A Ahrens, Carl, painter, (61)39 Ahrens, Charles August, (61)53, (61)55 Aletter, Henry., (61)53 Anniversary of St. Jacobs Church, (61)23 automobile Bennett buggy, (61)15

B Baden Woolen Mill, (61)21 Baetz, Jacob, 1852-1920, (61)53 Baird, Harry, (61)69 Baird, Sandy, (61)67–72 bands and musical groups, Berlin Berlin Musical Society, (61)46 Kaiser Band, (61)46 bands and musical groups, Elmira Boys’ Bugle, (61)16 Brass Band, (61)11, (61)16 Elmira Musical Society, (61)11, (61)14 Happy Cousins, (61)16 High School Band, (61)18 bands and musical groups, Kitchener Kitchener Musical Society, (61)46 Banks, Elmira Royal, (61)12 Traders, (61)12 Bean, Dr David, (61)34 Bernhardt, Valentine Peter, (61)44 Beverly Township section added to Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 1973, (61)39 Beyer, Conrad, (61)47 Bickle, Lorene home, Breslau, (61)32–33 Bickle, Lorene, (61)32–33 Bitzer, Conrad, (61)52, (61)56 Bitzer, Wilfred L., (61)56 Blevins, Jim, (61)69 Board of Trade, Elmira, (61)12–13 Bowman, Henry B., (61)24–28 Bradley, Whitney Lloyd, W.L., (61)34 Brant, Joseph, aka Thayendanegea (61)9 Breithaupt, Louis J. “L.J.,” (61)53, Breithaupt, Louis O., (61)73 Breslau Millstones (A) Ella Cressman, (61)19 Bristow, Edward, (61)9, (61)19 Bristow’s Corners. See Elmira first postmaster, (61)9 naming of, (61)9 Brown, William C., W.C., (61)16 Brubacher Grocery Store in Elmira, The (A) Kenneth Seiling and Warren D. Stauch, (61)21–23 Brubacher’s Store, Elmira, (61)16, (61)21-23 Brubacher, Albert, (61)21Brubacher, Alvin, (61)21 Brubacher, Clarence, (61)22–23 Brubacher, Israel A., (61)12, (61)21 Brubacher, Laura, (61)22 Brubacher, Marie, (61)22 Brubacher, Noah, (61)22–23 Brubacher, Norman, (61)21 Brubacher, Solomon, (61)21 Bugg, Alfred, (61)4

C Campbell, John, (61)17 Carbert, Dr, Elmira, c 1948, (61)16 Carn, John, (61)47 Christophek, George, (61)56 Churches, Galt Kirkmichael chapel, (61)43 Trinity Anglican, (61)43 Churches, St Jacobs Calvary Evangelical, (61)23 Calvary United 125th anniversary, (61)23 Evangelical United Brethren, (61)23 Clement, Muriel Alberta (Kerr), Mrs William Pope Clement, W.P., (61)56 commercial blocks, Elmira Dunke, (61)10 fire, 1948, (61)16–17 commercial blocks, Kitchener Good, City Hall Square, (61)69 Concordia choirs, (61)47 Concordia Society, Berlin, 1873-1916, (61)46-55 Concordia Club, 1925-1972, Kitchener, (61)55-57 choirs, (61)55-57 fire, 1971, (61)57 Women’s Auxiliary, (61)56–57 Connon, John, panoramic camera, (61)78 Conrad, Clara Eliza (Specker), Mrs Jacob Conrad, See Conrad Hall under University, (61)75 Council of Friendship, K-W, (61)56 Cressman, Ella [M.], (61)19 Cressman, Ella M., (61)64–66

D DeBus, George Michael, Jr., 1862-1943, (61)53 Der Baur Mark (The Farmers’ Market), Elmira founding of, 1972, (61)18 Dickson, F.W.R., (61)32–33 Dickson, Florence Augusta home (Kirkmichael), Byng Ave, Galt, (61)42 Dickson, Thomas, (61)78 Dickson, William Jr home (Kirkmichael), Byng Ave, Galt c1925, (61)42–43 Dickson, Hon William Senior, (61)42, (61)78 Dietrich, Theodore, (61)6 Dietrich’s Bakery, Kitchener, (61)69 Dominion Express, Elmira agent, (61)21 Dominion Rubber Plant, Elmira, (61)15 Doon Pioneer Village Grand Trunk Railway station, Petersburg, (61)4-8 millstones from Breslau, (61)19 Dr Wipper Speaks at Annual Meeting (A) Warren D. Stauch, (61)29 Duke, Mervin E., M.E., (61)18 Dunke, Harold, (61)17

E E. S. Shoe, Kitchener, (Helmuth Eisfeld), (61)69 Early History of Elora and Vicinity (A) John Connon and Dr Gerald A. Noonan, (61)7679 Eastern Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, (61)74 Eastman, Gerald Ernest, (61)34 Eby, Ben, (61)9 Elmira Fair, (61)18 Elmira Furniture, (61)13 Elmira, Town of incorporation as, 1923, (61)14 Elmira, Village of history of, (61)9–19 incorporation as, 1886, (61)12 naming of, (61)9–10 population of, 1903-1923, (61)14 street lights installed, 1886, (61)12 Elora’s History (A) Gerald Noonan, (61)76–79 Erb, Jacob, (61)9 Erb, Joseph, (61)19 Euler, Hon William Daum, Mayor, (61)53, (61)55–56 Even Nostalgia Isn’t What it Used To Be (A) Sandy Baird, (61)67–72

F farm practices dinner bell, (61)37–38 egg grading, (61)21 Ferrie, Hon Adam Senior, 1777-1863, (61)79 Ferrie, Adam Jr, 1812-1848, (61)79 Ferrie, Robert, (61)79 Fleetfoot Rubber Elmira, (61)14 floods, Blair 1897, (61)36 floods, Preston 1897, (61)36 fords, Grand River basket, by, (61)37 foundries, Elmira Elmira Foundry, (61)12 Fretz, Dr Joseph Winfield, J.W., (61)34 Friedensfest (Peace Festival) 1871, Berlin, (61)47 From Waterloo County to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, (61)39–41

G Galt, John, (61)78 German Club of Kitchener, See Concordia Club founding of, 1925, (61)56 German-Canadian Society for German Relief, (61)56 Glebe, Henry, b 1833, (61)46 Golf and Curling Club, Elmira, (61)18 Gottlieb, Friedrich, (61)47 Gower, Lloyd, (61)34 Gramlow, Mayor Robert, (61)34 Grasser, Joseph, (61)14, (61)17 Great West Felt and Footwear, Elmira, (61)13 Greb, Mayor Charles, (61)73 Grebenstein, Martin, (61)47

H Hawke, Russell E., (61)67 Heick, Welf, (61)34 Herz, Amandus, aka Gustav Henry Amandus Herz, (61)14 Herzog’s grocery, Kitchener, (61)67 Hess, Albert, (61)58–63 History of Elmira, (61)9–19 hockey teams, Elmira Polar Kings, (61)18 Sugar Kings, (61)18 Hoelscher, Mr, farmer, late 1800s, near Pioneers memorial Tower, (61)37 Hotels, Petersburg Blue Moon, (61)6

I immigrants, Waterloo County Schwabens, (61)58–62 Ingle, Martha, (61)4–6 Ingle, Oliver “Happy”, (61)4–6, (61)8

J Jaffray, Mayor William, 1832-1896, , (61)47 Janzen, Mayor Henry Louis, (61)53, (61)55 Johannes, James, (61)34 Johnson, Beatrice, (61)42–43 Johnston, Alma (Crawforth), (61)24–28 Johnston, Marion H., Mrs JosephS., mother of Mary A. Johnston, (61)75 Jones, Bernal A., B.A., (61)73 Jacob Kolb Home (A) Lorene Bickle and F.W.R. Dickson, (61)32–33

K Kaiser, Dr John August Canada, (61)53 Kaiser, William, (61)46 Keller, Nicolaus, (61)55 Kerr-Lawson, James, friend of Homer Watson, (61)38-39 King, John, father of WLM King, (61)47 King, William Lyon Mackenzie, (61)47 1908 speech, Victoria Park, (61)55 school experience, (61)55 Kirschel, Fred, (61)27 Kitchener Chamber of Commerce expands Oktoberfest, (61)56 Kitchener City Hall Demolished, (61)72–73 Kitchener Farmers’ Market founding inside town hall, 1869, (61)64 second building, Market House,, (61)64 third building, Duke and Frederick, 1907, (61)64 Kitchener Market (A) Ella M. Cressman, (61)64–66 Kitchener-Waterloo Record Moves to New Building, (61)45 Kleeman, Wilhelm, aka Klemann, Wilhelm,, (61)56 Klinck, George, (61)11, (61)24 Klotz, Otto, (61)47, (61)55 Kolb, Jacob home, Breslau, (61)32–33 Kolb, Katherine aka Catherine, Kathrine, (Clemens) home, Breslau, (61)32 Kranz, Mayor Hugo, (61)47, (61)49, (61)55 Kumberger, Wilhelm, (61)55 Kummer, O.A., (61)35–39

L Lackner, Mayor Dr Henry George, (61)51, (61)55 Lamb, Kathryn, (61)34 Laschinger, Miss, either Alma or Aline, youngest daughters of Solomon laschinger, (61)27 Laschinger, Solomon, (61)24, (61)27 Lawson, Mr, See Kerr-Lawson, James, Leibbrandt, Gottlieb, (61)46–57 Libraries, Elmira Elmira Public, (61)14 Mechanics Institute, (61)11 Lindner, Arno, (61)47 Lorch, Willie, (61)18

M MacDonald, Margaret, (61)24 Maple Syrup Festival, Elmira, (61)18 Market House, Kitchener. See Kitchener Farmers’ Market McLaughlin, Kenneth, (61)34 McNally, Henry, (61)36 Meeker, Howard “Howie”, (61)69 Mehnert, Martin, (61)56 Memories of Kirkmichael (A) Beatrice Johnson, (61)42–43 Memories of the Grand (A) O.A. Kummer, (61)35–39 Metzger, J.F., aka J.T. Metzger, teacher Elmira, b Africa 1827, (61)9 Military Units 29th Regiment band, (61)46 Scots Fusiliers band, (61)46 Miss Alma Crawforth and the Continuation School in Elmira (A) Henry B. Bowman, (61)24–28 Motz, John, (61)47, (61)52–53, (61)55 Mowat’s fruit store, Kitchener, (61)67 Moyer, Peter E.W., (61)45 Mueller, Adolph, (61)47, (61)55 Mueller, Karl, (61)53 Mylius, Dr George Rudolph, R., (61)47

N Nafziger, Christian, (61)58 native life dugout canoe construction, (61)29 Naugatuck Chemicals, Elmira, (61)16–17 Newspapers, Berlin Daily News founding of, (61)45 Daily Record, (61)45 , (61)45 News-Record, (61)45 Telegraph, (61)45 Ontario Journal, (61)45 Newspapers, Elmira Signet founding of, 1893, (61)12 Newspapers, Kitchener Daily Record, (61)45 Daily Telegraph, (61)45 Newspapers, Waterloo Bauernfreund, (61)44 Citizen, (61)44 Noonan, Gerald A., (61)76–79

O Oelschlager, William, (61)47, (61)53, (61)55 Oktoberfest in centennial year, 1967, (61)56 Old Boys’ and Girls’ Reunion, Elmira 1903, (61)12, (61)21 1923, (61)14 One Hundred Years of Concordia (A) Gottlieb Leibbrandt, (61)46–57 Otto, William H., W.H., (61)12

P Parks, Berlin Victoria Kaiser Wilhelm I monument, (61)52, (61)55 Pearson, A.M., Elmira, band leader c 1940(61)16 Petersburg Railway Station (A) Elizabeth A. Willmot, (61)4–8 Phonola Company of Canada, Elmira, also See Electrohome, (61)13 Pig Day, Elmira, (61)11, (61)13, (61)18 Potje, Matt, (61)62 Pringle, Arthur Dunbar, A.D., (61)43 Pringle, Alice Naomi (Kingsmill), Mrs A.D., (61)43 Putnam, Robert T., (61)44–45

R Railways, Wilmot Township Grand Trunk station, Petersburg, (61)4–8 Rathmann, Herman., (61)47 Ratz, Eileen, (61)27 Ratz, John, (61)12 Rennie, Mary Millicent “Millie”, Mrs Lorne., (61)31 Restaurants, Kitchener Opal Cafe, (61)67 Restorff, Henry, (61)11 Riener, M., Berlin, Concordia founder, c 1873, (61)47 Rittinger, John Adam, (61)55 Rockel, Karl, (61)55, (61)56 Rolefson, R. Wellington, aka Roelofson, R. Wellington, Mr, (61)38 Rooney, Julia Dunbar (Pringle), (61)42–43 Rosebrugh, Patricia, Mrs H. Bennett, (61)34 Rothsay Concentrates, Elmira, (61)17 Rowell, Margaret, (61)30–31 Rumpel, George, (61)53, (61)55 Ruppel, John, (61)10 Ruppel, John H., (61)11, (61)14

S Saengerfest (songfest), (61)47–51 musical director, (61)52 Sap Bucket store, Elmira, (61)18 Schierholtz, Otto, (61)27 Schlote, Father, Berlin, c 1873, (61)47 Schmalz, W.H.E., (61)73 Schmalz, William H., (61)55, (61)73 Schmidt, Andrew, (61)27 Schmidt, Gertrude, (61)27 Schneider, John Metz, (61)53, (61)55 Scholtes, Walter, (61)56 Schondelmeyer, John, (61)44 school teachers board, (61)27 schools musical instruction in, (61)52 Schools, Elmira Continuation, (61)24–28 first teacher, 1849, (61)9 Riverside Public, (61)24 Schools, Woolwich SS4 (Elmira), (61)24 Scotchmer’s drug store, Kitchener, (61)67 Seagram, Edward F., (61)44 Seibert, Clarence, (61)69 Seiling, Kenneth, (61)21–23 Shantz, Abraham Lincoln, A.L. 1868-1956 home, Breslau, (61)32 Shantz, Elven, (61)34 Shantz, Jacob Y., (61)64 slaves, freed teacher, as, (61)9 Springer, Moses, (61)47 Staebler, Mayor Jacob Merner, J.M., (61)53 Stahle, Roy, (61)17 Stauch, Warren D., (61)21–23, (61)29 Stein, Wilhelm, (61)47 Stumpf, Mayor Peter F., P.F., (61)14

T Taylor, Richard K., (61)74–75 Teperman and Sons, Kitchener, (61)66 textile mills, Elmira Carding and Woolen Mill, (61)10, (61)13 textile manufacturers, Elmira Elmira Shirt and Overall Company, (61)15–16 Felt Factory, (61)13 Theatres, Elmira Reo, (61)16 Thomson, William E., W.E., planner, (61)34 Trans-Canada Alliance of German , Kitchener founding of, 1951, (61)56 Tuerk, Rev Frederick William, F.W., (61)47 Turnvereine (gymnastics club), (61)46

U Uttley, William Valores, “Ben”, W.V., (61)37

W Wahl, Elmer, (61)44–45 Waldron, Doc, (61)67 Walker Bin and Store Fixture Company, Kitchener, (61)22 Wallace, William, (61)9 Wandering Schwabens, The (A) Albert Hess, (61)58–63 Waterloo County Hall of Fame Adolph Mueller, (61)55 Charles August Ahrens, (61)55 George Rumpel, (61)55 Henry George Lackner, (61)55 Henry Louis Janzen, (61)55 Hermann Theodor Zoellner, (61)55 Hugo Kranz, (61)55 John Adam Rittinger, (61)55 John Metz Schneider, (61)55 John Motz, (61)55 Otto Klotz, (61)55 William Daum Euler, (61)55 William H. Schmalz, (61)55 William Oelschlager, (61)55 Waterloo County Pioneers’ Memorial Tower, (61)37 Waterloo Glove Manufacturing Company, (61)44–45 Waterloo Lutheran University, (61)74-75 Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation founding of, 1973, (61)34 Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, The (A) Kathryn Lamb, (61)34 Waterloo, County of Provisional Council, 1852, (61)39 Waterloo, Regional Municipality of incorporation as, 1973, (61)39 original county vs revised region, (61)39 Watson, Homer Ransford, (61)39 Weaver, Samuel S., S.S., (61)9, (61)10 Wellesley Township Hall is Restored (A) Margaret Rowell, (61)31 Wellesley, Township of Township Hall, Crosshill, (61)31 Township Hall, Hawkesville, (61)31 Wilfrid Laurier University C.H. Little House, (61)75 Clara Conrad Hall, (61)75 East Hall, (61)75 Laurier Lecture, 1973, (61)74 naming of, (61)74 Nils Willison Hall, (61)75 South Hall, (61)75 Ulrich Leupold Residence, (61)75 W. Ross Macdonald House, (61)74 W.D. Euler Residence, (61)75 West Hall, (61)74 Willison Hall, (61)75 Women’s Auxiliary, (61)75 Wilfrid Laurier University (A) Richard K. Taylor, (61)74–75 Willmot, Elizabeth A., (61)4–8 Winger, Isaac, (61)10 Winger, Peter, (61)10 Wipper, Dr Kirk, (61)29 Woods, A. Wayne, (61)34 Woods, Willis, (61)19 Wuertele, Ernst, (61)56

Y Young, Jack, (61)34 Young, John A., (61)34

Z Ziegler, Howard, (61)19 Zinger, John A., J.A., b 1848, (61)47 Zoellner, Heinrich August, “Henry”, H.A., (61)47, (61)49, (61)52 Zoellner, Professor Hermann Theodor, (61)52, (61)55 Zuch’s barber shop, Kitchener, (61)67 © Anna Marie Larsen