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| Document | Letter to Bursar Wells of King's College | Notes regarding the making available of lands for German settlers. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 16:15:32 | ||
| Document | List of settlers approved for 50 acres | List of settlers approved for 50 acres and their respective lots. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 16:10:05 | ||
| Document | Warrants for 50 acres approved for 14 settlers in Wilmot | Breaks list of eligible settlers between those who have paid their fees and those who have not. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 15:47:05 | ||
| Document | Improvements to Land and Hindrance to Construction of Saw Mill | A letter describing whether required improvements to land have been made and if a certain individual can impede construction of a saw mill. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 15:23:24 | ||
| Document | Letter regarding Improvements to Land and Hindrance to | A request is made for a saw mill privilege on Lots. 3 in Wilmot Township by Isaac Latshaw. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 15:16:00 | ||
| Document | A Request for Saw Mill Privilege | A request is made for a saw mill privilege on Lots. 3 in Wilmot Township by Isaac Latshaw. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 15:00:03 | ||
| Document | A Request for Grist Mill Privilege | A request is made for a grist mill privilege on Lots. 23 and 24, on the north side of Bleams Road. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 14:40:51 | ||
| Document | Christian Nafziger petitions for land | Christian Nafziger requests he be granted the lot in Wilmot of 300 acres where he currently resides. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 14:28:26 | ||
| Document | Events and/or Correspondence -- 1831-1839 | Documents relating to the allowing of settlement of lands in Wilmot Township | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 13:00:23 | ||
| Document | Events and/or Correspondence -- 1830 | Settlers eligible for lands in Wilmot Township is discussed. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 12:22:01 | ||
| Document | Historical Records Pertaining to Settlement around Wilmot Township | Records attempts by settlers to secure land in and around Wilmot Township. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-02 09:57:53 | ||
| Document | Recommendation to Allow Additional Settlers More Time to Make Improvements | Settlers which were unable to make improvements to their land within the allowed timeframe make a plea for an extention | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 19:05:04 | ||
| Document | Statement of Improvements made by Settlers in Wilmot Township | A statement appears regarding improvements made by settlers still in Waterloo and not living on their land. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 18:27:10 | ||
| Document | Jno. B. Robinson speaking on behalf of the Council | Council recommended that settlers be allowed to buy remaining 150 acres at twelve shillings and six pence per acre. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 18:03:54 | ||
| Document | Jacob Erb attests to report on settlers recommended to claim land. | Jacob Erb attests to report on German and Pennsylvania settlers in Wilmot Township recommended to claim land. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 17:55:27 | ||
| Document | Events and/or correspondence for 1828-1829 | Letters are exchanged about the purchase of lands by German Mennonite settlers in Wilmot Township. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 17:23:11 | ||
| Document | Petition of settlers in Wilmot Township (English Translation) | Petition of settlers in Wilmot Township by Christian Bosiger and others | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 17:19:31 | ||
| Document | Letter from Colborne's office to College Council | Terms are requested for allowing the German settlers to purchase 150 acres of additional land. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 16:34:52 | ||
| Document | Petition to Sir Peregrine Maitland Regarding Terms of Leasing Land | A plea is made to reduce the fees for leasing land. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 16:22:42 | ||
| Document | Letter from the Lieutenant Governor's office to the settlers | A reccomendation is made that the rent payable on the leases shall not commence until seven years following the owner taking possession of the lot. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 16:09:11 | ||
| Document | Note by Translator of Petition, John Goessman | John Goessman relates how he convinced Settlers not to leave their habitations | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 15:59:08 | ||
| Document | Petition of settlers in Wilmot Township (German original) | Petition of settlers in Wilmot Township by Christian Bosiger and others | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 15:49:52 | ||
| Document | Events and/or correspondence for 1824-1827 | Arrival of settlers and granting of lands from 1824-1827 around Waterloo | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 15:33:37 | ||
| Document | First township survey in Wilmot | First township survey in Wilmot whereby Jacob Erb and others are granted 200 acres each. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 15:22:25 | ||
| Document | Events and/or correspondence for 1823 | Petition El3, No. 27 to settle lands west of Waterloo is temporarily denied. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 14:49:30 | ||
| Document | Temporary Denial of Petition | Request road to be laid out in lots through the Crown and Clergy Reserves in order to lease petitioned lands | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 14:38:30 | ||
| Document | Petition E13, No. 27 of Jacob Erb and others | Contains petition of Jacob Erb and others regarding settlement of lands west of Waterloo. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 14:29:57 | ||
| Document | Summary of events and/or correspondence for 1822 | Summary of events and/or correspondence for 1822 regarding settlement of lands near Waterloo and Woolich Township | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 13:03:38 | ||
| Document | Copy sent to Surveyor General | Copy sent to Surveyor General on October 29, 1822 | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 12:48:47 | ||
| Document | Answer of Surveyor General | States there are lands near the northern boundary of Woolwich which are vacant. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 12:43:12 | ||
| Document | Gov't office requests Surveyor General to report on petition | In response to request, Surveyor General answers that Waterloo and Woolwich are surrounded by lands granted as Crown and Clergy Reserves. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 12:29:55 | ||
| Document | Petition of Moyer, Wismer and Erb | Petition of Moyer, Wismer and Erb to set apart land adjoining the Township of Waterloo and Woolwich | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 12:20:15 | ||
| Document | Minutes of Council record appointment of Nafziger et al, | Minutes of Council record appointment of Nafziger et al, Sept. 4, 1822 | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 12:13:37 | ||
| Document | Schedule of German and Pennsylvania Settlers residing in the Township of Wilmot in the Gore District | Schedule of German and Pennsylvania Settlers residing in the Township of Wilmot in the Gore District, who are recommended to the favorable consideration of the Government. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-06-01 11:26:09 | ||
| Document | Christian Education at Wanner Mennonite Church | Situated on the eastern edge of the Mennonite community in Waterloo Region, Christian education has long been a priority at Wanner Mennonite Church. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-31 13:37:12 | ||
| Document | The Gathering Church | Started as an as an outreach into the Laurentian Hills West area of Kitchener, The Gathering Church officially began in January 2005. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-31 13:26:26 | ||
| Document | List of German Settlers in Wilmot - Letter to accompany the Report | Report on the settlement of German settlers in Wilmot Township to Peter Robinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-30 18:14:10 | ||
| Document | List of German Settlers in Wilmot - Bleam Street | Report on the settlement of German settlers in Wilmot Township to Peter Robinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-30 18:10:10 | ||
| Document | List of German Settlers in Wilmot - Snyders Street | Report on the settlement of German settlers in Wilmot Township to Peter Robinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-30 18:06:14 | ||
| Document | List of German Settlers in Wilmot - Erb Street | Report on the settlement of German settlers in Wilmot Township to Peter Robinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-30 16:06:16 | ||
| Document | Waterloo North Mennonite Church: 1986 - present | Beginning to gather for worship on October 5, 1986, worship services were finally held in their own building in 1994 when the congregation moved into its new building on land that had been acquired at the corner of Benjamin Road and Weber Street. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-30 12:51:31 | ||
| Document | Scattering Seed to Grow the Kingdom: A Brief History of Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church | Beginning worship services in the sanctuary of Bethany Missionary Church, Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church moved to its present location in 1952. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-30 11:39:04 | ||
| Document | Wilmot Mennonite Church: roots to present | Wilmot Mennonite Church came into existence in 1977 through the amalgamation of two small congregations: Geiger Mennonite Church and Baden Mennonite Church. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-29 11:22:49 | ||
| Document | Nith Valley Mennonite Church: 1865 roots - present | Formally organized in 1865, the Nith Valley congregation was known as Biehn Mennonite prior to 1975 when it merged with Blenheim Mennonite Church. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-29 10:46:34 | ||
| Document | Hillcrest Mennonite Church, 1964-2009 | Beginning in 1964 as an extension of the East Zorra Amish Mennonite Church, Hillcrest Mennonite Church continues to be an active congregation. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-28 10:12:29 | ||
| Document | An Erb Street Mennonite Church Historical Sketch: 1830s - 1960s | Despite tracing its roots to the more conservative David Eby congregation, the Waterloo/Erb Street Mennonite Church would become surprisingly modernized with Sunday schools and evangelistic meetings. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-27 16:29:31 | ||
| Document | Mennonites and Milling in Waterloo Region | Sawmills and grist mills were some of the first structures built by the Mennonites settling in the area that would become Waterloo Region. | Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-27 15:14:33 | ||
| Photo | St. Jacobs 1 | Inside the St. Jacobs mill in the mid-1970s |
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Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-27 14:45:22 | |
| Photo | Bridgeport | Shirk & Snider Mill, Bridgeport, c.1900. |
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Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-27 11:17:28 | |
| Photo | John Erb grist mill | The John Erb grist mill in Preston, rebuilt in the 1830s by John's son, Joseph. |
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Alisa McClurg | 2009-05-27 11:02:15 |
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