I knew of Jesse James, but not that much. I wonder if many people don't know his name today, because of the passage of time, and the fact that Western - based TV shows and movies, aren't in vogue, much today.🤔 I found this all very interesting, including the background of his family, learning a little bit more about Frank James, and the family homes, the death, and all the things that occurred after Jesse's death. **Jeff, you definitely did thorough research. Thank you, so much. I agree. I'm surprised the house wasn't put on wheels. I guess Bob Ford learned the meaning of 'What goes around, comes around.' 👏🏻👏🏻
“Hello, Bob!” The same greeting Billy The Kid gave deputy Bob Olinger before being shot by the Kid. Olinger was shot with both barrels of his own ten gauge shotgun.
This is the first time I'd seen the James home since 1965, when my father took me there after finishing medical treatment in nearby Excelsior Springs, MO. I took pictures of the outside on the James home on three sides. Jesse was still buried in the corner of the yard, and I have a photo of the tombstone as well. The memories came flooding back to me as i watched your video. Thanks for posting this as I'm 71 now and not likely ever to see the James Farm again in this life.
He is not actually buried there. The James family buried him in Burt, Michigan, in an unmarked grave. I was married to the family. Have much first hand knowledge about him hiding out in their barns when they were kids. Shoot, I'm also a Shelby, so we have much history.
Great episode! Love the tales of the old west. A favorite song about Frank and Jesse James is “A Train Robbery “ by Levon Helm. Worth a listen. Thanks again for all you do.
@@iriemon_oneloveLevon Helm the drummer for Bob Dylan. "The Band". The Weight their biggest hit. An Arkie Boy who brought the country to the folk and rock. Doesn't get the credit he deserves.
Excellent work. I certainly agree with you about the damage to historical artifacts and land. But we live in a different world these days. Thanks for setting the record straight.
It still would be nice to see a historical building that has not been altered significantly. We understand the need for preservation to modify buildings, but I think I was really surprised to know that the neighborhood where Jesse James was killed, is no longer the same in terms of geographical features..
Jeff, another great episode in American History. You did a wonderful job as usual. I look forward each week seeing your videos. I always seem to pick up a tibit or two on your story telling adventures. It's amazing how much you can learn when you just sit and listen. Thanks again Jeff for a great History lesson. 🐴⚰️🪦
Hello from Brasil! I immediately clicked when the notification came. Another fabulous video. These are like mini documentaries. You have a gift of making those deceased alive again. Thank you.
I truly appreciate the glowing endorsement of our channel! We appreciate you being there to watch when the videos release! Makes it all worth the time and effort!
I think you've outdone yourself Jeff on this video! It was one of the longest ones that I've seen of yours and absolutely jam-packed with information and vintage photographs that just explained everything that you went over, thank you so much for your research and due diligence with the good guys and the bad guys.
We learned so much in this episode. No one has ever done such thorough research on the James Brothers. Incredible, the stories and woven web of information and lore. Your sons are both very good sports and they're probably very proud of their Pop! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Ahhh what? So no one before this small video has EVER done better and more in depth research? What TF….gotta love the uneducated! 🤣🤷🏼♀️ Love the video nut obviously he wasn’t the first person to ya know ….”research” James.
Thank you for your video! It was really interesting in learning about The James' Family. It's prove that hatred can destroy your dreams and take you on the wrong path.
Hello Jeff. I grew up in Hughson and was about 4 yrs older. I love to see all the local stories. The Oakdale murder was tragic, I remember that as we were warned to be careful as High School students. Would love to see more on the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping and the Hughson kidnapping where the girl was left in Del Porto Canyon.
I loved this episode of History Hunters, learning more about the James Family. I agree with you, Jeff, it is sad these sites are not kept intact as they actually were. It seems to erase the history of what it really was like and is so disappointing that we can't experience that. As you also mentioned, many people are totally fascinated with these, and other, notorious outlaws and criminals, and I join the ranks as being one of them! Thank you, Jeff, for the time and effort you put into this great video!!
I agree with the preservation of these historical sites to be left exactly as they were when whatever event took place in those locations. We are losing American heritage by the day. Don’t get me started on the teachers with agendas in our country. Kids today don’t even know who our forefathers were good or bad parts included. American History is being changed by globalist monsters who are Hell bent on destroying this great country. One generation at a time. Rant over, but we must stop this agenda fast.
Thank you for today's tour and walk-through. It is curious how people/we have this picture of who someone is. Yet, when we find out information about their daily lives we soften or change our stance.
So many of the average UA-cam personalities who produce videos such as these are very informal and amateur. For those who remember "On the Road" with Charles Kuralt know what good journalism/story telling is all about. Jeff, it is obvious you were once a journalist and professional. This channel is story telling at its best. Thank you!
Just discovered your channel and always have loved old Wild West history and documentaries. Learned a lot from watching this thank you for the amazing documentary.
Thanks Jeff for showing us this most interesting piece of history though all the moving and re-moving of the historical places is hard to understand why?
Great episode... Learned a lot from this video. Very cool places you get to check out and tell some awesome history. Thank you for sharing. Take care Jeff. 🇺🇲
I love this video. The life of James was an early thing that got me into history. I've visited a few sites of his in Missouri. As I've grown, I've often wondered about how much attention we've - as a society - given to a criminal and murderer.
I ,like you are very interested in History, especially when it concerns tales, folklore, and History of the West, I lived in Wyoming for 25 Years and theres lot of history in the State, However when it comes to this type of stuff, it crucial that we understand the facts and the truth, Hollywood of course has been feeding us, and the world lies and misinformation all designed to profit from silly, goofy, and ridiculous movies, for well over 100 years, Example , Jesse James, and his criminal career, James was nothing more than a mentally disturbed , deranged murderer, as was his brother Frank, they murdered multiple people, shot people mostly in the back, and ambushed them from distance, There were petty thieves, that stole horses, and guns, they would rob anyone, and steal anything given the opportunity, Jesse nor his brother would of ever survived a face to face gunfight with anyone, especially, Law Enforcement officers, Sheriff's or deputies, They both were Cowards, Murderer's and Criminals, Jesse got exactly what he deserved, Frank Should of been Executed, of kept in Prison for life.
I live in Dundas, MN which is right next to Northfield, MN. we just celebrated the Defeat of Jesse James days a couple weeks ago. They do reenactments of the raid. Great video and I learned something new! I did not know he carried a bullet from the Northfield raid his whole life! Looks like he lived in a very peaceful area! Most certainly believe his life took the course that it did because of other cruel people. Great video and keep up the great work!
The bullets fascinated me! I wonder what kinds of problems or pain they gave him in life. I wanted to include pictures of the dead men from the raid but they are too gruesome for most people. I’m sure you’ve seen them!
I live in Kansas City, Kansas, an hour or so South of St Jo. Before moving to Kansas City, I lived in Sabetha and Hiawatha KS as well as Falls City, NE. Lot of residents of these very small towns will often go to St Jo on the weekends to go out to eat, shopping, the movies and occasionally exploring. I've been past this home that Jesse James was killed in many times before but nothing more than a casual glance was ever given. St. Jo is a very old town that has a lot of history. It's larger that one might expect but still small. On lazy hot summer days, to me at least, it's a small boring and somewhat depressing town. People move slow here and life even slower. When I was younger, I took many black and white photos here, especially of the downtown area and when I occasionally come across these photos, the sight of them reinforce how depressing I feel this town is. Interesting enough, I know a family back in Hiawatha Kansas that has a massive personal Native American museum and it's about the largest collection of artifacts I've ever seen. They have several store signage from St Jo from the late 1800's that would have been used around the same time Jesse James was murdered. Native American's lived in and around St Jo at this time where the men would keep their hair traditionally long but dress in modern clothes of the time. I know there because they also have several photos from this period of time. The reason I bring this all up is that they have in their museum some artifacts from his murder in the form of funeral items, original news papers and official documents. Not much, but interesting none the less. The family that keeps this collection are all part native American. The collection was started in the 1920's from the Grandson of a women, and I am embarrassed to have forgotten her name but who dies in around 1908 or so at the age of around 90 years old. Which put her as a child around 1820's. Since it's not a professional museum, the displays are very rudimentary but the building is climate controlled. I was very lucky enough and they allowed me to carefully handle some of the artifacts. They have several rifles and handguns from the 1800's and I was shocked at how heavy those rifles were. They have several riles that were traded to Native American's that are decorated with paint, leather, metal studs etc. Lot of western history there in St Jo and along the Missouri river. The coolest thing I got to handle was a Native American club that was around 300 years old from the early 1700's. it had the weight of a heavy hammer I would guess.
Another great and informative history episode, Jeff. I'm appreciative of your hard work in bringing great content to us, your viewing audience. Please keep up the great work! Your fan in North Carolina.
In late July 2024, I visited the James Farm, Jesse's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery, and the home in St. Joseph where the outlaw met his demise. I thoroughly enjoyed your video - the quality was second to none and your commentary was superb. Thank you for bringing the sites back to life. I write a blog which features a lot of images. Thank you again.
Another fantastic history story telling episode from you Jeff, well done. Sad story really. Especially considering what probably pushed Jesse James from religion to a life of crime. Disappointing they moved the house. Assume the locals did not want the tourist traffic in their street. Looking forward to your next episode this weekend. Take care, both of you!
I am 100% like you. Why did they tamper with the property where James was killed and why the house had to be moved. Someone completely destroyed history. Thanks for the great video and narration Jeff.
Excellent video thanks. never gets old watching vids of the James farm and house. I totally agree they shouldn't mess with things and the house should have stayed where it was, I don't even like restoration. But imagine if the house was still in the original location, would feel so much more real. Also I wonder about the picture and who's telling the truth. Great work
My credit to you for your patience in trying to make sense of all these changes and modifications involved here. At minimum - we’ve got a moved and then later exhumed body (without a sign on the original gravesite indicating he’s no longer there), a moved (death) home, a bunch of family farm reconstruction, two museum sites claiming they have the original picture James was adjusting when he was shot. I know this was over a hundred years ago, but comparatively to how well preserved the Lincoln assassination was… yikes. I feel like there needs to be a board of historians brought in to investigate which artifacts/incidents are genuine and which ones are not. Great video as always!!! ❤
It’s always a little frustrating to read the claims relating to famous people. I cannot tell you how many people have told me they are related to Jesse James and if that’s the case, then he’s related to half the country. Lol. It’s similar to the story of the death chair in Deadwood South Dakota. Did Wild Bill Hickok really die in that chair or is that just a story to drum up business for the bar? We may never know the side of heaven.
Thank you for posting this. I was raised in Kearney and still live really close to Kearney and we were always told about JJames but I could never understand why other people didn't know about him or the gang
This is a very cool video and well-researched. Jesse James was my first outlaw to study about in frontier history. I'm still learning more about him it was very cool to see all those famous artifacts at both the James family farm and the home where Jesse was killed. I heard about the thieves who stole those two artifacts from the Jesse James home museum. But I'm glad they were returned. The ballad of Jesse James is one of my favorites since it was created almost weeks after Jesse died by Billy Gashade. What's even amazing was that years ago, I worked at a frontier hotel and one of my co-workers is a distant cousin of Jesse James. Long story short...I showed her a picture of Jesse James and then I looked at her and her features and she had some of the features of Jesse James. So I was literally working with a descendant of Jesse James.
Excellent video! I see them in a different light and learned alot! Thanks for all your wonderful videos! I was born in reno, nevada, and still live there, and what I learned from your video about virginia city is so much more than i ever knew! Thanks for putting these videos . Your very good at it!
I've visited many historic sites...the 2 reconstructed forts of the Lewis & Clark expedition, the Mandan Indian village, all the Anasazi sites in the 4 corners region, relocated homes along the Erie Canal, traveled on a canal boat drawn by a huge horse...so many experiences. You've given me sights I'll never get to see. As always, thanx for the road trip!
What a great video .. I love the fact that you have so many little facts and insights to this history, and bring us all back to relive and think about life back then..
Thanks,Jeff, for the video of Jesse James. You have done a lot of work to produce this video. I took a class at U of O in Eugene on the history of Western. It was good to remember. Thanks.
Always interested in videos about Jesse Jane's. Thanks for sharing some facts about him and his family members. Very interesting visit to the farm!! Jesse James house where he was murdered definitely worth seeing! Thanks for showing the original location of the house. I agree it should have been left there. I am glad you shared about his children, the grand daughter and their lives. Almost forgot what happened to Bob Ford. Thanks for sharing Frank James grave and his life! Really loved this episode!!
I am a native of Union Star, Missouri. My mother had a connection to the Jesse James home. When she was a sophomore in high school, she lived with her Great Aunt for one semester. That aunt lived in the James house when it was on the original lot on Lafayette Street. Her aunt paid the rent by charging $25 cents to see where Jesse was shot. (blame her for the hole in the wall) The original lot you showed in the video was the one she showed me. For years, I saw the house on the Belt Highway, but never visited it. When it was moved to the Patee (pronounced with a long A) House, I was able to bring her to visit the home. She said it was much as it was when she lived there and she slept behind the stove. I have noticed that the house is much fancier now than it was then in 1992. I watched a video last week featuring St. Joseph as a tourist destination. It looked so much different than when I lived in the area. I moved to Florida in 2013. Thank you very much I enjoyed your history lesson. Also Kearney is where my first husband's Grandmother Hutcherson lived. Her farm was next door to the James farm and she was a friend of Mrs. James. Many of the Hutcherson's are buried in Kearney Cemetery.
Thanks for sharing the story of Jesse James. There is a folklore story in our family that Jesse James and his brother hid out in our 2x great-grandparents' farm in Wisconsin.
Great stuff once again, history hunters ! My mom grew-up about 2 hours south of St. Joseph. The James legend is well-known there, when I was growing up, several of my older relatives swore their peers before them knew Frank, Jessee, or both. I was too young to question them on details, but at least one of them was a very, very truthful man. So there could be some truth to their claims.
This is one of your best episodes. I don’t comment much, but I wanted to commend you on your work and all the investigating and studying you have to do to get the facts.
Great video! And great job putting all of these places together in one video and continuing the whole story. People had it rough back then. Glad I was born later in history.
I remember when they exhumed Jesse. Wasn’t much left of him. Stories passed down from my grandfather from my great grandfather that the James gang use to hide out on his farm when my great grandfather was a boy. I really love old west history. Lots of pieces of history in that museum! We can see what someone can become based on circumstances even a legacy. Things would have been a lot different if Jesse had turned the other cheek. I guess history goes much deeper and further back to the civil war, slavery and racism. So many lives destroyed and lost. I really enjoyed this episode Jeff!
I really enjoyed this blog, and really appreciate the history and the locations you had taken us on adventure was one of a lifetime, and without you being able to show us, these most of us would not ever be able to see them. It is greatly appreciated, and very thankful for the information you pro trade. Thanks again take care enjoy all your videos and look further towards more. Take care. God bless.
Thank you, Jeff, for that great episode. I was able to see the house where Jesse James died in 2002 with my late mother. Also I met a gentleman in Michigan years ago. That told me he was the great grandson of Jesse James. I also visited George Washington Carver's home in 1999. His birthplace was in Diamond. Missouri. A little small town it is on a state park. I believe or a National Park I can't remember.
Very enthralling video! I read an account of Jesse's murder, which speculated that Jesse, knowing his capture was imminent, practically invited Ford to kill him, by placing his pistol down next to him while he straightened the picture with his back to Ford. Why would James care about a crooked picture? On the other hand, if Jesse has a family there, with children, that doesn't seem logical he would just give up his life. Thank you for a great and detailed account of his life, and family.
I knew of Jesse James, but not that much. I wonder if many people don't know his name today, because of the passage of time, and the fact that Western - based TV shows and movies, aren't in vogue, much today.🤔 I found this all very interesting, including the background of his family, learning a little bit more about Frank James, and the family homes, the death, and all the things that occurred after Jesse's death. **Jeff, you definitely did thorough research. Thank you, so much. I agree. I'm surprised the house wasn't put on wheels. I guess Bob Ford learned the meaning of 'What goes around, comes around.' 👏🏻👏🏻
“Hello, Bob!” The same greeting Billy The Kid gave deputy Bob Olinger before being shot by the Kid. Olinger was shot with both barrels of his own ten gauge shotgun.
it's because the youth of today are TikTok morons
Great comment
Thank you for telling us what happened to the children, the mom and dads and the siblings of Jesse.
This is the first time I'd seen the James home since 1965, when my father took me there after finishing medical treatment in nearby Excelsior Springs, MO. I took pictures of the outside on the James home on three sides. Jesse was still buried in the corner of the yard, and I have a photo of the tombstone as well. The memories came flooding back to me as i watched your video. Thanks for posting this as I'm 71 now and not likely ever to see the James Farm again in this life.
He is not actually buried there. The James family buried him in Burt, Michigan, in an unmarked grave. I was married to the family. Have much first hand knowledge about him hiding out in their barns when they were kids. Shoot, I'm also a Shelby, so we have much history.
Great episode!
Love the tales of the old west. A favorite song about Frank and Jesse James is “A Train Robbery “ by Levon Helm. Worth a listen.
Thanks again for all you do.
Thanks for that suggestion. I'm a huge C&W fan.🇯🇲
@@iriemon_oneloveLevon Helm the drummer for Bob Dylan. "The Band". The Weight their biggest hit. An Arkie Boy who brought the country to the folk and rock. Doesn't get the credit he deserves.
Excellent work. I certainly agree with you about the damage to historical artifacts and land. But we live in a different world these days. Thanks for setting the record straight.
It still would be nice to see a historical building that has not been altered significantly. We understand the need for preservation to modify buildings, but I think I was really surprised to know that the neighborhood where Jesse James was killed, is no longer the same in terms of geographical features..
I'm glad you did this video. I've always been fascinated with Frank and Jesse. Great episode.
They certainly were interesting folks! Interesting how their endings were vastly different.
Jeff, another great episode in American History. You did a wonderful job as usual. I look forward each week seeing your videos. I always seem to pick up a tibit or two on your story telling adventures. It's amazing how much you can learn when you just sit and listen. Thanks again Jeff for a great History lesson. 🐴⚰️🪦
Wow, thank you! Glad it’s something you enjoy and learn from!
Hello from Brasil! I immediately clicked when the notification came. Another fabulous video. These are like mini documentaries. You have a gift of making those deceased alive again. Thank you.
I truly appreciate the glowing endorsement of our channel! We appreciate you being there to watch when the videos release! Makes it all worth the time and effort!
I think you've outdone yourself Jeff on this video! It was one of the longest ones that I've seen of yours and absolutely jam-packed with information and vintage photographs that just explained everything that you went over, thank you so much for your research and due diligence with the good guys and the bad guys.
We learned so much in this episode. No one has ever done such thorough research on the James Brothers. Incredible, the stories and woven web of information and lore. Your sons are both very good sports and they're probably very proud of their Pop! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much! I hope my kids are proud of their dad! I am proud of them!
Ahhh what? So no one before this small video has EVER done better and more in depth research? What TF….gotta love the uneducated! 🤣🤷🏼♀️ Love the video nut obviously he wasn’t the first person to ya know ….”research” James.
Thank you for your video! It was really interesting in learning about The James' Family. It's prove that hatred can destroy your dreams and take you on the wrong path.
Hello Jeff.
I grew up in Hughson and was about 4 yrs older. I love to see all the local stories. The Oakdale murder was tragic, I remember that as we were warned to be careful as High School students. Would love to see more on the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping and the Hughson kidnapping where the girl was left in Del Porto Canyon.
I loved this episode of History Hunters, learning more about the James Family. I agree with you, Jeff, it is sad these sites are not kept intact as they actually were. It seems to erase the history of what it really was like and is so disappointing that we can't experience that. As you also mentioned, many people are totally fascinated with these, and other, notorious outlaws and criminals, and I join the ranks as being one of them! Thank you, Jeff, for the time and effort you put into this great video!!
I agree with the preservation of these historical sites to be left exactly as they were when whatever event took place in those locations. We are losing American heritage by the day. Don’t get me started on the teachers with agendas in our country. Kids today don’t even know who our forefathers were good or bad parts included. American History is being changed by globalist monsters who are Hell bent on destroying this great country. One generation at a time. Rant over, but we must stop this agenda fast.
Well you also got to understand back then no one thought that people would want to know about him more or less know where he was born and raised
@@destinyhanner4926 You have to look at the date and time when the changes were made.
This is by far one of your best episodes. Thank you for giving us such an in depth history!👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for today's tour and walk-through. It is curious how people/we have this picture of who someone is. Yet, when we find out information about their daily lives we soften or change our stance.
So many of the average UA-cam personalities who produce videos such as these are very informal and amateur. For those who remember "On the Road" with Charles Kuralt know what good journalism/story telling is all about. Jeff, it is obvious you were once a journalist and professional. This channel is story telling at its best. Thank you!
Just discovered your channel and always have loved old Wild West history and documentaries. Learned a lot from watching this thank you for the amazing documentary.
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join us!!
Always loved the history of Jesse and frank, thanks for posting this
Great stories almost long forgotten.
Thanks Jeff for showing us this most interesting piece of history though all the moving and re-moving of the historical places is hard to understand why?
I am so glad that this popped up on my You Tube today! I have been a huge American history nut for years!
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Great episode... Learned a lot from this video. Very cool places you get to check out and tell some awesome history. Thank you for sharing. Take care Jeff. 🇺🇲
I love this video. The life of James was an early thing that got me into history. I've visited a few sites of his in Missouri. As I've grown, I've often wondered about how much attention we've - as a society - given to a criminal and murderer.
I ,like you are very interested in History, especially when it concerns tales, folklore, and History of the West, I lived in Wyoming for 25 Years and theres lot of history in the State, However when it comes to this type of stuff, it crucial that we understand the facts and the truth, Hollywood of course has been feeding us, and the world lies and misinformation all designed to profit from silly, goofy, and ridiculous movies, for well over 100 years, Example , Jesse James, and his criminal career, James was nothing more than a mentally disturbed , deranged murderer, as was his brother Frank, they murdered multiple people, shot people mostly in the back, and ambushed them from distance, There were petty thieves, that stole horses, and guns, they would rob anyone, and steal anything given the opportunity, Jesse nor his brother would of ever survived a face to face gunfight with anyone, especially, Law Enforcement officers, Sheriff's or deputies, They both were Cowards, Murderer's and Criminals, Jesse got exactly what he deserved, Frank Should of been Executed, of kept in Prison for life.
I live in Dundas, MN which is right next to Northfield, MN. we just celebrated the Defeat of Jesse James days a couple weeks ago. They do reenactments of the raid. Great video and I learned something new! I did not know he carried a bullet from the Northfield raid his whole life! Looks like he lived in a very peaceful area! Most certainly believe his life took the course that it did because of other cruel people. Great video and keep up the great work!
The bullets fascinated me! I wonder what kinds of problems or pain they gave him in life. I wanted to include pictures of the dead men from the raid but they are too gruesome for most people. I’m sure you’ve seen them!
I live in Kansas City, Kansas, an hour or so South of St Jo. Before moving to Kansas City, I lived in Sabetha and Hiawatha KS as well as Falls City, NE. Lot of residents of these very small towns will often go to St Jo on the weekends to go out to eat, shopping, the movies and occasionally exploring. I've been past this home that Jesse James was killed in many times before but nothing more than a casual glance was ever given. St. Jo is a very old town that has a lot of history. It's larger that one might expect but still small. On lazy hot summer days, to me at least, it's a small boring and somewhat depressing town. People move slow here and life even slower. When I was younger, I took many black and white photos here, especially of the downtown area and when I occasionally come across these photos, the sight of them reinforce how depressing I feel this town is. Interesting enough, I know a family back in Hiawatha Kansas that has a massive personal Native American museum and it's about the largest collection of artifacts I've ever seen. They have several store signage from St Jo from the late 1800's that would have been used around the same time Jesse James was murdered. Native American's lived in and around St Jo at this time where the men would keep their hair traditionally long but dress in modern clothes of the time. I know there because they also have several photos from this period of time. The reason I bring this all up is that they have in their museum some artifacts from his murder in the form of funeral items, original news papers and official documents. Not much, but interesting none the less. The family that keeps this collection are all part native American. The collection was started in the 1920's from the Grandson of a women, and I am embarrassed to have forgotten her name but who dies in around 1908 or so at the age of around 90 years old. Which put her as a child around 1820's. Since it's not a professional museum, the displays are very rudimentary but the building is climate controlled. I was very lucky enough and they allowed me to carefully handle some of the artifacts. They have several rifles and handguns from the 1800's and I was shocked at how heavy those rifles were. They have several riles that were traded to Native American's that are decorated with paint, leather, metal studs etc. Lot of western history there in St Jo and along the Missouri river. The coolest thing I got to handle was a Native American club that was around 300 years old from the early 1700's. it had the weight of a heavy hammer I would guess.
Another great and informative history episode, Jeff. I'm appreciative of your hard work in bringing great content to us, your viewing audience. Please keep up the great work! Your fan in North Carolina.
Jeff, this is an excellent production... so well, and thoroughly, done!!! I enjoyed it immensely! Looking forward to your next episode. Cheers.
Thanks so much, Wild West Gal! Smiling here!
In late July 2024, I visited the James Farm, Jesse's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery, and the home in St. Joseph where the outlaw met his demise. I thoroughly enjoyed your video - the quality was second to none and your commentary was superb. Thank you for bringing the sites back to life. I write a blog which features a lot of images. Thank you again.
Another fantastic history story telling episode from you Jeff, well done. Sad story really. Especially considering what probably pushed Jesse James from religion to a life of crime. Disappointing they moved the house. Assume the locals did not want the tourist traffic in their street. Looking forward to your next episode this weekend. Take care, both of you!
Excellent episode! Thanks for covering the history and burial sites all of the family.
Quickly turning into one of my favorite channels
Fantastic! Thank you! We like that word “favorite”!
Still watch all of your videos Love them so much. Thanks for what you do. ❤
I appreciate that! Thank you, Loretta! Bless you!
Great tour and so neat to see everything you covered! Thanks, Jeff!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am 100% like you. Why did they tamper with the property where James was killed and why the house had to be moved. Someone completely destroyed history. Thanks for the great video and narration Jeff.
Excellent video thanks. never gets old watching vids of the James farm and house. I totally agree they shouldn't mess with things and the house should have stayed where it was, I don't even like restoration.
But imagine if the house was still in the original location, would feel so much more real.
Also I wonder about the picture and who's telling the truth. Great work
Well said! Thanks!
Interesting episode. Didn't know many of the details you covered here.
I love stories from the old west. The history of the James family is interesting and fascinating. Thank you, Jeff, for sharing this great video.
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I must admit Jeff, this was very entertaining. You did excellent research and the re-telling of the James Family.
Thank you for all history hunters videos. Keep up the great work you do!
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My credit to you for your patience in trying to make sense of all these changes and modifications involved here. At minimum - we’ve got a moved and then later exhumed body (without a sign on the original gravesite indicating he’s no longer there), a moved (death) home, a bunch of family farm reconstruction, two museum sites claiming they have the original picture James was adjusting when he was shot. I know this was over a hundred years ago, but comparatively to how well preserved the Lincoln assassination was… yikes.
I feel like there needs to be a board of historians brought in to investigate which artifacts/incidents are genuine and which ones are not. Great video as always!!! ❤
It’s always a little frustrating to read the claims relating to famous people. I cannot tell you how many people have told me they are related to Jesse James and if that’s the case, then he’s related to half the country. Lol. It’s similar to the story of the death chair in Deadwood South Dakota. Did Wild Bill Hickok really die in that chair or is that just a story to drum up business for the bar? We may never know the side of heaven.
Thank you for posting this. I was raised in Kearney and still live really close to Kearney and we were always told about JJames but I could never understand why other people didn't know about him or the gang
This is a very cool video and well-researched. Jesse James was my first outlaw to study about in frontier history. I'm still learning more about him it was very cool to see all those famous artifacts at both the James family farm and the home where Jesse was killed. I heard about the thieves who stole those two artifacts from the Jesse James home museum. But I'm glad they were returned.
The ballad of Jesse James is one of my favorites since it was created almost weeks after Jesse died by Billy Gashade. What's even amazing was that years ago, I worked at a frontier hotel and one of my co-workers is a distant cousin of Jesse James. Long story short...I showed her a picture of Jesse James and then I looked at her and her features and she had some of the features of Jesse James. So I was literally working with a descendant of Jesse James.
I wish I had you as my history teacher. Thanks for the thorough research. Much appreciated.
I AM presently your history teacher! Lol
Excellent video! I see them in a different light and learned alot! Thanks for all your wonderful videos! I was born in reno, nevada, and still live there, and what I learned from your video about virginia city is so much more than i ever knew! Thanks for putting these videos . Your very good at it!
I've visited many historic sites...the 2 reconstructed forts of the Lewis & Clark expedition, the Mandan Indian village, all the Anasazi sites in the 4 corners region, relocated homes along the Erie Canal, traveled on a canal boat drawn by a huge horse...so many experiences. You've given me sights I'll never get to see. As always, thanx for the road trip!
Awesome video sir!! Loved the effort you made to show all of the sights. Very entertaining, insightful, and informative...& totally not boring!
Another exceptional presentation!!! I always look forward to seeing new episodes!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our pleasure! Thank you to the Curious One!
Really enjoyed this story, great 👍!!!
Thanks so much!
Thank you for taking the time to research this man and his family
Happy to hear you enjoy this one!
What a great video .. I love the fact that you have so many little facts and insights to this history, and bring us all back to relive and think about life back then..
Thank you, Janis!
Thanks,Jeff, for the video of Jesse James. You have done a lot of work to produce this video. I took a class at U of O in Eugene on the history of Western. It was good to remember. Thanks.
Always interested in videos about Jesse Jane's. Thanks for sharing some facts about him and his family members. Very interesting visit to the farm!! Jesse James house where he was murdered definitely worth seeing! Thanks for showing the original location of the house. I agree it should have been left there. I am glad you shared about his children, the grand daughter and their lives. Almost forgot what happened to Bob Ford. Thanks for sharing Frank James grave and his life! Really loved this episode!!
Another great history lesson. Thank you, Jeff. I always enjoy your videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
After seeing this. This makes me want to go to the Jesse James museum it’s sounds so interesting. I love historical places
I am a native of Union Star, Missouri. My mother had a connection to the Jesse James home. When she was a sophomore in high school, she lived with her Great Aunt for one semester. That aunt lived in the James house when it was on the original lot on Lafayette Street. Her aunt paid the rent by charging $25 cents to see where Jesse was shot. (blame her for the hole in the wall) The original lot you showed in the video was the one she showed me. For years, I saw the house on the Belt Highway, but never visited it. When it was moved to the Patee (pronounced with a long A) House, I was able to bring her to visit the home. She said it was much as it was when she lived there and she slept behind the stove. I have noticed that the house is much fancier now than it was then in 1992. I watched a video last week featuring St. Joseph as a tourist destination. It looked so much different than when I lived in the area. I moved to Florida in 2013. Thank you very much I enjoyed your history lesson. Also Kearney is where my first husband's Grandmother Hutcherson lived. Her farm was next door to the James farm and she was a friend of Mrs. James. Many of the Hutcherson's are buried in Kearney Cemetery.
Thanks for sharing the story of Jesse James. There is a folklore story in our family that Jesse James and his brother hid out in our 2x great-grandparents' farm in Wisconsin.
I learned a lot. Thank you for doing the episode.
Excellent presentation!!❤
Thank you kindly!
I enjoy your videos. Very good presentation and explanation. And I understand walking where historically figures have walked. Nice work
Amazing episode this week. I found the story of Jesse James and his family very interesting. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it, Mike! THANKS!
That was fantastic! Thank you for the wonderful educational tour.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent! Another great episode!
Hi . I enjoyed this story very much . Lots of pictures and learned about the whole family . Thanks for vlogging the story. Deborah 🇨🇦
Excellent episode. Very informative and interesting to see the original locations and artifacts.
Many thanks! Glad that you enjoyed this video, Christine!
Great job my friend
Thanks for the visit!
What an awesome video! I was hooked the whole time! Thanks so much
Wow that is a true compliment! Thank you so much! It’s the type of video I wish I could make every time!
Got my HH fix!!! GR8 vid Jeff! Thank you for all you do!
Fantastic! We love our fans who live us!
Great episode, well put together.
Fantastic job I appreciate the thorough job you did - very informative and something I would never have known about without your extra efforts.
Very well done....loved hearing about Jesse's children and seeing pictures of Frank that I'd not seen before.
One of my favorite videos. I visited some of these sites myself and you did a great job
Awesome, thank you!
Great stuff once again, history hunters ! My mom grew-up about 2 hours south of St. Joseph. The James legend is well-known there, when I was growing up, several of my older relatives swore their peers before them knew Frank, Jessee, or both. I was too young to question them on details, but at least one of them was a very, very truthful man. So there could be some truth to their claims.
I think I saw a ghostly orb in the background as you panned over the casket lid..ha. Maybe I’m seeing things since it’s Halloween month.
Wonderful adventure..I really enjoy what you show to us.
Happy to hear that! Thank you so much, John!
I learned some new things in this video!! Awesome work!! Great video!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Loving this episode
Great episode. So detailed! Thank you for bringing us along!
Glad you enjoyed it!
that was awesome! very interesting. I enjoy ur channel very much. keep it up
This is one of your best episodes. I don’t comment much, but I wanted to commend you on your work and all the investigating and studying you have to do to get the facts.
I appreciate you reaching out to comment. It’s nice to know you watch and like what we show! Thanks!
Great show Jeff!!! Learned new stuff. Gotta love it.
Thanks, Neal!
Great show as always thanks.
Very interesting episode, I enjoyed it love the longer ones.
Great video! And great job putting all of these places together in one video and continuing the whole story.
People had it rough back then. Glad I was born later in history.
I remember when they exhumed Jesse. Wasn’t much left of him.
Stories passed down from my grandfather from my great grandfather that the James gang use to hide out on his farm when my great grandfather was a boy.
I really love old west history. Lots of pieces of history in that museum!
We can see what someone can become based on circumstances even a legacy. Things would have been a lot different if Jesse had turned the other cheek. I guess history goes much deeper and further back to the civil war, slavery and racism. So many lives destroyed and lost.
I really enjoyed this episode Jeff!
In south trun outher cheek get you kill. My dad mom grandpa fought i civil war south side he twenty three yr be i were born he live 1936 age ,96
You do such excellent work. Thank you for this.
Thank you kindly!
I really enjoyed this blog, and really appreciate the history and the locations you had taken us on adventure was one of a lifetime, and without you being able to show us, these most of us would not ever be able to see them. It is greatly appreciated, and very thankful for the information you pro trade. Thanks again take care enjoy all your videos and look further towards more. Take care. God bless.
Loved the video. Great job again and thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Hello Jeff.
A very interesting, fascinating and great video Sir. Thanks for a Job well done! Cheers!
My pleasure! Thank you, Moshe!
@10:50 what is that type of music called?
Really great episode. Loved it!
Excellent as Always !!!!
Very good Jeff! Your hard shows! Thanks for sharing.
Hard work shows.
You bet! It’s a labor of love!
Thank you, Jeff, for that great episode. I was able to see the house where Jesse James died in 2002 with my late mother. Also I met a gentleman in Michigan years ago. That told me he was the great grandson of Jesse James. I also visited George Washington Carver's home in 1999. His birthplace was in Diamond. Missouri. A little small town it is on a state park. I believe or a National Park I can't remember.
Thank you so much. This was very informative and interesting.
You are so welcome! Thank you for spending time with us!
Fabulous video. I have seen several videos on Jesse...your video is the best.
Wow, thank you!
Great history.. u never disappoint. Thanks.
I certainly appreciate that, Carlos!
Really enjoyed this! Thanks for visiting the places most of us would never be able to visit. Stay safe!
Thank you! You too!
Thank you for sharing I really appreciated the video
You are so welcome! Glad you liked what we had to show!
Very enthralling video! I read an account of Jesse's murder, which speculated that Jesse, knowing his capture was imminent, practically invited Ford to kill him, by placing his pistol down next to him while he straightened the picture with his back to Ford. Why would James care about a crooked picture? On the other hand, if Jesse has a family there, with children, that doesn't seem logical he would just give up his life. Thank you for a great and detailed account of his life, and family.
Great episode! What an interesting story. There's so much I didn't know about Jesse James. Thanks, as always for taking us along...
You are so welcome, Gerry! We wouldn't be a success without a great audience!