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Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice

We just returned home from a Memorial day weekend in Nebraska and it is so striking to see all of the flags in the cemetery honoring those who have served. The Big Springs cemetery seems to have a pretty large number of flags and represents a pretty high proportion of veterans in the cemetery. AsContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice”

Mauser Rifle Connection?

I feel like the thing that got me started in genealogy work was the question Grandpa Murl had – how are the Big Springs, NE Mausers related to Peter Paul and Wilhelm Mauser, the inventors of the Mauser rifle. When I started, I got stuck in how to research German records in addition to theContinue reading “Mauser Rifle Connection?”

Peoria County Genealogy Society – Volunteer Day

On Saturday I was able to help the Peoria County Genealogicial Society with a “jumpstart” day. A group of people who have been working on their family tree for a while (some of them are likely considered experts, I don’t think I’d put myself in that category – just more experienced than someone just gettingContinue reading “Peoria County Genealogy Society – Volunteer Day”

Michael Mead – Revolutionary War Patriot

I have had a Patriot on my list for a couple of years now that I wasn’t able to find all the right proof for to satisfy the Daughters of the American Revolution proof standard. I knew he had to be the right person, but the right document was elusive and there were multiple peopleContinue reading “Michael Mead – Revolutionary War Patriot”

US Presidents in Big Springs

As I was reading a book on Harry Truman, 33rd President of the United States, I realized that on his 1948 Whistlestop Train tour he simply had to have go through my home town of Big Springs, NE. This link (https://archive.org/details/55304HarryTrumanFootage) has some images from his tour in June of 1848 with pictures from Kearney,Continue reading “US Presidents in Big Springs”

Jury Duty and James Bayne

As we do genealogy research it’s not uncommon to look in newspapers and court documents to see where our ancestors may be mentioned. In most cases we find a will, a probate, maybe some land records or occasional dispute with the neighbors. In this case James Bayne (my 2X Great Grandfather) actually served as aContinue reading “Jury Duty and James Bayne”

DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery

I don’t know if anyone who follows this blog watches “Finding Your Roots” the PBS show with Henry Louis Gates, but I love watching how they use DNA evidence to help find branches of a family tree sometimes with what seemed to be impossible odds. I may have used some DNA evidence here recently toContinue reading “DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery”

DAR Approvals and other Updates

Some of the additional DAR Patriots I have been waiting on were approved. I now have Zachariah Beall, Richard Evans, Amasa Harvey and Robert Harvey added to my list. All of these patriots are tied to Lena Livermore who is the mother of Gladys Hagerdon Anderson my Great Grandmother. I still have a couple moreContinue reading “DAR Approvals and other Updates”