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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Resources for local history and genealogical research
Type: BookAbstract: A list of resource materials located in the Kitchener Public Library, including municipal, county, business, church and family histories as well as primary sources such as census records, directories ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: c1800-1983Export options:Roots: genealogical resources in W.L.U. Library
Type: BookAbstract: A bibliography of Canadian genealogical resources available at Wilfrid Laurier University, including works on heraldry, guides to calligraphy and archives, histories of ethnic groups and local ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1800-1990Export options:'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, ...Year of publication: 1983Export options:Simon Cress - the first Mennonite settler in the St Jacobs area
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief account of Cress who bought Lot 7 in Woolwich Township in 1819 from John Erb. The article provides information on the exact location of the homestead as well as biographical details of Simon' ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesBiographiesSettlers PioneerCress SimonCress EphraimCress JacobCress CatharineBricker Elizabeth CressHewitt Rachel Cress (m. Elisha)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1819-1852Export options:St Clement's Roman Catholic Cemetery (CC#4499): Speedsville Road, Cambridge, formerly Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of nearly 600 markers. The introduction notes that the parish of St Clement in Preston dates from about 1847, and that the Jesuits from Guelph had charge until 1889. The ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1847-1987Export options:St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg (CC#4537): Concession VI, Lot 6, Eastern Section, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index and plan of about 130 markers. The introduction notes the association with St John's Lutheran Church (Canada Synod), founded in 1852 with the present stone church built in ...Keywords: CemeteriesBuildings StoneGenealogyYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1872-1973Export options:St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville (CC#4539): Concession A, Lot 5, Eastern Section, Wellesley Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of some 160 markers. The introduction notes that the church and cemetery are located on the Wellesley-Waterloo line, and not particularly near Erbsville. The ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1852-1990Export options:Strasburg Lutheran Cemetery (CC#6480): Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 13 markers with an index. The introduction notes that the first log church was built in 1847-48 and the cemetery was officially established in 1850, though some burials occurred ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1845-1910Export options:Surrogate Court index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900, volume 13, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: A name index created from the wills on microfilm at the Ontario Archives, reels number 650-682.Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1859-1900Export options:The anglicizing of German surnames - a frustrating genealogical experience
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the topics, followed by a discussion of the name Empey, for which the author finds over 65 spellings.Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1709-1983Export options: