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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Died in 1962
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of some notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1961-2, including Winfield Brewster, Albert E. Broome, Robert A. Dietrich, Mrs Elizabeth Feick, Mrs Mathilda Hahn, Irvin C. Hallman, Mrs ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesMennonitesLutheransPoliticiansAssociations and clubsSchoolsGermansPrestonCrosshillYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1861-1962Export options:Died in 1963
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people from Waterloo County who died in 1963, including Addison A. Armbrust, T. Marshall Aver, Charles Harry Boehmer, Martha Edna Breithaupt, Ewan Cameron, Roy B. Hemmerich, Charles ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesWomenOccupationsAssociations and clubsMennonitesGermansKitchenerWaterlooHespelerYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1864-1963Export options:Dr William Geiger, M.D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the Waterloo physician, including information about his family in Huron County.Year of publication: 1927Historical Period: 1911-1926Export options:Emily Seibert
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the elementary school teacher for forty years and active member of the Waterloo Historical Society.Keywords: TeachersWomenGermansAssociations and clubsMuseumsBiographiesSeibert EmilyErb Elizabeth EbySeibert JacobBroome A.E. DrYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1929-1969Export options:Ethnicity Employed: William Hespeler and the Mennonites
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the life of immigrant William Hespeler (1830-1921) of Baden, Germany, who came to Waterloo, Ontario, in 1850 and in 1873 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hespeler was sent as an immigration agent by ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Families and communities of Waterloo Township in 1861
Type: ReportAbstract: A reconstitution of Waterloo Township society by unique linkage of three sources -- the 1861 census manuscripts, the township assessment rolls for 1861, and Tremaine's map. An introductory essay ...Keywords: Census recordsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipMennonitesOccupationsSchoolsWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1860-1861Export 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:Fragmented identity: a comparative study of German Jewish and Canadian Mennonite literature after World War II
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis examines the common theme of fragmented identity in the literature of German Jewish and Canadian Mennonite authors after World War II. An historical perspective liven in the introduction ...Year of publication: 2001Export options:Frederick W. Snyder
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An obituary of the vice-president of the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company who was also active in the Kitchener-Waterloo Rotary Club, the Westmount Golf and Country Club and the Waterloo ...Year of publication: 1946Historical Period: 1881-1946Export options:From separation to assimilation: Mennonites in Berlin, 1800-1880
Type: ReportAbstract: A discussion of the process by which some Mennonites in 19th-century Berlin accommodated their lifestyles and values to the larger urban society. The author uses statistical methods to describe two ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1800-1880Export options: