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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Behind the hills
Type: BookAbstract: Recollections of life on a family farm near Doon at the turn of the twentieth century. Family information about Ferdinand Miller, his wife Johanna Wagner, and their descendants is given with facts ...Keywords: FarmersLeisure activitiesGenealogyChildrenPoetryEducationSchoolsSettlersGermansSocial life and customsYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1836-1972Export options:Historical atlas of Waterloo & Wellington counties, including: Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo by H. Parsell & Co. (1881), County of Waterloo Directory, 1877- 78, by Armstrong & Co., and Illustrated Atlas
Type: BookAbstract: Waterloo County material in this edition consists of an historical sketch of the county and a description of its geology, drainage, development and government. There is a short account of each ...Keywords: BiographiesBoundariesBuildings ChurchBuildings FarmBuildings IndustrialBuildings PublicCounty atlasesDirectoriesDrainageEconomic conditionsYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1800-1881Export options:Shantz Mennonite Church Cemetery (CC #4566): Lot 12, South Erb's Road, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with plan and index of some 175 markers. The introduction notes that the land was originally part of the farm of George Schmidt, with a schoolhouse in which the first church meetings ...Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1853-1989Export options:The Old Order Mennonite community in the early twentieth century
Type: ReportAbstract: A report intended for the use of interpreters at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where the Peter Martin house represents an Old Order Mennonite farm. Information is presented on family and social units, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsMennonites (Old Order)German languageReligionEthnic groupsEthnic identityFood customsAgriculturePennsylvania GermansFuneralsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1900-1920Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A review of the early migrations of Pennsylvania Germans into Upper Canada, based on the works of Ezra Eby, L.J. Burkholder and Mabel Dunham. The author also discusses "vestiges of Pennsylvania" such ...Keywords: DialectsAgricultureMennonitesImmigrationFolkloreGerman languageLand ownershipMennonites (Old Order)ReligionPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1946Historical Period: 1800-1946Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options: