Our association’s family historian, Josiah Schmidt, has launched a new website called EveryPast.com. This free website allows you to record…
“Ich bin in Machtlos verliebt” is a song celebrating the village of Machtlos in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district of Hesse, Germany.…
Rachel Ruth (Anliker) Fuller (1939-2021) Read Rachel’s obituary Rachel was a daughter of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker, granddaughter of Henry Schmidt…
Das Machtlos Lied (the Machtlos Song) is a folk anthem about the village of Machtlos by Ronshausen, in the Hessen-Kassel…
A pretty aerial view of our ancestral home area of Machtlos and Ronshausen, Germany during winter-time: (Hat tip to cousin…
On March 14th, 1898, in West Bend, Iowa, Margaretha Martha Anna “Maggie” Schmidt, the 23-year-old daughter of Conrad Jacob Schmidt…
Leona Jean (Anliker) Lanus (1934-2020) Read Leona’s obituary Leona was a daughter of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker, granddaughter of Henry Schmidt…
Joan Ann “JoAnn” (Schmidt) DeWall Perry (1930-2020) Read Joan’s obituary Joan was the daughter of Michael Schmidt, granddaughter of Karl…
Viola Fern (Gidel) Anderson-Schmidt (1927-2020) Read Fern’s obituary Fern was the widow of Harvey Schmidt, daughter-in-law of Charles Schmidt, granddaughter-in-law…
The Hans Schmidt Family Association is expressly non-partisan. With that said, we emphasize that–despite our European surname–we are an incredibly…