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      The Joseph Schneider Haus Digital Collections are back online. Our Fraktur, Embroidered Towels, Pottery and Furniture collections are currently accessible. Feel free to browse through the artifacts and learn a little bit more about their origins and history.

      Notice of departure and arrival for Abraham D. Clemens. A partial translation of text is: "Abraham D. Clemens left Pennsylvania on the 11th day of May 1825, and arrived in Waterloo on the 31st of May 1825. Oh beloved: we depart. . . . Each one who has his heart. ...

      A funeral card for Amos M. Shantz who died at Petersburg, Ontario on February 9, 1920.

      A school copy book belonging to Ezra L. Bowman. An ad on cover reads: Jacob Oberholzer and Co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in English and German Books, Stationery Wall Paper, Fancy goods, Pocket Books.

      Embroidered white woven linen towel. Hand-stitched designs include: floral designs, hearts, vertical lines of vines, strawberries, peacocks, the date "1878", the alphabet (J is missing) and the name "ESTER BAUMAN". As well the bottom two thirds deal with a Bowman family genealogy: DANIEL B BOWMAN IS / BORN THE 6 ...

      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.

      A small, olive-green and pink pitcher with an applied handle attached at the rim and the lower body. There is a pointed spout at the front. The sides are concave under the rim, then become bulbous (convex) and then taper in towards the base. The glazing is uneven on the ...

      A small green glazed harvest ring or "ring krug". It is a circular container with a corked spout. The glaze is uneven.

      A carte de visite studio photograph of Isaac Eby. Printed on the back of the card is: From the / Ontario Photograph Gallery / American House / Berlin, Ont. / H. E. Moore, artist / copies may be had.

      A carte de visite studio photograph of Veronica (Shoemaker) Eby, the wife of Isaac Eby. Printed on the back of the card is: From the "Ontario" Photograph Gallery, American House, Berlin, Ont., H. E. Moore, Artist.

      A small, green earthenware bowl. It is glazed on all surfaces except the base. There is an incised circumferal line under the rim. The sides are rounded (convex) and taper in towards the base.

      A black-and-white photographic print, it is a studio portrait mounted on grey card. The card has a pressed surface design and the photographer's name: GreenCo., Berlin. Handwritten in pencil on the back of the card is: Lucinda Schmidt/ Berlin/ Waterloo Co./ Ont./ Hannah Snyder/ Waterloo/ Waterloo Co./ Ont.

      A handcrafted hanging clock shelf constructed out of pine and finished in dark green paint. Top cornice molding is cut in a picket design. A centre opening for the clock to sit is flagged by two shelf openings. Below these shelves is a longer shelf that would have held family ...

      A green flowerpot with an integral saucer. There are two incised lines on the rim of the pot and one below the rim. The sides are straight and taper in towards the base. There is a hole in the side for drainage. The glazing is uneven, and darker green on ...

      Reunion Pamphlet - "The Fourth Annual Reunion of John S. Hallman Family." It lists the birth and death dates for John S. Hallman, Mary Clemens, and their 12 children. The reunion was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Hallman on June 26, 1909. The Executive Committee are listed as ...

      Probate and Will of David Eby, deceased - A No. 65 The Will was registered April 16, 1860 for David Eby, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, yeoman, who died April 1, 1860. This is a handwritten transciption of the original Will. The bequests: 1. £100 to son, Joseph Eby, to be ...

      Abstract of Title for part Lot 31 German Company Tract, Waterloo Township, and in which the name of David Eby appears. Dated at Berlin, August 26, 1896.

      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 ...

      A small account book with a marbled brown, blue and red cover. It is bound with tan leather along the spine and diagonally across the corners. The book is hand-sewn together, and a loose, red cotton cord acts as a bookmark. Pages are lined in blue with red lines to ...

      Hand-thrown pitcher, with a heavy brown slip-spatter decoration on an orange-green body. It has an applied handle with a thumb grip, and a defined flared lip. It is glazed inside and out, except for the base. Underneath the lip, the surface is uneven, and more heavily glazed than the rest ...