Family Stories & Reflections
Memories and reflections passed down through the Schmieder-Beck family are shared here as stories of faith, hard work, and perseverance—stories that help keep their lives and legacy alive.
Chapter 22 — Work of the Hands
George Schmieder’s Team of Workhorses—the Power Behind the Farm Set in the late...
Chapter 21 – The Crash on the Hill and the Birth of Erma Rosa
The Storm Two days after Easter, on April 22, 1930, winter returned. Overnight, a sharp...
Chapter 20 – Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Labor
Henry Vollmer (Hired man), Magdalena Beck, George Schmieder, and Rosa Beck-Schmieder. The child in front...
Chapter 19: Magdalena Beck: Arrival, Christmas 1929
The Beck Sisters — Magdalena Beck, Rosalia Beck (Schmieder), and Theresia Beck (Kautz). Embarkation at...
Chapter 18: From the Schweizerhof to Alexander
Der Schweizerhof, Wagenhausen, Germany (circa 1905) — The historic farm-inn later owned and operated by...
Chapter 17: Where Hope Took Root: The Schmieder Homestead Begins
Albert Beck (Rosa Beck Schmieder's Brother) - Alexander "Benny" Feist (Hired man) “The family built...
Chapter 16: From Kreutter’s Fields to Their Own
Schmieder Homestead, Alexander, New York — as it appeared before the Schmieder family acquired the...
Chapter 15: When the Homestead Became Their Own
The House That Became Home — Schmieder Homestead, Alexander, New York A Legacy Ends Cold,...
