A big thank you to the Peoria County Genealogy Society for their Prairie Roots publication and their ideas for stories. Thanks to them I have now written and shared four different stories. I believe they have all been told via this blog in some fashion, but it doesn’t hurt to put them all in oneContinue reading “Published Genealogy Stories”
Category Archives: Big Springs Nebraska History
Otto Mauser WWI Service
One of the fun things that has been uncovered in our family history search is the WWI Footlocker from Otto Mauser. Otto is the brother of my Great Grandfather Ben Mauser. This footlocker was really a treasure of information. It included Otto’s full uniform and most of the supplies and literature he received during hisContinue reading “Otto Mauser WWI Service”
Otto Mauser Home
As I mentioned in a prior post, Cory and I will at some point move into the home that my Great Grand Uncle Otto Mauser built that has been in the family it’s entire existence. One of the fun things about small town newspapers is that EVERYTHING is in the paper. We know from theContinue reading “Otto Mauser Home”
Otto Mauser and Duane Earl Pope
I’ve spent a lot of time lately working on details of Otto Mauser’s life. He is my Great Grand Uncle and a brother to my Grand Grandfather Ben Mauser. As we start our planning to move into the home that Otto built, it’s been fun to reflect on a few of the things in hisContinue reading “Otto Mauser and Duane Earl Pope”
Century Farm Awards
We had an exciting moment in August at the Deuel County Fair. All the paperwork was filled out with Aksarben, and the Mauser family was awarded the Pioneer Farm Family. That means that a member of the family has lived on the same property for 100 years (or more). In this case we were ableContinue reading “Century Farm Awards”
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”
North Platte Canteen – WWII
When we look at the WWII era, it seems like the primary focus is on the servicemen, their sacrifices and military records. That is all fascinating information and worth searching, but sometimes the ladies at home have their own interesting stories. I just finished reading “Once Upon a Town” by Bob Green discussing what theContinue reading “North Platte Canteen – WWII”
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway was a big reason that the town of Big Springs, Nebraska continued to be a spot on the map. Location, Location, Location really does matter. Initially the pony express went by not too far away, the town was a stop on the Railroad because of the Spring nearby, then when the LincolnContinue reading “The Lincoln Highway”
Sam Bass and the Big Springs Train Robbery
Not long ago those in the family who have been watching the TV program “The Curse of Oak Island” also watched the program “Beyond Oak Island” as the show hosts continue to search for buried treasure in other places. In this particular episode they were talking about a character known to anyone who grew upContinue reading “Sam Bass and the Big Springs Train Robbery”
Cory and Nicole Family History 