The endeavor to put together this family history began in early 1966.  Regretfully, this was too late to gleam much information from grandparents and other relatives because most have died by that time.  However, there were just a couple relatives still alive that contributed to this story.

After all these years, one has learned that this is a never ending story.  Every so often one learns of a distant "cousin" who is able to add another branch to this ever growing family tree.  When this happens, the small flame of interest is once again glowing into a brighter light and the enthusiasm is again heighten to continue the search for those elusive relatives.

The support of family members and the helpfulness of many relatives is most grateful and helps to make the history of the Quandt family come to life.

It is the hope of this author that the reader will visualize that individuals listed in this narrative were real people and they contributed to society during their life time, and made life easier for succeeding generations.  This generation is indeed appreciative to them for the many sacrifices they made so that their children and grandchildren would have a better life than they had.

Of course, there are many things our forebears have done that are not included in this story.  Only heaven has a record of the life they lived.  The Holy Bible documents in Matthew 20:30-32 the following:

"Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book.  But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name."