Congrats to Justin & Brianna Anliker!

Congrats to our cousin, Justin Anliker, on his marriage Saturday to the newest member of our family tree: Brianna Parrott! Justin Anliker is the son of Leland Anliker, grandson of Earl Anliker, great grandson of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker, 2xgreat grandson of Henry Schmidt, 3xgreat grandson of Conrad Schmidt, 4xgreat grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 5xgreat […]

Cousins “Circled” at Twins Game

Two members of the Schmidt Family Tree — Brittani Willnauer and Beth Knight — traveled from Kansas City to Minneapolis for a Minnesota Twins baseball game and managed to get “circled” on live TV! Brittani and Beth are the daughters of Jill Boyd, granddaughters of Roger Schmidt, great granddaughters of Bill Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughters of […]

Congrats to Katelynn Schmidt & Brian Chou!

Congratulations to our cousin, Katelynn Schmidt, and her fiance, Brian Chou, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, on announcing their engagement this weekend!   Katelynn is the daughter of Kent Schmidt, granddaughter of Roger Schmidt, great granddaughter of Bill Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of William Schmidt, 3xgreat granddaughter of Karl Schmidt, 4xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 5xgreat granddaughter […]

Our Thoughts Are With Cousin Russell Schmidt

The following message was received from cousin Sharen Lorch regarding our cousin Russell Schmidt of Scandia, Minnesota: A week ago, Russell John Schmidt received the unthinkable news that he has a stage 4 cancerous tumor on his left side, in the area of his bladder and pelvis. It is not in his bladder but has […]

Congrats to Robert & Michelle Schafer!

Congratulations to our cousin, Robert Schafer, and his wife, Michelle, of Port Jefferson Station, NY, on the birth of their son–the newest member of our family tree–Henry Schafer!   Henry is the son of Robert Schafer, grandson of Kenneth Schafer, great grandson of Robert Schafer, 2xgreat grandson of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, 3xgreat grandson of Karl […]