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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the Diebel family, tracing the descendants of Johann Heinrich Diebel, born March 18, 1736, died October 18, 1813, and his wife Anna Katherine Glebe, born May 5, 1744, died April 20, 1798
Type: BookAbstract: An updated version of the 1936 genealogy. John Diebel, a shoemaker, arrived in Bridgeport in 1855 and later moved to Wellington County. While most descendants settled in Wellington County, some ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyDiebel JohnEydt familyKnechtel familyOppertshauser familyBridgeportWaterloo CountyWellington CountyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1855-1990Export options:Diebel Reunion minutes, 1926-1974
Type: BookAbstract: Minutes containing information on the reunion location, programme, expenses and people who attended. About half the reunions were held in Waterloo County, usually at Waterloo or Victoria Parks.Keywords: GenealogyReunionsDiebel familyKnechtel familySeip familyOppertshauser familyVictoria Park KitchenerWaterloo Park WaterlooYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1926-1974Export options:Knowledge of Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: the current picture
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1993Export options:Michael Wilhelm and Margaret Wettlaufer family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family with seven children who settled in Wilmot Township in 1837. It includes newspaper clippings, mostly announcements of births, deaths and marriages. One daughter, ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersBiographiesSettlers GermanWilmot TownshipPrestonWilhelm familyWilhelm MichaelWilhelm Margaret Wettlaufer (m. Michael)Wilhelm PeterYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1837-1988Export options:Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: The Current Situation
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: One measure of ethnic identity for any non-recent immigrant group is retention of its original language (which tends to be given up in favour of the new language that post-immigration generations are ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Yiddish in Canada: Picture and Prospects
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Using data from the 1981 census of Canada and earlier censuses, it is shown that Yiddish - once the predominant daily language of Canadian Jewry - is going out of general use among Canadian Jews in ...Year of publication: 1984Export options: