Mary Barbara Schaar was born and raised on her father’s farm in Medina, MN just East of the St. Peter and Paul’s cemetery in Loretto. She was the 4th child …
Schaar Collection Tin Types: Unknowns
In this post you will find all the “Unknown” Tin Types included in the Schaar Collection. If you have any information about any of the tin types, please comment, they …
Rockford Town School 1922
Thank you to Debbie Buoy for donating this photo to the Rockford Area Historical Society which dates back to 1922. It was found behind some cabinets in her home, which …
Unknown Couple
This picture was included in the Marvin Schaar collection. No information was written on the picture front or back. If anyone can identify the people or location of house, please …
c1880’s, Sisters tintype
This tintype, probably from the late 1880’s or early 1890’s shows sisters Amailie Paulina Augusta Steinke Splittstozer and Ernestine Wilhelmina Steinke Schaar sitting in front with one of their sisters-in-law, …
c1880’s, Augusta Krause Steinke
Augusta Anna Krause Steinke was born in Friedheim / Miasteczko Krajenskie (German/Polish town name) in what today is Northwestern Poland, near the town of Pila. She arrived in Minnesota with …