Joseph
Schneider Haus Online Collections. These contain a catalogue
of furniture. the Schneider Haus collection are extensive and
feature German folk art and furniture styles that are often
overlooked by Canadians who remember only the English and French
influences in the country.
Scattering
of Seeds ran an episode on Benjamin Eby and the German Mennonite
settlers in Kitchener.
Waterloo
Regional Heritage Foundation includes a slide show of heritage
buildings in the area.
Region
of Waterloo Museums
The Kitchener area contains a number of historical sites that
represent the variety of immigrants to Waterloo County.
Homer
Watson House. Now a gallery, this house once belonged to
the landscape artist Homer Watson. it was built in the 1830s
in the Scottish Gothic style. While the website focuses on the
gallery, there is some historical information on the house and
its occupants.
Castle Killbride
Mackenzie House
Waterloo
Historical Society The website doesn't contain a lot of
historical information but there are some useful features such
as maps of Waterloo Township.
The Virtual Museum of Canada has an exhibit on German-Canadian
migration. The site is about migration directly from Germany,
but there is a lot of useful general information. Many Germans
moved to the Kitchener area because the German community there
was strong. Visit their section on German-Canadian folk art.
The Church of the Brethren have a section on Brethren
Life which contains articles about farming communities.
There is also a page on the Canadian migrations.
