Behold our official Schmidt Family Crest! Designed by cousin Sarah Schmidt, chosen by a popular vote of Schmidt family members, and polished up by professional heraldry artist Susi Galloway to abide by heraldic standards, this beautiful design now serves as YOUR own official coat of arms. You will be able to see your […]
Our cousins, Tajie Harris, Kathie Harris (Tajie’s mother), and Linda Swalin are on vacation in Germany this week and toured our ancestral hometown of Machtlos! Kathie and Linda are the daughters of Arline Lindstrand, granddaughters of Henry Schmidt Jr., great granddaughters of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat granddaughters of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat granddaughters of Dietrich Schmidt […]
The vast majority of we Americans who trace our ancestry back to the Schmidt family of Machtlos, Germany have an unlikely character to thank for us being where we are today. Her name was Anna Martha (Schmidt) Rimbach. She was born in Germany and she died in Germany, yet without her we would not be Americans today. […]
To kick off the Schmidt Family Crest Design Contest, reunion organizer Josiah Schmidt has submitted the first option for our family’s crest! SUBMISSION #1 Designer: Josiah Schmidt This family crest is divided into four quadrants. The upper left quadrant contains a hammer and anvil, which symbolizes the trade (smithing) that gave our family its name, […]
Today, reunion organizer Josiah Schmidt met with Frieder Frotscher, owner of Chicago’s Traditional German Food, LLC, who was swinging through Iowa on a cross-country trip. Frieder and his crew will be coming to our 2016 reunion to vend delicious authentic German cuisine and German steins and souvenirs! Check out their selection at http://www.TraditionalGermanFoodLLC.com/