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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the ancestors and relations
Type: BookAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1973 book which followed the Woolwich couple's descendants. This book examines the German and French antecedents and the U.S. family connections.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansReunionsRitter familyRitter PhilipRitter Elizabeth Knechtel (m. Philip)Schweitzer Elizabeth Ritter (m. Jacob)Schweitzer JacobRitter ValentineYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1819-1994Export options:A tribute
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A eulogy for Dr George Elmore Reaman, author and founder of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario.Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1940-1969Export 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:Genealogy of Doering, Lenhardt, Schnarr, Zinkann, Schoen families
Type: ReportAbstract: A record of the author's forebears and relations, some of whom lived in Waterloo County.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanChurches SwedenborgianDoering familySchnarr familyZinkann familySchoen familyLenhardt familyWeiler ArmandFrank JackYear of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1830-1972Export options:Hermann Boeschenstein: eine Biographie
Type: BookYear of publication: 1995Export options:Kitchener German (part 1), a Pennsylvania German dialect: phonology
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed comparison of the pronunciation of the Pennsylvania German dialect in Waterloo County with that of Pennsylvania. The authors conclude that the Waterloo dialect is homogeneous except for ...Keywords: German languageEthnic groupsEthnic identityDialectsKitchenerPennsylvaniaMaryhillGermansMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1800-1953Export options:No ordinary campers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A reunion of some of the most unusual immigrants to arrive in Canada is being held in Toronto on May 13. The group of German and Austrian nationals arrived in the country in July 1940 after being ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Pre-1900 German-Canadian Ethnic Minority Writing
Type: Web project pageAbstract: Part of the Library Series of CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture ©Purdue UniversityKeywords: German authorsYear of publication: 2002Export options:Prominente Flüchtlinge im Schweizer Exil = L'exil en Suisse de refugies celebres
Type: BookKeywords: Political refugees Switzerland BiographyExiles Switzerland BiographyAuthors Exiled Switzerland BiographyAuthors German Switzerland BiographyWorld War 1939-1945 Refugees Switzerland BiographySwitzerland Emigration and immigration History 20th centuryYear of publication: 2003Export options:Refractions of Germany in Canadian literature and culture
Type: BookKeywords: Canadian literature German influencesCanadian literature German authors History and criticismCanadian literature History and criticismGerman literature Appreciation CanadaGermans CanadaYear of publication: 2003Export options: