Profile snapshot of Arthur White.

A memorial card for Charles Andrew Ahrens dated Aug. 21, 1903, a list of the names and birth dates of Charles Andrew and wife Henrietta's children, and letter from Charles Andrew to his daughter Wilhelmine on her 21st birthday dated April 29, 1876. Also in the file is a clipping of an obituary for Charles August Ahrens.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.M. Schneider seen in partial profile looking off camera.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.M. Schneider seen looking off camera.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Emma Louise Schneider seen looking off camera.

Biographical article by Ernie Ronnenberg published in the November 21, 1975 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Charles A. Ahrens founded a Berlin shoe firm in 1882".

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Carl Ahrens seen looking at camera and dressed in collared shirt and tie.

Photocopied obituary for Charles Andrew Ahrens.

Photograph of Charles August Ahrens and family in front of their first home on Courtland Ave. in what was then Berlin, Ontario.

Left to right: Charles August Ahrens, his wife Emma, children Lottie and Fred, and Martin Nagel.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Emma Louise Schneider seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Emma Louise Schneider seen looking at camera, wearing a necklace.

Studio portrait of Lizzie Schlier.

Studio portrait of Ethel and Maude Lapsley seen looking slightly off camera. Both are dressed in tartan dresses and Maude is holding a book.

Three copies of a studio portrait of J.M. Schneider with son Norman. Norman is seen with elbow on J.M's left shoulder with ringlets in his hair, wearing a plaid garment with a collar and bow.

Photograph of (left to right) Floss and Lottie Ahrens in bathing costumes, seated in sand. Likely taken at beach at Grand Bend.

Snapshot of women skiers at Chicopee Ski Club. Left to right: Unidentified, Dorothy Meyer, Kay Simpson, Unidentified.

One snapshot of Norman C. Schneider's first motorcycle, that he built himself.

Clipping of article (ill.) from the December 6, 1963 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "W-W Airport Commission sums-up year's activities." Norman Schneider is in the photograph accompanying article.

Clipping (ill.) from an undated edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Flying club fetes pioneer N. Schneider." Includes photo with caption relating to portrait of Norman C. Schneider to be hung in the K-W Flying Club headquarters.

Clipping of an article (ill.) from the October 4, 1966 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Memento of Kaiser bust given to Pioneer Village" and an undated clipping with caption: "The dunked bust of German emperor was salvaged from mud of Victoria Park lake."

Souvenir facsimile of the Berlin News Record, May 22, 1916, as a memento of the "final meeting" of the Battalion.

Menu for the Technical Transport Officers Class dinner that took place at Rivermead Golf Club on Tuesday, October 10, 1916. The menu is autographed by those who were present.

Document signed by Sam Hughes and the Duke of Devonshire appointing Norman C. Schneider as Lieutenant as of June 18, 1915, and dated April 10, 1916. It is addressed to Norman Christopher[sic] Schneider, Gentleman, 108th Regiment.

Consists of material relating to Norman C. Schneider's involvement in the military during the First World War. Includes correspondence, certificates and official forms. Also includes two permits to leave Canada.

One postcard identified by Norman C. Schneider as the 118th Battalion in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ont., 1916. Also in this image is a photographer with camera and tripod, preparing to take a picture. This postcard was sent to Floss Ahrens in Kansas City by E. Maude Garner and is stamped and postmarked Kitchener, Oct. 16, 1916.

Photograph of (left to right) C. Sutherland, M. McDonald, S. Smith, J. MacKenzie and Alf Gofton seated on and standing next to two Kelly Trucks.

Formal group portrait of the Mechanical Transport Class taken outdoors in Ottawa. Subjects unidentified and posed between two trucks. Norman C. Schneider is seated in the front row, second from right.

Informal group portrait, taken outdoors in Ottawa. Subjects unidentified.

Group portrait of Alf Gofton (back row, far right) and unidentified friends, partially in uniform, standing on a muddy wooden staircase.

Snapshot of Lieut. Norman C. Schneider and Captain Harry Snyder. Both are in uniform, outdoors, with a family group.

Snapshot taken outdoors, possibly during picnic, of (left to right) Emma Schneider, Margaret [?], Basil Gilbert and Norman C. Schneider. Basil and Norman are seen in uniform, holding car seats.

Two informal snapshots. The first is a group portrait taken outdoors of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider in uniform and holding dog, Ethel Lapsley, Carl Heimrich, Margaret [?], Emma Schneider, Basil Gilbert. snapshot is an informal group portrait taken outdoors. The second is of Norman C. Schneider in uniform and on an outing with Floss Ahrens, Mabel Ahrens Pickard, and an unidentified woman and child.

Informal group portrait taken outdoors of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider in uniform and holding dog, Ethel Lapsley, Carl Heimrich, Margaret [?], Emma Schneider, Basil Gilbert.

Group portrait taken outside at the Sims home in Kitchener, Ont. Occasion not specified, possibly the visit by British Air Admiral Lord Trenchard.

Back row, left to right: Major Hal Ballantyne, A.E. Martin, Lieut. Ken Sims, Lieut. Norman C. Schneider.

Front row, left to right: Major Heather, Col. H.J. Sims Q.C., Lord Trenchard, British Air Admiral, Hon. W.D. Euler M.P., Louis Lang.

Clipping of photos with caption from the Thursday, December 28, 1972 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record regarding Lester B. Pearson's visits to Kitchener-Waterloo.

Photo caption accompanying photos: "PEARSON IN KW - Undisturbed by the sound of an opposition election broadcast from a nearby loudspeaker, former prime minister Lester B. Pearson (left photo) enjoyed a chat with former Waterloo mayor James Bauer (to his right) and former Kitchener mayor Keith Hymen at Kitchener city hall in 1965. Back in 1953 (right photo) he joked with former local MP N.C. Schneider as he showed his bow-tying technique at the Kitchener-Waterloo Press Club ceremony.

Clippings of article (ill.) from the Saturday, October 28, 1972 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "Political foes still disagree as friends," regarding Elizabeth Janzen Dreger and Norman C. Schneider.

Photo caption from photo of Dreger: "Elizabeth Janzen Dreger shown in her home near Breslau, looks back 10 years to recall her campaign as a Waterloo North federal candidate."

Photo caption from photos of Dreger and Schneider: "Norman Schneider gave Elizabeth Janzen a kiss (left photo) after his '52 byelection win. At 83, he still rides motorcycle (right photo)."

Clipping of photo with caption from the June 26, 1964 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record concerning a tea sponsored by the North Waterloo Liberal Women's Association.

Caption from photo: "TEA AND POLITICS - Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Schneider, RR 1, Preston, listen to folk singers at a tea held in their garden yesterday sponsored by the North Waterloo Liberal Women's Association."

Clipping of article (ill.) titled "Waterloo North has long loved the Liberals," from the Saturday, March 30, 1963 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Includes photos of Ivan Bowman, Hugo Kranz, Joseph E. Seagram, Mike Weichel and Norman Schneider, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Billy Weichel, Senator Euler, and L.O. Breithaupt.

Clipping of advertisement (ill.) indicating E.C. Ertl, reporter for The Financial Times of Montreal included Norman Schneider among 17 members out of 265 who should be re-elected "regardless of party".

Clipping of a captioned family portrait by Trussler from an unidentified and undated newspaper with the title "Every Waterloo North Candidate a Winner - If Vote is Counted Just in the Family."

Photo caption: "SCHNEIDER FAMILY CIRCLE - Norman Schneider, Liberal Candidate, poses with three generations of the family. Shown are (front, left to right) Gretchen Schneider, daughter of Herbert; Mrs. Howard Schneider, holding son, Gregory; Mrs. Norman Schneider, holding grandson, Michael, son of Herbert; Mr. Schneider, holding grand-daughter Nancy, daughter of Herbert; Eric Schneider, son of Herbert; (back) Howard George Schneider; Brita May and husband Robert White of Toronto; Mrs. Herbert (Betty) Schneider and her husband."

Clipping of full-page advertisement (ill.) from an undated edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record titled "What Has Schneider Done?" featuring headlines from the newspaper highlighting Norman C. Schneider's political accomplishments. Footer of ad asks for re-eletion support.

Clippings relating to a performance by the Schneider Orpheus Male Choir for members of Parliament and Senate in Ottawa. Includes Kitchener-Waterloo Record news story and captioned photo clipping titled "Ottawa Hall Rings As K-W Choir Sings," by Richard Jackson.

Photo caption: "K-W GROUP ENTERTAINS PARLIAMENT - The 28-voice Schneider Orpheus Male Choir from Kitchener-Waterloo, currently on a tour of Ontario, is shown here as it entertained members of Parliament, the Senate and their wives at a special concert arranged by Norman C. Schneider, Liberal member for Waterloo North. Mr. Schneider is shown (right foreground) as he introduced the choral group. (Dominion-Wide)"

Clipping titled "Baked Pig Tails, Plus Tall Tales Mingle at Knockers Club Fiesta" relating to 1954 event in Ottawa. Includes captioned photo by Newton: "At Pig Tail Dinner - Ottawa Knockers Club held its famous annual pig tail dinner at the [Chateau?] last night. Lining up for the delicacy are, left to right: Raymond Brunet, guest speaker of the evening; Controller Paul Tardif, George McIlraith, MP, with Norman Schneider, MP, doing the serving."

Clipping of photo with caption from undated and unidentified newspaper: "PARADE BEGINS - Mr. Schneider and wife smile happily as the Liberal victory parade to Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira begins. The motorcade disbanded at Elmira." File includes clipping of vote count results for Emel, Isley, Janzen and Schneider.

Clipping of photo with caption from the March 20, 1953 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record: "RARE COMMONS PHOTO - For the first time in some years, the House of Commons at Ottawa had its picture taken yesterday afternoon. Arrow points to N.C. Schneider, MP for Waterloo North. Prime Minister S. Laurent (wearing glasses) is directly above the page's head (lower left). At his right is Trade Minister Howe and on his left is Agriculture Minister Gardiner. Directly across from the prime minister is George Drew, opposition leader. Speaker Ross Macdonald of Brantford is in the chair at centre."

Clipping of photo with caption from unidentified and undated newspaper: "SPEAKS IN WATERLOO - The prime minister [Louis St. Laurent] spoke from the City Hall steps in Waterloo this afternoon. Mayor Roberts (left) and N.C. Schneider, MP, are with him."

Clipping of photo with caption from the June 7, 1952 edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record: "GREET DEFENCE MINISTER - Henry A. Hosking, MP for Wellington South (left), of Guelph, and Norman C. Schneider, MP elect for Waterloo North, welcomed Defence Minister Claxton (right) when he landed at the Waterloo-Wellington airport yesterday after a flight from Ottawa. Behind Mr. Claxton is Russell Daly, Guelph, president of the Western Ontario Liberal Association."

Clippings from an unidentified newspaper and an undated issue of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record relating to Norman C. Schneider's political career.

• "Norman C. Schneider in Liberal Race," April 18, 1952 (ill.)
• "Schneider Named Liberal Candidate; No Opposition" (ill.)

Caption from Record photo: "NOMINATE LIBERAL CANDIDATE - Norman Schneider (left) was nominated Liberal candidate in the May 26 by-election at a meeting last night in the Waterloo North Liberal Association. Left to right are Mr. Schneider, Justice Minister Garson, Bruce McCullough, president of the association, and Harold S. Wagner, secretary."

Clippings from the November 22and November 24, 1952 editions of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record relating to Norman C. Schneider's political career.

• "Series of Tax Cuts is Hope of Schneider," November 22, 1952
• "Member's Maiden Speech Impressive," November 24, 1952

Clipping from an unidentified newspaper titled "Squeals of Delight Over Succulent Pig Tails at Knockers Club Feats" relating to Knockers Club annual pigtail feast in Ottawa.

One clipping of a photo with caption from an undated edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record regarding Norman C. Schneider's nomination as a Liberal candidate in the federal election: "NOMINATE CANDIDATE - Norman C. Schneider (left), MP for Waterloo North, was nominated candidate for the Liberal Party in the next federal election last night. Clark Murray (centre), MP for Oxford, was the guest speaker at the rally and G. Bruce McCullough (right), president of the Liberal association, was chairman."

Floor plan of the 21st Parliament, 6th Session of House of Commons, with Norman C. Schneider's name pencilled in, dated June 3, 1952.

Clippings (ill) from an undated edition of the Waterloo Chronicle titled: "Schneider Retains Seat for Liberals; Miss Janzen Predicts New Election in 18 Months with P.C.'s Victorious." Includes table with vote counts for Janzen, Schneider, and Schroeder.

Clipping of a political comic regarding the Federal by-election by Chambers.

Clipping of a captioned photo from an unidentified edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record: "ABBOTT IN KITCHENER - Finance Minister Abbott (right) talks with Norman Schneider, Liberal candidate in the May 26 federal by-election. Mr. Abbott spoke to a Liberal rally at the City Hall last night."

Clipping of portraits with caption from unidentified newspaper: "By-election candidates in May 26 voting include (left to right) Herbert Roy Scott, 54-year-old Seagrave farmer and CCF choice in Ontario riding; Miss Elizabeth Janzen of Kitchener, Progressive Conservative candidate in Waterloo North, and her Liberal opponent Norman C. Schneider, packinghouse executive."

Series consists of negatives taken by or belonging to Norman Schneider for which no positive prints have been located in the fonds. Negatives have been placed and described with their matching prints wherever possible.

Negatives accompanying Album #1 for which no positive prints were found. Includes negatives of Ethel and Howard and Brita Schneider in a park; and shots of Herbert, Howard and Brita Schneider as children, alone and together.

Negatives of old and modern school buildings, some of a laboratory and apparatus in a barrel.

Negatives showing buildings.

p. 1-4. Niagara Falls, Buena Vista. Snapshots featuring Norman C. Schneider and Hyalie MacDondald, interspersed with shots of Niaga Falls and the cable car. Other shots of the two men, J. M Schneider and others are taken at Buena Vista, J.M. Schneider's home. Several feature Norman and Hyalie with pipes. Carl Ahrens(?) is also in several shots.
p. 5. Pope Hartford automobile.
p. 6. Schneider family snapshots ca. 1934: Howie sick in bed with nurse, Edith knitting, Keffer family visit, winter play.
p. 8-9. Schneider & Ahrens families at the beach, ca. 1927.
p. 10-11. Norman with a group of boys posed in front of car; Norman, Edith and friends, posed in front of a car; garden arch in winter.
p. 12 Family group on an outing, Norman and Edith with Siegners?), Shupes(?). All dressed in coats and hats, some fur collars, split rail fence.
p. 13-17. family snapshots at 76 Schneider Ave: house and garden exterior, Victoria park in winter, Herb, Howie and Brita, ca. 1934, family group with Emma Siegner.
p. 18. Schneider's(?) girl's baseball team. Women wearing "sailor" pants with two rows of buttons.
p. 19. J.M. Schneider in his office.
p. 19. Family snapshots at 176 Schneider Ave: "Europa Ping Pong, fireplace, Norman and Howie.
p. 20. "The twins, Leonard and Lorraine Pickard."
p. 21. Edith and Little Pal (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 22-23. Winter fun at Freeport, ca. 1934: family with skis, boys on toboggan, posed in front of car.
p. 23. Norman Schneider on the Duchess of Bedford, 1931.
p. 24-25. Family snapshots, 1934: children at Schneider Ave. and at Freeport.
p. 24. Schneiders Christmas boxes? Group of men in front of a store with boxes labelled "Merry Xmas".
p. 26. Herbert and Howie with false noses; Norman in deck chair with blanket and book on the Duchess of Bedford, 1931 (lacking 1 of 3).
p. 27. Norman in front of Cologne Cathedral, Nov., 1934; J.M. Schneider in his office, Dec. 22, 1934.
p. 28-29. Christmas 1934: Christmas tree, presents, Herb, Howie and Brita; Victoria Park 1934: hockey; Mary Jane Keffer, 1933; children on skis (at Freeport?), with unidentified man; J.M. Schneider and Helena with children, J.M. and sister Mary Alles (ther are negatives for these, 2 snaps of 14 lacking).p. 30-33. Keffer family visit (9 of 10 lacking). Includes one shot inside the Keffer home in Germany.
p. 34. Schneider plant, Dec. 1934: plant machinery, shipping Wiltshire sides.
p. 25. Skiing: Chicopee?
p. 36. Freeport cottage: swimming pool (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 37. All photos missing (3), one labelled Lexington Airport picture.
p. 38. Ethel at Freeport Cottage: "Poison ivy day, 1934"; Ethel and Brita, Victoria Park.
p. 39 family skiing at Chicopee, 1934.
p. 40. Family snapshots at 76 Schneider Ave: exterior at dusk; Children seated with Lapsley, Joachimi ladies.
p. 41-42. Schneider Plant: exterior; machinery; men working in office; man with truck "Sam Humphrey, 100,000 miles, 1936"; pigs, cows on ramp; steam shovel digging hole.
p. 44-45. Family snapshots: Schneider and Siegner group snapshots on outings, 1935, Herbert, Howie and Brita in new clothes?; children playing in winter: group shots including four girls in winter coats and leggings, two of boys and toboggan.
p. 46. Children fishing at Freeport, 1935; Norman in a train window, 1934 (lacking 1 of 6).
p. 47. Norman at the Keffer's home in Germany (lacking 1 of 4).
p. 48-54. Skiing at Chicopee: landscape, ski tracks, posed skiiers, skiier jumping with spectators (lacking 3 of 31).
p. 55. Schneider children: birthday party, boys collecting plants.
p. 56-57. Freeport Cottage: children fishing, playing baseball, family group with F.H. Schneider & Siegner families. Includes a shot of Mary Jane Keffer?
p. 58-59. Church of the New Jerusalem, interior and exterior (lacking 3 of 12).
p. 60: Norman, Ethel and Children: group shot at Freeport cottage; spring blooms, men at unidentified property (Sims at Chicopee?). Two of these are groups seen in a gazing ball.
p. 66. Ski Hill at Chicopee (lacking 2 of 3).
p. 62-64. Skiers: groups and individuals, both at Chicopee and elsewhere? Includes one summer shot of men digging ski slope (lacking 1 of 15).
p. 65. Ivan Keffer: winter portrait at Freeport?; Howie missing tooth.
p. 67. Construction photos: men working, shot taken high up (lacking 2 of 4).
p. 71. Horse drawing logs, trees in winter at Freeport?
p. 72-73: Norman Schneider on skis (lacking 2 of 4).
p. 74. Skiers in woods.
p. 75. Skiers in front of fireplace, including Norman Schneider (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 76. Dining room interior (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 77. Little Pal (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 78-80. Schneider stock farm: buildings, creek, boys fishing, collie dog, large tree.
p. 80-82. Spring at 76 Schneider Ave: house exterior, Victoria park entrance and pavilion, daffodils, Howie and Herb with bicycles, Brita with roller skates, group shots of children.
p. 83. Brock Monument and Queenston Heights, May 9, 1937, statue of soldiers labelled "Erie, Pa".
p. 84. Skiiers on grass.
p. 84-85. Keffer family.
p. 85. Norman Schneider with a group: "Europa, 1936".
p. 86-87. Schneider stock farm: family group, boys with pony, cows and large tree.
p. 87. Group of young women, 1936, possibly Schneider employees. They are all dressed for cool weather.
p. 87. Ceremony at Victoria School grounds: platform with speaker, scouts seated in foreground.
p. 88-93. Men's fishing trips (lacking 2 of 21).
p. 94-96. Rotary flag-raising at Chicopee.
p. 97. Norman, F.H. Schneider and Rotary: group portrait with large house in background (Sims home?).
p. 98. Rotary flag raising at Chicopee, 1935.
p. 98-100. Men's shenanigans: men playing outside in costume.

Photographs related to Tuerk Gasoline Engine & Co. including four views of Tuerk engines; a view of the exterior front of Berlin Gasoline Engine & Thresher Co. Ltd.; and two interior views of Tuerk engine plant where Norm worked as an apprentice from 1905 to 1911.

Photograph of Victoria Park with view of the tree lined lake and the bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Snapshots and negatives of two views of a train crash near Tuerk Engine Plant witnessed by Norman C. Schneider.

One photograph of the Schneider family seated in a cottage interior with lamps lit.

Left to right: Norman C. Schneider, Ethel Schneider with Howard, Herbert Schneider, Frederick P. Schneider, Jean May Schneider.

Snapshots of children and adults boating and fishing. Includes one enlargement of a photograph of a group seated in a boat.

Left to right: Unidentified girl, Gran Lapsley, Brita Schneider[?], Herbert Schneider with dog, Howard Schneider in cap, Ethel Schneider (knitting), Unidentified girl.

Aerial view of Shorewood Cottage.

Photograph of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider having lunch with friends.

Left to right: Margaret Schafer, Alf Gofton, Ethel Schneider, Albert Schaefer, Norman Schneider, Isabelle Chivers.

Honeymoon snapshots. Norman and Ethel were married May 20, 1925. Edith Ahrens and Hyalie MacDonald married on May 21, 1925, the day after Norman and Ethel Schneider and both couples stayed in the same hotel in Niagara Falls afterwards.

Snapshots of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider as hostess and host of the Schneider's Oktoberfest Party, held October 16, 1971, pasted on the invitation poster for this event.

Photograph of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider at Christmas.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider with Vera Koeple and her sister in a boat, showing their catch of lake trout.

Snapshot of Norman (kneeling) with his sons.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider with Hylie MacDonald, holding a string of fish.

Photograph of Norman, Howard and Herbert with a string of fish. Location is identified as Gull Rock on the back of the photograph.

Norman C. Schneider with sons Herbert and Howard skiing at Hanover, Ont. Ski Club.

Candid unidentified group portrait, taken at a picnic or other outing. Includes Norman and Emma Schneider.

Snapshots of Norman C. Schneider and friend Doddie Doerr with motorcycles.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider and his cousin Nelson Schweitzer posed in front of a giant redwood tree. Probably taken Oct. 1952.

Group of seven men, all unidentified, possibly Rotary past presidents or Chamber of Commerce presidents. Norman Schneider is at centre.

Two snapshots and one piece of ephemera from a trip to South Africa. One snapshot is of the "famous blue train, Johannesburg to Capetown," and the other is of the South African flower, the Protea.

Two snapshots taken in Vainikkala, Finland of Norman C. Schneider with an unidentified group of men.

"Trip organized by Verne Asmussen".

Snapshot showing a group of four people walking, taken from behind.

Snapshot, taken from the upper story of a building, showing a parade of horse-drawn vehicles followed by men marching. A banner across the street says "Senior Football, England vs Berlin". Date and occasion unidentified.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider skiing with family members.

Left to right: Norman C. Schneider, Gretchen Schneider, Herbert J. Schneider, Betty Schneider, Nancy Schneider.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider riding a lawn mower.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider riding a scooter at Grand Bend. The scooter is labelled "For hire, Brenner House".

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider in a deck chair, possibly taking in 1936 on trip to Berlin.

Informal group portrait taken outside. Left to right : seated, Herbert J. Schneider, Grandma Joachimi, standing, left to right, unidentified adult [possibly Ethel?], and Grandmother Lapsley.

Informal family portrait of, left to right, Ethel Schneider holding Herbert[?], Grandma Joachimi, Norman C. Schneider, Mrs. Lapsley, Mr. Lapsley[?]