Thanks to Pam & Ron Sande!

THANK YOU to our cousin Pamela Sande, and her husband, Ronald, of Humboldt, IA, for their very generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Pam & Ron and make history.   Pamela is the daughter of Otto Schafer, granddaughter of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, great granddaughter of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich […]

Thanks to Lynn & David Peterson!

THANK YOU to our cousin Lynn Peterson, and her husband, David, of Humboldt, IA, for their generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund, through their family business, Humboldt Cleaners! Join Lynn & David and make history.   Lynn is the daughter of Dwaine Schmidt, granddaughter of Chris Schmidt, great granddaughter of Henry Schmidt […]

Incredible Family Photos from Denise Lindemann

These incredible Schmidt family photos (and photos from the Lindemann, Jergens, and Van Loh branches of the family) were contributed this week by cousin Denise Lindemann! Check them out! Denise is the daughter of Marvin Lindemann, granddaughter of Carl Lindemann, great granddaughter of Lizzie (Schmidt) Lindemann, 2xgreat granddaughter of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich […]

Thank You to Pam Sande!

THANK YOU to our cousin Pamela Sande of Humboldt, IA for her very generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join her and make history! Pam is the daughter of Otto Schafer, granddaughter of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, great granddaughter of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat granddaughter of Johann Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat granddaughter of Johannes […]

The Ship That Almost Snuffed Out the West Bend Schmidts

This is an essay written in 1927 by John Klein, a Humboldt, Iowa high school student. His freshman English class was to interview and write about an older person in the community. The essays are collected at the Humboldt public library. Michael Lindemann is the subject of this essay and it includes an account of […]