Historic Jails of the California Mother Lode History Hunters 2026-09-22 | Historic Jails of the California Mother Lode
Gerald Ford homes, museum & gravesite in Grand Rapids History Hunters 2025-09-21 | Jeff spent parts of three days hunting for the homes of future President Gerald R. Ford and has produced the most extensive YouTube video on his growing up years in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Visits will also include Ford's high school, YMCA building and his stepfather's business location. This has to be the most extensive video revisit of Gerald Ford locations in Grand Rapids.He also will highlight some of the more interesting displays at Ford's presidential museum that covers the time from his birth in 1913 to his short presidency (1974-77).* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 181,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Barbara Eden, John Waynes son, Richard Dreyfuss & Adam the Woo History Hunters 2025-09-14 | Jeff takes you on a visit to the Sept. 5-6 Hollywood Show held in Burbank where he meets Barbara Eden, Adam 12 star Kent McCord, Patrick Wayne, Gunilla Hutton, Kato Kaelin and fellow YouTuber Adam the Woo.* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 179,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Grand Rapids house where wife, three others were ambushed History Hunters 2025-09-12 | East Grand Rapids, Michigan was stunned by the tragic May 30, 1949 shooting deaths of three innocent people inside the home on San Jose Drive. The estranged husband of Frances Peppler then took the coward's way out in the driveway hear the body of his wife.Jeff takes a look at the case which has been forgotten in history.#pepplermurders #historyhunters #grandrapidsmichigan * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 178,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Our Best (& Loudest) Celebrity Cemetery Visit Ever? Inglewood History Hunters 2025-09-07 | History Hunters visited the graves of some famous persons at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood of Southern California and were amazed at the various gamut of fame represented here.The celebrities include:Boxer Jim JefferiesSex symbol Cleo MooreRocky LaneGypsy Rose LeeBoxer Sugar Ray RobinsonCesare Cardini (who created the Caesar Salad)Attorney Johnnie CochranAttorney Robert KardashianWilliam B. Thomas (Buckwheat)Donald F. Haines (Our Gang & Little Rascals comedies)Billy Preston (singer)WWII hero Joseph John RochefortEdmund "Hoot" Gibson'Silent film star Evelyn SelbieRobert GuillaumeSinger Ray CharlesDisneyland acrobat Tiny KlineEdgar BergenLA Mayor Tom BradleySinger Ella Fitzgerald* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 177,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Coopersville, Michigan: Del Shannons small town upbringing History Hunters 2025-08-31 | In History Hunters' first ever video from Michigan, Jeff visits the small town of Coopersville, the hometown of rock 'n roll music star Del Shannon. Hits of the rock legend include "Runaway," and "Little Town Flirt."* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 178,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Historical Sites & Tales Found in Lemoore & Hanford History Hunters 2025-08-24 | The Hanford and Lemoore area of California has some very interesting historical aspects and Jeff searches them out.First, he visits the historic adobe home built by Daniel Rhoads who helped organize the first rescue effort for the stranded Donner Party near Truckee in 1847.Secondly, he will check out historic buildings in Hanford itself, including the old jail and courthouse. And China Alley.Thirdly, he'll visit the grave of Marlene Miller, a 1961 homicide victim in a criminal case that will go to the U.S. Supreme Court.Lastly, Jeff will visit the Hanford grave of Mariana Andrade, reportedly the wife of notorious early California outlaw Joaquin Murrietta.#hanford #historyhunters * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!The link to the video on Steve Perry in Hanford is:youtu.be/_GKJ5Y1GHQk?si=bM8P9MtL09RROw3iLots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 177,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
WWII Ace of Aces Died here in horrific crash History Hunters 2025-08-17 | Richard I. Bong was an American war hero after he shot down 40 enemy planes in the South Pacific. When he returned home in 1945 to take an assignment as a pilot for the new P-80A jet fighter, he didn't realize it would result in the end of his life in a North Hollywood dirt lot.Jeff visits the site of the August 1945 air crash outside of Burbank, Californis and retells the story of this forgotten hero and his new bride who went on without him.#richardbong #planecrash #wwii * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 174,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Sheriffs 1915 Murder at Mono Lake & Bridgeport gravesite History Hunters 2025-08-10 | This episode of History Hunters revisits the tale of a Mono County sheriff who lost his life while trying to apprehend two criminals on the shores of Mono Lake in California in the summer of 1915.This is a re-run from 2020.* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 172,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!#monocounty #historyhunters #californiahistory #monolake
Bob Barker, Brittany Murphy, Gene Autry, John Ritter & others graves in Hollywood History Hunters 2025-08-03 | On July 7, 2025, Jeff visited Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills and paid visits to a number of gravesites.Western movie matinee and TV icons Gene Autry and Monte Hale are buried close to Bob Barker while a stone's throw away is Roy O. Disney, brother of Walt Disney who helped to get financing for Disneyland.Ricky Nelson and his parents Ozzie & Harriett Nelson are buried near one another up the hill.Brittany Murphy, who died way too young of questionable circumstances, is visited in another part of the park.John Ritter, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Bill Paxton, Bette Davis, Matthew Perry, Liberace, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher and Andy Gibb are also visited in this video.#historyhunters #famousgraves * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 172,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Hollywood Show: Meeting the Waltons TV show cast, Priscilla Presley, Jerry Mathers & many others History Hunters 2025-07-27 | Jeff attended the June 6-7, 2025 Hollywood Show and spoke to a number of cast members of the Waltons TV show that ran in the 1970s. He also seized on a very rare opportunity to pose for a photo with six of the remaining nine Waltons family cast members.He also encountered Priscilla Presley, Jerry Mathers of the Leave it to Beaver TV show, and many other TV and movie stars.
Lonely Sierra grave of wagon train pioneer who died on 1850 Trek History Hunters 2025-07-24 | Jeff and Sarah stop by to check out a 1850 mountain pass grave at Pioneer, California, which does not bear the remains of a maiden (and marked erroneously as such) but that of a male immigrant. They find the real grave and visit the site of a triple homicide of Mormons emigrants at Tragedy Springs!This is a 2020 re-run which will be new to our latest flurry of subscribers!* * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.While we appreciate suggestions, generally we cannot do much with the many ideas for videos that we receive from viewers. Ours is only a part-time effort on YouTube, unlike those who do it full-time and make a living off of daily traveling.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 171,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Monterey Graves of Famous Actor & Others / History Hunters Retro visit History Hunters 2025-07-20 | Jeff checks out the Monterey City Cemetery in Monterey, Calif., where he found actor Steve Cochran, Gamble House architect Charles Greene and David Jacks, the purported founder of Monterey Jack Cheese.This is a re-run from 2021.
North by Northwest Crop Duster Attack Filming Location near Wasco History Hunters 2025-07-13 | Jeff traveled all the way out in the boonies to visit the filming location of Cary Grant's iconic crop duster attack scene in the Alfred Hitchcock classic, "North by Northwest."The filming location is northwest of Wasco, California out on Corcoran Road.The exact GPS location is:35.664876, -119.579922 #hitchcock #movielocations #carygrant * * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 172,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Ken Curtis, Gunsmokes Festus, died in this home in Fresno History Hunters 2025-07-06 | Jeff visits the former Fresno area ranchette of TV actor and singer Ken Curtis who is best known as Gunsmoke icon Festus in the long running TV series.Ken and wife Torrie moved to this home in 1980 and he died there on April 28, 1991. Torrie followed him in death in 1997.#gunsmoke #historyhunters #fresnocalifornia * * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 168,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Hollywood Museum & Stars Footprints at Manns Chinese Theater History Hunters 2025-06-29 | Jeff and his son Bret visit the amazing collection of TV and movie memorabilia at the Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, California. Among the costumes on display are from the Dukes of Hazzard, Gilligan's Island, the Waltons, the Big Lebowski, Scooby Doo, M*A*S*H, the Price is Right, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Lucille Ball, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Batman and much more.The last quarter of the visit on May 15, 2025 moved to Mann's Chinese Theater where Jeff shows a myriad of concrete footprints and handprints of Hollywood's most famous personalities.Jeff mentioned our video on the January 2025 Hollywood Show. The link to that video is:youtu.be/YKth840P1D4?si=fh-HIR3IQJlNpAQW#hollywoodmuseum #historyhunters Also mentioned was the visit to the grave of Mervyn Leroy at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. That video is:More Celebrity Graves of Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendaleyoutu.be/IQlXESQ0t6Y* * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 168,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Exploring Steve Perry locations in his hometown of Hanford History Hunters 2025-06-22 | Jeff takes this episode of History Hunters to Kings County and the city of Hanford where former Journey frontman Steve Perry grew up and the nearby city of Lemoore where he grew up as a musically inclined teenager.Sites that will be visited include the hospital where he was born in 1949, site of his boyhood home (now demolished); Catholic Church where he was dedicated, his elementary school, parents' and grandparents' graves, Superior Dairy ice cream parlor, the Lemoore house where he transitioned from boy to man and then the bar in Banta where Steve reportedly sang in the 1970s.* * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 166,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Jeff Impersonates 28 Celebrities, including Presidents & Cartoon Characters History Hunters 2025-06-20 | Jeff has been doing celebrity impersonations since he was a kid but now he steps things up with a public demonstration of those voices, ranging from presidents to actors to cartoon characters.Let us know what you think! LOL
Abandoned Site of freeway Mammoth Orange stands at Chowchilla History Hunters 2025-06-15 | Jeff visits the Fairmead, California site where one of the last remaining Mammoth Orange stands once sat.
Bonanzas True Filming Location & Paramount Studios Tour History Hunters 2025-06-08 | The Bonanza TV series was not truly shot at the Ponderosa Ranch nor Virginia City, Nevada but inside studios and Western Street of Paramount Studios in Hollywood. To check out that location Jeff and his son Bret visited Paramount Studios in Hollywood and learned much more about the movies and TV shows shot here. It was like drinking from a firehose!#paramountstudios #historyhunters #movielocations * * * * * *If you would like to watch a video about movies shot in the Alabama Hills, please click this link:youtu.be/clozWTvXnIY?si=TmT0wxSW92bd3zY_CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 165,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Groucho Marx, Lenny Bruce & Others at Eden Memorial Park History Hunters 2025-06-01 | Jeff visits the Eden Memorial Park cemetery in Mission Hills in Southern California to find the final resting places of Groucho Marx, James Caan, Lennie Bruce and Marty Allen as well as music composers.#grouchomarx #historyhunters #famousgraves * * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 159,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Strange family Tomb high atop California foothill History Hunters 2025-05-25 | Jeff checks out the Brichetto Tomb that sits high atop a hill overlooking the Great Central Valley in California near Tracy. It was built at an extravagant cost for Italian immigrant and landowner Joseph Brichetto who also owned a store in Banta, Calif. When he died in 1916 his will stipulated that his family was to build it for him and the entire family.It was vandalized in 1970 with teenagers breaking in and scattering the remains of at least one deceased member of the family.* * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 164,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Deadly Altamont Concert of 1969 with the Hells Angels History Hunters 2025-05-18 | Jeff visits the Altamont Raceway near Tracy, Calif., the location of the infamous free rock concert where four people lost their lives, one in front of an oblivious Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones.The concert was held Dec. 6, 1969 just outside the speedway arena and things got rowdy with the Hells Angels providing security for the stage area.Jeff also mentions the video he did of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio where just days before the Rolling Stones recorded Brown Sugar and Wild Horses. The link to that video is:Muscle Shoals Sound Studio where Lynyrd Skynyrd & Others Recordedyoutu.be/3FmZ07sSsyE?si=49ky5XcSWYCXnXJz#historyhunters #rollingstones #altamontconcert* * * * * Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page!CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 163,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!We are also on Facebook. Just look for History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page.
Jet plows into Farrells Ice Cream Parlor 1972 History Hunters 2025-05-11 | Jeff visits the location where Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor was on Freedom Way in Sacramento when on Sept. 24, 1972 a jet plane plowed into the building and lives were lost.* * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 161,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Modesto: Then & Now views of an 1870 rail town History Hunters 2025-05-04 | Modesto's very existence is due to the railroad that came through the Stanislaus County region of California's Great Central Valley in 1870. The town was surrounded by wheat growers and farmers of other crops and needed the railroad to ship out produce.Now at 200,000 population, Modesto is a large city that doesn't get a lot of national attention and increasing looks like a metropolitan area.Jeff spent a lot of time roaming Modesto to take photos in 2025 to match photos of buildings taken six decades to over a century ago.
Donner Relics in Nevada City Museum History Hunters 2025-05-04 | Donner Party relics collected by pioneer historian Charles McGlashan are found in a Nevada City museum, a former firehouse.For the entire video on Nevada City visit:youtube.com/watch?v=107Ny265ctc&t=839s
La Grange: 1852 Gold Rush town forgotten by time! History Hunters 2025-04-27 | Jeff takes this episode of History Hunters to La Grange, California which was founded by French miners around 1850. The town originally began as French Bar until a flood wiped out the settlement and forced everyone to locate up river to the present site of La Grange in 1852.Jeff details how Queen Elizabeth rolled through town in March 1983 en route to Yosemite National Park and how Michael Landon and Victor French filmed an episode of "Highway to Heaven" in 1984, using the old La Grange Bridge and parts of the town.Jeff also offers a rare view of the La Grange Dam, built out of stone in 1893.* * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 159,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Hughsons deadly 1970 bank robbery & Slain Detective Billy Joe Dickens History Hunters 2025-04-20 | On Jan. 27, 1970, the tranquility of the town of Hughson, California was shattered when at 3 p.m. two criminal robbers took over the bank and ended up killing one of two responding Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department detectives.As Leonard Ellsworth Miller and Ross Neal Porter fled town, Billy Joe Dickens lay mortally wounded and a massive manhunt took place in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties.Miller would ultimately be captured and spend the rest of his life in prisons. Porter would be taken the next day in a body bag.Jeff takes this episode of History Hunters to the bank, location of the first place they ditched the stolen sheriff's car and the grave of Billy Joe Dickens.
Was Sam Kinison arguing with God before dying in crash? History Hunters 2025-04-13 | Comedian Sam Kinison was en route to a gig in Laughlin, Nevada on April 10, 1992 when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver. The impact took his life but not until he began arguing with some unknown being, perhaps God, who said it was time for him to pass.There is argument as to which road this occurred on but according to Bill Kinison, Sam's brother who was following in a second vehicle, the crash took place on the Needles Highway (sometimes referred to as River Road), and not Highway 95 as outlined in the coroner's report.Jeff revisits the crash site and explains things.* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,900 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Blue v Gray: Civil War Re-enactment in Knights Ferry, California History Hunters 2025-04-06 | In this departure from the normal, Jeff takes this episode right into the battle of a Civil War engagement, in all places, Knights Ferry, California, a town steeped in U.S. Grant folklore.The event was staged by the American Civil War Association (www.acwa.org) on Saturday, March 22, 2025 with participants coming to Knights Ferry from all over the Central Valley, including Sacramento and Fresno, and the Bay Area.#civilwar #livinghistory #historyhunters While you're at it, check out our video which we did years ago on Ulysses S. Grant visiting his brothers-in-law in Knights Ferry.Ulysses Grant visits Knights Ferry brothers-in-lawyoutu.be/uztemOW5YaI?si=z3Ka47TWYoFhkQxJ* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Amazing History we found in Kingman, Arizona including Route 66 History Hunters 2025-03-30 | Jeff & Sarah visit the historic town of Kingman, Arizona and find history relating to Route 66, movie stars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard and revisit the Hotel Beale owned by the father of future Hollywood actor Andy Devine.They also check out Keeps of the Wild in Valentine, Arizona.* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Arizonas historic Oatman, named after 1851 massacre victim History Hunters 2025-03-23 | Jeff and Sarah drop into historic Oatman, Arizona to check out the buildings that are left as well as marvel at the burros, the descendants of the ones who served miners and prospectors of over a century ago.Oatman is tucked away in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona and is a community rich with legend. The town was named for Olive Oatman and her family who were victims of the Oatman Massacre in 1851, and it came to life in the following decades as prospectors discovered gold, ore, and other valuable resources in the land. It hit a boom cycle in 1915 and lasted for a solid two years.#oliveoatman #oatman #historyhunters * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 154,900 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Mojave Deserts Daggett not a Ghost Town but almost History Hunters 2025-03-16 | Jeff & Sarah pull off the highway and check out Daggett, a town that has withered over the past century in the Mojave Desert near Barstow. The town has a rich history relating to the 20 Mule Team wagons that hauled borax to be processed. Jeff digs out the history for an enjoyable 18-minute journey into this often forgotten town.#daggett #historyhunters #ghosttown * * * * *Here is the link to the Law video mentioned in this video:Abandoned town of Laws, California & its Railroad near Bishopyoutu.be/RXVHJ6xRnvQ?si=CiMUKOtW-iJdVCSnCHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 154,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Live Session with Jeff & Sarah of History Hunters History Hunters 2025-03-09 | This was our live session held on Sunday, March 9. The session is over but you can catch up on how it went! Thanks for all who participated!
Celebrity Graves Visit Interrupted by False Evacuation Alert History Hunters 2025-03-09 | Jeff stopped by the San Fernando Mission Cemetery -- a trip planned for weeks -- a day or two after the famous Pacific Palisades Fire. He finished up trying to find graves he missed during his February 2022 visit and found a few before a widespread evacuation alarm went off on his phone.This is the link to the previous video recorded at this cemetery:Walter Brennan and other Famous Burials of San Fernando Cemeteryyoutu.be/WkW3spJNYiA?si=JFvuNcupkL-0VXgJ#historyhunters #famousgraves * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 153,800 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
32 Burials of Famous at the Valhalla Cemetery in Burbank History Hunters 2025-03-02 | Jeff takes this episode of History Hunters to the Valhalla Memorial Park in Burbank to tell the histories of 32 famous or historical figures buried here. They include Oliver Hardy, Aneta Corsaut, Cliff Edwards, Martha Vickers, June Knight, Gail Russell, Gorgeous George, Eddie Firestone, Bea Benaderet, Curly Joe DeRita, Kermit Maynard, Tex Cooper, Ernest Adams, Rudd Weatherwax, country singer Freddie Hart and a host of early aviators.#historyhunters #valhalla #famousgraves * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Clark Gables Crypt #historyhunters #clarkgable History Hunters 2025-02-28 | The remains of actor Clark Gable and wife Carole Lombard are in a "forbidden" area of the Grand Mausoleum of Forest Lawn Memorial Park.The entire video and link is:Graves yield Stories at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendaleyoutu.be/IQlXESQ0t6Y?si=cXo4_24iM6HMIvEX
Jeff interviewed by Ralph Romeo of New York Citys WPAT Radio station History Hunters 2025-02-26 | Check out Jeff being interviewed during a Feb. 20, 2025 coast-to-coast interview by Ralph Romeo of New York City radio station WPAT.#ralphromeo #historyhunters
More Celebrity Graves of Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale History Hunters 2025-02-23 | History Hunters once again explores some fascinating celebrities who are buried at the beautiful Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale.The graves that will be visited include: Clark Gable and actress wife Carole Lombard, Ned Doheny Jr., Sam Browne, Wallace Beery, Carole Landis, LA Police Officer Ian Campbell, Robert Alda, Robert Taylor, Joe Besser, Olive Borden, Jane Darwell and more.#famousgraves #historyhunters #forestlawnLinks to videos mentioned by Jeff in this video include:Meeting TV & Movie Stars at the Hollywood Show in Burbank Jan. 10-11, 2025youtu.be/YKth840P1D4Famous Graves of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale Part 1youtu.be/vnEX7pFPXjQ?si=iITJTVhLb5ZGm0E9* * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
How the Brady Bunch TV House looks today! History Hunters 2025-02-22 | History Hunters visited the Brady house in Studio City, California in January 2025 and got to check out how the renovation staged by HGTV went.(This is an edited version that previously ran but was pulled less than a week after it was uploaded.)The Brady Bunch TV series used the exterior of the house but filming was down at Paramount Studios. This house was remodeled extensively to make it look like the interior shots we see on our TV screens.Follow @bradyexperience on Instagram or visit thebradyexperience.com for future opportunities to experience the house.#bradybunch #bradyhouse #tvhistory #historyhunters * * * * Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 153,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Tallest Grave Marker in California! History Hunters re-run History Hunters 2025-02-16 | In this rewind, Jeff and Sarah visit the grave of a farmer in Merced County who has the tallest grave marker in California!
Did sex symbol Marie McDonald fake her own 1957 Kidnapping? History Hunters 2025-02-09 | Jeff recounts the bizarre Jan. 3, 1957 kidnapping incident involving Hollywood actress and sex symbol Marie McDonald at her Encino home. She turned up the next night on a desolate section of road in the Coachella area.Wearing a bathrobe and slippers McDonald was bruised and bloodied, had two cracked teeth and a black eye. She was shuttled to the hospital where explained the chaotic details to police.Police detectives looking into the incident didn't really believe her story, believing she faked it for publicity purposes to help her flagging career.The chaotic life of Marie McDonald began as Cora Marie Frye in Burgin, Kentucky in 1923. She was born to a former Ziegfeld Follies showgirl and spent her childhood in Kentucky before moving to New York City as a teenager.Her career wasn’t the only thing failing. McDonald’s personal life was a mess. In 1954, she was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and hit-and-run that ended when she kicked an officer and bit another.Jeff will also visit the crypt of Marie McDonald at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif.* * * * Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Tulare Graves of Donald Turnupseed, Olympic athlete Bob Mathias History Hunters 2025-02-02 | Jeff visits the Tulare Public Cemetery in Tulare, California to check out the graves to two notable folks:* Donald Turnupseed, who at the age of 23 pulled in front of James Dean and causing his early death. The fatal crash happened on Sept. 30, 1955 but Turnupseed walked away and lived out the rest of his life in Tulare.* Bob Mathias, the 1948 and 1952 Olympic gold medalist who later went on to act in minor TV and movie roles and serve in Congress.#jamesdean #historyhunters #tulareCheck out the video we did on James Dean getting a speeding ticket hours before his death:James Dean got a Speeding Ticket Here Hours Before His Crashyoutu.be/u8qAioZCE-Q?si=kUTwBRbSV-PxzjTZ* * * * Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 151,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
The End of Rock Star Lolly Vegas of Redbone History Hunters 2025-01-23 | Fresno produced Pat and Lolly Vasquez Vegas (1939-2010) who started up on of the first-ever Native American rock bands. They later dropped Vasquez and went by the last name of Vegas. They formed the band Redbone and produced a major hit in "Come and Get Your Love" in 1973.Jeff visits the Fresno Memorial Gardens west of Fresno, Calif., to visit the musician's grave and tell about his life.#redbone #lollyvegas #historyhunters * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 150,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
Meeting TV & Movie Stars at the Hollywood Show in Burbank Jan. 10-11, 2025 History Hunters 2025-01-19 | Jeff attended the Hollywood Show held at the Marriott Convention Center in Burbank on Friday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 and got to speak with many of them.They included Tim Russ of Star Trek, Scott Schwartz of Christmas Story, Bruce Dern, Martha Reeves of Martha & the Vandellas, Margaret O'Brien, Gigi Perreau, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Rex Smith, Malcolm McDowell, Ann-Margret, Stefanie Powers, Tommy Cook, Sid Krofft, Kim Richards and Marta Kristen of Lost in Space TV series.#hollywoodshow #historyhunters #celebrities
Charles Crocker: the Spiteful Rich Neighbor History Hunters 2025-01-16 | Charles Crocker was one of the wealthy four investors of the Transcontinental Railroad who was unkind and spiteful to his neighbor just because he would sell his property.#history #historyhunters
 Update on my trip to Los Angeles County. History Hunters 2025-01-13 | Jeff is on his way back home from a successful and uneventful trip to Los Angeles County and answers the critics who said he shouldn’t go. 
Where California was Invaded by Europeans History Hunters 2025-01-12 | Jeff and Sarah visit Point Loma in San Diego where Juan Cabrillo became the first European to walk on what would become the coast of California. They will also check out the historic Point Loma Lighthouse that served from the 1850s to 1896.#earlycalifornia #pointloma #historyhunters
Am I crazy for going into Los Angeles right now? History Hunters 2025-01-09 | Jeff give an update about his trip to Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9.
Ghost Blimp of 1942 & its Missing Crewmen History Hunters 2025-01-05 | A great mystery unfolded on August 16, 1942 when a Navy blimp set out to keep watch along the coast of San Francisco and came limping back to shore -- with its crew of two men vanished.Jeff tells the story and visits the location of where the blimp gently set down into a Daly City neighborhood but Ernest DeWitt Cody and Charles E. Adams were missing and never found. They were declared dead the following year!#ghostblimp #historyhunters #wwii * * * * *CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 155,100 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
My Four Encounters with President Jimmy Carter History Hunters 2025-01-01 | Jeff of History Hunters fondly remembers the late President Jimmy Carter who passed away at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, 2024.Jeff recounts his four experiences with the 39th President.#potus #jimmycarter #historyhunters
