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1. How many children did Henry Ferdinand and Catherine Schindler have?
Ten. They were: Selma Pauline, Calvin William, Russell Alexander, Franklin Arthur, Charles Henry, Alice Clara, Elmer Harrison, Josephine Agnes, Clarence Edwin, and Everett Levi.

2. Who was elected as the first reunion president?
At the 1929 organizational meeting, Lee T. Schneider was elected chairman and nominated as president of the reunion for the 1930 gathering.

3. What year did the first "married-in" relative serve as an officer?
In 1930, the first reunion president, Lee T. Schneider, husband to Jospehine A. Schindler, was married-in to the Schindler family.

4. What was so special about the reunion in 1930?
It was Mother (Catherine) Schindler's seventy-seventh birthday (and, of course, it was the first "organized" reunion).

5. What hymn is sung at the reunion and why?
The hymn "Saved By Grace" was one of Mother Schindler's favorites.

6. What year's minutes give the first mention of the singing of "Saved By Grace" at a Schindler family reunion?
The first time the minutes mentioned the singing of "saved By Grace" was in 1932. Whether it was sung before this year is not known.

7. What year boasted the highest number of members present at the reunion?
Of the minutes that specify members present (only five year's minutes have not supplied this), 1958 leads with 88 members present. The reunion consistently has had around 60 members present every year.

8. Who was the first female president of the reunion and what year was it?
In 1940, Mrs. C.A. Schneider (Selma Schindler Schneider) served as the first female president of the reunion.

9. When was it first decided to keep better records of each member of the H.F. Schindler family?
In 1943, a new book (still in use) was purchased for the minutes and the individual family booklets published for the 1944 reunion.

10. What year marked the 100th anniversary of the settlement of the Schindler family in the locality?
From the family history: "In the Spring of 1848, Christian Schindler and his family traveled on further West and located in Buchanan County, Missouri, where on August 27th of the same year, a son was born named Henry Ferdinand."

11. What was the first year the reunion was held at a church instead of a family home and what was the name of the church?
1949 was the first year the reunion was held at at the Clair Evangelical United Brethern Church (now Clair United Methodist Church). The reunion has been held there ever since.

12. What year was it decided to change the reunion to the "fourth Sunday in July"?
1949 was also the year when it was decided the reunion would be held on the "fourth Sunday in July". Before then, it was usually in August, but the date sometimes varied.

13. Who was the youngest Schindler family member nominated to serve as an officer?
In 1948, at the age of 12, Marilyn Schindler became the youngest member nominated as an officer.

14. What was the last year ice cream was served at the reunion?
A tradition since the beginning, ice cream was served at the end of each reunion. In 1991, it was decided to end the tradition.
(Brought to you by the "Bring Back the Cream Campaign")

Tally up your totals!

• If you got 10-14 correct, you are a true H.F. Schindler historian!
• If you got 5-10 correct, you know your family better than most!
• Less than 5 correct, not too bad—don't worry...we won't kick you out of the family!