Here is a series of videos (11) from the Hertz family collection that was donated by Joanne Elizabeth Townsend (Hertz) of Montague, Michigan.

Her father (Herbert G. Hertz) was the photographer. All of the films are silent but that just adds to the charm of life in days past.

This is probably the best historical compilation of life in New Leipzig over many decades ever produced on film!

Click on the film of your choice on the left. They are numbered in chronological order & are in Flash format.

CLICK HERE for a printable biography of Herbert G. Hertz.

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Herbert G. Hertz

November 1907 - July 1961

Class Of 1924 New Leipzig High School

FILM CREDITS

The Herbert G. Hertz Film Collection became available with the work of Prairie Public Broadcasting (www.prairiepublic.org) in cooperation with the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo (www.ndsu.edu/grhc), 2010.