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Includes ts. copy in French for a commercial.

File consists of one school notebook kept by Edward Andrus (great uncle of Jane Urquhart) with notes on agriculture. The notebook was used as inspiration by Urquhart for her novel "Sanctuary Line."

Graduation portraits, University of Waterloo.

File consists of agreements and correspondence relating to business conducted with Ahearn & Soper Inc. (Rexdale, ON).

Graduation portraits, University of Waterloo.

Graduation portraits, University of Waterloo.

Graduation portraits, University of Waterloo.

Material relating to Ahrens family individuals other than Charles Andrew Ahrens descendants. Includes biographical and genealogical information (photocopies) about J. H. Ahrens, potter, and the family of Herman Friedrich Ahrens, as well as correspondence (originals and photocopies) with Ahrens family descendants.

File consists of a photograph of members of the Ahrens and Breithaupt families on a beach, probably in Penetanguishene, with horse and buggy. John S. Ahrens is standing at left and Lydia Ahrens is setaed on a log with two children, including possibly John Edward Breithaupt at centre. Albert Liborius Breithaupt is at right cutting a watermelon with Lydia Breithaupt standing behind, at right, next to an unidentified woman.

Two copies of an informal group portrait taken at Grand Bend or Southampton, with cottage visible in background.
Back row, left to right: Lotte (Ahrens) Shupe, Emma (Hirshey) Ahrens, J.M. Schneider, Charles A. Ahrens, Norman C. Schneider.
front row, left to right: Stella Daniels, Emma Schneider, Ella Daniels, Floss Ahrens.

Snapshot of Frederick H. Schneider with Ahrens cousins. The group is seen outdoors, seated in a row on top of a picnic table with what may be the Freeport Bridge visible in the background. Left to right: Agnes Law, Fred Schneider, Floss Ahrens, Carl Ahrens, Mabel Ahrens.

Photograph of Ahrens cousins standing and sitting in the water. The group is seen smiling at the camera and is bathing costumes and caps.

Back row: Fred Schneider, ?, ?, Frederick H. Ahrens, Floss Ahrens, ?, Agnes Law, Emma Ahrens

Front row: ?, Lottie Ahrens, Marion Law

Photograph of Ahrens cousins seated in a row on a sandy beach. The group is seen smiling at the camera and is wearing bathing costumes and caps.

Left to right: Agnes Law, ?, ?, Floss Ahrens, ?, Lottie Ahrens.

Photograph of (left to right) Floss and Lottie Ahrens in bathing costumes, seated in sand. Likely taken at beach at Grand Bend.

Snapshots of Ahrens cousins and friends in the water and on the beach, in bathing costumes, likely at the Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend.

Group portrait of the Ahrens family taken outside in front of the Ahrens family home on the corner of Benton and Courtland Streets. Three bicycles lay in front of the group and one of the children is seated on a tricycle. Includes two pages of handwritten identifications. Verso of photograph also includes partial identifications and notes about the relationship of people to the family.

Back Row, left to right: George Hachborn, Carey[sic] Ahrens (spinster), Albert Ahrens, Fred Ahrens (boy), Louise Ahrens (spinster), Herman Ahrens, Charles August Ahrens, Charles Schneider (boy), Henry Ahrens, Mary Ahrens Halliwell.

Middle row, left to right: Helena A. Schneider, Laura A. Hachborn (Aunt Loli), Margaret Hachborn (Koenig), John Metz Schneider, Ferdinand Von Ende, Minnie A. Von Ende, Charles Andrew Ahrens, Emma Ahrens (single), Mrs. Charles (Emma) Ahrens, Carl Ahrens (child), Carolyn Seiler Ahrens (wife of Henry), Floss Ahrens (on tricycle).

Front row, left to right: Fred H. Schneider, Emma Schneider, Herbert Schneider, Norman C. Schneider, Walter Ahrens, Lottie Shupe, Mabel Ahrens Picard [sic], George Ahrens.

Photograph of Ahrens family standing in water and looking toward camera. The group is seen dressed in bathing costumes. From left to right: Emma Ahrens, unidentified person, unidentified person, Norman C. Schneider, unidentified person, Charles August Ahrens.

Series consists of material relating to Charles A. Ahrens family, primarily photographs, genealogical and biographical information.

One studio group portrait of the Ahrens family. File also includes typed identifications, a list of addresses for Ahrens family members, and an envelope that reads: "Grandfather Charles Andrew Ahrens and family. The only picture including grandmother Charlotte (Roth) Ahrens."

Identifications in photo:

Back row, left to right: Henry J. Ahrens, Helena Ahrens (Mrs. J.M. Schneider), Charles August Ahrens, Wilhelmine A. "Minnie" Ahrens (Mrs. Ferdinand Von Ende), Caroline Ahrens, Albert Ahrens.

Middle row, left to right: Emma Ahrens, Charles Andrew Ahrens, Henrietta Charlotte Ahrens (née Roth), Louise Ahrens.

Front row, left to right: Laura Ahrens (Mrs. Geo. Hachborn), Mary Charlotte Ahrens (Mrs. Harry Halliwell, born July 26, 1876), Herman Ahrens.

Series consists of material relating to the Charles A. Ahrens family, primarily photographs, genealogical and biographical information.

Biographical article by Ernie Ronnenberg published in the November 21, 1975 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Charles A. Ahrens founded a Berlin shoe firm in 1882".

One photograph. Includes identifications as follows:
Back row, left to right: Carrie Ahrens (unmarried), Louise Ahrens (unmarried), Emma Ahrens (unmarried), Charles August Ahrens (married Emma Hirshey), Henry Ahrens.

Middle row, left to right: Albert Ahrens, Helena Ahrens (Norman C. Schneider's mother).

Front row, left to right: Minnie Ahrens (oldest, married F. VonEnde), Laura/Lolie Ahrens (married Geo. Hachborn), Charles Andrew Ahrens, Mary Ahrens (married Harry Hallliwell), Herman Ahrens.

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.

Group portrait of the Ahrens and extended family members posed for a photo in front of the Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend with a "Berlin" sign above the porch. J.M. Schneider is seated in front row at left. Floss and Charles August Ahrens seated in front row at right. Emma (Hirschy) and Helena Ahrens are in back row at right with Emma Ahrens seated directly in front of them.

Clippings regarding weddings and obituaries; photocopies of genealogical information and photocopies of photographs.

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.

Unidentified photographs of the Ahrens and extended family members including a group portrait in front of the cottage "Berlin"; a view of the cottage "Ohio"; unidentified people in the water; and Norman, with Florence and Lottie Ahrens in a boat.

Informal group portrait taken at a family gathering at Norman Schneider's "Freeport Cottage". Consists of one image: two snapshots made from a slide. The snapshots include identifications.

Photograph of the exterior of the Ahrens family home at the corner of Benton and Courtland Streets in what is now Kitchener, Ontario. There are several trees in the yard and family members are visible on the lawn and on the porch. Two adults and four children are included in frame. Two of the children are standing with bicycles, one is standing on the porch and another is standing with a buggy with a doll inside.

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.

Photograph of residential home with people standing on and leaning against the front porch and others, including two children, seated on front steps.

Modern copy of a 19th century photograph. Includes identifications as follows: Left to right: Charles August Ahrens, Herman Ahrens, Albert Ahrens, Henry Ahrens.

Clippings, correspondence, manuscript notes related to Ahrens Pottery in Paris, Ontario.

One image of the exterior of the Ahrens Shoe. Co. building in Kitchener, Ont.

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.

Copy negative of an old postcard featuring a tree-lined Ahrens Street East, Berlin, Ont., Canada.

Full body studio portrait of Alfred Ahrens looking at camera while casually seated on a fabric covered stool with left hand in jacket pocket.

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.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Carl Ahrens seen dressed in suit and tie and looking at camera.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Carl Ahrens seen looking at camera and dressed in collared shirt and tie.

Image of Carl Ahrens rowing a boat seen looking at camera with arms outstretched.

Two studio portraits of Charles Andrew Ahrens, seen in formal dress with hands crossed at abdomen. One is an upper body portrait, and the other is a head and shoulders crop of the same photo.

A memorial card for Charles Andrew Ahrens dated Aug. 21, 1903, a list of the names and birth dates of Charles Andrew and wife Henrietta's children, and letter from Charles Andrew to his daughter Wilhelmine on her 21st birthday dated April 29, 1876. Also in the file is a clipping of an obituary for Charles August Ahrens.

Photocopied obituary for Charles Andrew Ahrens.

Journeyman's papers and character reference certifying that Carl Andreas Ahrens (Charles Andrew) has completed his apprenticeship.

Three character references for Charles Andrew Ahrens: one signed by W.D. Hepburn, Oct. 15, 1878; one signed by an unidentified hand at Beardmore & Co., May 21, 1880; and one signed by L. Breithaupt, May 31, 1880.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Charles August Ahrens seen looking off camera.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Charles August Ahrens seen in profile.

Typed letter from Charles August Ahrens to C.A. Gibbbs in Parkhill, Ontario regarding the surveying of land at Grand Bend. Includes handwritten postscript regarding the placement of a stake.

Photograph of Charles August Ahrens and Emma Ahrens standing in front of a teepee. Each is wrapped in a woollen tartan blankets. Charles is standing with a box upside down on head, pointing at something off camera, and Emma is seen in redface, wearing a feather headdress.

Postcard photograph of Emma and Charles August Ahrens standing outdoors on September 21, 1917, their 35th wedding anniversary. Both are seen looking off camera in opposite directions and are dressed in wedding attire. Emma is holding a bouquet of flowers.

Photograph of Emma and Charles August Ahrens, both wearing hats and standing outdoors, in front of a leafy backdrop. Emma is looking at camera with a slight smile on her face and arms at back. Charles is standing to her left, looking off camera with right hand on a [walking stick?].

Three snapshots of Charles August and Emma Ahrens, taken outdoors. Includes two shots of the couple on their 35th wedding anniversary.

Photograph of Charles August and Emma Ahrens (back row at left) seated on a porch with (left to right) Floss Ahrens, Lottie Ahrens, unidentified person, and Norman C. Schneider.

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.

Two snapshots of Charles August Ahrens and his wife Emma, taken outdoors, one of their 35th wedding anniversary, Sept. 21, 1917, the other earlier, ca. 1900

Photographs of Charles August Ahrens and Emma Ahrens and Norman C. Schneider wrapped blankets and in redface in front of a teepee.

Photograph of Ahrens, Daniels and Schneider family members standing outdoors at Grand Bend. From left to right: Stella Daniels, Lottie Ahrens, Emma Schneider, Emma Ahrens, Ella Daniels, J.M. Schneider, Floss Ahrens, [Chales August Ahrens] and Norman C. Schneider.

Head and shoulders portrait of Emma Ahrens seen looking off camera.

Copy negative of a studio portrait of Florence Ahrens seen in profile.

One photograph belonging to Florence Ahrens consisting of a group portrait of children taken outdoors. Ethel Lapsley is standing fourth from left.

Studio portrait of Florence Ahrens seen in profile.

Head and torso studio portrait of Florence Ahrens seen standing next to a floral chair and looking at the camera.

Carbon correspondence relating to the care of Florence Ahrens at Central Park Lodge and the condition of her health. Includes list of nurses who cared for Ahrens, personal account information and two obituaries.

Five snapshots belonging to Florence Ahrens of Emmie Anthes and others at "the Birches".

Envelope of snapshots labelled "Miss Ahrens". The photographs include: Mabel and Bill Pickard 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.

Second envelope of snapshots labelled "Miss Ahrens" containing 35 snapshots from ca. 1900-1920. They include: beach pictures (Grand Bend and/or Southampton); ladies in swimming in hats; St. Luke's diet kitchen; women in fashionable clothing; and Charles and Emma Ahrens, including their 35th wedding anniversary, Sept. 21, 1917 (7 snapshots).

Image of Florence Ahrens and Bill Pickard standing side by side on the Pickard's wedding day, smiling widely while laughing in dress and suit. Florence is seen looking toward the camera with left arm around Bill's shoulders, who is seen in profile looking toward Florence.

Image of Florence Ahrens and an unidentified friend smiling toward the camera while standing outdoors.

Framed photograph of the MacDonald Institute in Guelph, Ontario.

Informal group portrait taken at a family gathering at Norman Schneider's "Freeport Cottage". Consists of one image: two snapshots made from a slide. The snapshots include identifications.