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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Shoemaker family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account that begins with the migration of Swiss-born Jacob to Pennsylvania in 1737 and traces the family line that came to Waterloo County in 1828.Keywords: BiographiesIndustriesGenealogyBridgeportSwitzerlandBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterloo TownshipSwissShoemaker JacobYear of publication: 1951Historical Period: 1828-1900Export options:Sir Adam Beck
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the native of Baden, Ontario stressing his achievements in the iron foundry and milling business, politics, and the distribution of hydro-electrical power in southwestern Ontario. The ...Year of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1837-1925Export options:Sketch of the life of Catharine Breithaupt, her family and times
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the author's mother, with details and photographs of other family members as well as the family tanning business.Keywords: BiographiesIndustriesObituariesFuneralsGerman languageBreithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Breithaupt familyBerlin (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1911Historical Period: 1834-1910Export options:Springer, Moses
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the man who represented North Waterloo from 1867 to 1881 and then became sheriff of Waterloo County.Keywords: BiographiesTeachersPoliticiansSheriffsInsurance agentsSpringer MosesWaterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Waterloo Public School BoardDoonBerlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1886Historical Period: 1824-1886Export options:Statuten und Nebengesetze des Deutschen Unterstützungs-Vereins in Toronto, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: Statutes and by-laws of the German Aid Association in Toronto, printed in Berlin by Rittinger and Motz. Page 15 in the copy owned by the Waterloo Historical Society has been removed.Keywords: GermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityIndustriesAssociations and clubsTorontoDer Deutsche Unterstützungs-VereinYear of publication: 1871Historical Period: 1870-1871Export options:Talmon Henry Rieder
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the entrepreneur who became president and managing director of the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, the Canadian Consolidated Felt Company and the Ames-Holden-McCready ...Keywords: BiographiesGermansBusinessesRieder T.H.Rieder PeterRieder EmileneKaufman JacobRieder Martha Melvina Anthes (m. T.H.)Berlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1928Historical Period: 1878-1922Export options:The Ahrens story
Type: ReportAbstract: A lively narrative of the life and times of the Ahrens family, German immigrants who were prominent in the development of Berlin/Kitchener and related to the J.M. Schneider family by marriage. The ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesAhrens familySettlersGermansBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerChurches Swedenborgians19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1803-1980Export options:The autobiography of Samuel S. Moyer
Type: BookAbstract: The reminiscences of Samuel S. Moyer, tenth of thirteen children, who managed the Dominion Button Factory in Berlin/Kitchener and later owned his own button works. He relates his financial ...Keywords: MennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Churches Salvation ArmyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaDisabilities PhysicalDisabilities MentalIndigenous peoplesWomenSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1940Historical Period: 1850?-1940?Export options:The Berliner Journal: a study of a German- language newspaper
Type: ThesisAbstract: An examination of the newspaper's history, founders, policies, community role and contents for the years 1906 to 1915. The author discusses the journal's role in preserving German language and ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesGermansWorld War IBerlin (Ontario)German languageRittinger FriedrichRittinger John Adam (1855-1915)Motz JohnBerliner JournalYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1906-1915Export options:The Breithaupts and Breithaupt Leather: Building a family business in Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: When the Breithaupt family formed a joint stock company in 1890, it marked the final stage in the development of their leather business in Berlin Ontario. The family had been tanners for eight ...Year of publication: 1992Export options: