Schmidt Cookbook & Children’s Books Still For Sale!

Did you miss out on getting a Schmidt Family Cookbook or “Karl Crosses the Atlantic” Children’s Book at the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion? Rest assured, you can still purchase either of these books online from Lulu Press and have them shipped straight to your home. The books are $19.99 + shipping. Click here to purchase […]

Sold-Out Books Are On The Way

If you ordered a sold-out children’s book or cookbook at the reunion this weekend, your order has been placed! You will receive your book(s) in the mail in 2-3 weeks. If you ordered a missing lineage sheet, you will receive that in the mail in 1 week. Enjoy!

Final Count: 678 Cousins!

Well done, Schmidt Family! On July 30th-31st, 2016, we reunited 678 verified cousins at the Clay County Fairgrounds & Event Center in Spencer, Iowa. Including other guests (who did not technically qualify as a direct descendant or spouse), our headcount was over 1,000. Next time will be even bigger!

Thanks to Ed & Carla Schmidt!

THANK YOU to our cousin Ed Schmidt, and his wife, Carla, of Whittemore, IA, for their very generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Edward & Carla and make history!   Ed is the son of Merlin Schmidt, grandson of Fred Schmidt, great grandson of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat grandson of Conrad […]

Thanks to Dorothy Alsleben!

THANK YOU to our cousin Dorothy Alsleben of Silver Lake, MN, for her extremely generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Dorothy and make history!   Dorothy is the daughter of Henry Schmidt Jr., granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Sr., great granddaughter of Conrad Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 3xgreat granddaughter […]