Submission #1 – Josiah Schmidt – Family Crest Design Contest

August 17, 2015December 12, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Contest agriculture, american, bundesadler, contest, design, eagle, family, family crest, flag, german, germanic, graphic, herald, hesse, hessen, hessen kassel, hessian, iowa, linden, machtlos, motto, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, shield, smith, spencer, west bend, wheat 1 Comment

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, […]

Who is Hans Heinrich Schmidt?

June 11, 2015September 19, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Family History baptism, barbara, birth, blankenbach, böttcher, böttner, burial, confirmation, cooper, death, elisabeth, family, gericht, hans, heinrich, hesse, hessen, hessian, history, iowa, kassel, kersten, machtlos, marriage, mayor, reunion, reunite, rimbach, ronshausen, schmidt, schmidts, schulzen, shepherd, spencer, thirty years war, west bend Leave a comment

When we hold our record-breaking Schmidt Family Reunion in Spencer, Iowa next summer, from July 30-31, 2016, all of the invitees will be descendants of Hans Heinrich Schmidt and Barbara (Rimbach) Schmidt. But just who is this ancestor of ours named Hans Heinrich Schmidt? Hans Heinrich Schmidt baptism record, 8 December 1656, Blankenbach Hans Heinrich Schmidt was […]

Raubs of Dysart, Iowa are Part Schmidt

May 12, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Cousin Updates, Family History 2016, bohms, dysart, family, frank, franz, germany, hesse, hessen, hessia, hessian, hoard, iowa, kersten, louisa, machtlos, raub, rehmke, reunion, robb, schafer, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, vinton, wetzstein 1 Comment

Franz “Frank” Raub (1849-1920) of Dysart, Iowa Do you trace your ancestry back to Franz “Frank” Raub (1849-1920) and his wife Louisa (Kersten) Raub (1852-1932), who immigrated from Machtlos, Germany to Dysart, Iowa in 1880? If so, you are invited and especially encouraged to attend the Guinness World Record-breaking Schmidt Family Reunion on July 30-31, […]