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  • Regina Germantown Walking Tour

    I created the following presentation in its original form for a presentation at a ZVA meeting. I updated it with additional sources for inclusion on this web page. Many years…

  • German Settlement Experience in Canada

    I came across this article about the German Catholic community in Toronto . I was struck by the similarity between their situation and what I know about the German Catholics…

  • Vibank

    With the possible exception of Regina, the first permanent settlement of Zichydorfers in Canada seems to have been at today’s Vibank, Saskatchewan. In 1929 Paul Abele published a 25th anniversary…

  • First Settlement in Canada

          The following quote from The German Canadians begins with a brief explanation and continues with a translated 1932 letter from Peter Kleckner that describes the immigration to…

  • St. Mary’s Baptisms A-F

    SURNAME FORENAME BAPT. DATE BIRTH DATE FATHER MOTHER Achtzehner Barbara 16 Jun 1909 31 May 1909 Philipp Maria Herold Achtzehner Elisabetha 29 Nov 1903 14 Nov 1903 Mathias Theresia Meyer…

  • Zitchydorf Colony

    Shirley Gibbard contributed the following translation from the Special Immigration Editions of Der Nordwestern for 1902 and 1903 that gives information about the Zichydorf Colony. DER NORDWESTERN, Winnipeg, March, 1902…

  • St. Mary’s Baptisms G-M

    SURNAME FORENAME BAPT. DATE BIRTH DATE FATHER MOTHER Gelsinger Anton Konrad 12 Feb 1905 1 Feb 1905 Meinhard Christina Schaefer Gelsinger Katharina Barbara 12 Feb 1905 1 Feb 1905 Meinhard…

  • St. Mary’s Baptisms N-Z

    SURNAME FORENAME BAPT. DATE BIRTH DATE FATHER MOTHER Nagel Magdalena 25 Jul 1909 17 Jul 1909 Martin Katharina Fiesel Nagel Maria 22 Mar 1907 20 Dec 1906 Martin Carolina Flegal…

  • St. Mary’s Church Records – Regina

    BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS – ST. MARY’S PARISH – REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA 1893-1910 (In December 2012, the records discussed in this article were posted online by the Family History Library.…

  • St. Mary’s Marriages

    DATE GROOM AGE BRIDE AGE 7 Oct 1907 Amon Johannes 21 Mostel Anna 21 8 Jul 1901 Andres Nicolaus 21 Amann Catharina 18 18 Nov 1907 Anton Mueller 35 Loos…