This site is a work in progress. Tell us what you think.
German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
This unique heritage: the story of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: A popular history from the Indian period to about 1930, with chapters on the Indians, Richard Beasley, the pioneers, John Galt, the Mennonites, the Scots, the Germans, the County, City of Galt, City ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesSettlersMennonitesGermansPennsylvania GermansMusicArt and artistsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1750-1930Export options:'Till they get tidings from those who are gone...': Thomas Sockett and letters from Petworth emigrants
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of settlers' letters which were encouraged and published by promoters of a colonization project by which emigrants from the southern English counties (such as Sussex, Surrey, Kent and ...Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options:Tracing the descendants of John and Mary Ruppel
Type: ReportAbstract: A revised edition of a 1971 genealogical chart, tracing the family of a German who came to Berlin in 1852 and settled in Elmira a year later.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanRuppel FamilyRuppel JohnRuppel Mary Huehn (m. John)Kress familyBorth familyPeters familyMilne FamilySchlitt familyYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1827-1975Export options:Trail of the black walnut
Type: BookKeywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesMoravian GermansUpper CanadaImmigrationNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyYork CountyEssex CountySettlersYear of publication: 1965Export options:Travels in America, with special reference to the province of Ontario as a home for working men
Type: BookAbstract: A Scottish temperance preacher describes six months in rural Ontario in 1869, including a visit to Galt. Many general comments are made about Ontario, but the drinking habits are particularly noted.Keywords: LiquorTravellers' guidesTemperance movementSocial life and customsProhibitionLegislationSettlers PioneerYear of publication: 1871Historical Period: 1868-1869Export options:Two pioneers of New Hamburg: William James Scott and Carl Germann
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Biographical sketches of two early settlers of New Hamburg whose families became related through marriage.Keywords: GermansBiographiesNew HamburgYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1812-1860Export options:Vicarious pioneer: the life of Jacob Y. Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A biography of the Waterloo County Mennonite who played a significant role in helping Mennonites from Ukraine emigrate to Manitoba in the 1870s. Shantz's life is traced from his farm childhood and ...Keywords: ImmigrationEntrepreneursBiographiesRussian MennonitesUkraineBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerShantz Jacob Y.19th centuryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:Waterloo: an illustrated history
Type: BookAbstract: A history of what is now the City of Waterloo from its beginnings in 1816 to the late 1980s. The book is very well illustrated with maps, historical photographs and reproductions of works by local ...Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1804-1988Export options:Waterloo County: a Pennsylvania-German homeland
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An outline of the settlement of Mennonite and Amish pioneers between 1800 and 1835 and the subsequent arrival of German-speaking migrants from Europe. The author compares the main groups of settlers ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyEthnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languageGermansMennonitesImmigrationSettlersAmishPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Waterloo County history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary history of Waterloo County and its five townships. Topics include local historians, the Attiwandaronk Indians, various groups of settlers, education, newspapers, railways, and Waterloo ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesMennonitesAmishMillsFlour mill industryEthnic groupsImmigrationSettlementSettlement processFurniture industryYear of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1800-1918Export options: