One upper body studio portrait of Mary Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera.

Originally in page 21 of album 2.

One letter (partial, signature page lacking) written Mary Schantz (?) to Tobias' brother Josiah, recounting the death of their brother Enoch.

One of a series of daybooks kept by Tobias Schantz containing personal and business accounts, calls made, orders taken, diary entries, notes to self, recipes, family information, and more in one chronological sequence.

Full length studio portrait showing Herbert Schantz and Florence Schantz as children. They are seen standing side by side with arms propped on a pedestal.

A hand drawn floor plan for the Schantz family home located at 43 Schneider Avenue, Kitchener, Ont. This is likely the original floor plan for the house. It is possible that not all of the rooms shown on this floor plan were physically constructed when the house was built.

Studio portrait of Louis Henry Wagner with infant son Louis Jacob Gordon Wagner and mother Margaret Hailer Wagner.

File consists of one 598 page journal giving account information from 1884-1888.

Two identical studio portraits of Herbert John (left) and Charles Alexander Schneider seen looking at camera. Both are seen seated with short hair and wearing lace collared dresses.

File consists of two items correspondence addressed to Christina Rieder, mother of Peter Rieder. Both items are from Frederick Colquhoun, Barrister.

File consist of one pocket sized Colgate and Co. advertising calendar for the year 1888.

Correspondence from SImon L. Umbach to Louis Henry Wagner.

Letter from Anna C. Elsley postmarked Breslau, September 27, 1889 to her sister Jemima Sims describing the death of her daughter, "Carrie" on August 19, 1889 (Includes envelope).

File consists of one autograph book from 1876 owned by Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement. Includes the following signatures:

• Minnie Baird
• Adam Beck
• Charles Beck
• Emma Bowlby
• George Bowlby
• Adam Bowlby
• Y Bowlby
• Annie Bowlby
• Maggie Capson
• Minna Carmichael
• J Carmichael
• H Childs
• George Childs
• R Clement
• William Clement
• Janie Clement
• Edwin Clement
• Minnie Crockall
• U Culver
• Louisa Dickie
• Frank Dickie
• Lord Dufferin
• Harriet Dufferin
• J Fales
• L Falls
• Henry Fletcher
• George Gibb
• David Gurd
• G Hinsworth
• W Hoare
• Samuel Jackson
• Geneva Jackson
• Joseph Jackson
• Henry Jackson
• Fannie Jackson
• Isabella Jackson
• J Jaffray
• Walter Kirby
• M Kirby
• Mattie Murphy
• Edith Murphy
• Maggie Murphy
• Alice Murray
• Charley P.
• Annie Penrose
• Walker Powell
• M Primrose
• A Skinner
• Shelby Smyth
• W Stewart
• Archibald Stewart
• L Stewart
• Minnie Stewart
• Mary Walsh
• John Walsh
• Godfrey Weir
• Birder Wily
• Georgie Young
• A Young
• Minnie Young
• Birdie [?]
• Sandy [?]
• Lucy [?]

Portrait of Merne [Marion] and Madge [Margaret] Wilson as young girls.

One image of the well and ruins of an old house on an arid flat at Salt Springs, Manitoba. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."

One scrapbook with patterns for knitting, embroidery, lace, crochet, and more, taken from the "Busy Fingers" column of Farm and Home magazine. The back of the scrapbook also includes handwritten lace and edging patterns with small samples of the work.

File consists of one autograph album owned by Emma Bowlby Boyd. Included are autographs from family and friends, as well as drawings and scrapbook material.

Three modern prints given to Norman Schneider by Irvin Erb, showing King St. in the 1880's.

Modern copy of a 19th century photograph. Includes identifications as follows:

Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.

Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.

Front row: Mary.

Diary kept by Samuel Franklin French detailing his missionary activities in Washington, D.C. from December of 1860 to August of 1861. Highlights include descriptions of Washington neighbourhoods such as English Hill (north east of Judiciary square) and The Island (south of the mall) as well as references to the beginning of the American Civil War. In the back of the diary are lists including parishioners in Tewksbury, Massachusetts 1871, list of parishioners in Wallingford, Vermont, 1889, record of school Wallingford, Vermont, 1883, and list of members of an unknown committee in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, 1875.

Contains fragment of a business document: "Duty Paid Sp . . . . Brought in, Jos. E. Seagram.

A scrapbook containing large illustrations pasted in. Largely from illustrated papers, these items originally accompanied stories or poems (some illustrate fishing, hunting, etc.). This scrapbook occupies a volume entitled, ?Heywood Bros. & Co. Supplementary Catalogue [of Rattan and Reed Furniture] 1888.?

A scrapbook containing large illustrations laid in but not yet pasted. Largely from illustrated papers, these items originally accompanied stories or poems. This scrapbook occupies a volume entitled, Heywood and Morrill Rattan Co.'s Catalogue of Rattan and Reed Furniture, 1889.

Pages separated from their origins but not pasted into scrapbooks. They are grouped as found. This folder contains illustrations of animals and children.

Studio group portrait of Abraham Nash Moyer with wife Nannie Entrekin Moyer and children Metta Sophia and Clyde Entrekin.

Studio portrait of the Jacob Nash Moyer and family. Jacob is seated at left, Mary Miller Moyer is standing at centre, holding Bertha, age 4 months, and Willard White, age 2 years, 7 months is seated at right. All but Bertha are looking off camera.

One upper body studio portrait of Carrie Schantz seen looking off camera.

Notebook with sermon notes in German.

Notebook with sermon notes in German.

Upper body studio portrait photograph of David Sovereign Bowbly seen looking off camera.

Promissory notes and receipts relating to the purchase of an organ from Charles W. Kelly, Guelph, Ont., Dealer in Bell Pianos and Organs.

One photographic print of a crayon portrait of Isaac Lucius Bowman.

Three joint letters from Louise Moyer and aunt Emma.

Group studio portrait of Etta (standing, far left) and Sophie Schantz (standing, second from right) with ten friends. One of the group is standing at far right, apart from the rest, wearing a picture hat and carrying a case. Another member of the group is seated with a piece of paper, possibly a folded newspaper, on lap that can not be identified.

Full length studio portrait of Etta and Sophie Schantz with friends. Etta is seated at left and Lavina Detweiler, Sophie and Nancy Eby are seen standing. Maggie Eby is also seated, on a higher chair at right, and Noah Eby is seated on the ground at the centre of the group. The women are wearing three story, or flower pot hats, while Noah's bowler hat lies on the ground next to him. The women are holding either parasols or cedar boughs. Identification from verso.

One composite photograph captioned, "Members of the Twentieth General Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ convened in York, Penn'a May 9th to 19th, 1889."

The photograph shows 33 members of the conference including: Dinius, W.O; Wood, C.L.; Wright, Milton; Becker, Henry J.; Kiracoff, C.H.; Dillon, William; Clay, William; Powell, A.B.; Kabrich, John M.; Geeslin, A.W.; Ensell, J.; Titus, W.S.; French, J.; Mahan, S.T.; Tharp, I.M.; McNew, Z.; Kenover, J.; Floyd, Halleck; Davis, Lewis; Barnaby, H.T.; Bennetz, A.; Bowles, G.A.; Nelson, J.K.; Livingston, S.L.; Bonewell, B.A.; Luce, N.R.; Miller, William; Spoonemore, J.P.; Knipple, W.W.; Alwood, J.K.

Bishop Milton Wright was the father of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

The photograph is mounted on a card advertising the need for agents in other conference groups.

One general exercise book belonging to Arthur Benjamin Schantz.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lots 2 on the south side of Weber Street and Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the south side of Ahrens Street of David Weber's survey in Berlin. Contains ms. annotations. File also includes an ms. diagram of the lots containing information about thier size and owners.

Studio portrait of Lizzie Schlier.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.M. Schneider seen looking off camera, dressed in collared shirt and tie.

Photograph of Charles August Ahrens and family in front of their first home on Courtland Ave. in what was then Berlin, Ontario.

Left to right: Charles August Ahrens, his wife Emma, children Lottie and Fred, and Martin Nagel.

One carte de visite, portrait of child. This is tentatively identified as Emma Schneider but is probably not her. The photographer, D.G. Denison, worked in Berlin ca. 1865-1885 and Emma was not born until 1894.

Two copies. One is marked "Cancelled, sold to Z[immerman] by Webb." The other has pencilled alterations indicating a sale by John Fischer to Henry Zimmerman, Hotel Keeper, dated July 13, 1889. "Hett & Hallman, Printers, Berlin."

One four page programme for the 1889 convocation of Cedar Falls High School, featuring Ela Bliss Moyer, cousin of Orpheus.

Handmade birthday card from Orpheus Moyer Schantz to Sophie Schantz. The card has scherenschnitte edges and features calligraphy, drawings of small animals, birds and plants. It reads: "May Happy Returns. Sophie E. Schantz. May 4-'89"

A book titled, The Young Soldier, by an unidentified author, presented to Arthur Benjamin Shantz by the United Brethren Sunday School in January 1888.

One of a series of daybooks kept by Tobias Schantz containing personal and business accounts, calls made, orders taken, diary entries, notes to self, recipes, family information, and more in one chronological sequence. This 1889 notebook contains an account of Tobias' bad dream about his wife joining the Salvation Army, recipes for jelly cake, and a receipt for liver complaint.

One item of correspondence from D. L. [Daniel Lewis] Bowman to his cousin Simon Bowman. The letter is dated and addressed September 10, 1889 Berlin [Kitchener]. The letter discuss family members, including D's wife and two children recently being unwell as well as the weather and the hope for more rain. D teases Simon about becoming a "Yankee" and moving to "Pensyltucky" [a portmonteau of Pennsylvania and Kentucky] and mentions that he will be going to Toronto for the Toronto Industrial Exhibition [now the Canadian National Exhibition]. The letter also discusses D selling a property of Simon's referred to as "Mt. Zion."

Correspondence and agreements relating to a U.S. patent issued to Peter H. Sims and Philip Hohmeier of Waterloo for improvements to a hot air furnace and the transfer of manufacturing rights to Henry B. Weaver of Blue Ball, Pennsylvania. In the first letter of May 6, 1886, A.M. Weaver asks about the "Balm of Life receipt" sent to her by Peter, but wants to know how many ounces of "oil of origanum" are needed.

Autograph belonging to Miss Jennie Streit, St. Clair, Michigan. Includes a few elaborately drawn and decorated entries, as well as cuttings and a photograph.

Formal portrait of William Henry Lapsley.

File consist of one pocket advertising calendar for Cussons, May and Co.

File consists of one sample newspaper for The Nut-Shell, Trenton.

File consists of one studio portrait of Charles Bowlby Clement with sister Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly as children seen looking at camera. Blanche is seated on the edge of a couch, with a magazine in lap, and Charles is standing next to her, right arm resting on couch.

File consists of one baby bonnet crocheted by Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement.

File consists of one handbill advertising the opening of C.H. Doerr's new grocery store on Thursday October 15, 1889.

Diary entries begin with March 8, 1867, but this whole section is marked cancelled and is re-copied starting April 8, 1867. It begins with a record of Tobias' trip to Missouri to see his father, leaving his wife Mary Schantz (nee Moyer) with their 3-year old son Orpheus and new baby Etta, born the previous October. Tobias' father Benjamin with his second wife Margaret and children had gone to homestead near Wellville, west of St. Louis, in 1866. Tobias records his impressions of the countryside, the people, the prospects, the discouragement of all but his father with life in Missouri (March 17th). On July 2 he returns to Canada to where he is then living (near "Campden" --Grimsby within walking distance.) Throughout the diary Tobias records the weather and a daily health bulletin, letters sent and received, as well as his daily reading. He goes through periods of recording his meals. Tobias also lists all the work he does every day. He mentions setting the water for porridge, making the bed, polishing his son's shoes, carrying the baby to church, etc. On Nov. 9 he took a bath, on Nov. 25 he "did not sleep short of midnight. Was talking with Mary about my thought, troubles about religion ...". All parts of the diary have been filled with writing, dating as far as 1889 -- some accounts, recipes both household and medical (many give source), a record of the family tree -- births, marriages, deaths, transcribed songs, and an account probably written in Conestogo ca. 1875 of his spiritual trials and tribulations dating from 1862 and his efforts to achieve inner peace. This account is continued in the "other book," although it is not clear what book this referred to.

Envelope and two studio photographs of children. One of the photographs shows A. R. Kaufman as a baby and the other shows A. R. and Emma Kaufman as infants and was taken by C. Schneuker.

One head studio portrait of Jacob Moyer seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Josiah Kolb Shantz with wife Nancy Kolb Shantz and children Eliza, Benjamin, Abram, Elo and Lorena. Placement of children not included with identifications. Birth dates of children suggest Eliza and Elo are standing at right and Lorena is seated at left. Benjamin and Abram were born too close together to determine their standing order at left.

Two business cards of Orpheus Moyer Schantz from when he was employed by Carson, Pirie & Company (now Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company). One card is professionally printed and shows the company's office, the other has been hand lettered on a small piece of painted canvas. In 1890 the company became Carson, Pirie & Scott, and in 1904 they moved to the landmark Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building. Now called Carson's, the company continues to be an important Chicago business.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera.

One public school writing course on business forms, completed by Arthur Benjamin Schantz.

Studio portrait of the Ahrens sisters seen standing and seated in front of a decorative backdrop.

Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.

Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.

Front row: Mary.

Formal portrait of Caroline Yates Lapsley.

Two formal portraits of Clara Joachimi Lapsley, variants.

Two copies of a modern print of a formal portrait of Heinrich Metz Schneider.

File consist of clippings relating to London.

Photocopies.

One Japanese 1 sen copper coin from the Meiji Period.

Correspondence from Simon L. Umbach to Louis Henry Wagner.

One letter from Marion Webster addressed to Lucy Haist. The letter recounts the development of schools in the area with which she has been involved, fruits and vegetables that they grow and eat. She also discusses ongoing fighting between the Portuguese and the local people, including a blockade after the death of a king, and fighting with the Barotze people ultimately leading to the surrender of their Chief Dunduma.

Correspondence from Louis Henry Wagner to SImon L. Umbach. Also includes a return letter from Simon L. Umbach to Louis Henry Wagner.

Letter from Anne Argo, Eden Mills, [date illegible: 1890?] in response to one from Margaret, calling her an old friend and sympathizing in her widowhood. She gives all the news of illnesses and doctoring of family and friends. This letter was enclosed with one to Florence, June 30 1890.

Letter from Margaret Davidson dated Toronto, June 30, 1890 to her granddaughter Florence Roos, sending the news of family doings in Toronto. She says she received and encloses a letter from Mrs. Argo for Florence's mother to read, and that if she is well she will be there on Tuesday (includes envelope).

From Floradale (includes envelope).

Telegram from Peter H. Sims dated London, Ontario, October 1, 1890 to his wife Jemima Sims, with a message that he is somewhat better.

Letter from Clara Oberholtzer dated Alanson, [Michigan], December 10, 1890 to her aunt Jemima Sims reporting on the death of her aunt Angelina Dunham (nee Cook), the grief of Mr. Dunham, and the effect on other family members.

One upper body studio portrait of Ella Moyer.

Three letters from James Campbell Sims in Montreal to Peter H. Sims.

Photocopy and transcription of certificate awarded to Hugo Schöneich by the German Butcher Guild, Oct. 30, 1890. Schöneich was an early J.M. Schneider sausage maker.

One photograph of students out front of Bridgeport School. The teachers are identified as Mr. Weir, Miss Nicklin and Miss Moyer. Note that this is not the current Bridgeport Public School.

A printed paper wreath and a printed poem that were likely meant to be hung on a wall. On the verso of the poem is a stamp indicating that the poem was presented to E.U.M. Sunday School, Berlin.

Three-part composite photograph. The top half contains numbered portraits of 155 members of the Berlin Philharmonic Society, the middle contains portraits of Miss C. Specker, contralto, Miss D. Zigler, soprano, Miss A. Bean, organist, Mr. Gains, tenor, Miss Specker, pianist, Mr. E. Shuch, baritone, Mr. C. Ruby, basso, and the bottom third of the photograph portrays the orchestra, seated with instruments and music. This photograph contains portraits of many well known citizens, particularly women.

Portraits of members of the Berlin Philharmonic Society include:

1. Geo. Howard, 2. A. Master, 3. W. Tuchlinski, 4. W.F. Roadhouse, 5. O. Vogelsang, 6. R.D. Lang, 7. H.P. Harding, 8. A. Breithaupt, 9. W. Euler, 10. J. Stauffer, 11. O. Master, 12. Geo. Zigler, 13. H. Clemens, 14. W. Zigler, 15. Rev. Tafel, 16.S. Groh, 17.L. Weaver, 18. E. Englert, 19.J. Brandt, 20. T. Simpson, 21. J. Steifke, 22. E. Werner, 23. D. Musselman, 24. W. Freeman, 25. J. Fischer, 26. A. Snyder, 27. E. Brubacher, 28. A. Musselman, 29. F. Shantz[sic], 30. J. Musselman, 31. E. Clemens, 32. W.H. Becker, 33. H. Hymmen, 34. E. Reiner, 35. A. Devitt, 36. E. Heist, 37. A. Shantz[sic], 38. J. Bilger, 39. G. Rehmann, 40. C. Harttung, 41. J. Weiderholt, 42. E. Lang, 43. H.A. Huber, 44. J. Good, 45. L.J. Breithaupt, 46. F. Boehmer, 47. D. Stadelbauer, 48. G. Reiner, 49. A.Grebenstein, 50. B. Marks, 51. T. Reid, 52. M. Ahrens, 53. M. Anthes, 54. A. Moyer, 55. E.Clemens, 56. Mrs. Musselman, 57. E. davey, 58. S. Musselman, 59. A.Detweiler, 60. I. Kolb, 61. A. Fischer, 62. Mrs. Howd., 63. A. Moyer, 64. T. Fehrenbach, 65., Mrs. Becker, 66. Mrs. Schmalz, 67. E. Swartz, 68. W. Fischer, 69. L. Motz, 70. F. Knechtel, 71. A. Mitchell, 72. A. Musselman, 73. C. Lang, 74. E. Hillard, 75. C. Webb, 76. A. Rathman, 77. T. Kimmel, 78. I. McMahon, 79. M. Moyer, 80. A. Cairnes, 81. L. Ziegler, 82. L. Rudell, 83. A. Kolb, 84. L. Musselman, 85. A. Boomer, 86. M. Devitt, 87. A. Devitt, 88. E. Pfeffer, 89. B. Bean, 90. Mrs. Shuh, 91. F. Caton, 92. M. Smuck, 93. M. Smuck, 94. M. Knell, 95. A. Wiegand, 96. A. Hett, 97. E. McIntyre, 98. L. Ruby, 99. M. Burke, 100. L. Hillard, 101. L. Hoffman, 102. Miss Kumpf, 103. A. Hendershott, 104. T. Pequegnat, 105. A. Knell, 106. G. Bowman, 107. A. Bird, 108. L. Pfeffer, 109. Miss Kumpf, 110. R. Musselman, 111. E. Dunn, 112. L. Sheppard, 113. Miss Grey, 114. F. Freeman, 115. R. Huck, 116. R. Ziegler, 117. M. Lauer, 118. M. Walper, 119. C. Vetter, 120. M. Walper, 121. Mrs. Tafel, 122. A. Staebler, 123. E. Schmidt, 124. L. Teidt, 125. A. Clemens, 126. S. Strasser, 127. Mrs. Fetzer, 128. M. Detweiler, 129. Mrs. Seiler, 130. A. Bossenberger, 131. C. Rehman, 132. U. Heins, 133. E. Stein, 134. A. Bean, 135. S. Shantz[sic], 136. C. Martin, 137. A. Eby, 138. A. Moyer, 139. E. Reiner, 140. B. McIntyre, 141. L. Eby, 142. L. Barlett, 143. K. Thomas, 144. L. Bricker, 145. L. Specker, 146. Miss Wagner, 147. K. Bingeman, 148. Mrs. Doering, 149. Miss Wagner, 150. M. Kalte, 151. S. Fehrenbach, 152. Mrs. W. Oelschlager, 153. Mrs. A. Oelschlager, 154. A. Brubacher, 155. Mrs. H. Heller.

Correspondence with the Commissioner of Crown Lands regarding the quality of the survey work and payment due. Includes report from Robert T. Johnston, who re-inspected the survey, and also contains drafts and copies of correspondence, and a small plan of the Township of Hess. Correspondence not indexed.

A Christmas card in booklet form made by Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz) for her future husband, Ward Malott White, in 1890. The card includes an poem and has plant material attached throughout.

Five family greeting cards to and from Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz).

One upper body studio portrait of Ela Bliss Moyer.

Originally in page 25 of album 2.

One full length studio portrait of Theodore Moyer and wife Alice Maud Guy Moyer. Theodore is shown seated on a chair with Alice standing to his right.