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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A survey of the place names of Waterloo County
Type: ThesisAbstract: A study of the current and former names of communities, including information about location, time of settlement, reasons for adoption of the place name and, in some cases, the first industries. The ...Keywords: Place namesIndigenous peoplesEthnic groupsGermansPennsylvania GermansScotsArchitectureWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Bishop Benjamin Eby
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biography of Benjamin Eby, containing a transcript of "A short biography of the venerable old bishop," by one of Eby's parishioners who comments on Eby's character and sermons. The article is ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyMennonitesTeachersSchoolsPennsylvania GermansEby BenjaminEby IsaacEby VeronicaShoemaker JohnYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1785-1834Export options:Blood ties and war fears draw Germans to Kitchener
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Reference from the Canadian Periodical Index.Year of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1962Export options:Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Community leadership and decision-making: entrepreneurial elites in two Ontario towns, 1870-1930
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A discussion of the power of community elites in Berlin/Kitchener and Waterloo. The author reports systematic analysis of the economic, political and associational roles of community leaders, based ...Keywords: Breithaupt familyBreithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)PoliticiansEthnic identityMennonitesGermansOccupationsUrbanizationWaterlooKitchenerYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1930Export options:Died in 1962
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of some notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1961-2, including Winfield Brewster, Albert E. Broome, Robert A. Dietrich, Mrs Elizabeth Feick, Mrs Mathilda Hahn, Irvin C. Hallman, Mrs ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesMennonitesLutheransPoliticiansAssociations and clubsSchoolsGermansPrestonCrosshillYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1861-1962Export options:Doctors in Waterloo County: 1852-1925
Type: ReportAbstract: A collection of short biographies of physicians who practised in the county, including details of year of birth, education, local practice and, if available, other community interests.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1852-1925Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Highlights of Self-employment of Ethnocultural Groups in Canada: report 4 : German, Italian, Jewish, Polish, Ukrainian and Dutch groups in selected industries (in Canada, Ontario, Toronto). [Microfiche]
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoEmploymentYear of publication: 1986Export options:Hoch-High family in America: a record of some Hoch immigrants and their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, some of whom settled in the Vineland area of the Niagara peninsula. Anna High married Jacob L. Kinzie of Doon in 1854 and her brother, Samuel K. High, ...Keywords: GenealogyReunionsFarmersMennonitesDoonBlairRosevilleVinelandPennsylvania GermansHoch familyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1854-1962Export options: