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Library Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2017.011.002 |
Title |
Faith and foundations : the Germanic pioneers of Waterloo County and Bruce County Ontario, 1828-1867 |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Kraemer, George Leo |
Publisher |
Gogol Press |
Published Date |
2003 |
Description |
This book documents the many Germanic pioneers who travelled from the Old World, Alsace region, to the New World and experiences they endured along the way, finally making their way to Waterloo County and Bruce County where many of these families settled. Chapter 15 talks about the "Saugeen fever" and "The Big Land Sale" of 1854 in Southampton. Chapter 16 talks about the Kroetsch family who settled in Carrick Township, and their involvement in the establishment of the village of Formosa. The building of the Formosa church is also discussed. Main Headings include: - The Journey Part 1 - Discovering the Past - Valley of the Six Nations Indians - The Olde World Meets the New - The Kraemer Family - Revolution and War- setting the Stage for Emigration - The Spetz Family - The Dietrich and Tschirhart Families - Mathias Fehrenbach and Felix Scharbach - The Brohman Family - The Lauber Family - Religious Conditions for the Pioneers - St. Jerome's College & The Congregation of the Resurrection - The Kloepfer Family - Bruce County - The Promised Land - The Kroetsh Family - Priest and Nuns related to George Leo Kraemer - Manifest of the Brigantine "Leonarde" - The Brohman Recipes - Early Catholic Pioneer Families - Extracts from 1834 Emigrants Handbook - Soufflenheim Citizens in the Great Flight - Emigration List of Soufflenheim Citizens to Ontario - 1835 to 1890 |
Physical Description |
168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm x 16.5 cm (soft green cover) |
ISBN |
0-9733832-0-8 |
Places |
Bruce County Carrick Township Culross Township Formosa Greenock Township Queen's Bush Waterloo County |
People |
Arnold family Benninger family Brohman family Duerrer, Nicholas Graf family Gstir, Archangelus Halk family Kloepfer family Kraemer Family Kroetsch family Kroetsch, John B. Kroetsch, Lorenz Rich, Christian Schuett family Schumacher, Anna Maria (Mrs. Anton) Tschirhart family |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Churches Churches, Catholic Family history Genealogy Historic buildings Pioneers |