This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schimke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JGB.2ACI/679 Message Board Post: It mentions that Gus opened a hardware store sometime around 1900. Just thought I'd post this as I was re-reading some of my Manistee/Leelenau books for any new names I've come across in my own research.