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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
An index to the journals of Joseph B. Weber
Type: ReportAbstract: Alphabetized lists of births, deaths and marriages recorded in the personal journals of Joseph B. Weber. Though the journals run from January 1876 through December 1882, the lists of family events ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1858-1900Export options:As the tree grows so do the branches: Huestis/Mills genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A family history that includes a section on the Hoffmans of Berlin. This refers to Adele Clara Hoffman, daughter of John S. Hoffman and Emma Medland, who married Jesse Stinson Mills.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerHoffman family19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1836-1937Export options:Breithaupt, Ezra Carl
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of engineer and businessman (1866-1897) who was a director of the Breithaupt Leather Co. and managed the Berlin Gas Co. and Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway Co. until his accidental death ...Keywords: ElitesEngineersStreet railwaysBiographiesLeather industryBreithaupt E. CarlBerlin and Waterloo Street Railway Co.Berlin Gas Co.Breithaupt Leather Co. BerlinYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1866-1897Export options:Breslau Mennonite Cemetery formerly Cressman Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4579): GCT East of Grand, Lot 115, Woolwich Township (formerly Waterloo Township)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 596 stones, preceded by an index. The introduction notes that the site was deeded to the Mennonite Church by Christian C. Snyder in 1837.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1834-1984Export options:Briefe an David Stauffer: David M. Stauffer (1834-1889), Snyder County, Pa.: his incoming correspondence covering the years of (1863-1889): David was ordained minister in 1864 and bishop in 1868
Type: BookYear of publication: 1990Export options:Cedar Creek Cemetery records
Type: ReportAbstract: Photocopy of the record book begun in 1908 after the earlier records were destroyed in a fire. A plan of the cemetery is in rear pocket.Keywords: CemeteriesCemetery recordsYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1908-1984Export options:Changes in cultural symbols for Ontario Mennonite women of the Swiss tradition during the 1950s and 60s: stories we need to hear
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Personal observations and experiences of the changing role of Mennonite women. A farm accident necessitated the reversal of traditional roles in the Bergey family, leaving the author in charge of the ...Keywords: MennonitesCustoms and traditionsBiographiesWorld War IIWomenOccupationsMennonite Central CommitteeKitchener Farmers' MarketCutting Room KitchenerGalt MarketYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1935-1990Export options:Community-building in Berlin: Mary Ratz Kaufman, 1856-1943
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the associational leadership roles of the wife of Jacob Kaufman, who was a successful industrialist and prominent member of the Berlin community elite.Keywords: Temperance movementProhibitionCharitiesChurches EvangelicalSocial conditionsSocial servicesWomenKaufman A.R. (1885-1979)Kaufman Edna D.Kaufman EmmaYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1856-1943Export options:Complete Woolwich cemetery records: Elmira Mennonite, St Jacobs Mennonite, Conestogo Old Order, North Woolwich Mennonite, Floradale Mennonite
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of markers in several Woolwich cemeteries, with indexes, plans and explanatory notes on each. Nearly 800 markers are transcribed and indexed for the West Woolwich or Elmira Mennonite ...Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1850-1980Export options:Cyrus Dolph, Preston philanthropist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Dolph (1865-1937), a Preston manufacturer of sheet metal building products who had many community interests and roles. The author presents a detailed account of Dolph's promotion of " ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1865-1937Export options: