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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ezra E. Eby: the historian and his work
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Ezra E. Eby (1850-1901) and review of Eby's "Biographical history of Waterloo" which consists of two parts. The first recounts the early settlement of Waterloo by the ...Keywords: AuthorsBiographiesMennonitesImmigrationGenealogySettlersPennsylvaniaEby Ezra E. 1850-1901Biographical History of Waterloo19th centuryYear of publication: 1908Historical Period: 1800-1901Export options:Family history of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy introduced by reminiscences of Joseph and Elizabeth's twelve children. Joseph owned a sawmill on Plum Creek and founded the Haysville Cheese Factory, the first in Waterloo County. The ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesSchoolsMennonitesNew HamburgHaysvilleWilmot TownshipShantz Joseph Y.Shantz Elizabeth Stauffer (m. Joseph Y.)Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1971Export options:History of Daniel E. Cressman family
Type: BookAbstract: A brief account of the ancestors and descendants of a Mennonite farmer, Daniel, (1847-1925) and his wife, Hannah Shantz (1848-1940), who settled in Oxford County. Some of the family later moved to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesCressman familyCressman Daniel E.Cressman Hannah Shantz (m. Daniel E.)Schmitt EmanuelSchmitt Elmina Cressman (m. Emanuel)Axt familyWilmot TownshipKitchenerYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1847-1967Export options:Recollections of early Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An historical sketch of farm life of the Pennsylvania German pioneers, the Mennonite church, education, German newspapers and bridges over the Grand River.Keywords: SettlersPennsylvania GermansMennonitesNewspapersEducationAgricultureWar 1812BridgesSchoolsGerman languageYear of publication: 1915Historical Period: 1800-1850Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Pennsylvania Mennonite migration to and settlement in Waterloo County. Topics includes the leadership of Benjamin Eby, education and the press. This article was reprinted in "The ...Keywords: MennonitesWar 1812Pennsylvania GermansMusicNewspapersEducationSchoolsImmigrationBiographiesGermansYear of publication: 1906Historical Period: 1799-1841Export options:The Pennsylvania-Germans in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the early Mennonite settlements of Ontario, with references to such pioneer leaders as Benjamin Eby, Henry Eby, Ezra Eby and H.W. Peterson. An introductory editorial note contains some ...Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansGermansGerman languageSettlersBiographiesEby BenjaminEby HenryEby Ezra E.Peterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1800-1841Export options: