Series 1 - Ratz family history and genealogy.

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Title proper

Ratz family history and genealogy.

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Series

Reference code

SCA286-GA390-1

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Physical description area

Physical description

9 cm of textual records
134 photographs : b&w, some col. ; 15 x 62 cm
3 artifacts

Archival description area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Ratz family was a prominent Mennonite family hailing from the Kitchener-Waterloo area. John Ratz was the first of the family to be born in Canada. He purchased a farm in Elmira in 1855 and was eventually elected the first Reeve of Elmira in 1887. ... »

Scope and content

Material related to the Ratz family history and genealogy. Includes artifacts, photographs, genealogy research notes and booklets, correspondence, a diary excerpt, press clippings, and ephemera.

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated in 2017 by Herbert Ratz.

Language of material

  • English

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by NM in May 2018.

Language of description

  • English

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