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 34 — The Outhouse Behind the House: Necessity and Order on the Schmieder Farm
A worn Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog hung within reach, its pages serving a second...
Chapter 33 — From Stream to Well: The Water of the Farm
The Tonawanda Creek, bordering what would become the Schmieder farm, was a steady source of...
Chapter 32 —The Setting of the Bone
Dr. John A. Kneeler (1889–1946), a physician in Attica, New York, who began his practice...
Chapter 31 — A Washing Machine of Her Own
Maytag advertisement,1933, promoting both electric and gasoline-powered farm washers. Marketed for durability and ease of...
Chapter 30 — The Loan
Sarah Magdalena Mader Miller — Attica, New York, circa 1900–1910. Photographed in earlier years. During...
Chapter 29 — On Hall’s Hill
The Rise and Passing of Highland Hall Farm (Brainardhurst) King Segis Pontiac Konigen — The...
Chapter 28 — On Hall’s Hill
The Passing of Highland Hall Farm Schmieder Family Photograph on Hall’s Hill, circa 1928.Front row...
Chapter 27 — “I Will Go to the Altar of God”
Hilda and Fred Schmieder on the day of their First Communion at St. Vincent de...
