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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A courtroom clash over the Holocaust
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Ernst Zundel's trial confirms that the Holocaust is still a passionate topic. Zundel, born in Germany, alleged in his 1983 pamphlet, Did Six Million Really Die?, that only thousands, rather than ...Year of publication: 1985Export options:Breithaupt origins
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the family's 1843 migration from Germany to Buffalo, and later to Berlin. The author briefly surveys the generations of Waterloo County Breithaupts and their contributions to the ...Keywords: PoliticiansIndustriesGermansImmigrationBerlin (Ontario)Breithaupt familyBreithaupt LiboriousBreithaupt Louis (1827-1880)Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Hailer JacobYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1843-1976Export options:Daniel Bender family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Daniel Bender family, Amish Mennonites who migrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1842. One chapter traces descendants of one son, Johannas D., who came to Canada and married ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1856-1985Export options:Deutsche Bräuche und Volkslieder in Maryhill (Waterloo County)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief overview of German customs and folk songs traced back to the settlement of the community (known as New Germany before 1941) by Catholic Alsatians in the 1820s and 1830s. Based on interviews ...Keywords: Customs and traditionsGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsMusicMarriageCatholicismLeisure activitiesPoetryMaryhillYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: c1820-1976Export options:Family history of Karl Edler and his descendants, 1775-1975
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated chart of the eight generations descended from Karl Edler of Dresden, Germany, whose three sons George, Karl and Frederick emigrated to Canada and the United States. George Edler ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1825-1975Export options:Holocaust hoaxer on trial in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Ernst Zundel was convicted for claiming that the Holocaust was a hoax under a little-used Canadian law against publishing untruths that might cause racial or social intolerance. Zundel was born in ...Year of publication: 1985Export options:Index to the Official family register of the belonging souls of the community of New Germany with statement of their names and ages: a census of the Roman Catholic families
Type: BookAbstract: Index to a manuscript register originally compiled in February 1866. In all, 195 family names are indexed, with forenames of all persons recorded; 77 family names, each with at least 8 members ...Keywords: IndexesGenealogyFamiliesManuscriptsYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1865-1866Export options:Our family history compiled by Irene Doll 1976, Book I: Doll, dedicated to the memory of Anthony and Margaret (Wendling) Doll, Book II: Beingess(n)er-Wendling, dedicated to the memory of grandmother Margaret (Wendling) Doll
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Catholic family who came to Waterloo County in the first half of the 19th century and later settled in Illinois. It includes some biographical data on family members.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesCatholicismDoll familyWendling familyBeingessner familyWilmot TownshipSt AgathaNew Germany19th centuryYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1976Export options:The Eidt and Eydt families in Canada, 1835-1985
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with an introduction describing the arrival of the Eidt and Eydt families in Woolwich Township from Germany in 1835. The authors explain the connections between the two families, their ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansEidt ConradEidt CasparEidt John C.Eidt familyDoering familyEydt familyWilmot TownshipPhilipsburgYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1835-1985Export options:The Otterbein family history, August 1985 update: the descendants of Valentine and Elisabetha Herrman Otterbein
Type: ReportAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1981 genealogy in 1981, with data on family ancestors in Germany, material received from the Joanna Shelly Cram family, and events since the previous printing date.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesReunionsSettlers GermanFamiliesOtterbein familyOtterbein ValentineOtterbein Elisabetha Herrmann (m. Valentine)Breslau (Ontario)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1840-1985Export options: