Chronicles of George and Rosa
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 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,...
Chapter 14: When the Bidding Stopped — December 7, 1928
By grace and grit, this became more than land — it became the Schmieder Homestead. ...
Chapter 13: A Day of Memory – Rosa’s Reflections on Auction Day
Rosa Beck Schmieder - A Life of Quiet Mercy, Forged in Work and Sacrifice This...
Chapter 12: December 7, 1928: Reflections on a Pivotal Day
This chapter examines George and Rosa’s reflections on December 7, 1928, as they recount their...
