About Us

• John Peter Schneider (1801-1883) was a native of Frankfurt-on-the Rhine, Germany.
   
• He came to America in 1824 and eventually settled in the area now known as North Aurora.
   
• Schneider built a cabin near the present intersection of Butterfield Road and Route 25.
   
• Later, he donated land on his property for the construction of a log cabin schoolhouse – the only school in the area.
   
• Schneider was a strong proponent of education and served as president of the school board in the 1860s.
   

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