A historical biography of Peter J. Schmal and his family
Subtitle: a successful early 20th century German-American farming family from Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois
By: Patrick A. Baines
Publisher: P.A. Baines
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Charlotte, N.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 13
Subjects: Farmers; Biography; Farm life; German Americans; Family
Notes: "In 2010 I built a scale model of the Schmal barn and models of various farm activities based on my memory and old photos.  These models were then used as the front cover picture on Christmas Cards in 2011 though 2014....  A brochure collection of these models with the intent to further illustrate farm life on the Schmal farm during the 1940s-50s-60s ... will be attached to the rear of the Historical Biography ...."--Author's foreword, "Additional Schmal farm history during the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s. 2015. unpaged, color illustrations, 28 cm.