Why is a famous Comic Book Artist buried here of all places?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Jeff recently found a famous comic book artist buried in an obscure California city. And wait until you his humorous grave marker.
#historyhunters #davestevens #rocketeer
Family history is so important you are so blessed to know your Grandparents and have the time you did with them.
Thanks for sharing a little slice of your life and family history. It’s great that you have so many photos of them. When we’re gone, only photos and memories remain. As long as we remember, they aren’t ever gone. Take care Jeff and Sarah.
You are lucky to have your loved ones in close proximity to each other. Thanks for sharing Jeff.
I particularly enjoyed your family history. It puts in perspective the history of the Central Valley, thanks.
The only reason this channel doesn't have 5 million subscribers is because it's about History and that isn't popular with a lot of people BUT that takes nothing away from how brilliant a job you guys do. 👏
Thanks again. I love these at the end if the week.
5 million, it will get there. I recommend the History Hunters to everyone I talk to when it comes to people asking me my preference oh you tube videos. It's up to them to subscribe.
True. I can’t believe some nonsense UA-cam channels have hundreds of thousands and even million subscribers
The Rocketeer is one of my favorite movies and did not know that the creator of the series is at rest here in Turlock.
My ex lives in Turlock. She's a high school teacher there
Dave Stevens was a tremendously talented artist. He is missed by the comic book community. I enjoyed the look into your personal history. Thanks. Maybe consider your wife’s family history in a video.
I smiled when you started to talk about your family’s history. You obviously have a lot of affection and pride for your ancestors which is great! I think we all love hearing about your family’s personal history as much as we enjoy the other stories that you tell. After all, each person’s history weaves together with everyone else’s history to form a wonderful, fascinating fabric. So many interesting and diverse people in this place we call home. Thank you for another great episode 👍
This was very interesting, Jeff. I can understand why this cemetery holds so much relevance for you. It houses your past.🙏 It's very well kept.
Dave Stevens was so talented. What a tragic ending. His legacy lives on.
Thank you for sharing with us.👏
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FAMILY'S HISTORY
Always so interesting thank you for taking us along always makes my day
The music, your candor and the personal touch. Nice work. Love to Sarah
A small cemetery in Edmonds, Wash. holds several of my relatives. Some I kind of remember my mother mentioning but I never
knew them. A couple we visited when I was age 4 or about, I remember the visit to see some one some place ?. My mom's dad and
mother are buried in Edmonds. I am 78 and my brother is 84, when we are gone there will be no one left to remember them. My wife and
I have one son and a grand daughter. Two to remember us for awhile and we will be forgotten when they are gone. Life goes on ---
Sad indeed.
Jeff and Sarah. Hello happy Easter. Jeff you are a lucky man to have someone like Sarah by your side.. Take care of her and your self ..... Thank you for your work
Yes I know I am lucky to have Sarah! Thanks very much!
My family is there too! Up to great great grandparents! Thank you for all the memories!
Okies of the world, UNITE! I have several distant relatives that left The Dust Bowl and headed to the west coast. In those days, “Okies” was not a term of affection....
I'm proud to say that so many of our talented country music artists are Okies and hail from the great state of Oklahoma.
Awesome visit Jeff! I remember the movie, but didn't know anything about this artist. So neat to learn about his life and career. Also, loved visiting your family members and seeing those great vintage family photos. Personal visits like this are always my favorites. What a neat way to remember your family members and past!
I really appreciate you watching and commenting like you do, Steve. It’s like an added bonus when you weigh in! I was surprised to find Dave Stevens and find out about him. I wondered if you’d like my family grave visits as I know you do the same and mention them. I was thinking about you too since I’m putting together a special video on the life of my mom and I think about what you’re going through with your mom. It’s sad to see them slip away. Happy Easter and God’s blessings on you!
That's why I follow your YT; I love all the history. Dave Stevens died eight days after my husband died. May they both rest in peace 🙏🏼
Very interesting, what I remember most about our history lessons was the imagines of the dust bowl of Oklahoma during the depression. Fire and draughts are a real fear of mine. Seeing your grandparent from Oklahoma and the dry backyard reminds me of that. Grew up around some of the most fertile farmlands in central Missouri. I remember after one flood of the MO river they looked like a sandy desert. Thanks again for showing their beautiful green resting places.
Wow, I was not aware that he was an alumni of my old high school here in Portland. Very interesting.
As always Jeff . . . you seem a kindred spirit. Thanks for all of your's and Sarah's efforts to bring some positivity into the world.
I loved watching The Lawrence Welk show with my Grandparents when i was a kid in 60s&70s
Congratulations on the video, a direct hug from Brazil.
You're very lucky to have known your grand parents and even great grand parents!
The hangar that some scenes from The Rocketeer is in Santa Maria CA and is now an air museum. The hangar was built for the movie. It's pretty much all wood and it's worth visiting, just check out the opening hours because it's only open a few days a week and at odd hours.
That hangar was moved several years ago to the opposite end of the airfield from which they built and filmed. It was closer to the runway. Now, it's next to the main gate.
Great episode,Jeff. It was nice to hear you talk about your family. I also met Brinke Stevens on several occasions. Being an actor, you eventually cross paths with other performers. Never knew she was married to Dave Stevens.
I was surprised to learn they were married too! Thanks very much for watching and leaving the nice comment! I felt my grandparents needed to be honored!
Thankyou for sharing your family stories
Our pleasure!
if you look closely at Dave Stevens head tone... I believe it says E. Slurpus Lickum the "L" is barely there. You have a rich family history you have well maintained!
Dave was an outstanding comic book artist. I was saddened when he passed. It didn't realize he attended San Diego City College. He was there when I was there... barely. I attended from 1975-1977 and was in the commercial art department. I wish I would have met up with him. That would have been so cool!
The Rocketeer airport scenes were filmed in Santa Maria California and surrounding areas. Thanks for sharing your family history .
It's incredible that you can take your family history and make it interesting for others like me to watch. Thank you again Jeff..
Wow, thanks so much, Gary! That is a great compliment! Glad it was something you found interesting!
Terrific artist and a great, underrated, movie. Nice stuff about your family too.
Nice video Jeff, nice to see the family all resting in peace. You’ll have quite a reunion one day.
Indeed I will!
Wonderful stories, and also about your Family..
Thank you very much. I appreciate your very nice comments.
Interesting how many famous people lived or are buried in the area. Enjoyed the video that included the personal touch. When you showed the headstone of Chester, had to back it up and do a double take. Chester and I share a birthdate. I still cant help but think that our paths crossed at some point in time as I grew up in Modesto.
Thank you Jeff. I am a Tennessee native that had the pleasure of living in Mariposa Ca. for three years (2015-2018) while working for the National Park Service in Yosemite. My wife and I enjoyed exploring your state every chance we had. Met alot of wonderful people along the way.
Great episode. Thanks for sharing your family history. As a former social worker and almost retired special ed teacher, I have a profound interest in the history of mental health treatment in CA. As a social worker, I visited Stockton State Hospital in the 1980s to check on clients. Hopefully, the treatment methods have improved since then. Locked facilities should always be the last option.
Awesome Video! This one really hits home for me as the Rocketeer left a mark on an imaginative 10yr old boy 😁
I do have a rocketeer jacket that I wear. Awesome family stories as well 👊 Thank you my friend, love the channel.
Dave Stevens was my comic book hero. I wasn't a comic book kid growing up. But when I discovered The Rocketeer, when it was introduced in Starslayer #2 (from 1982). I was hooked! Dave got me into comics, Bettie Page, and the glamorous 1930s. When Disney bought the rights I can't too thrilled cuz I knew they'd put their .2¢ into the story and creativeness. But only minor changes occurred and didn't ruin the overall flavor of Cliff Seacord and The Rocketeer. Flash forward 20+ years... My girlfriend at the time lived in Turlock and 2½ miles from Turlock cemetery. It was a long-distance relationship at first w/ me living down in Orange County. I traveled up to spend some time w/ her for one of my birthdays. Knowing she had to work during the day and spend my time craving at the local cemeteries until she got off work. Turlock cemetery is one of the easiest centuries to locate their residents at. Clearing marked drives, curbs, and graves. I found Dave w/ no troubles at all. I love that he had his logo, the bulldog, on his marker. It's a beautiful cemetery, very well laid out in its older and newer sections. It had been raining the days before I arrived so the dark, lingering clouds made for some dramatic backgrounds in the photos I took while there.
Thanx for including your family's history. I'm sure, while thru my meandering about I encountered your kin. Thanx for a fun video. It brought back some great memories.
Thank you for sharing a part of your family.
Great stuff. Majority of my mothers family and, many cherished friends buried in this cemetery. I said your channel would break 50K by the new year. I was close!
You and your whole family are so fortunate to have that much family history here.
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We were a very tight family but they all passed away one by one too quick to my liking. Life is fleeting! Thanks for watching! Happy Easter to you! Blessings!
Great video as always Jeff nice to see the mixture of rocketeer and your family ...I seen a lump or two in your throat when you was on about your family,I was only 12 when my dad comited suicide he was 29 its nice to have the memories ...love to you Jeff and Sarah x
Oh wow I can’t imagine what that does to a child. I’m so sorry that happened to you and him. Losing loved ones is always difficult but far worse when they die young like your dad. Thank you for sharing your painful experience.
Thank you. I have never heard of this comic or movie.
Off the topic? Don't even, H.H. goes the extra mile! The is another great History lesson. Got to know a little bit about your family.. and yes it's still History.
Thanks for that Jeff very interesting, may they Rest In Peace. I'm 74 my wife is 72 and our respective
parents and grand parents graves are spread around the country, I often think and speak to them and I
know my wife does the same. I also often raise a glass to my wife's brother who died at the age 58 seven
years ago, cause we both like our glass of ale. Thanks again bought back some good memories.
Looks like E Slurpus Lickum, that would make sense with the Bulldog in the logo. Thanks for the insight of you family, now we know more about your historical attachment to the the area. Nice well maintained cemetery, I prefer the old style standing monuments rather than the plaques but that is how it is now days. Thanks again for another interesting video.
Very nice personal narrative of your forebearers, I'm also a family tree guy, and enjoy discovering some of the hidden and forgotten family history. I enjoyed your sharing with us all. 😊
Enjoyed your personal memories and history, Jeff. Even though most would consider them to be "ordinary" people, I found them to be quite interesting. We all should be so proud of our families, and appreciate that without them, we wouldn't be here.
I went to art school in 1996-1998 in Van Nuys at the time, Associates In Arts.....Saw Dave Stevens regularly. He would sit in to listen and attend some of the classes from time to time. Nice guy...introduced myself to him, I was 19 or so....trying to get noticed and gain friendships. Didn't work with him.....was surprised he died so sudden way back when....
That is awesome! I suppose Dave was just really focussed on his own projects and had no time for helping others. I tried to find video of him but found none. So much of his life seems to be a mystery. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jeff and Sarah,
This video was very interesting as they all are. Both our family members history are similar - mine came out from Arkansas (late 30’s - mid-40!s) worked the fields, lived in the farm labor camps and worked in the Oakland shipyards. My dad was in the Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Third Triangle. The Greatest Generation.
Thanks again!❤
You seemed sort of surprised when you noticed that the flower pot containers were cemented into the ground or rather the base of the headstone. A lot of times they just do that because a lot of them were made out of copper which means the thieves were taking them. Both of my cousins buried in Long Beach California are missing their little flower pots because of thieves. It appears that these thieves are prey to the dead because they're easy target. But they will meet their maker in the end. That's sick.
Thanks for sharing, family history, Jeff Sarah
good grief i LOVE this show...& this episode in paticular...btw despite being 3yrs old its still fresh as if it came out yesterday...
Thanks for sharing the family history with us. Love history whoever it may be, just hate the sad endings, we all have to go someday.
Don’t remember the Rocketer but found your Grandparents history interesting. My parents came to California in 49 and lived with my Dad’s Grandmother, his Mom and sister were also living there. My Dad was a printer and worked for the Turlock newspaper.. the only job he got fired from.. he headed north on 99 the next day and put in applications at every town he stopped in.. when he reached Woodland the Yolo County Record hired him on the spot
Happy Easter Jeff & Sarah.🙂 I've been a fan of Rocketeer since the movie, sorry to hear Dave Stevens passaway at a young age, glad he got to make a great character.
Happy Easter to you as well! Blessings!
Thank you for introducing us to your late relatives! That was very special! My dad’s family is from Manitowoc, WI. Back in the 20’s and 30’s they had an old stove in the kitchen to keep the house heated. My grandmother asked my grandfather to put some potato skins and food in the stove. My grandpa grabbed the wrong package. It was dirty diapers. My grandma said the house smelled like crap for awhile.
That town in Wisconsin is where the Steven Avery stuff went down. Humorous story about the diaper in the stove but gross for sure. Ha ha ha!
@@jbenziggy Re: Stephen Avery Yes, unfortunately. The city and people are much nicer than Netflix made it out to be.
A wonderful experience. A visit to a cemetery is a very tranquil and peaceful occasion. History is alive if you know how to find it. When loving memories of family are added to that search, the result can be overwhelming. My future wife and I live 4 hours from the area where we both grew up, which is where our families are at rest. We don't have the opportunity to visit as often as we would like. Thank you so much Jeff for sharing a part of your family history. It was a touching experience. A very Happy Easter wish to you and your family.
Happy Easter to you as well! I didn't know how much interest there would be in my family but lots of folks are appreciating me including them! They were certainly all special to me! I'll see them again one day!
Your grandfathers smile is brilliant...he radiates happiness despite his troubles & early demise...could have done toothpaste commercials 😅
Thinking i may move to Oklahoma...cali is soo expensive
😊 thank you. I wish I could have known him. I pass by his headstone every day!
Thanks for sharing your family history and resting places. It encourages me to understand more about my own family history.
Glad you enjoyed it, Lisa!
Another great one. Thank you for sharing your family history. Very good episode.
I appreciate that. Thanks for spending part of your Easter with us!
I remember when the news broke about Dave Stevens , and I had the first issue of the comics . I liked the movie immensely. Vale David, and Alan Arkin from the movie.
Loved hearing about your family history......those stories need to be told for future generations........and I had never heard of that comic book....so, this was a good learning experience.
Hello Jeff, thankyou for sharing your family history. I found it interesting. Since I am adopted I do not know much about my personal history.
Another great trip! Love the personal genealogy. HEYYYYYYYYYYYY to Sarah!
Thanks Karen! I'll be sure to tell Sarah you send your greetings! She will be in the next episode!
I love hearing about your family history. You told told it well. 🤩🤩
Thank you for sharing the segment about your family. I sounds like you are truly blessed to have known some of them. Blessings to you on this beautiful Easter Sunday. .....Russell D.
Thank you so much! I am blessed. Blessings to you on his Easter day!
They're ALL good! Thank-you again.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing a portion of your memory lane.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your special sharing!
Very cool episode Jeff! I loved the movie Rocketeer! And I think it was a nice touch that you shared a little of your family background with us as well. It was cool and interesting!
Happy Easter to you and Sarah! I hope you enjoy the rest of your day and I look forward to the next episode! Take care now! Frank from Philadelphia, PA.
Thank you for sharing your family I like looking at family’s older pictures and hearing the story’s.
Our pleasure! I'm glad to hear you liked it. I was a bit apprehensive, thinking nobody would care about my family but I suppose we all have families with interesting stories.
@@jbenziggy I agree
Enjoyed your video about the comic book artist and enjoyed your sharing your family history. You do indeed look like your grandfather. My father was from OK and I too have had a close relative with mental issues who stayed a few times at the Stockton State Hospital. I feel for what your family went through.
Love this video. Informative and personal. And I am a fan of the Rocketeer movie. Until I wrecked it in the desert in 1967, I had a white Chevy Suburban exactly like the one shown at 11:16.
One of your most interesting videos! I do not recall hearing of the history of The Rocketeer, and it was fascinating. Your attention to detail is amazing. Also loved your family history!
Thank you very much, Diane!
Another great vlog about the artist himself plus the bettie page tie . As for indulging it your channel an most wouldn't complain , i rather liked that bit an loved that 57 chevy panel truck your grandad had . When you can an when you feel upto it i would like more of your history specially with your 2 recent family passings . Take care
Very enjoyable video. We can learn a lot from these stories.
What a fun video! It's always fun to see personal stories of your life
Hi Jeff, That was an interesting stroll through your family history and the comic book history. I missed a few of your last videos and am catching up....somehow History Hunters was deleted from my subscriptions list but I have added it back. Thanks for another fun trip.
When I started going to sci-fi/comic book cons as a teen in the early 80's, "Rocketeer" had just come out; it had such a "retro" look that I didn't know at first that it was new! ALL of the fangirls crushed HARD on Dave, he was SO cute and so very sweet. It's because of him that so many people know Bettie Page!
I wish I could have met him. I still have no idea why he is buried in Turlock of all places!
I enjoyed The Rocketeer movie also and did not know about the artist behind the movie. Hope to see more episodes soon. I especially hope to see ones in the future about the Motherlode as I've grown to love this area. Thanks again for all yours and Sarah's efforts. See you next week.
Glad you enjoyed it! Happy Easter to you! Blessings!
Really enjoyed this episode Jeff thanks so much! My great grandparents are also buried there at Turlock memorial park. Glad to know they are in good company. Hope to get there to visit one day. Happy Easter! 🌸🌷
Glad you enjoyed it! Too bad the stories of all those folks can never be told. Some had very interesting lives! Happy Easter to you! Blessings!
Another excellent episode. Fascinating to learn about Dave Stevens. Side note I think the inscription might have read Lickum instead of ickum? Really great to hear about your family and it's nice they are all so close that you can visit and pay your respects. Cheers to another job well done.....Hi Sarah!
Yay enjoyed another fantastic video of yours! My Grandad, my uncle and my husband all had careers with Santa Fe Railroad! Plus they are from Oklahoma area. Small world. You had family that worked for the RR too!
Really enjoyed your family history! Hi to Sarah and Happy Easter to you all!🙌🏻❤️. “He is Risen”! ☺️
This was another great video I enjoyed it very much and thanks for sharing your family history
Another great video Sir! I really enjoyed the sharing of your family roots. I get the feeling that many of your values, character and sense of history was influenced by the the times you spent with your grandparents.
Thank you kindly, Russ! I was raised by some very good people. Thanks for acknowledging them!
A very touching video thank you for sharing
My dad was in the Navy and was stationed at Alameda NAS from 1964 to 1972
Nice episode! Nice to see pictures of your passed family. Do see resemblance’s.❤
Thanks! I definitely see traits that I have from my various grandparents!
Love the History on the iron man What an amazing man. Also loved that you shared your own history with us and loved it I live in Livingston in Scotland :) Thankyou Jeff for another great video
Thanks for sharing your family history also. Its interesting to know what people did as they moved around the country in changing or hard times.
Some of those "Okies" ended up being rich folks out in California after they bought up farmland!
“No Comment “. So interesting. Born in the Valley in LA I know a lot about California It’s really awesome how much I don’t know.
Blessings from Texas
Absolutely amazing ! Thanks again for all u do ! 🤙🏻💯😊
Thanks for sharing your family! Quite interesting!
Thank you for sharing, Happy Easter! 🐇🐰🐣
Cool video. I loved your family history and photos.
I enjoyed this one 😊. My mom and I always who is buried here. Thanks 👍😊
Another interesting video, thank you for sharing your family history too.
Thanks very much Betsy!
My great grandparents are buried there too. Need to come visit