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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Displacement, diaspora, and geographies of identity
Type: BookKeywords: Culture Case studiesEthnologyYear of publication: 1996Export options:Ein deutsches Schicksal in Kanada: Einwanderung, Internierung, Ringen um Rehabilitierung
Type: BookKeywords: Prisoners of warWorld War IIYear of publication: 1996Export options:Family history of Gottfried Reinhart
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Gottfried Reinhart and Anna Marie Bruder who owned a farm near Berlin, south of the Grand Trunk Railway. A description of their farmhouse and a history of the farm ...Keywords: Settlers GermanFarmersGenealogyReinhart familyReinhart MartinReinhart Theresa Wolpert (m. Martin)Reinhart Henry B.Reinhart GottfriedReinhart Anna Marie Bruder (m. Gottfried)Galt ThomasYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1824-1981Export options:Ferrie, Colin Campbell
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the merchant, banker and politician (1808-1856) who established a branch of his father's mercantile interests in Hamilton in 1830. Outlying branches of the business were established in ...Keywords: BiographiesMerchantsPoliticiansFerrie ColinPrestonDoonGaltWaterloo TownshipHamilton19th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1832-1865Export options:Fugitive slaves and free Americans in Canada West before 1860
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of research sources used in the author's thesis about black settlement and experience in the Queen's Bush. Most fugitive slaves were illiterate, and their settlement is marked only by ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options:German immigration into Canada: a survey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An overview of German settlement including the waves of migration to the Waterloo area. It is noted that this article is a translation of the original German work by Werner A. Bausenhart.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1799-c1835Export options:German Sängerfest in Waterloo County during the late nineteenth century
Type: ThesisKeywords: MusicWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1981Export options:Gingrich family genealogy: with limited historical and other data of the Ulrich Gingrich family
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the descendants of Pennsylvania Mennonite Abraham Gingrich and his wife Barbara Hunsicker, who settled in Waterloo Township in 1801.Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1801-1981Export options:Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)
Type: Web project pageAbstract: Provides information on "Anabaptist-related (Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ topics. Coverage includes history, theology, biography, institutions and local congregations. Also ...Keywords: AnabaptistsMennonitesOntarioBiographiesYear of publication: 1996Export options:Guide to local history materials: Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, University of Waterloo Library
Type: BookAbstract: Arranged in three sections: books held in the collection, books (and other sources) relating to Waterloo County available in the Genealogical Society Library of Utah, and archives. References to ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1830-1940Export options: