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	Berlin to Kitchener name change - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1916, a movement began to change the name of the city.
		The name change of the City of Berlin to the City of Kitchener mirrored similar anti-German name changes in Canada and the United States, from liberty burgers to liberty cabbage, and was echoed by the anti-French sentiment in the United States early in 2003, with freedom fries.
		Kitchener is one of the few names that stuck during that period of anti-German sentiment, however.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berlin_to_Kitchener_name_change (553 words)

	Kitchener, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1784, the land on which the City of Kitchener would be established was part of a large tract of more than 2400 square kilometres of land, set aside by the British Crown as a grant to the Six Nations Indians for their loyalty to the Crown during the American War of Independence.
		While Kitchener suffered during the great depression, the diversification of industry enabled the city to weather the worst years of the depression era and return to a period of growth as early as 1936.
		Kitchener is governed by a council of six councillors, representing wards (or districts), and a mayor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kitchener (4041 words)

	Kitchener, Canada
		The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, has a population of 190,399 (as of 2001 census (currently about 204,000 living in the city in 2004)), but the metropolitan area which includes the neighbouring city of Waterloo combined creates a population that is 11th largest in Canada with 414,284.
		Ebytown was incorporated as a village and later renamed Berlin in honour of the majority German heritage immigrants.
		As a result, in 1916 the City was renamed in honour of recently deceased British general Lord Kitchener, to demonstrate the loyalty to the British Empire of the city's ethnic German population.
	creekin.net /c2501-n33-kitchener-canada.html (955 words)

	Kitchener and Waterloo
		Kitchener, the larger of the two cities, was called Ebytown until 1824 and Berlin until 1916.
		The following year Berlin was host to the first of many subsequent Sängerfeste (singing festivals; see list in entry) which featured competitions as well as performances by massed choirs and small vocal groups, bands, and instrumental soloists.
		Since the demise of the Kitchener Cons, most private teachers in the area have taught with the teaching materials and according to the syllabuses of the RCMT (which holds local examinations in Kitchener-Waterloo), although some teachers use the WOCM materials.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001851 (1760 words)

	Change of name deed service from Changeyourname.uk.com
		Changing your name in the United kingdom is a very straightforward process and does not require you to use a Solicitor.
		Applying for your change of name deed or deed poll as it is often referred to could not be easier.
		We are the only change of name company in the UK to have professional indemnity insurance and a quality mark from the Government.
	www.changeyourname.uk.com (195 words)

	Name - If some things never change, when did they begin? - Did you know that... - Canada and the First World War - ...
		It was suggested that the act of changing the name of the city would be a tangible symbol of its citizens’ patriotism and would boost the city’s profile across the Dominion.
		Many Berliners supported maintaining the name of the city, as it reflected a proud tradition of growth and prosperity for German, and non-German, Canadians alike.
		A majority of Berliners did chose to opt for a new name and by early summer the search for a new city moniker was on.
	www.lac-bac.gc.ca /education/firstworldwar/05180204/0518020404_e.html (556 words)

	Waterloo County, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The major population centres were Waterloo, Kitchener (known as Berlin prior to 1916), Preston, Hespeler, Blair, and Doon in Waterloo township; Galt in North Dumfries; Elmira in Woolwich; and New Hamburg in Wilmot.
		Its founding in 1853 caused some contentious debate between Galt and Berlin as to where the county seat would be located; one of the requirements for founding was the construction of a courthouse.
		The courthouse and gaol were built in a few short months and the county began operations.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waterloo_County (265 words)

	Berlin Hotel and Travel Information - Berlin Germany Hotel and Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Berlin Germany - If you are looking for the perfect weekend break then Berlin in Germany is the ideal city to travel to.
		The city of Berlin has much to offer in the way of entertainment, and the people are friendly, helpful and polite.
		Berlin is a city that breathes life into every corner of its existence.
	www.berlincitytourist.com (369 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Money \| Homebuying \| A street by any other name...
		Actually, the street had been named after his uncle Henry, the local artist responsible for that enormous picture of Queen Victoria opening the Great Exhibition, but the potential confusion with the imperialist nephew was enough to convince Camden's left-wing council to change it.
		Those names survive, but others were so rude they were changed or disappeared altogether.
		Today, however, Berlin is the united capital of a free democracy and Kitchener is accused of war crimes (he is credited with the invention of the concentration camp as a method of controlling the civilian Boer population in South Africa).
	money.guardian.co.uk /homebuying/story/0,1456,1195113,00.html (777 words)

	Robert Fulford's column about place names
		Change has recently accelerated (the former Soviet Union constitutes, all by itself, a cartographical nightmare), but name-changing is an old problem for those studying geography and history: almost everywhere in the world used to be called something else.
		Don't change Roma to Rome for the hell of it.
		Changing Peiping to Peking to Beijing may be some scholar's idea of a good time, but it irritates and confuses the rest of us.
	www.robertfulford.com /names.html (942 words)

	CHAPTER 5: THE MARGARINE MAN -- W.D. EULER AND THE RENAMING OF BERLIN \| The Record.com
		The name Kitchener was on the ballot to rename Berlin in honour of Lord Horatio Kitchener, who went down with his ship when it was struck by a sea mine and sank on June 5, 1916.
		Berlin's voters picked Euler as their mayor two years in a row, 1913 and 1914.
		Kitchener became Berlin's new name on Sept. 1, but the issue refused to settle down.
	www.therecord.com /record_of_achievement/achieve_05040117811.html (1121 words)

	Kitchener Public Library - About Kitchener (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The City of Kitchener is located approximately one hour's drive west of Toronto, adjacent to highway 401, one of North America's busiest transportation corridors.
		Founded by Pennsylvanian Mennonites in 1807, early pioneers were drawn to the Kitchener area for its fertile soil, plentiful forests and rivers, and "room to grow".
		German settlers to the area prompted the most significant name change in the 1830s -- and the town of Berlin was born.
	www.kpl.org /ayl_about_kit.shtml (231 words)

	Kitchener - Destination Guide - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The new settlers had Sand Hills renamed Berlin in 1826, but during World War I it was thought prudent to change the name yet again and to prove their patriotism they chose "Kitchener" after the British field marshal.
		The Mennonites have drifted out of Kitchener itself, and are concentrated in the villages north and west of Waterloo, Kitchener's glum northerly neighbour.
		Back in Kitchener, the only conventional tourist sight of note is Woodside, boyhood home of prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, about 1km northeast of the centre at 528 Wellington St N (mid-May to mid-Dec daily 10am-5pm; $2.50).
	www.hotelnear.com /3923/4046/Canada-Kitchener.html (427 words)

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		These names were criticized throughout Ontario, so the committee came up with a list of their own.
		Kitchener was therefore one of the name choices, along with Brock, Corona, Adanac, Keowana, and Benton.
		The new name of the city was Kitchener with 346 votes.
	www.kw-visitor.on.ca /history/toktchnr.htm (169 words)

	Kitchener, Ontario - TheBestLinks.com - Beer, Brewing, Census, Germany, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kitchener, Kitchener, Ontario, Beer, Brewing, Census, Germany, German language...
		It is located in Waterloo Regional Municipality and is adjacent to the smaller City of Waterloo.
		A number of the old industrial companies of Kitchener have fallen on harder times -- the Kaufmann shoe manufacturer has closed its factory, J.M. Schneider (a meat producer) has been bought out and operations scaled back, and companies like Krug Furniture and Electrohome (an electronics producer) have outsourced most of their production overseas.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kitchener.html (821 words)

	Index Ke-Ki
		He was named vice-president in 1991 and served until 1994, when he became a presidential adviser, a position he held until his death.
		Kitchener (of Khartoum and of Broome), Horatio Herbert Kitchener, (1st) Earl, Viscount Broome of Broome, Baron Denton of Denton, also called (1898-1902) Baron Kitchener of Khartoum and of Aspall, and (1902-14) Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, of the Vaal, and of Aspall (b.
		The Dongola expedition of 1896 proved the fighting value of the new Egyptian force he organized, and was the beginning of the movement that culminated in the reconquest of the Sudan with the crushing of the forces of al-Mahdi in the Battle of Omdurman (Sept. 2, 1898).
	www.rulers.org /indexk2.html (18321 words)

	Kitchener-Waterloo Street Railway
		After a session of hearings that lasted most of the summer, Berlin was given permission December 29, 1906 to purchase the street railway.
		The Berlin & Bridgeport service operated from the Berlin Town Hall, at Scott Street, over Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway trackage on King and Water Streets as far as Weber Street, from which point they proceeded over their own trackage to Bridgeport.
		It is believed that this line was leased to and operated by the Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway until it was taken over by the City of Kitchener in 1923.
	www.trainweb.org /elso/kw_st_ry.htm (2077 words)

	Studies in Canadian Literature
		The anti-German hysteria of World War I, which changed Berlin to Kitchener, forced a man of German origin, born in Canada, to change his name in his sixties.
		The syntax, the tone, the subject place, the Germanness of Grove, and the German contribution to European civilization and history at the centre of this correspondence.
		Add to this his exile, his suicide, his changed name, his hiddenness in a strange land and his defence of his self becomes comprehensible.
	www.lib.unb.ca /Texts/SCL/bin/get.cgi?directory=vol6_2/&filename=Healy.htm (6312 words)

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		Telephone directories serving the Kitchener area were checked from either the Bell Canada historical collection (on microfilm, collections until 1979), from directories of recent years (from Phonefiche copies since 1980) and from current directories.
		The directory coverage areas have also been changed over time; for instance, Guelph and Kitchener have been in separate directories for certain years.
		Feb 1931 - Kitchener and Waterloo appear to be given separate treatment again, with instructions to give operators Kitchener or Waterloo name as needed.
	massis.lcs.mit.edu /archives/history/kitchner-ontario.xchange (2554 words)

	From "Berlin" to "Kitchener" Display \| Library \| University of Waterloo
		The daily diaries of two brothers, William Henry Breithaupt and Louis Jacob Breithaupt, provide first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the name change debate of 1916 as well as other events related to war-time history in the local area.
		Breithaupt opposed the change and his letter prompted Alderman W.G. Cleghorn to write a spirited response--a response which in turn prompted Breithaupt to consult his lawyer, H.J. Sims, about a potential lawsuit.
		Shown here is a business letter written by W.H. Breithaupt in which he comments on the proposed name change.
	www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /tour/Berlin/Berlin.html (371 words)

	Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of Thomas Martindale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Leslie Pierce of Florence, when it was learned she was the lucky contestant in the re-naming of Berlin to that of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
		Pierce was among thousands to forward a suggestion for the new name, little thinking at the time that the name Kitchener would be accepted.
		Pierce then again sent in her suggestion for the name Kitchener composing in verse this name which appears in this column, the prize consisted of $300.00 in gold.
	familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/m/c/c/Beverley-C-Mcconnell/GENE1-0050.html (652 words)

	"Freedom Fries" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		change, as being unpatriotic and sympathizers with the enemy.
		The name change of the City of Berlin to the City of Kitchener mirrored
		to change the names of Moscow and Cuba, Kansas.
	www.groupsrv.com /movies/about13890.html (1989 words)

	Chronicle - In the Classroom
		And an old friend of mine had to change his name from Adolf to something else as his last name was German.
		And there is a city in Canada that had to change its name from Berlin to Kitchener during the first world war.
		After the first World War, that name was thought to be too German, and so King George V renounced all of the family's German titles and adopted the name of his castle.
	chronicle.com /forums/careernetwork/read.php?f=4&i=2841&t=2841&v=f (8443 words)

	Replies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kitchener, Ontario, used to be called Berlin until 1914, but the name was changed when WWI started.
		There is a drive in Canada to change a lot of politically incorrect names.
		Big Squaw Lake was forced to be changed, as have a whole host of "insensitive" place names.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1004372/replies?c=5 (185 words)

	Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - About Cambridge History: Electric Rail Transportation
		In 1894 with the completion of the Galt-Preston line, a charter to build an electric rail line between Preston and Berlin (Kitchener) was granted to Thomas Todd of Galt (President of the G & P), Fred Clare of Preston and J.A. Fennel of Kitchener.
		Although the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway and the Preston and Berlin Street Railway operated officially as separate companies, they were in fact closely connected and were formally amalgamated in 1908 to form the Galt, Preston and Hespeler and Preston and Berlin Street Railway (G, P & H and P & B).
		The name change certainly did not hurt business and interurban electric rail service remained profitable for quite some time.
	www.cambridge.galganov.net /historical/electricrail.html (1785 words)

	Wilfrid Laurier University
		In 1925 programs offered by the Faculty of Arts, which operated under the name Waterloo College and which was affiliated with the University of Western Ontario, could be turned into honours degrees.
		In 1960 the Seminary revised it's charter and changed it's name to Waterloo Lutheran University and ended it's affiliation with University of Western Ontario.
		The name change had the added benefit of keeping the same logos for the university since both Waterloo Lutheran University and Wilfrid Laurier University can be abbreviated to WLU.
	www.termsdefined.net /wi/wilfrid-laurier-university.html (518 words)

	Stephen Shellen - Northern Stars
		An earlier war had caused the city of Berlin, Ontario to change its name to Kitchener and so John, realizing the strong anti-German sentment in the country after the war shortened his last name to Shellen.
		But all of that changed when he caught the attention of a talent scout in Vancouver.
		He also made an appearance as the cocky actor brother of Craig Sheffer's love interest in the Academy-Award-winning "A River Runs Through It"; his scenes with Susan Trawley were referred to by Newsweek as the funniest sequence in the movie.
	www.northernstars.ca /actorsstu/shellenbio.html (717 words)

	History of Kitchener (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1784, the land on which the City of Kitchener would be established was part of a large tract of more than 240,000 hectares of land, set aside by the British Crown as a grant to the Six Nations Indians for their loyalty to the Crown during the American War of Independence.
		Between 1796 and 1798, the Six Nations Indians led by Joseph Brant, sold off 38,000 hectares of land to Colonel Richard Beasley, a United Empire Loyalist.
		There was pressure for the City to change its name from Berlin, and in 1916 following much debate and controversy, the name of the City was changed to Kitchener, after the British General Horatio Herbert Kitchener who won fame during the Boer War.
	www.city.kitchener.on.ca /visiting_kitchener/history.html (902 words)

	Kitchener City Hall - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The City Hall of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, has gone through many iterations through the 20th century, culminating in the current building, opened in 1993.
		The original location of the municipal seat was on the block bound by King, Frederick, Duke and Scott streets; the city hall faced King, with the area towards Duke hosting the weekly farmers' market.
		The parts of the building are named for former names of Kitchener; the wings surrounding the square are named for Sandhills and Ebytown, while the Berlin Tower carries the most recent of the former names.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Kitchener_City_Hall (511 words)

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