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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A reflection on the collective biography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of a project that gathered data on 547 councillors, summarizing some of the collective results derived from the data including information on religion, occupation, political party and sex ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Edna Hunsperger Bowman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The story of Edna Hunsberger's alternative service during the Second World War as a nurse in England, for the Mennonite Central Committee.Keywords: World War IINursesBowman Edna Hunsperger (m. Henry Brubacher)Mennonite Central CommitteeConscientious objectionWomenYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1940-1945Export options:Founding families of Waterloo Township, 1800-1830
Type: ReportAbstract: Profiles and tables of nearly 170 families who came to Waterloo Township -- mainly Mennonites from southeastern Pennsylvania. An introductory essay surveys the main phases in migration and early ...Keywords: Ethnic identityAgricultureGenealogyGermansImmigrationLand ownershipMarriageMennonitesOccupationsSettlersYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1798-1840Export options:Grace Schmidt honoured
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the local history achievements that won Grace Schmidt a provincial Outstanding Achievement Award at a Volunteer Service Award ceremony.Keywords: WomenOccupationsAssociations and clubsHistoric sitesSchmidt GraceLibrariansJoseph Schneider Haus Gallery and Museum KitchenerWaterloo County Hall of FameYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1972-1995Export options:Jean Margaret Steckle, 1993 alumnus of honour
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of Jean Steckle's career in home economics and international development, quoted from her citation by the University of Guelph Alumni Association, with a note about her new role with the J ...Keywords: MennonitesWomenSteckle Jean Margaret (1929-2003)Steckle Susannah Chase (m. John)Steckle JohnUniversity of GuelphJ. Steckle Heritage HomesteadWaterloo CountyWilliamsburgYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1958-1993Export options:Let me introduce you to Barbara Sherk...
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A preliminary essay about Barbara (1847- 1920), daughter of the Rev. David Sherk and sister of Elizabeth Sherk Gingrich. Recorded as unmarried and living at home at the time of her mother's death in ...Keywords: Churches MennoniteWomenOrphanagesSherk BarbaraSherk David Rev.Gingrich Elizabeth Sherk (m. Jacob)Waterloo TownshipBreslau (Ontario)The Herald of TruthYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1894-1900Export options:Refugee pilgrimage: a story of God's care. Lina (Heinrich) Wohlgemut: from Poland
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The story of how the author's mother led her fatherless family first from the advancing Russian army in early 1945, and then by way of a Mennonite Central Committee refugee camp to Canada in late ...Keywords: ImmigrationMennonitesWorld War IIRefugeesWomenMennonite Central CommitteeWohlgemut Lina (Heinrich)Dick AbramDick AnnaDick PeterYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1945-1995Export options:Reichert: some ancestors and descendants of Joseph Reichert (1812-1863) and Katharina Ganshorn (1814-1893)
Type: BookAbstract: A descriptive genealogy of a Lexington family that intermarried with the Broedel, Koch, Musselman, Hallman and Snider families. There are many photographs of family members with reproductions of ...Keywords: WomenTextile IndustryGenealogySettlers GermanMartin Meeting House Cemetery St JacobsWaterloo Township SS 18 LexingtonReichert JosephReichert Katharina Ganshorn (m. Joseph)Hartman HelgaReichert CharlesYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1847-1993Export options:Waterloo County councillors: a collective biography
Type: ReportAbstract: Profiles of the 545 men and two women who served on the Waterloo County Council between 1852 and 1972 (when the county was succeeded by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo). The introductory essay ...Keywords: PoliticiansWaterloo CountyAyrBadenBambergBerlin (Ontario)BlairBloomingdaleBranchtonBreslau (Ontario)Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1852-1972Export options:Waterloo County to 1972: an Annotated Bibliography of Regional History
Type: BookAbstract: Annotated bibliographic references to about 890 books, 620 booklets, 540 reports, 290 theses, and 1,850 articles and notes, as well as newspapers, chapters in books, directory series, gazetteers and ...Keywords: BibliographiesIndexesAgricultureArchitectureArchive recordsBiographiesBusinessesCemeteriesChurchesUrbanizationYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1800-1990Export options: