A Waterloo County Album : Glimpses of the Way We Were

Commended for the 2003 Honourable Mention for Superb Craftsmanship in Production The early settlers of Waterloo County - Mennonites, Germans, and Scots - built enterprising communities in a land of rivers, rolling hills, and fields. Today the linked cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge are still surrounded by small towns with strong rural traditions. This photographic history of the region contains 130 black and white images from as early as 1880, recording the cultural landscape, the buildings, parks, markets, fairs, and parades. Some of the photographs will tease your fancy with whispers of the pioneers' spirit, while others capture the energy of events and dare us to interpret the past. ""Table of Contents"" ""Opening Thoughts"" ""Map"" ""Perpetual Change"" ""1. Remembering the Pioneers"" ""2. Waterloo County Photographers"" ""3. The Lay of the Land"" ""4. Living on the Land"" ""5. From Early Towns to Main Streets"" ""6. Plain and Fancy: Buildings of Consequence"" ""7. At Home"" ""8. Getting Around"" ""9. To Market"" ""10. What's To Do?"" ""11. The Wars"" ""12. Just This Once ... "" ""13. Again and Again"" ""14. Gathering Together"" ""15. Festivities: Saengerfest, Kirmess, and Marching Bands"" ""16. The Pleasures of the Arts"" ""17. Parks and Good Sports"" ""18. Being Here""""A Moment of Radical Change"" ""Endnotes"" ""Selected Readings"" ""Acknowledgements"" "The early settlers of Waterloo County - Mennonites, Germans, and Scots - built enterprising communities in a land of rivers, rolling hills, and fields. Today, the linked cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge are still surrounded by small towns with strong rural traditions." "This photographic history of the region contains 238 black and white images from as early as 1857, recording the cultural landscape, the buildings, parks, markets, fairs, and parades. Some of the photographs will tease your fancy with whispers of the pioneers' spirit, while others capture the energy of events and dare us to interpret the past."--Résumé de l'éditeur A photographic history of the linked cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, with images from as early as 1880 Stephanie Kirkwood Walker. A Hounslow Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [162]-163).