Jerry Yocum to Present on German WW2 POWs Interred in Iowa

April 2, 2016 Schmidt Reunion Announcements 2016, algona, camp, family, germany, history, interment, iowa, jerry, museum, nazi, pow, prisoner of war, prisoners of war, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, soldiers, spencer, war, west bend, world, world war 2, ww2, yocum Leave a comment

The Schmidt Family Reunion is excited to announce the addition of Jerry Yocum to the lineup of presentations at our July 30-31 event. Jerry is the President of the Camp Algona POW Museum Committee. Camp Algona in Algona, Iowa housed thousands of Nazi prisoners of war captured in Europe. These German POWs lived fascinating lives […]

Are You a Drone Enthusiast?

August 22, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Announcements camera, drone, family, guinness, guinness world record, iowa, photograph, proof, record, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, west bend, world Leave a comment

Are you a drone enthusiast? Would you be willing to lend a little air-time to the Schmidt Family Reunion? We need someone with a camera drone to take an aerial photo of the participants as part of the process to prove to the Guinness World Records Association that we have broken the world record for […]

Become a Family Branch Captain!

April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 Schmidt Reunion Announcements family, help, iowa, record, reunion, reunite, schmidt, schmidts, spencer, volunteer, world Leave a comment

HELP! We need someone from each branch of the family to round up their closest cousins for the 2016 Reunion. Click here to sign up to be a Family Branch Captain today.