Boys on Shed 1962. Photo taken by German-Canadian Fred Herzog (Image Credit: Courtesy Equinox Gallery)
A flotilla of boats and spectators welcome the SS "Canberra". Photo taken by German-Canadian Leonard Frank (Image Credit: Vancouver Public Library)
Conrad Kain: Swiss Mountaineer and guide in Golden, BC (Image Credit: kickinghorseculture.ca)
German Prisoners of War in Canada during WW2 (Image Credit: Library & Archives Canada)
Painting by German-Canadian painter Carl Rungius (Image Credit: wildlifeart.com)
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Welcome to the "German-Canadians in Western Canada" Research Guide
This guide helps you to find primary and secondary sources from and about German-speaking immigrants in Western Canada and their experiences, perspectives, impressions and perceptions since their arrival in Canada. The guide includes sources from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Canada: German Immigrants in 1953. www.youtube.com. 28 June 2016. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVYIljvmTvc
Key Resources
- BC & Western Canada Through Arriving EyesThe website includes a bibliography of primary & secondary resources and oral history interviews, photographs, diaries & documents of German-Canadians.
- Memory BCMemoryBC.ca is a portal where you can access descriptions of archival materials preserved in repositories throughout the province.
- Multicultural CanadaThe collection of German materials selected here is largely focused on Alberta, where Germans were among the earliest farmers and settlers.
- Peel's Prairie ProvincesThis website contains both an online bibliography of books, pamphlets, and other materials related to the development of the Prairies.
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