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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Community Identity and Language Change in North American Anabaptist Communities
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Draws on archival research & on fieldwork conducted since 1984 in Swartzentruber Amish communities in New York, & in Old Order Amish & Mennonite communities in New York, along the ...Year of publication: 1998Export options:Teaching Identity: German Language Instruction in Old Order Schools
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Examines patterns of language use in Old Order church communities, specifically the use of Pennsylvania German, English, and Amish High German (AHG) in Schwartzentruber Amish and Mennonite ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:The Shantz family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief account of the emigration of Jacob Tschanz from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in 1737 and the subsequent migration of his children to Waterloo Township in the first years of the nineteenth ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobTschanz JacobGenealogyBiographiesSwitzerlandPennsylvaniaWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1930Historical Period: 1800-1930Export options: