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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ethnicity and well-being in central Canada : the case of Ontario and Toronto (Kanada-Projekt II)
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoSettlersEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1983Export options:Family history of Mervin Bechtel and Adelia Brighton, compiled by their daughter, Ruby Bechtel Poth, copied from the original in her collection, 1983
Type: ReportAbstract: A collection of copied documents relating to the Bechtel family, including copies of marriage certificates, obituaries, photographs, genealogical charts and newspaper clippings. It also contains ...Keywords: GenealogyPhotographsFarmersBrighton AaronBrighton Catherine Hymmen (m. Aaron)Snider FamilyWalker GottliebWalker Catherine Hymmen Brighton (m. Gottlieb)Bechtel MervinBechtel Adelia Brighton (m. Mervin)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1803-1983Export options:Father Louis Funcken's Contribution to German Catholicism in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Louis Funcken's ministry in the Catholic Church of Waterloo County, Ontario, emphasizing relationships among various ethnic groups in his congregation, especially Germans and Poles.Year of publication: 1983Export options:Genesis of Grove's The adventure of Leonard Broadus : a text and commentary : first publication of the complete text of the only juvenile novel by Fr
Type: BookYear of publication: 1983Export options:German-Alsatian Iron Gravemarkers in Southern Ontario Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: CatholicismTombstonesCemeteriesYear of publication: 1983Export options:John Bricker Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the business partner of John Shuh in a Waterloo general store and later owner of the Graybill Manufacturing Company which produced office and school furniture. Family information about ...Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1840-1917Export options:John George Reiner: autobiography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short autobiography by the owner of many Wellesley businesses, including the woollen mill, flour mill, saw mill, general store, and a stave and heading plant.Keywords: Settlers GermanBiographiesRevolutionary War 1848FoundriesFurniture industrySaw mill industryTransportationDamsTextile IndustryFlour mill industryYear of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1832-1917Export options:John Lehman Wideman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Wideman (1833-1917), Woolwich Township Clerk for 32 years, postmaster of St Jacobs for 44 years, and a director of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company.Keywords: BiographiesObituariesPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipMarkhamBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerSt JacobsWideman John L.Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1833-1917Export options:John Zryd
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Zryd (1835-1917), one of the last of Hespeler's pioneer businessmen. He had a hardware and tinsmith business and was town clerk for thirteen years.Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1835-1917Export options:Kanada, Ihre neue Heimat: Handbuch für Auswanderer
Type: BookAbstract: A handbook for German-speaking Europeans intending to emigrate to Canada. Chapter 4 describes the Region of Waterloo, especially the Old Order Mennonites.Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1977-1983Export options: