Nevada City: Gold Rush Era Town & Donner Party Relics

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  • @tillitrueheart971
    @tillitrueheart971 2 місяці тому +18

    Such great commentary and love how you bring a town alive. Thank you, too, for pointing out the neglect of such important graves. Kudos Jeff! I never miss your vlogs and always look forward to where your travels take you next.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Such a great and nice comment that we pinned it to the top! Thank you so much!

    • @dianewilkinson7423
      @dianewilkinson7423 8 днів тому

      As someone who is in the 6th generation out of 8 generations in my family to have lived in Nevada City, we have happily and proudly given community service. Hearing that we didn't take care of our Cemeteries was a little hard to swallow. The Cemeteries are cleaned every spring by various community groups. You came after the summer growth and fall die back.

  • @irishgip71
    @irishgip71 2 місяці тому +35

    Every Sunday is our History Class, only difference between now and high school days, I’m sober and not ditching cause this class rocks!!!! 😂

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +8

      Keep in line, now, because the teacher doesn’t want to pull out the yard stick and smack you on the knuckles! 😂😂😂

    • @jonjackalone504
      @jonjackalone504 2 місяці тому +2

      @@jbenziggy😆😆😆

    • @irishgip71
      @irishgip71 2 місяці тому +1

      @@jbenziggy😂. Wait….what! 😂😂.

  • @ninaellyson814
    @ninaellyson814 2 місяці тому +2

    Shame on Nevada City for allowing their historic cemetery to go into disrepair! Unbelievable and shocking! Once again, very good episode you guys. My dad was a historian and lived in Nevada City. He would be LIVID to see the town dropping the ball on taking care of the pioneers’ graves be so neglected. Unbelievable. 💔

  • @haroldnelson3734
    @haroldnelson3734 2 місяці тому +8

    It was heartening to hear Sarah express her candid feelings about the condition of the historical part of the cemetery.

    • @Quitealways
      @Quitealways 25 днів тому +1

      Outstanding video of historic Nevada City. Museum with Donner Party relics was impressive. Great history is certainly unique in here. Would love to visit it in person. The cemetery area need attention before they fade away completely. Z 24:50

  • @joemcelroy2118
    @joemcelroy2118 2 місяці тому +20

    Thank you for showing so much respect to our ancestors who are buried in a lot of unmarked or unkept graves. One should walk through a cemetery at least once a month to remind ourselves how fragile life is. Well done.

  • @leesa7489
    @leesa7489 2 місяці тому +16

    I was born in Nevada City, raised in Grass Valley..I share your videos on my FB page..you do a great job

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +2

      Awesome! Thank you for helping us to promote our videos!

    • @bethahlquist1596
      @bethahlquist1596 4 години тому +1

      My son’s girlfriend was born and raised Grass Valley & Nevada city and I’m up there a lot. Love these two towns

  • @chemgirl1331
    @chemgirl1331 2 місяці тому +14

    What I truly wish you'd covered was the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe & their persistence despite the gold rush & mining in NV City.
    You walked RIGHT PAST 'Uba Seo, the NCR Nisenan's FREE cultural & arts center and showed the Oddfellows Hall entrance next door instead.
    You walked RIGHT PAST so many Nisenan baskets that aren't being returned to the Tribe, and focused only on the Donner Party items in the Fire Museum. Even a quick "these are indigenous-made basketry, of which I don't know the origin" would've been helpful to show to the audience.
    You were in an area, on lands of a federally unrecognized tribe that was almost pushed to extinction, continues to fight against their language going extinct, had their rancheira sold at auction wrongfully in the 1960s, and then showed unkempt cemetery plots of descendants of the same people who pushed these people to extinction----aka Sutter. What about the graves of the Nisenan, unkempt, unmarked, and sometimes mass burial sites---where they were slaughtered at the hands of folks like Sutter, or as a result of federal boarding schools?
    It's totally understood that you're not an expert in Indigenous topics, but you missed a whole bunch of info here, especially in this tiny town. Please consider the impact of how only showing specific parts of history is not only inaccurate, but it just is a rehash of the same thing that most historians do around here. Even with decent editing & music, this isn't NEW, but it could've been so much more if things were portrayed accurately & in a more well-rounded manner.
    If we are to educate those on the past, we must educate ON THE WHOLE PAST, not just select info of those who colonized this area.
    If you'd like reading material, here is specific info: scholars.csus.edu/esploro/outputs/graduate/Decolonizing-Sutter-County-reinterpreting-Nisenan-culture/99257831253601671#files_and_links
    Edit: in the off chance 'Uba Seo was closed when you were there, even just a cursory Google Search or showing the existence of the Nisenan would've been more informative than this.
    Learn more about the NCR Nisenan here: chirpca.org/

    • @marygreer4036
      @marygreer4036 2 місяці тому +2

      Please do a video on Nisenan history!

    • @HistoryHunterSarah
      @HistoryHunterSarah 2 місяці тому +5

      Sounds like you've done the research and have the interest to put together a presentation that we can watch and learn from. Be sure not to leave anything out.

  • @marydilley4455
    @marydilley4455 2 місяці тому +2

    I agree with Sarah! Take care of the pioneer's graves! Respect those who went before us and helped to make what we have today possible. ❤

  • @MyName-nx1jj
    @MyName-nx1jj 2 місяці тому +3

    I've lived here long enough to watch many locals pass into the "mysterious realm". We're all just temporary caretakers of the town, the trees, the relics, the music, the laughter and each other.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      This place is not our home! We’re just passing through.

    • @dawnbolden6416
      @dawnbolden6416 Місяць тому

      It is indeed a town that picks you....but it is so wonderful

  • @MaryAnglin
    @MaryAnglin 2 місяці тому +2

    I love Sarah’s sentiment regarding the neglect of the pioneers’ cemetery.

  • @JamesTBearden
    @JamesTBearden 2 місяці тому +6

    Thanks Jeff and Sarah we were in Marysville and Yuba City from the 1960 until August 1969 my Dad loved to explore and was fascinated with Grass Valley/Nevada City always stopped to read a plack on the wall. We spent a lot of time camping at White Cloud campground. About 15 miles east of White Cloud there was a small grave surrounded by a white picket fence along the highway it was a child that died on a wagon train in the 1800's the state preserved it when building the highway. Thanks for the great videos. Jim Bearden in Hayward California.

    • @CowgirlDreams3290
      @CowgirlDreams3290 2 місяці тому +1

      Hello from a Marysville girl who has always been in love with Nevada City! (Graduated from Marysville High in '65. Maybe you were around!)

    • @JamesTBearden
      @JamesTBearden 2 місяці тому

      ​@@CowgirlDreams3290we left in 1969 I went to Yuba City High school and we moved to Modesto and I graduated from Downey High School in June 1970. But the years in Marysville/Yuba City were very good.

  • @Bill-cv1xu
    @Bill-cv1xu 2 місяці тому +14

    Carnation milk,best in the land. Comes Inna tin with a red and white band. No teets to pull,no hay to pitch. Just poke two holes in the sonofab!+ch
    .😅

  • @needbooks234
    @needbooks234 2 місяці тому +1

    Heartbreaking to see these historical cemeteries in such derelict conditions. Shameful really. Thank you for taking the time to honor these folks.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      We appreciate the comment. It would be nice to see a scout troup or local high school groups take this on as a project!

  • @frankmarullo228
    @frankmarullo228 2 місяці тому +9

    This , like all your other video's is fenominal ( not sure if I spelled that correct or not ) but thank you . I can't imagine how hard it must be to come up with all this information Sunday after Sunday . THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.....

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +4

      Thanks! Phenomenal is how it’s spelled. lol. So now you had a spelling lesson to go with your history lesson! All kidding aside, we so appreciate your very supportive comments, Frank! It’s a pleasure having you be a fan!

    • @frankmarullo228
      @frankmarullo228 2 місяці тому +3

      @@jbenziggy thank you Jeff , my teachers from school ( if still alive ) would be mad at me and probably would. Say " I never heard of that DUMMY ! , but Mabye just Mabye that's the way they spelled it in Walt Whitman High School in N.Y. way back in 1971 ! YA THINK ? Really I look forward to your work and my lesson on spelling every Sunday . THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA......

  • @michaelgalea5148
    @michaelgalea5148 10 годин тому

    I think that town is really cute. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for bringing us this video.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  10 годин тому

      It is a gorgeous little town!

  • @rogertemple7193
    @rogertemple7193 2 місяці тому +8

    Another awesome look at history and the stories behind them.👋🇺🇲👋

  • @brianpreston3509
    @brianpreston3509 2 місяці тому +1

    I just moved to Smartsville, California a few weeks ago. Next time you're up this way we should get lunch or dinner. I love history just like you do. Thanks for your dedication Jeff.

  • @robertc.delmedico6242
    @robertc.delmedico6242 2 місяці тому +1

    Well done!! I agree with Sarah! They should protect the heritage of our forefathers!!

  • @marygreer4036
    @marygreer4036 2 місяці тому +6

    I believe the Pelton Wheel in this form was invented in Nevada City.

  • @frankdomingo191
    @frankdomingo191 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for not skipping Nevada City. It’s my favorite of all the gold mining towns in California.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Our pleasure! We are glad that we could include it on this visit! Thanks for your appreciation!

  • @Corgis175
    @Corgis175 2 місяці тому +9

    What a great historic town. I agree neglecting the pioneer section of the cemetery is disgraceful.

  • @daviddevey2046
    @daviddevey2046 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for this most delightful history tour of Nevada City. The essay office is where my grandfather met my two older brothers and me in 1972. We drove up from Whittier upon my oldest brother’s graduation from high school. I was 12 and my other brother 15. Our grandfather and his brother moved to Nevada City and built two beautiful homes on Harmony Ridge a few miles outside of town. Harmony Ridge looks out over the Yuba River. I’ll never forget visiting my grandfather on Harmony Ridge every month or so after graduating from university. I used to drive up from Santa Monica getting off early on Friday afternoon to make the nine hour drive. I was working at Rand at the time. He told me to always call first or he would start firing through the walls of the house. He was a great man of Faith. Loved America. Used to read Spotlight, an early Populist publication. Was buying gold and silver.

  • @webchuck1
    @webchuck1 2 місяці тому

    Hello Jeff & Sarah, Thanks for sharing your day out to NevadaCity and teaching us the history. Have a wonderful day. Happy Sunday!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Our pleasure! You have a great week!

  • @michaelmoore7545
    @michaelmoore7545 2 місяці тому

    Now, you have a reason to return! Living there was such a delight. I enjoy your publications!!!

  • @theburtseoni
    @theburtseoni 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm really enjoying the tour of the 'gold mining days' towns of that part of Central California! Thanks again Jeff and Sarah for a great trip down memory lane for Nevada City!!

  • @angiebeasworrick6569
    @angiebeasworrick6569 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for the memories. We have visited Nevad city several times, and it was wonderful seeing the old buildings again.

  • @conniephillips8217
    @conniephillips8217 2 місяці тому

    An absolutely stunning and beautiful town enchanted with rich history! A real masterpiece, thank you for sharing! Love to both of you ❤❤❤😊

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Our pleasure! So happy that you enjoyed it, Connie. Love to you as well.

  • @davidkulczyk678
    @davidkulczyk678 2 місяці тому +1

    One of my favorite towns

  • @newlam7958
    @newlam7958 2 місяці тому +4

    James F. Reed of Donner Party who survived the ordeal, moved to San Jose where he lived utill he died on July 24, 1874, at age 73. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. His great grandson later established Reeds Sporting Goods Store in San Jose which was in business for 60 years until it closed in 2016. I think it may have reopened with a gun range at a new location. I remember Reeds Sporting goods well. It was an excellent store! It sold quality products.

    • @jayforkner2692
      @jayforkner2692 2 місяці тому

      Kinda confused....
      "Survived the ordeal"
      Reed had been banished and spent the winter at Fort Sutter in lieu of Donner Pass....
      However, he is listed as a Donner Party survivor.

  • @mikewhite2aadvocacy172
    @mikewhite2aadvocacy172 2 місяці тому +1

    It's a beautiful old town; you outdo yourself with each new video.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you very much! I appreciate that! I’m trying to get better with time!

  • @stevemccoy8138
    @stevemccoy8138 2 місяці тому

    Lot's of great history here in California. 😊 Life is short, we are born live our lives and then we perish. Gone and eventually forgotten. 😢Hey Man ,I love that tune at the end. Sarah looks very mysterious and possibly smoked .😅 Thanks for Sharing

  • @nhdenver7883
    @nhdenver7883 2 місяці тому +1

    Well done, Jeff! Really nice video, history lesson, and tour of the area. Thanks for taking the time to do all of this for us to enjoy!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      My pleasure! You honor me by watching!

  • @CameronMcCreary
    @CameronMcCreary 2 місяці тому +5

    Thanks Jeff and Sarah for showing us Nevada City. I have been there many times. I do like Grass Valley better for the classic "old town" feeling.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +2

      Nevada City certainly has that old town feeling as well but seems a bit smaller than Grass Valley. Thanks for the comment!

  • @privatepilot4064
    @privatepilot4064 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you Jeff and Sarah! I always give a thumbs even before I watch it! Yeah, it’s that good!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      You're the best! Thanks so much!

  • @craigcardwell4143
    @craigcardwell4143 2 місяці тому

    One of the best shows on UA-cam. Thank you!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Wow, thank you! Very much appreciated and love the compliment!

  • @marylouruss1087
    @marylouruss1087 2 місяці тому

    Really enjoyed the trip and i agree with Sarah about the graves not takencare of, Very sad. Thanks for the trip and take care. Byeee

  • @redmccoy8633
    @redmccoy8633 2 місяці тому

    Excellent 😊. What a nicely preserved town. You done good Jeff. Great episode. I'm with Sarah on the cemetery. It is a disgrace for the people who at are at rest in that cemetery. They deserve better. Thanx guy's.

  • @lendillon5086
    @lendillon5086 2 місяці тому

    Thank you. This touched my heart when I saw the graveyard in such despair. I just proves life on earth is short and one should make the most of it.

  • @Ravelinn
    @Ravelinn 2 місяці тому

    Thanks again Jeff and Sarah for another amazing History Hunt. The US has such brilliant history. im glad i listened in History Lessons. Keep up The Brilliant Job of Enlightening us all again.

  • @maryturko6490
    @maryturko6490 2 місяці тому

    What a lovely little town ❤

  • @MickMickey
    @MickMickey 2 місяці тому

    "The Christmas Card" loved the movie and still want to visit Nevada City. Thanks for the tour.

  • @terryeustice5399
    @terryeustice5399 2 місяці тому

    Nevada City Tour is great. The National Hotel. Was very period correct. Yes these silver and Gold rush cities are very historical. You’re so right Sarah that letting the pioneer cemetery go is really criminal.And wow Herbert Hoover lived there. Cool😎

  • @susannelanza8421
    @susannelanza8421 2 місяці тому

    It's amazing how much I missed going to Nevada City years ago, I need to revisit. Thanks for introducing me to more history in this wonderful town. Thanks, Jeff and Sarah, you guys rock. Yes, Nevada City, take care of that historic cemetary, please.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! Sending our great appreciation and love to you in Southern California!

  • @MCW1955
    @MCW1955 2 місяці тому

    Shame on Nevada City for not taking care of the pioneer cemetery. Just because it’s not a money generating feature like a lot of the old store fronts. I’m glad your videos point things like this out. Once again, thanks to you and Sarah.

  • @WayneKline
    @WayneKline 2 місяці тому

    Another great video Jeff and Sarah, well done, especially the editing. I agree with Sarah, it is disgusting how they have let the pioneer cemetery go into such a state of disrepair.

  • @jerryfountain7921
    @jerryfountain7921 2 місяці тому

    Wow, you outdid yourselves Jeff & Sarah! This was an amazing look back in history and I love your use of the black&white photos overlayed on the current subject you are sharing with us. Sad that the pioneer cemetery isn't kept up where the most important people lay at rest. The art deco era was so cool, I was born in the wrong era! Thanks for your research and presentation, I especially liked when you faded from talking about the old buildings to the cemetery stories. See ya next Sunday!

  • @AlbertL.Marcum
    @AlbertL.Marcum 2 місяці тому

    I was born there, 1948. Thanks for visiting and sharing facts I had no knowledge of. Since infancy, I've been back only once, and that was to see the Minors Hospital where I was born.

  • @dsinavich5141
    @dsinavich5141 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi....love this vlog.... awesome historic town...the hotel and buildings are beautiful ...Sarah is right the old historic cemetery should be looked after ...the people buried in it...built the town....and deserve respect....thanks for vlogging this story......my grandparents old farm buildings are still standing and even though the family no longer owns the property...I would like to sneak into the old blacksmiths shop and see our old baby carriage is still there. I'm sure it is. this is back in the early 1920s...my grandparents moved there. (Not that we were born then LoL.). Deborah 🇨🇦

  • @renar3618
    @renar3618 2 місяці тому

    I love seeing all the old buildings, especially when they've preserved most of the original architecture.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      They’re very cool, aren’t they? Thanks for watching this journey!

  • @philipcollins5440
    @philipcollins5440 2 місяці тому +1

    Another gr8 history lesson on Nevada City, Cal.😊

  • @marydilley4455
    @marydilley4455 2 місяці тому

    Wow what a great history lesson again for our Sunday afternoon. You always do such a fantastic job of bringing to light the history of a place, and remembering people. Nevada City is another place i want to visit. Thank you Jeff and Sarah!

  • @redwhiteblue7831
    @redwhiteblue7831 2 місяці тому

    Great video on Nevada City... Lots of history there. I'm glad to see it still thriving. Sarah made a very good point on the cemetery. It needs to be cleaned... out of respect for the founders of that city. Thank you for sharing. Take care Jeff and Sarah. 🇺🇸

  • @LorieSmith-v8w
    @LorieSmith-v8w 2 місяці тому +2

    Great job in Nevada City Jeff and Sarah,
    The Donner party display is also my favorite.
    I have the " ordeal by hunger " which I have read several times about the Donner party.

  • @trishamorriston3737
    @trishamorriston3737 2 місяці тому

    Very cool. Always look forward to new videos From Jeff and Sarah 🎉🎉🎉🎉 1:02

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Your kindness is most appreciated, Trisha!

  • @MickMickey
    @MickMickey 2 місяці тому

    I think it is an awesome idea for Sarah to start a grassroots movement to clean up the Pioneer Cemetery. Good work Sarah. Clampers might be able to help they are often involved in historical efforts.

  • @ourlifeinwyoming4654
    @ourlifeinwyoming4654 2 місяці тому +4

    Fascinating place. Always wanted to go - now I really want to go!

  • @Donnasuemcguire
    @Donnasuemcguire 2 місяці тому

    Great work! I love the way you described the old pioneers and giving them honor and respect. Interesting as heck!!!! ❤. Thank you!!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Fantastic! Thank you, Donna Sue! That’s so nice to hear!

  • @swansfan6944
    @swansfan6944 2 місяці тому

    Im extra late, my father in law was down visiting us. Im here now though, and you didn’t disappoint. Great video Jeff and Sarah, thank you. ❤Jodie 🇦🇺

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, Jodie! Better late than never!

  • @LaVaqueraMarin
    @LaVaqueraMarin 2 місяці тому +3

    Love the old hotels!!!! GREAT SHOW!!!

  • @AB-ye7bw
    @AB-ye7bw 2 місяці тому +1

    Enjoyed your presentation very much! Probably the number one beverage consumed while watching is coffee 😊

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! I actually don’t drink coffee but like the aroma! Glad you like our videos!

    • @dstu322
      @dstu322 2 місяці тому +1

      *with Irish cream 😉

  • @kimberlyalcauter7094
    @kimberlyalcauter7094 2 місяці тому

    Great video. I love seeing the old cemeteries and the old pictures.

  • @joelhurley2678
    @joelhurley2678 2 місяці тому

    Jeff and Sarah thank you so much for sharing this video Nevada City California looks like a fun place to visit. I love some of the old buildings because I live in an Old Town myself that has a lot of the same nice features that that town has. Little side note about Susan B Anthony, her brother Colonel Anthony owned a home in Leavenworth Kansas and his home is still standing to this day. It was stated that she did come to visit her brother and took care of him when he was very ill for a while. Great video, and thank you so much for sharing.

  • @sandrabonner8208
    @sandrabonner8208 2 місяці тому

    Thank you, Jeff and Sarah, for the memories! Of all of the historic towns in the general area, Nevada City is by far my favorite, though it has been a couple of decades since I've been there, no longer residing in the area or in California. Keep up the great work; this episode of History Hunters is certainly one of my favorites!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      We love the comments, Sandra! Thank you so very much!

  • @vargasfamily282
    @vargasfamily282 2 місяці тому

    I love Nevada City. It is not a ghost town. Thank you for educating us on its history. ⭐️

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      It’s certainly a very living town! Vibrant commercial area too!

  • @cnph7067
    @cnph7067 2 місяці тому

    Thx Jeff & Sarah another great episode!

  • @whitedovetail
    @whitedovetail 2 місяці тому

    I used Google Maps and looked up the view of Nevada City. Your photos, Jeff, are so well done. It is odd the picture of the Nevada Theatre on Google Maps has 2 cars parked right in front of it, just like your photo!! Jeff, this is why I love to watch your work. You present these old cities/towns in such a beautiful way that it makes us want to go visit it. You are the BEST!!!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Is so nice when you comment! Love everything you said! I often visit towns on Google earth just to look around and see if it is a place worth visiting!

  • @richardbeee
    @richardbeee 2 місяці тому

    Thanks!

  • @lincolnsmom5074
    @lincolnsmom5074 2 місяці тому +2

    Loved the video. Would love to see more of Nevada City
    . Thank you for sharing
    .

  • @Karistratton
    @Karistratton 2 місяці тому

    I live in nevada city and sometimes you forget how beautiful our buildings are when you're busy with everyday life! The first small building in the beginning was a run down stable when i was a kid, never heard it was a grocery store. It was falling apart and they restored it around 20 years ago. Thanks!

  • @richardsmith4187
    @richardsmith4187 2 місяці тому

    Jeff & Sarah Thank you for the very interesting history tour about Nevada City ! Beautiful buildings and you can almost imagine what life was like in the mid 1800's. Thank goodness many of the original buildings survived and life on today. So sad about the cemetery not being maintained !

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Such a beautiful town but it looks nothing like it did in the 1940s. Did you see how they actually painted the brick Kidd and Knox building in our comparison photos? I actually believe they painted brick long ago! Brick natural color needs to show!

    • @richardsmith4187
      @richardsmith4187 2 місяці тому

      @@jbenziggy I agree, buildings should be left as they were constructed.

  • @drtosseyfamilyadventures6240
    @drtosseyfamilyadventures6240 Місяць тому

    Thank you for telling/showing us the town my great great grandparents lived. I live in Michigan so getting a chance to visit the town is probably not going to happen, but you made it possible! Thank you!

  • @vonwebber7852
    @vonwebber7852 2 місяці тому

    Hi Jeff and Sarah! After watching another great video, it made me think. What will the homes we grew up in, or live in now, look like in a hundred years if they survive. Will people look at them and say, wow, look how they built them then. The Modesto house I grew up in, I look at it on Google maps once in awhile, I see a few things from the street my dad did over 60 years ago. Painted the driveway green, not much left of the color. Still has the same mail box from the mid 1950's. Plus the rose bushes are still there. Thanks for keeping history alive with your videos and getting us to think about the past.

  • @reneejones7807
    @reneejones7807 2 місяці тому

    Hitting all of my favorite places, Jeff!!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Great! It's nice of you to tell us! Thanks for watching!

  • @barbromano9975
    @barbromano9975 2 місяці тому +2

    What a great video. Such a wonderful city with so much history. I agree with Sara that it is disgraceful not to keep that cometary clean. Don’t people understand that when they pass, they would want someone to care for their graves.

  • @FlopSter-i1o
    @FlopSter-i1o 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for another tour of California's Gold Rush Country. I miss that area so much!

  • @Luanne21
    @Luanne21 2 місяці тому

    You did it again. More great entertainment. Sending prayers from Texas..

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Awesome! Thank you, Luanne! We all need prayer, don't we?

  • @hopespringseternal2624
    @hopespringseternal2624 2 місяці тому

    I lived in Nevada City for years. It is a gorgeous small town, situated on a creek and near major rivers. It is down the mountain from Lake Tahoe. I live down in Roseville now. Unfortunately with all the recent major fires in other towns with many trees like Nevada City has, homeowners insurance must be through the roof if one can even get it anymore.
    Thank you for sharing about this pretty town. I will always cherish it in my heart.

    • @hopespringseternal2624
      @hopespringseternal2624 2 місяці тому

      P.S. I do wish you would have shown beautiful Deer Creek that Nevada City is situated on .

  • @stephaniebennett298
    @stephaniebennett298 Місяць тому

    I enjoyed this on Nevada City. I have cousins that live there and I haven’t been there in over 20 years. Thank you!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  Місяць тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!!!

  • @f688xt6
    @f688xt6 2 місяці тому

    Since I moved to Missouri, you've been showing towns I lived near or in for the vast amount of my life. I appreciate your work and interest in the Nevada/Placer/El Dorado counties and the recording of these places for posterity. Next time you come to Missouri, maybe you could educate me of the history I missed here when I was educated in CA.

  • @starrens
    @starrens 2 місяці тому

    Another great video! I’ve always loved the historical buildings in Nevada City. My hometown, Oroville, is slowly bringing its history back to life through the preservation of historic homes, landmarks, and buildings. Hoping it will bring the town, and its potential, back to life someday.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Sounds great! Maybe we'll check out your town some day!

  • @andreajohnson1796
    @andreajohnson1796 2 місяці тому

    Catching up on your vlogs this Tuesday morning a history lesson quite early to make my day Thanks for a great lesson however I agree with Sarah its horrible WHY ? ....have a wonderful week

  • @bernadettequinteros307
    @bernadettequinteros307 2 місяці тому

    I always loved history class when i was in school and now with your channel i can enjoy it too! Love it!!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      That's awesome! Thanks, Bernadette!

  • @LucasRea-49
    @LucasRea-49 2 місяці тому

    Your commentary at 11:23...Wow...very powerful and well said. You keep exceeding yourself with better and better content every time.

  • @AT1881Cowboy
    @AT1881Cowboy 2 місяці тому

    Excellent history video, Jeff and Sarah! Thank you very much!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Thanks again! You are appreciated. Did I ask you before where you are a cowboy?

    • @AT1881Cowboy
      @AT1881Cowboy Місяць тому

      @@jbenziggy Hello, Jeff. I live in southwest Michigan. I drove out west in 1972 and bought an old west history book in a Grand Canyon store and fell in love with it. I have made many trips out west to many states looking for historical locations, panned for gold, used my metal detector, went to ghost towns, etc., etc. Tombstone history from 1879 - 1882 became my favorite time period eventually, reading many related books and exploring old locations. I met a historian that also sold old west books. He studied the Custer battlefield a few times for the government. We became good friends. For my birthday, he gave me one of his bullets he found on the Custer battlefield and a Comanche Indian arrowhead from the Comanche war trail to Mexico. Am 77 now and my wife is not able to travel. Take good care, John

  • @PatiRobinson
    @PatiRobinson 2 місяці тому

    I completely agree with Sarah about the cemetery

  • @davidhurray
    @davidhurray 2 місяці тому

    Love the work that you and your wife does!!!

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому +1

      Very nice of you to tell us! Thanks! We’re having fun! Thanks for joining us!

    • @davidhurray
      @davidhurray 2 місяці тому

      @@jbenziggy stay awesome and please come to Pittsburgh PA one day.

  • @michaelmoore7545
    @michaelmoore7545 2 місяці тому

    Oh my gosh! I used to live there! All my favorite “watering holes” are there! Boy do I miss that place!!! Nicely done.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Didn’t get to pop into the watering holes! Too much to cover in the short time we were there. Thanks for the comment!

  • @Sandra-cm1du
    @Sandra-cm1du 2 місяці тому

    Thank you. Another very interesting history lesson.

  • @lelandkelley2199
    @lelandkelley2199 2 місяці тому

    Critical western history your keeping alive, thank you !

  • @swithinbarclay4797
    @swithinbarclay4797 2 місяці тому

    Sarah, just love it, when you LAY DOWN THE LAW, regarding the cemetery; you GO, girl!!!

  • @dianejohnson7235
    @dianejohnson7235 2 місяці тому

    What a beautiful city!!! That old library reminds me of the one in Redlands, Ca where I was born and always considered home!!! It is still there today and where the Kimberly Clark mansion is!!! It is a beautiful town!!

  • @reginamay2767
    @reginamay2767 2 місяці тому

    Hi jeff and sarah, I love love this history, I love little towns and the history behind this is awesome you did a great job. You are so right sarah I agree about the way the city has let the older cemetary go in decay. So sad to know all of that has gone to be forgotten by the city. Thankyou for covering this segment sarah and jeff. I enjoyed the ride along.

  • @dawnlefevre9172
    @dawnlefevre9172 2 місяці тому

    I just love this place!! So quaint and charming!! Thanks for taking us there!!

  • @WyomingTraveler
    @WyomingTraveler 2 місяці тому

    Jeff, thank you for this tour a gold rush town, I enjoyed it. Like you, I enjoy visiting historic parts of a community, Back in the late 1960s, I drove along Highway 49 and saw many of these old Gold Rush communities.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Sounds like you're up for another trip to California soon! Thanks again for letting us know you enjoyed another Gold Rush town visit!

  • @jeriannevandijk
    @jeriannevandijk 2 місяці тому

    nice job!! i have lived in Nevada City for 40 years and i learned stuff!! thx for the great job

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching!

  • @dawnbolden6416
    @dawnbolden6416 Місяць тому

    My favorite little town ever....no better place...

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  Місяць тому

      Is a cute little town!

  • @ronlasting1203
    @ronlasting1203 2 місяці тому

    Loved the Donner Party stuff, thanks Jeff.

  • @rhondaz356
    @rhondaz356 2 місяці тому

    This was a great tour of Nevada City. Thank you for showing us the present, as well as pointing out the historical perspectives. It was all so informative. I find the Donner Party info so riveting, too. I enjoy all of those, old photos, as well, Jeff. I love it when you include them, hard as I know as they must be to get... I have to agree with Sarah's assessment of part of the cemetery. This was all so interesting. Thank you both so much, for another great video, including all of the research, and on site visits, Jeff and Sarah.
    🏡🙏🏻🤠👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @richglenn3729
    @richglenn3729 2 місяці тому

    So very enjoyable and informative. I hope there are many more towns waiting to share their history with us. History Hunter, a small town, and a cup of coffee. Thank you for your efforts.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      Much appreciated! Thanks for the positive vibes!

  • @nealprentice7874
    @nealprentice7874 2 місяці тому

    Kudos on your emphasis on history as opposed to tourism. I lived in the area for 3 years and you showed me things I did not know. The town also has charming restaurants and great locals along with a thriving music and arts community, but again I appreciate you stayed in the history aspect of the town.

    • @jbenziggy
      @jbenziggy  2 місяці тому

      I tend to focus on historical aspects of any place we visit! It’s fascinating to me!