Thanks to Sandra Schmidt!

THANK YOU to our cousin Sandra Schmidt of Washington, DC, for her generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Sandy and make history.   Sandra is the daughter of Arnold Schmidt, granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Jr., great granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat granddaughter of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt […]

Thanks to Sandra Schmidt!

THANK YOU to our cousin, Sandra Schmidt, of Washington, DC, for her generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Sandy and make history.   Sandra is the daughter of Arnold Schmidt, granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Jr., great granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat granddaughter of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt […]

Louis Schmidt Card & Comic

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 […]

Congrats to Dillion Barber and Destinee Crayne!

Congrats to our cousin, Dillion Barber, and his fiancee, Destinee Crayne, on the birth of the newest member of our family tree: Rogue Barber! Rogue was born this very evening. Rogue Barber is the son of Dillion Barber, grandson of Jody Barber, great grandson of Terry Prentice, 2xgreat grandson of Mary Prentice, 3xgreat grandson of […]

A Closer Look at Washington DC’s Seventh Street NW in the 1870s

Balthasar Ludwig “Louis” Schmidt (1835-1908) was one of the original Schmidt immigrants to come from Machtlos, Germany and settle in America. Louis ended up in Washington, DC, where he operated a popular restaurant/tavern on Seventh Street NW from 1875 until his death (after which the business was carried on by his son Milton until Prohibition […]