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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:Descendants of Theobald Waechter
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a French Catholic family who settled near New Germany in 1829 and moved to Bruce County by 1866. A description of the early Catholic church in New Germany tells how Father Peter ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesEconomic conditionsClergyFarmersChurches CatholicSettlersNew GermanyMaryhillBruce CountyYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1829-1989Export options:Descendents of charcoal burners : a history of German-Canadian families with the surname Wein /
Type: BookKeywords: Wein familyGermansGenealogyOntarioYear of publication: 1985Export options:Gemutlichkeit! In Kitchener-Waterloo that means Oktoberfest
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Outlines the background to the annual "Gemutlichkeit' or "Oktoberfest', held in Kitchener and Waterloo, Canada every year. The festival allows the local population to return to their Germanic roots ...Keywords: Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestFestivalsYear of publication: 1989Export options:History of the Isaac B. Snider family: 1841-1921
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated list of descendants of Isaac Bingeman Snider and Nancy Sittler who settled near German Mills in about 1861. Birth and death dates for all of their thirteen children are given as well as ...Keywords: GenealogySnider FamilySnider Isaac B.Snider Nancy SittlerGerman MillsWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1861-1985Export options:Index to births, deaths and marriages published in the Hamburger Beobachter, 1855- 1856, transcribed from the originals in the Kitchener Public Library and translated
Type: ReportAbstract: A chronological index prefaced by a brief history and description of the contents of the newspaper. The compiler observes that few notices of family events were placed in this weekly paper.Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1855-1856Export options:John and Elizabeth Shupe and descendants: a family history of certain Shupes in North America from the early 18th century to the present; including notes on families of Dieffenbach, Munson, Overhold, Warner, Fulsom, Ahrens, Hirschy, Shantz & Bock
Type: BookAbstract: The life and times of the Shupe family who bought land near Freeport in 1810. Background information about the early settlement, the Tunkers and the War of 1812 is interwoven with biographical and ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesMennonitesImmigrantsSettlersTunkersPennsylvaniaLand ownershipShupe familyWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1810-1984Export options:Mennonite Central Committee: early days
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The history of a Mennonite relief centre in Kitchener, from its opening in 1944 at the home of Dr J. Hett, to 1964. The organization, operation, buildings and personnel are described and illustrated.Year of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1920-1964Export options:My mother's people: a history of the related families of the Bingamans - Betzners - Bowmans - Clemens and Sniders of Pennsylvania, Ontario and Michigan
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the ancestors and descendants of Elizabeth Betzner of Breslau and Aaron Bingaman, with brief accounts of the early Betzner, Bingeman, Clemens and Snider families in Waterloo County. Many ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBingaman familyBetzner familyBowman familyClemens familySnider FamilyBingaman AaronBingaman Elizabeth Betzner (m. Aaron)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1799-1985Export options:Persons past
Type: BookAbstract: A teachers' guide designed to provide a general history of women, for use from grades 7 to O.A.C., with printed information, slides and audio cassettes. It includes a short history of Waterloo area ...Keywords: WomenEducationSchools SecondaryChildrenPoliticiansOccupationsSocial classSocial conditionsWritersSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1806-1989Export options: