Malek’s Fishermen Band, one of the Midwest’s best European polka music bands, will perform from 10 am – 2 pm on both Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st at the Schmidt Reunion/Schmidt Fest on the Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer, Iowa. Malek’s Fishermen Band will be performing in the Central Park Pavilion just south […]
In the above video, our distant 15-year-old German cousin Anne Killmer sings “Bethlehem,” a song composed by the organist Barbara Jordan. They are not just singing in any old location. They are singing in the village church of Machtlos, Germany, where our ancestors were baptized, married, worshiped, and memorialized deaths and burials for many centuries. […]
This Schmidt Family pickle recipe dates back to the year 1919 and comes from the recipe collection of Kathryn “Katie” (Krug) Schmidt (1900-1991), the wife of Charlie Schmidt (1893-1982), of West Bend, Iowa. Be sure to submit a recipe or two from your branch of the Schmidt Family! Click here to add. Katie was the wife of […]
One of the most fascinating parts of our record-breaking 2016 Schmidt Reunion will be the historical German Evangelisch church service on the morning of Sunday, July 31st. We are seeking family members with a knack for singing, to join the choir for this church service. You will get to learn a couple of beautiful songs […]
Our professional historian cousin, Sandra Schmidt of Washington DC, found these memorabilia of one of our Schmidt cousins during her research. This is a business card for the restaurant/tavern owned by Balthasar Ludwig “Louis” Schmidt (1835-1908) at 702 Seventh St. NW in DC: Balthasar Ludwig “Louis” Schmidt was the son of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., grandson […]