Thanks to Dennis & JoAnn Schmidt!

THANK YOU to our cousin Dennis Schmidt, and his wife, JoAnn, of Gaylord, MN, for their extremely generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Denny & JoAnn and make history. Dennis is the son of Arnold Schmidt, grandson of Henry Schmidt Jr., great grandson of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat grandson of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat grandson of Dietrich […]

The Winner of the Family Crest Design Contest is…

Happy New Year, Schmidts! With 210 days to go until our record-breaking family reunion, we would like to present our winning Schmidt Family Crest! For the last several centuries, wealthy European families received official family crests from the authorities for noble deeds, academic achievement, or exceptional service to one’s ruler. Our Schmidt ancestors were humble, […]

Henry and Celina (Wirtz) Schmidt family

Henry Jr. and Celina (Wirtz) Schmidt and their children: (From left to right) Back row: Arnold Schmidt (farmer — Gaylord, MN); Joyce Abbell (interior designer — Bethesda, MD); Gladys Gruendemann (3M/antique furniture restorer — Hutchinson, MN); Lyle Schmidt (farmer — Hutchinson, MN); Marjorie Bucklin (3M worker — Hutchinson, MN and Orlando, FL); Eldwin Schmidt (trucker […]