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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Canadian ancestral roots of Arthur Thomas Kloepfer and Philomena Agnes Gilker
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the family's progenitors and descendants. Arthur and Philomena came to the Maryhill area from Germany early in the nineteenth century. There are maps of the family farms, located on lots ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersFamiliesMapsSettlers PennsylvaniaKloepfer familyKloepfer JacobKloepfer Monica Winter (m. Jacob)Kloepfer Jacob A.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1810-1988Export options:Reist family reunion
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report on the reunion at St Jacobs, with genealogical notes on this Pennsylvania Mennonite family. Although Abraham Reist owned land in Woolwich Township he never came to Canada, but his son John ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesGenealogyReist familyReist JohnReist SamuelKoch Barbara Reist (m. Ludwig)Reist Susannah Huber (m. John)Reist John JrReist IsaacYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1821-1986Export options:Schneider, Joseph
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer settler, sawmill owner and community leader, whose property, Lot 17 of the German Company Tract, became the site of Berlin. The authors explain the church and community ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesIndustriesBiographiesBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipMuseumsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1843Export options:Stauffer Abandoned Cemetery (CC#4547): Canada Company Block A Concession 2, Lot 22, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcription with plan and index of 20 markers in the small cemetery located about one mile south on a winding road from Haysville, at the north corner of the first road to the west. The cemetery, ...Keywords: CemeteriesMennonitesGenealogyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1852-1908Export options:The Old Order Mennonite community in the early twentieth century
Type: ReportAbstract: A report intended for the use of interpreters at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where the Peter Martin house represents an Old Order Mennonite farm. Information is presented on family and social units, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsMennonites (Old Order)German languageReligionEthnic groupsEthnic identityFood customsAgriculturePennsylvania GermansFuneralsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1900-1920Export options:The years of Benjamin Eby, pioneer Mennonite leader in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the life and times of Benjamin Eby (1785-1853), early community and church leader. A chronological account of Eby's accomplishments as a writer, educator, bishop and patron of new ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonites (Old Order)CorrespondenceEconomic conditionsPublishersWritersReligious dissensionTemperance movementTeachersFurniture industryYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1909Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options: