SCHAUMBERG ROOTS:
BEGINNINGS THROUGH CIVIL
WAR
A video video history
tracing
the lives of the early
settlers of
Schaumburg Township in Illinois
Written, Narrated and
Produced
by Jay Mikes |
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As a descendant of many of the early
settlers of Schaumburg, Illinois, Jay produced a video documentary on the early settlement
of Schaumburg entitled, Schaumberg Roots: Beginnings Through Civil War. The video was
released in 2009 and is available for checkout or purchase at the Schaumburg Library. |
Video Contents:
Introduction
The Prairie Peninsula
Native Americans
The Land Ordinance of 1785
The Early Pioneers
The Lichthardts & Pfingstens Arrive
The Schutte Sisters
Dorothea Thies
Conrad Wilkening
Fred Nerge & Township Government
Lutherans
Francis Hoffman
The German Influx
Myra Colby Bradwell
The Civil War
Christian Niemeyer
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