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Part of Schneider family collection.
Head and torso studio portrait of an unidentified Ahrens family member seen looking off camera, seated next to a table, with left hand on top of closed book.
Schneider, J.M. family
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Part of Schneider family collection.
Head and torso studio portrait of an unidentified Ahrens family member seen looking off camera, seated next to a table, with left hand on top of closed book.
Schneider, J.M. family
Ahrens family home on Queen St. S, Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Photograph of residential home with people standing on and leaning against the front porch and others, including two children, seated on front steps.
Schneider, J.M. family
Ahrens, Charles August and family.
Part of Schneider family collection.
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.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Studio portrait of the Ahrens sisters seen standing and seated in front of a decorative backdrop. Includes identifications:
Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.
Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.
Front row: Mary.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Johann Christoph Schneider, seen looking off camera.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Studio portrait of an infant posed upright in a chair, dressed in a gown and lace cardigan. Possibly a cousin to Anna Elizabeth Metz Schneider.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
One photograph of the Ahrens family home at the corner of Benton St. and Courtland Ave. while under construction. Two unidentified people are standing next to the house with piles of wood and debris visible in the foreground.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
One group portrait of Ahrens Shoe Co. staff taken outside at the factory on Queen St. S., Berlin, Ont. Includes 28 people, men and women, some holding shoes. There are also shoes displayed in front of the group. The three men in the centre of the front row are identified as Henry Ahrens, Mr. Bornhold, and Charles Ahrens. The boy on the end is identified as Fred Ahrens.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Charles August Ahrens seen looking off camera.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
One snapshot of, left to right from centre, Florence, Carl and Lottie Ahrens with two unidentified people at left sitting on a picnic table, Freeport Bridge [?] in background.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Johann Christoph : farm.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Modern copy of a photograph showing Johann Christoph Schneider's farm in the Highland Rd-Lawrence Ave. area of Kitchener, ca. 1900. Includes a copy print, 13 x 18 cm.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, J.M. : home on Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ont. : Buena Vista.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Modern print, copy of a photograph of "Buena Vista", J.M. Schneider's home on Queen St. S. in Kitchener, Ont.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, J.M. : second home on Benton St., Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Three snapshots of J.M. and Helena Schneider's second home on Benton St. Kitchener, Ont. taken in 1993. Includes a colour photocopy of an original photograph of the house.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Alfred Gofton seen looking at the camera, dressed in a suit and tie.
Schneider, J.M. family
White, John A : at Henry Schneider's on Highland Rd.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshot of John A White sitting under a tree, reading a book.
Schneider, J.M. family
Charles A. Ahrens & Company souvenir card.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Souvenir card with a photograph of Victoria Park, which includes a view of Kaiser Wilhelm's bust, on one side. Produced as a souvenir for the "Made in Berlin Exhibition" held Oct. 16-21, 1905.
Schneider, J.M. family
Birth, marriage, will and cemetery papers.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Birth, Marriage, Will and Cemetery papers related to Alfred Gofton and family. They include:
1. Birth certificate for wife Charlotte Braun;
2. Marriage certificate for Alf Gofton and Charlotte Braun dated June 6, 1923;
3. Will of Elizabetha Schneider dated Jan. 10, 1905 naming John Metz and Albert B. Schneider as executors;
4. Receipts for perpetual care at Mount Hope Cemetery from the 1930s
Schneider, J.M. family
Victoria Park : view of lake and Kaiser's bust.
Part of Schneider family collection.
One snapshot of the Kaiser's bust in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ont., and two snapshots of young men posing on the plinth after the bust has been removed and thrown into the lake.
Schneider, J.M. family
118th Battalion trooping the colours.
Part of Schneider family collection.
One postcard identified by Norman C. Schneider as the 118th Battalion in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ont., 1916. Also in this image is a photographer with camera and tripod, preparing to take a picture. This postcard was sent to Floss Ahrens in Kansas City by E. Maude Garner and is stamped and postmarked Kitchener, Oct. 16, 1916.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Schneider, Norman C. snapshots.
Part of Schneider family collection.
128 snapshots, some with identifications. Contains Norman C. Schneider's photos of 1916 "118th Battalion" such as interior photos of barracks at Berlin (Kitchener), Ottawa, tents at Camp Borden; the Schneider family home "Buena Vista" with John Metz out front in two of the photos; picnics with friends, Gatineau River, plane crashes, A nice catch of fish.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Schneider family : group at Freeport.
Part of Schneider family collection.
One informal group portrait of fifteen people, posed outdoors at Emmie Anthes' property at Freeport. Identifications on verso: standing, left to right: unidentified woman; unidentified woman; Walter V. Siegner, Irmengarde Hagen, Ethel Lapsley Schneider, Ohnerene Hagen, Brodie Koenig (son of Margaret Hachborn); Edith Ahrens MacDonald, Norman C. Schneider. Seated: Emmie Anthes, Emma Schneider Siegner, Ella Daniels Schneider, Mabel Ahrens Picard, unidentified girl, unidentified man.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Envelope of snapshots labelled "Miss Ahrens". The photographs include: Mabel and Bill Picard wedding (4 snapshots, Mabel and Bill Pickard, Norman Schneider, Florence Ahrens); Emma Ahrens and Walter Siegner wedding,1920 (2 snapshots); "Mac" Macdonald and Edith Ahrens wedding (1 snapshot); Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend called "Berlin" (1 snapshot); Church of the Good Shepherd interior (1 snapshot); grape farm near St. David's (2 snapshots); many unidentified friends (15 snapshots); Hebert J. Schneider (1 snapshot). The negatives are of an unidentified golfer and an unidentified family group.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Frederick Paul and Jean May with family.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Twenty-five snapshots of Jean May and Frederick Paul, children of Fred H. and Ella Schneider, in a green leather tooled album. Many are duplicates of snapshots found in Jean May's baby book. Includes snapshots taken at Southampton, Ont. and at 194 Weber St., Kitchener, Ont. and snapshots of the children playing outdoors, at the beach. in the winter, with toys and riding bicycles. Includes a snapshot of F.H. Schneider in a bathing suit.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Jean May baby book.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Commercially-produced baby book regarding Jean May Schneider, daughter of Fred H. and Ella Schneider, born March 18, 1923. Includes 51 snapshots of Jean May and other infants including: Gwenith Washburn, "Bobbie" Menzies, David and Ruth Halliwell, Charles Bowman White, Mary Caroline Shupe, Katherine and John [Siegner?], Betsy and Tommy Koelher, Elaine Woolner. Some snapshots were taken at Clifton Cottage, Southampton, Ont. One snapshots includes a view of the house at 25 Courtland Ave. W. in Kitchener, Ont. Others show children playing outdoors in the winter.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Frederick H. and family.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Six snapshots and one negative Frederick H. Schneider and family at 38 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Ont. The snapshots are of Jean May, Fred P. and their father Fred H. The negative is of a family group, taken in 1938
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Group portrait taken outside at the Sims home (note in scrapbook), Kitchener, Ont. Occasion not specified, possibly the visit by British Air Admiral Lord Trenchard.
Back row, left to right: Major Hal Ballantyne, A.E. Martin, Lieut. Ken Sims, Lieut. Norman C. Schneider.
Front row, left to right: Major Heather, Col. H.J. Sims Q.C., Lord Trenchard, British Air Admiral, Hon. W.D. Euler M.P., Louis Lang.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Church of the Good Shepherd : cornerstone laying.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Informal group portrait and snapshot of a cornerstone laying at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Included in the group portrait are Charles Ahrens, Catherine Joachim, and J.M. Schneider.
Schneider, J.M. family
Lapsley, Clara : Grandma's house on Courtland Avenue.
Part of Schneider family collection.
One snapshot of [Clara] Lapsley's house, on Courtland Avenue [Kitchener].
Schneider, J.M. family
Lapsley home on Courtland Avenue.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Contains two snapshots of Clara Lapsley's house, on Courtland Avenue [Kitchener], with Clara Lapsley [?] standing on the steps, and a 1937 Buick outside of the house. Note on verso: "Grandma Lapsley's last house. Sold to Henry and Annie Bergen."
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Ten snapshots of Norman C. Schneider's homes at Freeport, Ont. Six are of the summer home ca. 1938-1940 and include one snapshot of Emmie Anthes beside a 1937 Humber. Four are of the home built later on the same site, ca. 1960.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Norman C. laying cornerstone.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Norman C. Schneider laying cornerstone of the new Federal Building for the Department of National Revenue on Frederick St. in Kitchener, Ontario on August 15, 1957. Note in scrapbook by Norman C. Schneider: Additional picture and my speech is 10 pages farther in this book, Aug. 19, 1957.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Schneider, Norman C. with Minister of Trade and Commerce, C.D. Howe, and unidentified man.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Photograph of Norman C. Schneider with Minister of Trade and Commerce, C.D. Howe, and an unidentified man, in Kitchener, Ontario taken on May 22, 1957.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Schneider family collection.
Clipping of an article (ill.) from the October 4, 1966 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Memento of Kaiser bust given to Pioneer Village" and an undated clipping with caption: "The dunked bust of German emperor was salvaged from mud of Victoria Park lake."
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Schneider family collection.
Typescript speech notes (original) by Norman C. Schneider consisting of a tribute to Fred H. Schneider given at the annual J.M. Schneider Ltd. meeting held at the Walper on January 25, 1968.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Schneider, Frederick P. estate clipping.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Clipping of article published in the March 25, 1971 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record regarding re-zoning of former Frederick Schneider estate titled "Apartment density: Thomson haunted by 1970 statement".
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Consists of Norman C. Schneider's remarks (manuscript, original) to the family on May 20, 1975 at the Charcoal Steak House on the occasion of his 50th wedding anniversary. It includes reminiscences about his family's history: the J.M Schneider home on Courtland Ave., births known as "Lantern night" with family members moving between four homes in a row bringing lanterns and hot water. Also includes a brief background on Ethel Schneider's family and how she came to live next door to Norman's family.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Kitchener Business and Professional Men's Club.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Manuscript (original) of an "old Berlin" talk given by Norman C. Schneider on January 23, 1975 to the Retired Business and Professional Men's Club at Kitchener Waterloo Y. Includes childhood memories of swimming holes, fishing, bicycles, climbing the water tower, Norman's first airplane ride, a description of the first plane to fly in Berlin, Ont. Information about Christoph Schneider and Charles Andrew Ahrens, and memories of William Lyon MacKenzie King are included, along with memories of childhood friends who became prominent citizens: Walter P. Zeller, Ivan Keffer, and Fred Bowman.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Schneider, J.M. : home on Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ont. : Buena Vista.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Clippings relating to and snapshots of "Buena Vista", J.M. Schneider's home on Queen St. S. in Kitchener, Ont.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Frederick P. and Jane.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Home at 344 Old Chicopee Dr.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Frederick H. and Ella : headstone at Woodland cemetary.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Colour snapshot.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshot of the burial of Ethel Lapsley Schneider at Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener. Identified are Betty Schneider, Nancy, Chelsea, Bryce, and Reverend Eric Allison.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
1 snapshot of Lorna Gardner (daughter of John A. White Jr.) at a table with Marion Gofton and Edith MacPhail, and 1 snapshot of Lorna Gardner in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Frederick H. : home at 38 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Colour snapshot.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Contains 2 snapshots of the Braun family plot in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener Ontario. Alfred Schneider Gofton's wife was Charlotte Braun. Includes a photocopy of an obituary for Heinrich Braun in German, and translated into English.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Albert Carl : family gravestone.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshots of the Albert Carl Schneider family gravestone at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener Ontario.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Contains 1 snapshot of Roger Gofton's gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, Heinrich Metz : family gravestone.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshots of the Heinrich Metz Schneider family gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.
Schneider, J.M. family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshots of George Alles' grave at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener Ontario.
Schneider, J.M. family
Joachimi, Catherine and George and Emma Buck : gravestones.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Snapshot of Catherine Joachimi's gravestone, and Emma Joachimi Buck and her husband George Buck's gravestone, both in Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.
Schneider, J.M. family
Schneider, J.M. : first home on Courtland Ave., Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Colour photocopy of an original photograph of J.M. and Helena Schneider's first home on Courtland Ave. The image is annotated with information about occupants and information about three homes built by ? Ahrens also on Courtland Ave.
Schneider, J.M. family