Born: ?, Died: 1940
George Dietz owned a farm out on Erb St. W at Westmount Rd (today). Sadly, he was killed in a farm accident when one of his horses kicked him. When a new subdivision was created from part of his farm in the 1950s one of the streets, Dietz Ave., was named after him.
Sources:
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, April 16, 1940.
George Dietz Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of George Dietz from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date Of Event
- -1940
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Dietz, George
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.45 and ELP 63.42.14
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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