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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Richard Roschman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Roschman migrated from Germany to Berlin in 1871 and established a button-making factory at Waterloo in 1878.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1848-1906Export options:Samuel Merner
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the entrepreneur who developed an extensive trade in blacksmithing and wagon- and carriage- building in New Hamburg and Waterloo into a wide range of other commercial and industrial ...Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1823-1906Export options:The Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options:William Henry Schmalz
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Schmalz was employed as secretary and later manager of the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Berlin and was very active in municipal, church and cultural activities.Keywords: BiographiesSchmalz William HenryPoliticiansMusicArt and artistsLutheransBerlin (Ontario)GermansYear of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1862-1906Export options:William Snider
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A short biography of the proprietor of Snider's Mill, Waterloo, who was also active in various other business ventures and in municipal government.Year of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1845-1906Export options: