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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A separate people: an insider's view of Old Order Mennonite customs and traditions
Type: BookYear of publication: 2000Export options:Abraham and Elizabeth (Zug) Stauffer
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes on a family who left Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for Waterloo County in 1805. The family intermarried with many other well- known Waterloo County pioneers.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesIndigenous peoplesBiographiesZug familyStauffer familyPrestonBreslau (Ontario)Waterloo CountyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1805-1970Export options:Baptismal records, 1842-1980
Type: ReportAbstract: A compilation of all available baptismal records for Mennonites in Waterloo County to 1889, and then for Old Order Mennonites to 1980. The details, presented by year, were apparently transcribed from ...Keywords: Baptismal recordsChurches MennoniteMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Eby Benjamin B.Shantz Henry P.Hagey Joseph B.Martin Abraham W.Cressman Amos S.Weber Elias E.Year of publication: 198Historical Period: 1842-1980Export options:Descendants of Michael Zug and Ulric Zug
Type: ReportAbstract: Excerpts from the diary of Michael Zug of Pennsylvania, recording a trip to Waterloo County in 1883 and including genealogical information on the descendants of Elizabeth Zug and Abraham Stauffer who ...Keywords: GenealogyAgricultureDiariesMennonitesClergyZug familyStauffer familyFarmersPennsylvania GermansWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1805-1904Export options:Diary of Elias Eby, 1810-1878
Type: BookAbstract: Diary of Eby's last six years, 1872 to 1878, translated, edited and annotated by Isaac R. Horst. Second son of Bishop Benjamin Eby and Maria Brubacher, Eby bought Lancaster Mills following Jacob ...Keywords: DiariesMennonitesRussian MennonitesFuneralsDiseasesClergyBridgeportBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipEby EliasYear of publication: 1982Historical Period: 1872-1878Export options:German Folklore in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1954Export options:Kitchener German: A Pennsylvania German Dialect
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Pennsylvania GermanDialectsKitchenerYear of publication: 1953Export options:Kitchener German (part 1), a Pennsylvania German dialect: phonology
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed comparison of the pronunciation of the Pennsylvania German dialect in Waterloo County with that of Pennsylvania. The authors conclude that the Waterloo dialect is homogeneous except for ...Keywords: German languageEthnic groupsEthnic identityDialectsKitchenerPennsylvaniaMaryhillGermansMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1800-1953Export options:Kitchener German (part 2), a Pennsylvania German dialect: morphology
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed comparison of the language structure of the Pennsylvania German dialect of Pennsylvania and that of Waterloo County. Many similarities are noted, but the percentage of English loan words ...Keywords: KitchenerMaryhillMorphology (linguistics)Ethnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languagePennsylvaniaDialectsYear of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1800-1953Export options:Lieder-Sammlung commentary: self-helps for the Gemeinschaftliche Lieder-Sammlung
Type: BookKeywords: MennonitesMusicHymnsYear of publication: 1987Export options: