Generational stories of an American family at the forefront of modern Kansas agriculture, Hawaii’s sugar cane industry, and California’s technology boom.

Category Ernst August Mangelsdorf

Kansas 1921 | Stationary of Albert J. Mangelsdorf

In 1921 the seed company was named The Mangelsdorf Seed Company, changed from Mangelsdorf Bros in 1917. Family members, including many of co-founder Ernst August’s seventeen children, played a role in the company. He had retired from the seed company… Continue Reading →