How well do you know the H.F. Schindler Family? Test your knowledge with the questions listed below. Then click the ANSWERS link at the bottom of the page to see how you did...

1. How many children did Henry Ferdinand and Catherine Schindler have?
HINT: How many branches are in the H.F. Schindler family tree?

2. Who was elected as the first reunion president?
HINT: It was not one of H.F. and Catherine's children.

3. What year did the first "married-in" relative serve as an officer?
HINT: From the beginning: once married into the family, a member of the family.

4. What was so special about the reunion in 1930?
HINT: It was someone's birthday...

5. What hymn is sung at the reunion and why?
HINT: This is sung at the beginning of the reunion meeting, not at the end.

6. What year's minutes give the first mention of the singing of "Saved By Grace" at a Schindler family reunion?
HINT: It wasn't the first year.

7. What year boasted the highest number of members present at the reunion?
HINT: The family was growing pretty big by the 1950s...

8. Who was the first female president of the reunion and what year was it?
HINT: It was within the first ten years.

9. When was it first decided to keep better records of each member of the H.F. Schindler family?
HINT: The organized reunion had been occuring for more than 10 years.

10. What year marked the 100th anniversary of the settlement of the Schindler family in the locality?
HINT: It was also 100 years after gold was first discovered in California.

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?
HINT: Some things don't change in 50 years.

12. What year was it decided to change the reunion to the "fourth Sunday in July"?
HINT: It was the same year a new location was named.

13. Who was the youngest Schindler family member nominated to serve as an officer?
HINT: She wasn't even in high school yet!

14. What was the last year ice cream was served at the reunion?
HINT: Over 60 years of tradition melted away!