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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Mapping Upper Canada, 1780-1867: an annotated bibliography of manuscript and printed maps
Type: BookAbstract: A definitive reference work that includes entries for about 100 maps and plans relating to Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:Michael Wilhelm and Margaret Wettlaufer family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family with seven children who settled in Wilmot Township in 1837. It includes newspaper clippings, mostly announcements of births, deaths and marriages. One daughter, ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersBiographiesSettlers GermanWilmot TownshipPrestonWilhelm familyWilhelm MichaelWilhelm Margaret Wettlaufer (m. Michael)Wilhelm PeterYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1837-1988Export options:Migration of Bechtel family members from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: A comparison of two 1895 genealogies by Henry S. Bower and Ezra E. Eby, making inferences about American Bechtel family relationships in the 18th and early 19th centuries.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansImmigrationBechtel familyBechtel AbrahamBechtel GeorgeBechtel JosephBechtel George B.Waterloo TownshipUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1847Export options:Mount Hope Cemetery (CC#4500), Waterloo City, Roger Street East, Waterloo City (formerly Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario)
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of markers in the municipal cemetery established in 1865. The work is organized in sections A, B, BB, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, New and Old Roman Catholic Sections, with a ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1865-1990Export options:Mount View Cemetery (CC#4495): 80 Blenheim Road, Cambridge, formerly Galt, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plans and indexes of markers in the large public cemetery that dates from 1867. Originally called the Galt Cemetery, the name was changed in 1886. When the old Strang Burying ...Keywords: CemeteriesCemetery recordsGenealogyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1867-1985Export options:Nafziger, Christian
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the leader of the Amish settlement in the German Block of Wilmot Township. The author explains the role of Nafziger (1776-1836) in negotiating land grants for Amish families and the ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1836Export options:Noah and Annie (Nafziger) Schultz of Wellesley Township
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Schultz and Nafziger families, including genealogical charts and an index of nearly 200 names.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSchultz familyNafziger familySchultz NoahSchultz Annie NafzigerWellesley TownshipSwissGermansYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1988Export options:Notes (part 3) on the Hannusch family of Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A continuation of the saga of the German Hannusch family containing additional information on European family connections and more biographical sketches of family members from five generations. A ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogySettlersGermansBerlin (Ontario)HeidelbergWellesley TownshipWaterloo TownshipHannusch familySt AgathaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1875-1991Export options:Nurse becomes doctor
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief note about Dr Agnes Isabell Dodds, born in Waterloo in 1873, who graduated in nursing in 1901 and in medicine at the age of 57.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1873-1965Export options:Old Preston Cemetery master index (CC#6335)
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to all transcriptions of markers in all sections of the cemetery. The introduction notes that the oldest tombstone dates from 1846 and that the cemetery was still in use and maintained by ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1846-1987Export options: