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Josiah Schmidt

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Josiah Schmidt
BornJune 24, 1986
Pueblo, Colorado
OccupationGenealogist, historian, author, podcaster, political activist
EducationB.A. in Liberal Studies from Wright State University;

B.A. in History from Southern New Hampshire University;

A.M. in History from Washington University in St. Louis

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Josiah Schmidt (born June 24, 1986)[1] is a historical researcher at Washington University in St. Louis,[2] professional genealogist, author, podcast host, and political activist.[3]

Early life[edit]

Josiah Schmidt was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to educators Rev. Kent Schmidt and Dr. Laurie Johnson Schmidt.[1] He is of mostly German ancestry, with his paternal ancestors having immigrated to America in the late 19th century.[4] Through his father's mother, he is a great grandson of the Democratic[5] Iowan politician Arley Barringer.[1][6] After spending formative years overseas in Greece and England, Schmidt grew up in northwest Iowa.[1] He earned two Bachelor's degrees, from Wright State University and Southern New Hampshire University respectively.[2]

Political work[edit]

Josiah Schmidt worked as a volunteer and consultant for several political campaigns and efforts.[1][7][8][9] He organized the Johnson For America political group[1][10] that worked to convince former governor Gary Johnson to come out of political retirement and run for president,[11] and subsequently worked on Johnson's 2012 campaign staff.[12] After the campaign, together with fellow Johnson 2012 campaign workers Dave Nalle and Jonathan Bydlak, Schmidt started a nonpartisan political consulting firm, which operated for several years and specialized in advising candidates and ballot issue campaigns that promoted civil liberties.[13][14][15][16] Schmidt has described his political ideology as having evolved over the years from conservative, to libertarian, to finally moderate Democrat.[1] As of 2022, he is currently a county office-holder in Saint Charles County, Missouri.[17]

Historical/genealogical career[edit]

After Schmidt left professional politics, he moved back to Iowa to start a genealogical research business. In 2014, he published the book, 2000 Questions for Grandparents: Unlocking Your Family's Hidden History,[18] and wrote and illustrated the children's book Karl Crosses the Atlantic.[19] His genealogy blog, The German-American Genealogist, won the GeneaBlog Award in 2014 for best educational blog series.[20] He also hosted a podcast series entitled The German-American Genealogist Podcast in which he interviewed noteworthy historians and professional genealogists. In 2016, he organized a family reunion that garnered media attention for being one of the largest reunions ever held in the American Midwest.[4][21][22][23][24] Schmidt founded EveryPast Inc., a company that develops tools to enable family history researchers to collect life stories.[25] In 2021, he earned a Master's degree in history from Washington University in St Louis, where he is currently a PhD candidate (ABD) and researcher.[2]

Books[edit]

  • 2000 Questions for Grandparents: Unlocking Your Family's Hidden History (2014)[18]
  • Karl Crosses the Atlantic (2014)[19]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Schmidt, Josiah (2013-10-08). "About Josiah Schmidt". Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Josiah Schmidt: Graduate Student in History". Washington University in St. Louis Arts & Sciences. Department of History (WUSTL). 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Josiah Schmidt, Professional Genealogist". Josiah Schmidt, Professional Genealogist. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Munson, Kyle (2015-04-10). "Organizer of gigantic family reunion aims to break world records". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Representative Arley Barringer". The Iowa Legislature. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  6. ↑ Barringer, Janita (4 November 2017). The Tracks of My Father: The Story of Arley Barringer and Those who Shaped His Life. Barringer Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 978-1508704317. Search this book on
  7. ↑ Catanese, David (2011-03-02). "Drafting Drew Carey in Ohio". Politico. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Drew Carey: From 'The Price is Right' to the Senate?". The Week. 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Carey won't 'come on down' for U.S. Senate run in Ohio". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Johnson for America: Administrator Info". Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  11. ↑ Terrell, Steve (2009-10-26). "Group wants Johnson on presidential ballot". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  12. ↑ Winkler, Jeff (2011-05-18). "Gary Johnson's viral ad a contrast in quality to other potential Republican presidential candidates'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  13. ↑ Trygstad, Kyle (2012-07-09). "Shop Talk: Carrying the Torch". Roll Call. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  14. ↑ Traynor, Elizabeth (2012-07-03). "New libertarian political consulting firm". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  15. ↑ Nyczepir, Dave (2012-08-28). "Ron Paul backers pose challenge for GOP". Campaigns & Elections Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  16. ↑ "Liberty Torch Consulting". Campaigns & Elections Magazine. No. 313 #65. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  17. ↑ "St Charles County Library Board of Trustees". 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Schmidt, Josiah (2014-09-13). 2000 Questions for Grandparents: Unlocking Your Family's Hidden History. Koerzell International Publishing. ISBN 978-1312500983. Search this book on
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Schmidt, Josiah (2014-12-05). Karl Crosses the Atlantic. Koerzell International Publishing. ISBN 9781312721517. Search this book on
  20. ↑ Jones, Tamura (2014-10-20). "Genealogy Blog Awards 2014". Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  21. ↑ Souverain, Deborah (2015-07-25). "Spencer Man Hopes To Set World Record With Largest Family Reunion". ABC9 News. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  22. ↑ Wagner, Edith (2016-02-07). "Will the Schmidt Family Reunion Be Next". Reunions Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  23. ↑ "Meet Some Old Cousins". Southwest: The Magazine. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  24. ↑ "Schmidts Hold Biggest Reunion in History of Iowa". FYI Channel 3 TV. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  25. ↑ "About EveryPast". EveryPast. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

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