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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Adam Beck and apple pie
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An anecdote about how a friendly piece of apple pie given to Adam Beck later resulted in St Agatha's acquiring electricity long before its unincorporated status would have merited.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1867-1920Export options:Albert I. Hunsberger
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the president of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1981-1982, noting his career in education and service on many boards including the Conrad Grebel College, the Fairview Mennonite ...Keywords: TeachersWritersMennonitesAssociations and clubsBiographiesWaterloo Historical SocietyConrad Grebel CollegeFairview Mennonite Home PrestonUniversity of WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1912-1982Export options:Carolina Louisa Huber Bindemann: daughter, sister, wife, grandmother and her Huber family roots
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Huber familyBindemann familyYear of publication: 2017Export options:Finding a home: the Frenzel Family Odyssey
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Frenzel familyYear of publication: 2017Export options:Pennsylvania-German rhymes and sayings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of about 15 short poems written in dialect with an English translation. The topics of the verses vary from weather predictions to children's nonsense rhymes and a general acceptance of ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1800-1976Export options:Serious Fun: The Card Game of German Solo as Played in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsLeisure activitiesPennsylvania GermanOntarioCard games Discusses the card game German Solo and its history in Waterloo County and other parts of Ontario. The game's history rules and the use of Pennsylvania German dialect expressions are covered.Year of publication: 2012Export options:Ten hours out of Waterloo Region: Mennonites on the move north... again
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Waterloo RegionMennonitesYear of publication: 2015Export options:The Wunder Furniture Manufacturing Co. Limited, Kitchener, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1999Export 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: