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      Photocopy of the Will of David B. Schneider dated August 11, 1919, with an “Inventory and Valuation of the Property of the said deceased” dated January 4,1929 (No. 10011 County of Waterloo). Mentioned specifically in the Will are David B.’s second wife, Sarah (Meyer) Schneider, and his sons Oliver B. ...

      Photocopy of the Will of Samuel B. Schneider dated April 18, 1908. The Samuel B. Schneider Will bequeaths all property to his sons, and Executors, Roland F. Snider and Elmer Snider. The Will passes “the old family clock which I had from my father” to the son, Elmer. Samuel’s daughter ...

      Photocopy of part of the Will (No. 86) of Daniel Martin dated January 31, 1856. The full title of this part of the Will is: Appraisement of the Goods and Chattels of Daniel Martin Dece. in the Township of Woolwich, County of Waterloo, January 31st 1856. The appraisers were David ...

      Reminiscences of David B. Schneider originally written for the News Record and reprinted in M.H. Snyder's book Hannes Schneider. The articles are dated 1905, 1914, 1920 and 1928.

      Although this small fraktur drawing and text is a birth record, it might also be regarded as a presentation piece on the occasion of the recipient's fifth birthday. The last line of the text indicates that it was finished and given as a gift (geschenkt) in 1881. The source for ...

      A birth certificate made for Maria Bauman, with text and a drawing of a cross-legged angel. Possibly the earliest dated work by Joseph D. Bauman, this piece was made for his first born, Maria (b. 1839), whose name is inscribed near the bottom. Bauman was a capable copier as this ...

      A painted drawing of two birds perched on the bough of an apple tree made for Joseph D. Bauman's granddaughter, Lovina Bauman. The German text below the drawing states that it was made in 1883.

      The inscription on the bookplate on the front cover reads: "'Dieses Gesang-Buch Gehort Mir Maria Martin Im Jahr 1887." The writing is black, blue and red, and the bookplate has a decorative border of alternating red and blue lines. The bookplate is in a small, brown, leather-covered songbook titled "Unparthenisches ...

      A Family register or 'Familien Register' for Joseph D. Bauman and Elisabeth Bauman (also her maiden name) and their ten children. This register was made by Joseph D. Bauman (1815-1889). It lists the birth dates of the parents and the children, as well as their Zodiacal sign. The entries are ...

      A Family Register (Familien-Register) for Heinrich Bauman and Maria Mosser. It lists the birth, deaths, and marriage dates of this couple, and the birth dates of their seven children. The register entries are done in black, orange, green, red and mauve ink. They are as follows : "Familien-Register/ Heinrich Bauman ...

      A Family register (Familien Register) for Peter Martin, the youngest son of Joseph and Elisabeth Gingerich Martin, and Magdalena Bauman(n), daughter of Joseph D. and Elizabeth Baumann) Baumann. The text of the register is in German and states: "Familien/ Peter Martin Geboren August den 7 ten im jahr 1845/ Magdalena ...

      A commercial broadside with a large drawing of Adam, Eve and the Serpent in an apple tree, with text in German Gothic type letting below. The title of the text is "Mel. Herlzlich thut mich verlanger u." The text is a rhymed version of Genesis chapters 1-3 inclusive. This Fraktur ...

      Drawing of a pear tree with text written below which reads: "1879/ Die birne wachst auf dem Baume./ Wen sie reif ist, siet sie gelb und roth aus."

      A bookplate fraktur on a first page of a child's book of fiction titled "Holly." The bookplate has the words "Allen Bauman / Waterloo / Ontario, / 1887" in blue and red ink. The page is decorated with three red and blue flowers. Stamped on the same page as the ...

      A drawing of a red workhorse with a black head, mane, tail and hooves. Beneath the horse is German script which reads "Ein Schwres zug pfert, 1881." On the back of the drawing is the name "Joseph Martin." The drawing is attributed to Joseph D. Bauman.

      Small drawing of a black, green and blue bird, possibly a starling, perched on a bough. Written beneath the drawing is German text and the date "1866." On the back of the drawing is the name "Joseph Martin" and the date "1872."

      A Hoffman family register between the Old and New Testaments of the family's German-language Bible. The Bible is a leather- and cloth-bound book originally with leather and metal clasps. The family register (Familien Register) gives dates of marriages, and birth dates, of Daniel Hoffman and Lidia Bauman and their six ...

      Drawing of bird, possibly a mourning dove, perched on a potted plant. The paper is thick with an embossed stamp in left bottom corner. On the back of the drawing are the words "Joseph Bauman my grandfather made this bird and gave it to me. Menno Hoffman (c.1875)."

      A small Fraktur birth record (Geburtschein) for Benjamin S. Eby. The text is done in black and purple, and is surrounded in a border which resembles a frame. Above the name is a plant (rose ?) with six pink flowers, and black leaves. The background of the drawing is filled ...

      A small Fraktur birth record (Geburtschein) for Lydi Ann Eby. The text is done in black and purple and it reads: "Lydi Ann Eby Born April 25th 1856." It is surrounded in a border which resembles a frame. The background of the drawing is filled with short, black horizontal lines.