family
Type: BookAbstract: A book by the president of Spae-Naur Inc. of Kitchener. The Witmer family came from Pennsylvania to Waterloo Township in 1804 and is connected by marriage with the Groh, Gingerich and Reichert ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesTunkersSettlersPennsylvaniaFarmersMennonitesWaterloo TownshipRosebank19th centuryYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1804-1977Export options:Johannes Holzer, the Canisius of Upper Canada (1817-1888)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography illustrated with a portrait and including references to the priest's time at St Agatha in the mid-nineteenth century.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1848-1850Export options:John Adam Rittinger: the 'Glockemann' (1855-1915)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the editor of the "Berliner Journal" who earlier edited the Walkerton paper, "Ontario Glocke". The author discusses letters to the editor written by Rittinger in the Pennsylvania ...Keywords: NewspapersGermanBiographiesGermansRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Ontario GlockeBerliner JournalWalkertonYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1855-1915Export options:John Adam Rittinger: The 'Glockmann' (1855-1915)
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1984Export options:Sir Adam Beck - the human dynamo (1857- 1925)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the Baden-born organizer of the Hydro Electric Power Commission, noting Beck's other achievements and relating the influence of his father, Jacob Beck, on his interest in water ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1857-1925Export options:The Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options:William John Wintemberg, father of Canadian archaeology (1876-1941)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the New Dundee native, from his early years as an apprentice tailor to his appointment as Assistant Archaeologist at the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa. The author notes ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1876-1941Export options: