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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
Schaumberg Roots
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