Submission #2 – Jordyn Schmidt – Family Crest Design Contest

Wow! Check out this amazing submission by cousin Jordyn Schmidt to the Schmidt Family Crest Design Contest! SUBMISSION #2 Designer: Jordyn Schmidt The family crest is divided into 4 quadrants which represents different aspects of the Schmidt family. The upper left quadrant symbolizes all of our hard work. Our ancestors and some of us today […]

The 3 Henry John Schmidts of West Bend, Iowa

If you want to have a conversation about Henry John Schmidt of West Bend, Iowa, you had better be careful. There were, in fact, 3 Henry Johns in the Schmidt family of that town, who all lived at the same time, and were all related to one another. All 3 even used the nickname “Heiney,” […]