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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
David Norman Panabaker
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of one of Hespeler's prominent citizens who worked his way up to become General Manager of the R. Forbes Co., and was Mayor of Hespeler and an active member of the Waterloo ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyTextile IndustryMayorsReevesSettlers PennsylvaniaChurches MethodistAssociations and clubsPanabaker D.N.Panabaker DavidYear of publication: 1939Historical Period: 1874-1939Export options:John Motz
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of John Motz (1830- 1911), the German immigrant who published the Liberal newspaper, the Berliner Journal.Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesSettlers GermanMayorsPublishersMotz JohnKalbfleisch JoachimRittinger FriedrichRittinger John A.Motz Helena VogtYear of publication: 1939Historical Period: 1830-1911Export options:Shade, Absalom
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the businessman and politician who managed the settlement of William Dickson's lands in Dumfries Township, around Shade's Mills (later renamed Galt). The author describes the varied ...Keywords: Shade AbsalomDickson WilliamBusinessmenFlour mill industryBiographiesShade's MillsGaltDumfries TownshipYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1816-1862Export options:Sir Adam Beck - the human dynamo (1857- 1925)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of the Baden-born organizer of the Hydro Electric Power Commission, noting Beck's other achievements and relating the influence of his father, Jacob Beck, on his interest in water ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1857-1925Export options: