This year a 100-year Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award was presented to Dorothy Bstandig. Five generations of the Bstandig family have owned the SE ¼ of Section 10-2-10 since 1905. The farm was purchased for about $49/acre by Larry Bstandig’s great-great-grandfather, Frank J. Wenzl, who emigrated here from Austria in 1867.
A 150-year Nebraska Heritage Farm Award was presented to Jeff and Tammy McClintock this year. The McClintock family has owned 48 acres northeast of Pawnee City since 1856, when Jeff’s great-great-grandfather, William McClintock, acquired the ground.
Bstandig Family Farm
The Bstandig Family Farm is celebrating its 115th year of being part of our family. Here is a history of how this farm came to be..
Frank J. Wenzl was born January 23, 1837 in Neuwallisdorf, Austria. He was a cabinet maker and farmer. He married Anna Loukata on November 8, 1864 in Austria. On April18, 1867 Frank, Anna, and the entire Wenzl family departed from Bremen Hauve, Germ…
