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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Death and Ethnicity: Swiss-German Mennonite Gravestones of the 'Pennsylvania Style' (1804-54) in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Many of the Mennonite tombstones in Waterloo County are stylistically similar to Pennsylvania-German tombstones, particularly with respect to construction features, design, the use of motifs, and the ...Year of publication: 1982Export options:Elisha Hewitt and Rachel Cress: a record
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Cress and Hewitt families, containing biographical information on Elisha (1800-1863) and Rachel (1797-1846) who owned land near Winterbourne.Keywords: GenealogyCress familyHewitt familyHewitt ElishaHewitt Rachel Cress (m. Elisha)Hewitt EphraimHewitt Jane Wright (m. Ephraim)Schiedel JoshuaSchiedel Eliza Hewitt (m. Joshua)Hewitt Elisha JrYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1800-1989Export options:Emily Seibert 1907-1992
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A warm tribute to a teacher, principal, and local historian by a colleague. Emily was one of the original directors of the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation. Her family home and garden on Madison ...Keywords: BiographiesAssociations and clubsArchitectureWomenTeachersSeibert EmilyMurray BruceOgram RobertEby GeorgeLamb Kathryn HansuldYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1907-1992Export options:German-Alsatian Iron Gravemarkers in Southern Ontario Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: CatholicismTombstonesCemeteriesYear of publication: 1983Export options:Henry Brubacher Bowman, 1900-1991
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the secretary-treasurer of the Waterloo Historical Society from 1967- 1973, including a sketch of his working life as an engineer with various industrial businesses. His ...Keywords: OccupationsMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesPublic transportIndustriesBusinessesGerman languageBowman Henry BrubacherBowman AbrahamBowman Catherine Brubacher (m. Abraham)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1991Export options:Julian Beaty and Abraham Z. Buehler: a record of their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with brief biographies of John Beaty and Mary Cress, parents of Julian, who settled in Waterloo Township. Descendants of the six surviving children of Julian and Abraham Z. Buehler ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlers IrishSettlers PennsylvaniaWar 1812TeachersMennonitesCress familyBuehler AbrahamBeatty JohnYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1800-1988Export options:Landscape and Meaning: Structure and Symbolism of the Swiss-German Mennonite Farmstead of Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Waterloo Region Swiss-German Mennonite farmstead reconciles in its paradisal structure three polarities: male/female, farmstead/world, and God/humankind. Perpetuating a landscape developed in ...Year of publication: 1984Export 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:Mennonite Folk Art of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Waterloo CountyFolk artMennonitesYear of publication: 1968Export options:Minerva Hoffman Martin and Simeon Eby Martin: two Swiss-German Mennonite folk artists of the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options: