Your series has be awesome l have been watching all of on my. it's been so fascinating and l have not finished yet l went to America in 1975 l was just 20 l only did the West Coast but l had a ball a lot of people just didn't know a Australia kown l am 67 and is not well these days so it's great watching your shows l love history and the old graves and the story's behind them loving it love Australia 🎥👻🏰😉😎😁
@lalaavalos6862
3 жыл бұрын
Ty as I am reading this my family and I are here 💓
@giggles8458
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another nice tour.
@shannahuffman4655
2 жыл бұрын
I love your Cemetery Tours
@paulbyrne5022
2 ай бұрын
Great episode! That Zonkey belongs to my buddy Fred who also has a camel.
@canaryphaeochannel
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Very interesting.....
@carolgillis5265
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@jbenziggy
2 ай бұрын
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
@fountainbiker
2 жыл бұрын
I'll spend an afternoon and go visit Knights Ferry & the cemetery just down the road from Jamestown, CA. We drive by Lovers Leap Rock many times on the way to Oakdale, the "cowboy capital of the world," and have heard it's where a man and his Indian lover leaped to their deaths because they we not accepted by their families regarding their interracial union. We have also met and tried to pet the Zonkey too, very unique!
@lindalucas3757
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jeff and Sara. I used to work at the Oak Valley Hospital I worked in the admitting Department and I got to know Lucille Ulrich very nice lady it's so sad that what happened but she was a unique lady I'm glad to have had the opportunity to have met her and help her while registering her.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Linda. We appreciate it! The whole Ulrich tragedy is just so very sad. Somebody must have done a real bad job of parenting Archie Fain as a child.
@ralphgregory7616
Жыл бұрын
🙏🙏
@kimberlycrawford6311
7 ай бұрын
I just found this 2024, the Ulrich family has a family plot Grandma and Grandpa Ulrich had 12.chrildren, My grandparents Earnest (Jake) and Donna Burke also have a.family plot surrounded in brick, G&G Ulrich gave them 5 acres of land on the river on Orange Blossom Rd. Before they got there home there Me and Grandpa Burke would stay at G&G Ulrich house witch was the old bank in Knights Ferry. When my G&G picked out their family plot, there used to be several wooden markers, I loved them all so much, I was young then, I am now 66 today lol and I love Oak Grove, thank you for sharing, it's like visiting old family and friends!!!
@marcieconant5559
2 жыл бұрын
I'm always impressed that you are able to find so many interesting people in your cemetery tours. Your research is so thorough. Where do you find the time to turn out such high quality videos? I also appreciate Sarah's love of animals since I also love them. I never knew a zonkey was a actual animal. That was a bonus. 🙂💕
@courtneyhall7140
3 жыл бұрын
i had no idea that graveyard was even there,having been to knights ferry so many times as a young man,and that was a long time ago.how in the world jeff and sarah find these places is nothing short of amazing.the the hours of research that goes into every video is a monumental task in itself.to the readers of history hunters there is one thing that i can assure you,if they print it then it is chiseled in stone.
@steveelliott3109
2 жыл бұрын
Just found the cemetery a couple of months ago. Beautiful , o and yes the zonkie . we got to see the pumpkin rolling contest in Knights ferry.
@mauiswift6391
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@foxmulder4269
3 жыл бұрын
Another good one, keeping me in history that I love- the American West ! Thanks guys !!
@maureengill6031
2 жыл бұрын
Another video of yours that I learned from and enjoyed! It’s amazing to see such old, ornate headstones. The Zonkey was the first of it’s kind I’ve ever seen! Sarah was so cute and brave for petting it. You’re pretty quick, Sarah! Glad you didn’t get nipped! I’m looking forward to your next “haunt”!
@garythompson5053
2 жыл бұрын
Another great video Jeff! Thanks for the history lesson.
@campfire52
4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so interesting and well put together. Thank you for all of the effort that it must require and thank you for sharing them with us. See you on the next one.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
campfire52 you made my day! Thank You!!!
@alexdghugo
Жыл бұрын
I found your channel a few weeks ago. I am obsessed! Your content is fascinating! Thank you for all that hard work you put into these videos.
@jbenziggy
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks! Made my day reading your very nice comment! We do appreciate it and thank you!
@alexdghugo
Жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy It's well deserved!
@steveelliott3109
2 жыл бұрын
In Knights ferry , on top of the ice cream store is a museum with a lot of great information
@mikewebb4543
Жыл бұрын
Jeff - huge fan of the channel. My family plot was highlighted briefly in the video (2:40 mark - Fitzhugh). My family has been trying to work with the county to try and eradicate the ground squirrels which are burrowing under headstones across the cemetery. It has been one year of little or no action and the cemetery continues to go downhill. Curious if you had any suggestions a way to get more attention and try to restore the cemetery. Sad to see it go downhill. Thanks!
@trentonhowey3109
8 ай бұрын
You really need to go to Coulterville, CA. Alot of history and hauntings... I know, I lived there... You won't be disappointed.
@jbenziggy
8 ай бұрын
I’ve been through there a million times. 😜Eventually I will get to it! Thanks!
@claudettedelphis6476
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jeff and Sarah for sharing your love of history with us 🇺🇸
@rober9695
2 жыл бұрын
The story about the lynching reminds me of a similar story from 1891 Reno, NV where the night watchman Nash was shot by Ortiz. While Nash was on his presumed death bed the townspeople broke Ortiz out and hung him from the Virginia St bridge (same place wedding rings were thrown after divorces. But Nash survived the shot until 1905, in fact the bullet ruptured and cured his hernia.
@stevem5685
3 жыл бұрын
Great job Jeff.... also , loved the ending with Sarah and the "Zonkey"
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Every once in a while Sarah wants to go back and see that feisty zonkey!
@lindah5910
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of people died in their 40s due to high blood pressure which was not treated until the mid 20th century at the earliest. So sad. My family lost 3 of my 4 maternal great-grandparents in their early 40s due to strokes brought on without doubt by untreated high blood pressure. Thank you for sharing!
@Sierralovescharles
4 жыл бұрын
I've seen that zonkey in person a few times !
@scottlebaron2994
4 жыл бұрын
Many Union Civil war veterans were born in Germany. The regiment of William Studyvin shown in this episode (57th Illinois) fought at the battle of Shiloh, Atlanta and the march to the sea campaign under General Sherman. It's possible he fought side by side with my own great great Grandfather who was in the 73rd Illinois. Thanks again for another interesting episode.
@okiedean1112
8 ай бұрын
Hi Jeff, My wife and I visit this cemetery quite frequently we was there a couple days ago, she asked me if You would be interested in doing a story here you already did thanks. Informative as always Love the Zonkey there!
@jbenziggy
8 ай бұрын
Ha ha ha! I beat her suggestion by a couple of years or so! Glad you like the videos we are producing!
@jamesshave6186
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys . Loving your work . Jamie England uk🇺🇸🏴👍
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! It's our pleasure to produce these! We're loving the response we get! Keep watching and please subscribe!
@sampublius9002
4 жыл бұрын
JEFF- RE 1850'S CEMETERY A bit more history and a minor correction. Grayson Hotel at that time was on south side of river at top of hill - road ( now Shuper Road ) thru covered bridge where old Highway 120 used to run and across the road from ' ' 50's roadhouse ' generally called Buena Vista.. The original cemetery was on the hill above town where the current grammar school is. The Williams family ranch was about 2 miles east of Buena Vista - and I am reasonably sure his grave is in the oak grove cemetery. There is now online a register of names graves and locations in the Oak Grove cemetery.. And due north of knights ferry and slightly west is the the boundary of an early spanish land grant known as rancho del rio estanislao. There have long been rumors- unverified- that Grant fathered a baby with a local indian maiden who died at birth and buried ?? between Shuper Road and the Corps of engineers yard along the Oakdale irrigation district canal Have you done a story-video of Angels Camp and the jumping frog of calaveras county? or did you know about Puccini opera witten about that general area ?
@amandasmith6217
4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your channel, thanks for sharing your videos! I love visiting cemeteries, and it’s nice to be able to do so from home while learning about the lives and backgrounds of the departed. History wasn’t always my favorite subject, but as I get older I realize the importance of carrying on legacies and handing these stories down to younger generations. I think your channel does a great job of doing that! Thanks again.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
That's wonderful to hear! Thank you for watching and we hope that you will subscribe!
@stevemccoy8138
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, I've been remembering some of my younger days running around over in that area, Drank a little beer at La Grange a long time ago. Once while looking around the Semetary in Hornitos, we had to dispatch a rattle snake. Thanks for Sharing.
@omfgstfubbq7919
4 жыл бұрын
My uncle Richard Bradley Ardis is buried in this cemetery towards the back of it..
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Ah! I see he died fairly recently and was a cattle rancher. Thanks for watching my video!
@omfgstfubbq7919
4 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy That is him! No problem. Enjoying learning a little more history about the area.
@ssherman
4 жыл бұрын
There was/still is a giraffe in that field as well ...haven't been up there in a while. I have relatives buried in that cemetery as well. Kind of off the beaten path!
@helahowrt7507
4 жыл бұрын
A giraffe? Like a live giraffe where the zonkey is???
@californiahiker9616
2 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, I never saw that cemetery! I love old cemeteries- visited the one in Hornitos many times. Let me help you a little with the German grave marker. This is a curious way of writing. Very homespun, for sure. The font used on that grave stone was popular before WW2. When I was growing up in Germany there still were some books floating around, printed in this font. It is very difficult to read. Hier ruht in Frieden (here rests in peace) Peter Gerckens (or Gerekens. In regular German words you won’t find ck following an r, l, or n. But this is a name) Geb is short for geboren (born) and very commonly abbreviated this way, den (the) 28 Septbr 1835. September is the same word in English and German, and is usually abbreviated Sept. So if the stone mason was running out of space he should have stopped there. The next line I’m having trouble with. I can’t make out all the letters, but it seems it ends in Jork, Hanover. There is a town of Jork in Germany, but it’s closer to Hamburg than Hanover. It’s possible our stone mason was referring to York, Hanover, PA. If the mason was German, and he likely was, he might have had trouble with Y and J. They are pronounced the same. That’s why it would be helpful to be able to read the preceding words. Gest (abbrev. for gestorben, died) 23 July 1863 im Alter von 27 Jahren 9 Monaten 25 Tagen. Died 23 July 1863 at the age of 27 years, 9 months, 25 days. The curious thing here is that July is an English word, the German word for July is Juli. There is an old way of saying Juli in German, but that would be Julei, as to differentiate it from Juni, or June. Juni and Juli sound very similar. So while all other words are German, there’s one that’s English. I’ll check out that graveyard sometime this winter. My friends and I like to visit the restaurant by the Stanislaus River. So I’ll try to decipher Peter’s headstone. It’s bugging me that I can’t read it! OCD? Gee, thanks, Jeff! 🤣
@jbenziggy
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lesson in German on the marker. Are you going to check it out now?
@californiahiker9616
2 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy yes, this winter. I’ll post here on what I’ll find. 😃
@stevendwyer6182
4 жыл бұрын
great video Jeff,thanks for showing us around knights ferry.there's a lot of history there.looking forward to the next one.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad we could be your tour guides!
@marilaucher9989
4 жыл бұрын
The love of history AND animals. Nice team.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Sarah is definitely the animal person!
@sassygsdmom3770
3 жыл бұрын
I so enjoy your videos and learn so much! Thank you. Keep up the great work.
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
@TheGraveyardChannel
4 жыл бұрын
Cemeteries like this really do remind us of just how fortunate we are to be able to live longer lives because oour advanced medicine. And I love the Zonkey :-) LOL, I didn't know they existed.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Visiting Gravesites With Steve sarah just grinned when I told her if your comment! Thanks! And I didn’t know they existed either!
@Joy-i1k
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe. But I lost a son in 87, age 2. And my husband in 97, 36.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Joyce Ahrendt I’m really sorry to hear of your losses. There truly are no guarantees in life and it’s always sad when someone’s life is cut way too short. God bless you.
@richardyoung4616
4 жыл бұрын
Great job, appreciate all the hard work,
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@shelleyUSATX
4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed your video!!
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and maybe learned a thing or two. I appreciate your support and would love to have you as a subscriber. Thanks! Jeff
@doloresvargas6450
4 жыл бұрын
I like the way the tombstones are shaped.Tony
@kcgunkerstein5061
4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I always enjoy for cemetery episodes. And for the first time ever, in my 40 years of existence, i found out there is such a thing as a Zonkey! You learn something new everyday, thanks Jeff and Sarah.
@cynthiaamitrano8915
4 жыл бұрын
That was a Zonkey, part zebra part donkey. Interesting tour. Thank you.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and commenting! Glad you liked the zonkey, too!
@kathyrau9551
4 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy He's a mean zonky and will bite you if you aren't paying attention. His name is Zip.
@greghall1307
4 жыл бұрын
That is an old cemetery. Love the old tombstones. Thanks for sharing with us.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Please feel free to subscribe!
@mariocardoso4984
4 жыл бұрын
Been there many times photographing it. Thank you for the history and background of those individuals. Really appreciate your channel.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mario! It definitely takes work but I enjoy it -- and hearing from folks like you who appreciate the effort!
@michaelsyverson8018
2 жыл бұрын
The cemetery was nicer than Modesto s pioneer
@lindanadeau1884
4 жыл бұрын
Love history.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! So do I! Have you subscribed to your channel yet? (Jeff)
@donnarigby3686
3 жыл бұрын
Loved this episode an seeing a zonkey lol x
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
Sarah's favorite! The zonkey was icing on the cake! Thanks for commenting!
@rachelh588
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Modesto California and lived in Sonora and Copperopolis. Great videos!!
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, you sure hit all of the places! We appreciate your appreciation! LOL
@sampublius9002
4 жыл бұрын
obviously near SCC aka camp run amok :pp
@kittygonzalez2827
Жыл бұрын
The last name BOEHM is actually pronounced with a long A sound. “bame “.
@marklawson8346
4 жыл бұрын
Great history Jeff 👍🏻 like the zonkey
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you like Sarah's zonkey as an added bonus!
@ericbradley6769
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your chennel, live in the mother lode of Pine Grove of Amador county... older i get the more i love history.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Eric Bradley thank you very much for letting us know. We invite you to subscribe! More history on the way!
@johnkelsey2482
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent............
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@Corgis175
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the various tombstone readings. Always interesting. You two should have had a couple of carrots for the little guy.
@robertforrest7956
3 жыл бұрын
In Requa CA. you can fund the Requa Inn. Back in the 60s when we lived in Requa, the Gussin's owners at the time of Inn, Pat Gussin was a personal friend of the Gallos, Julio I believe, but anyway the Gallos stayed at the Inn many times, got to meet him when I was in college in 70s at their corporate office....WOW what a neat place!! Also was able to tour winery and bottling....good ole days long gone...☺️
@victorcontreras9138
3 жыл бұрын
How 'bout that, Tom, Dick and Harry! Truth to a common verse. Old cemeteries are interesting in that they are artistic in their tombstones. Modern ones can be somewhat boring like military ones.
@kathyrau9551
4 жыл бұрын
My parents live right up the street from the cemetery on Morrison. My grandparents are buried there.The one that I'm attracted to is way in the back on the left.Oh yeah Zip will bite you if you aren't paying attention also in the background you could see Twist the zebra, he's a little nicer. Zip is in what used to be Joe the camels paddock until someone fed him too much and he died from that, hence the signs on the fence.
@oncelovealwayslove
4 жыл бұрын
My great grandparents are buried there.
@marilaucher9989
4 жыл бұрын
No antibiotics back then. Surgeries were different etc.
@michellewhitaker8669
2 жыл бұрын
Ah Sarah always finding the animals!
@jackieoman6695
4 жыл бұрын
I like these ! Thsnks 😂😍
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
jackie oman thank you very much!
@gabrielsholisticcare
11 ай бұрын
A lot of damage in these older cemeteries. I would like to think because this is high earthquake country. That’s where most of the damage has come from.
@jbenziggy
11 ай бұрын
This area is rarely hit by earthquakes. I live in this county.
@angelahagerman5693
4 жыл бұрын
If you haven't visited the Mariposa cemetery. its very old...you would love it...
@eileensmith7691
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, I am a history buff like you and just recently discovered your videos. I appreciate your time and work involved. Thank you. You must know that watching this evokes the same feelings as if I was there so my enjoyment gets soured in quite a few of your videos. It just takes the fun out. It sure would be nice if your traveling companion enjoyed herself once in a while.
@HistoryHunterSarah
4 жыл бұрын
Only once in a while? You must have missed the end. Check it out the Zonkey might bring you joy. Jeff and I don't take eachother so serious. You shouldn't either.
@footballlvnlady
2 жыл бұрын
The zonkey probably would’ve eaten some food if Sarah had any. But they can be asses. Let you pet their nose then try to bite.
@dianemiller3081
3 жыл бұрын
All these old places and buildings you investigate have you seen any ghosts or scared of a noise of something that wasn't there
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
No, we haven’t seen anything strange or unusual but then again I don’t believe in ghosts anyway.
@stevedawson378
3 жыл бұрын
Sarah needs to pack some apples for the horsies.
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
She often does! We went to a location this weekend and she said she forgot treats for the animals she might encounter!
@HistoryHunterSarah
4 жыл бұрын
I love zonkey!
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
I love you more!
@jeannescott809
4 жыл бұрын
It’s actually considered Northern California not Central.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Funny I live here and it’s always been called Central California.
@Jeannescott
4 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy In Knights Ferry? I will ask our FB town group what everyone else calls it...
@Jeannescott
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone seems to refer to the area as Central except for me and Wikipedia...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_California#Cities_and_towns_in_northern_California_with_more_than_50,000_inhabitants
@pauljones8135
3 жыл бұрын
Most of been alot of ill people there dieing young
@dorotheawalker7985
4 жыл бұрын
I sure miss California yet cost of living way to much. You need least 3 jobs to just pay rent on a dump.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the average rent now in the Central Valley is like $2,100 per month. That's insane but that's the leadership elected here.
@marypozzi3745
4 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you do a tour of Mare island Cemetery in Vallejo
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
I hope to get to the Alhambra City cemetery in Martinez and the John Muir house in there as well. Thanks for the tip!
@marypozzi3745
4 жыл бұрын
History Hunters your welcome I just found out there was one there last week love your channel
@sassygsdmom3770
3 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy I live in Martinez and would love to see videos of the cemetery and the John Muir House!
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
@@sassygsdmom3770 when they open things up I will be sure to go!
@alfalfasgirl3562
4 жыл бұрын
i remember that night in 67
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
I was only six at the time so I don't remember it but I later attended Oakdale High and it was still the talk of the town when Fain was being released. Such a sad event in Oakdale/Knights Ferry history.
@sampublius9002
4 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy - interesting we are both alumni of oakdale high but separated by at least 30 years or more.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Sam Publius I’m class of 1979.
@sampublius9002
4 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy Class of 52- Which included Herb Royce ( principals son) Tom sawyer , Gerald Looper, etc. none of those are/were me ..
@armando8881
Жыл бұрын
Yea alot of Freemasons in the 1800s
@dangupton6286
4 жыл бұрын
The old Covelo Ca cemetery has a grave of one of the Ca Bear flag raisers is buried there
@lindsaymacpherson8782
4 жыл бұрын
First time i seen a Zonky :)
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
It was our first time, too! Very curious creature, wouldn't you say?
@mikeseier4449
3 жыл бұрын
Jeff, seeing how short their lives were back then really makes you think how long you would have lasted at that time, I'm 55 years old and I probably wouldn't have made it this long without the inoculations and medical care that I've received throughout my life.... Just a thought that came to me while watching many of your excellent cemetery videos.
@jbenziggy
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Life was often a lot shorter back then. Can you imagine having an accident with an axe and no trauma center to go to? I appreciate your comments very much!
@doggerproductions
4 жыл бұрын
The good ole days....when you were lucky to make it past 30😉
@KowboyUSA
4 жыл бұрын
Horse thieves are the worst. Same with grand theft auto dirtbags.
@jbenziggy
4 жыл бұрын
Kowboy USA yeah and we used to hang horse thieves. Now if someone steals your “horse,” they get a slap on the wrist.
@KowboyUSA
4 жыл бұрын
@@jbenziggy today people hear of hanging horse thieves and automatically see it as barbaric without understanding that stealing someone's horse on the frontier could easily leave the horse's owner to suffer a death much more cruel than a quick, relatively painless hanging death. The owner without his horse could easily starve, fall prey to Indians or bandits, his family could die or suffer horribly. While stealing someone's automobile may not result in so severe of consequences, it definitely can cause a great deal of hardship in the form of lost wages, or even jobs, etc. Suppose I may be a little bitter. Like the majority of my friends and family back in southern AZ and CA, I've had a vehicle stolen. Although it caused myself needless hardship, at least I can consider myself fortunate compared to close friends who have had numerous vehicles stolen.
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