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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Berliner Journal
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history commemorating the centennial of the newspaper's founding in 1859, including a discussion of its contents compared with other county newspapers.Keywords: NewspapersBerliner JournalGermanWaterloo CountyPeterson Henry WilliamEby BenjaminEby HenryEby PeterRittinger FriedrichMotz JohnYear of publication: 1959Historical Period: 1859-1959Export options:Community union of the Mennonites: for the purpose of restoring fire damage or loss
Type: BookAbstract: From: http://www.grebel.uwaterloo.ca/mao/archivesfonds/II-5.2.htm. Community union of the Mennonites for the purpose of restoring fire damage or loss, 1959 (English translation of of 1876 ...Keywords: Mennonite Aid UnionInsuranceYear of publication: 1959Export options:Died in 1959
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1959: Rev. MacFarlane Bell Davidson, Mrs S.A. Detweiler, Louis Blake Duff, Gordon C.G. Fleming, Harry L. Guy, Alexander F. Hahn, Charles Keith ...Year of publication: 1959Historical Period: 1869-1959Export options:Excerpts from letters by Abraham Sherk
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Observations about the roles of Jacob Bechtel and the Sherks in the pioneer settlement of Waterloo Township.Keywords: Indigenous peoplesPennsylvania GermansMennonitesLand ownershipEmigrationWaterloo TownshipSherk AbrahamBuckler LucyBreithaupt William Henry (1857-1944)Bechtel JacobYear of publication: 1959Historical Period: 1799-1944Export options:Galt founders honoured
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of early settlement in Galt to mark the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on September 12, 1959.Keywords: Settlers PioneerSettlement DirectedYear of publication: 1959Historical Period: 1816-1836Export options:Oldster still at job after 71 years
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of the long working life of Susan Scharlach who began her 72nd year at the A. and C. Boehmer Box Company, Kitchener in 1959.Year of publication: 1959Historical Period: 1876-1959Export options:Serious Fun: The Card Game of German Solo as Played in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: Associations and clubsLeisure activitiesPennsylvania GermanOntarioCard games Discusses the card game German Solo and its history in Waterloo County and other parts of Ontario. The game's history rules and the use of Pennsylvania German dialect expressions are covered.Year of publication: 2012Export options:The Pennsylvania-German Wunder-Fisch (Marvel-Fish) Manuscript
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The manuscript housed in the Joseph Schneider Haus museum in Kitchener, Ontario is put in historical context, compared with similar documents held in other locations, and analyzed for its religious ...Year of publication: 2012Export options: