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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: Waterloo
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to 9,513 heads of household and "strays" (persons with surnames different from the surnames of the household in which they were counted) enumerated in Waterloo County in April 1871. The ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1870-1871Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz: Mennonite businessman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the financial fortunes of Shantz (1822-1909), from his farming and sawmill business enterprises in the 1850s, the founding of the Dominion Button Works and other industries in the 1870s ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesBusinessesEntrepreneursSaw mill industryFarmersButton industryShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1843-1914Export options:Linwood Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4544), West Concession 10, Lot 12, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 markers in a recently opened cemetery beside the yellow brick Mennonite meeting house just east of Linwood. In almost all cases, the family name is Martin.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1965-1985Export options:Martin's Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4533): East Concession 12, Lot 7, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of 29 stones in a small cemetery adjoining a traditional Mennonite meeting house on the Linwood road. More than half the stones have the family name Martin; other names ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1945-1985Export options:Sandhills Baptist Cemetery (CC#4598): German Company Tract Lot 63, Woolwich Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 57 markers in the German Baptist churchyard also known as North Woolwich Baptist Church. No other records survive of the church or cemetery.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1860-1900Export options:St Jacobs Kirche/ St James Lutheran Church, Baden given heritage designation
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Churches LutheranBadenBuildings HeritageYear of publication: 2019Export options:St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery (CC#6307): 235 Cooper Street, Hespeler, now Cambridge
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of the stones with an index to all personal names. A preface outlines the history of the Church of St Mary of the Visitation which was built in 1857 and destroyed by fire in 1916. The ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1894-1951Export options:Vicarious pioneer: the life of Jacob Y. Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the Waterloo County Mennonite who played a significant role in helping Mennonites from Ukraine emigrate to Manitoba in the 1870s. Shantz's life is traced from his farm childhood and ...Keywords: ImmigrationEntrepreneursBiographiesRussian MennonitesUkraineBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerShantz Jacob Y.19th centuryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options: