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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A genealogical record of the descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of a family with combined German and Scottish ancestry. Those who settled in Waterloo County include the families of Philip Zeller who lived near Breslau, Elmer Zeller McIntyre who bred ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansWaterloo CountyZeller familyWilmot TownshipBreslau (Ontario)19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1840-1987Export options:A Longhouse genealogy
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of a German family who settled first in the Genesee region of New York State and later in Markham Township. Peter Longhouse, a farmer, moved to Waterloo County where he held land in ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansMarkham TownshipHespelerLonghouse familyLonghouse PeterBergey MichaelLonghouse Catharine Letson (m. Peter)Longhouse HenryLetson JacobYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1820-1986Export options:A matter of domestic policy? Canadian immigration policy and the admission of Germans, 1945-50 JO Canadian Historical Review
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: In an effort to end the political deadlock following WWII, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King underscored Canada's international responsibility in terms of its immigration policy. Canada's ...Keywords: Immigration policyRefugeesYear of publication: 1993Export options: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:An outline of early settlement in the Grand River Valley
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Indian tribes living in the Grand River Valley and the land grant to the Six Nations Indians by Governor Haldimand. The author describes how the land was divided into six blocks and ...Keywords: War 1812Indigenous peoplesLand ownershipMennonitesLand economicsGrand River ValleySix Nations IndiansYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1600-1833Export options:Analysis of ethnocultural landscapes of eastern Ontario and Pontiac, Quebec, by correspondence analysis
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Provides an analysis of two regions of eastern Canada, Pontiac (250km W of Montreal) and eastern Ontario (four counties adjacent to the Quebec border and the outermost suburbs of Montreal). The ...Year of publication: 1993Export options:Anderson family plot (CC#6336): Concession 10, Lot 4, North Dumfries Township (formerly Beverly Township, Wentworth County)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of two stones in a family plot on the rear edge of the Cambridge Golf and Country Club. Two young girls are reported to have died of cholera.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyDiseases CholeraYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1834-1843Export options:Anomie as Powerlessness: Sorting Ethnic Group Prestige, Class, and Gender
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: TorontoEthnic identityGermansJewsYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1990Export options:Archaeological assessment and test square excavations Wanner House 1900 Maple Grove Road City of Cambridge Regional Municipality
Type: ReportAbstract: A report documenting the layout of the farmstead that was originally settled by Henry Wanner, and summarizing the more than 1500 19th-century artifacts found during the excavation.Keywords: ArchaeologyAgricultureWanner familyWanner HenryWanner Henry JrBorland AndyMartin John W.Harlock WilliamYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1810-1993Export options:Ayr publisher honored
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Photograph of Jim Schmidt receiving an award from the president of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, recognizing fifty years of newspaper and publishing work.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1943-1993Export options: