Mr. Schmitt vividly describes his family's settlement in the Manitowoc area and proudly recounts the national and international fame of the Schmitt Brothers Quartet (barber shop singing). He fondly recalls appearances of the group on the Ed Sullivan, Arthur Godfrey, Lawrence Welk, and many other shows, and winning the coveted International Champions of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America award in 1951.|00:00:00-Part 1 Introduction00:00:33-Part 2 Schmitt family history beginning in 1860s. John Schmitt managed the Mann Bros sawmill. Family established Schmitt Lumber Company in 1910.00:03:24-Part 3 Business competition from sailing ships selling cedar shingles00:05:19-Part 4 Building materials and customers in the Two Rivers area before do-it-yourselfers and pickup trucks (self delivery)00:06:16-Part 5 Small town personal service business versus big city retail business; prefabricated home building00:09:38-Part 6 Supplying lumber for shipbuilding companies; specialty woods00:10:22-Part 7 Family description and growing up in a family of 17 children; family chores; love, competition and respect for each other00:15:13-Part 8 Annie Schmittâs love for such a large family and her organizational skills00:19:21-Part 9 Social life was family life00:21:13-Part 10 Two Rivers police chief, pastors, and school officials kept close contact with youth in the 1960s.00:21:59-Part 11 Two Rivers has little poverty or extreme wealth, little enthusiasm to make the good better though they always try to make the bad good.00:23:26-Part 12 Two Rivers area work ethic; lack of appreciation for work availability00:26:14-Part 13 Remembering the Depression00:27:58-Part 14 Schmitt Brothers Quartet history and accomplishments