Gerald R. Schmidt was born in 1937 in Chicago. He earned Bachelor of Architecture from University of Illinois in 1966. Licensed 1972. Earned MA Theol. from Franciscan U. of Steubenville 1996. Keeps history timeline concerning Royal Pomerania, as well as Poland. Into this timeline he has grafted family events in the Schmidt & Karnowski sides of his ancestors. Valentine K was his great-grandfather. He has been a student of Polish history since he discovered he was of Polish descent at age 8.