Oakdale's Historic Graves & Then/Now Photo Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Jeff visits the Oakdale Citizen's Cemetery and interesting historical graves in Oakdale, California, the "Cowboy Capital of the World."
Among those he will highlight are the kin of Oakland A's baseball legend Joe Rudi, the Cottles who settled Oakdale in the beginning, Charles Tulloch who was founder of the Knights Ferry mill, the Dorseys who were related to Caleb Dorsey and some of the folks who met unfortunate deaths.
The video also includes a chilling Then & Now comparison of how this quaint town has changed over the century and more.
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The transitions from the old buildings to the new buildings were fabulous.
I love the way you overlap the old photos over the new to see how much has changed. Great video and Happy Easter 😊
Thanks so much! 😊 happy Easter!
Thanks Jeff for exposing the lives of ordinary folks forgotten for the ages. Glad you call out our vets that paid the ultimate price for their service.
Joe Rudi, "the most underrated player in baseball" was my favorite player. Thanks for sharing!
i lke Joe Rudi too . that catch is classic .
Excellent episode! Love the juxtaposition of the vintage photos of the past vs now. Great use of subtle music. Very well done.
A.W. Mc Donald was one of my relatives. He died before the Stude family came to Oakdale from Nebraska. When his wife died the family went back and brought his remains to Oakdale and returned him next to his wife. Thanks for featuring him.
Interesting! A.W. wasn’t even from Oakdale then?
Jeff would you fufill my suggestion by visiting the grave of John philip sousa please and you are the sweetest kindest most special guy on youtube♥️♥️
Great Vlog Jeff, l was born in Oakdale in The Oakdale Municipal Hospital on Laurel st way back when. A lot of nostalgia hit me while watching it. Thanks..😊
Wow that was great. Love the old pics. I use too work at oak valley hospital and knew dr. Favour. He was a really good man and a pleasure too work with. God bless him. Thanks jeff.
I LOVE those shots of then and now. Sadly reminds me of picturesque buildings that were already old in my youth, but they contributed a cozy feeling of homeliness-and now gone, replaced by functional, practical, soulless boxes.
You said it well! Architecture today is rarely impressive and often thrown up quickly and cheaply!
Exactly... Banks that no one uses are now in their place and the old banks aren't even allowed to be seen inside. They should turn them into museums. Sad.
Wonderful history of Oakdale which I’ve driven through for years going to the Sierra mountains. Loved the way you inserted old pictures into current photos in the town.
Thanks! It's fun when I can do a then and now comparison!
I really enjoy this channel. Every Sunday this is my window into the past. Thank you so much, Jeff.
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Fully enjoyed the video Jeff. My mom is buried in Oakdale Citizen and the wife and I have our plots waiting on us. The overlays in the video of the younger years of Oakdale were truly enjoyed.
Been a resident here since 1974. As with all your videos excellent job putting it together sir. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Hal! Let's hope you aren't planted anytime soon!
My Nana & Papa are both buried in this cemetery. Loved the pictures of seeing what Oakdale used to look like.
Another great history lesson, Jeff. It was great to see some of the old historic buildings remain, but sad to see that so many of the beautiful ones were no more. As always, Jeff, thank you for the history lesson.
The time You two put in on these Episodes, Breathtaking, Thank You
LOVED today's walk back in time in Oakdale CA. How awesome to see before and after photo's of how things look today ! My ex husband and I would always stop in Oakdale on our way to Yosemite for a bite and to feel the vibe of the town and people. Miss those days ! Thank you Jeff and Sarah for another wonderful history lesson. Happy Easter !
That is awesome! Happy Easter to you too, Suzanne!
I think the old building where simple but had so much class. Jeff! I learn so much from you and you do a fantastic job. Thank you and happy Easter.
Jeff... The super-imposing of the past pics with the current lay of the town was simply wonderful and well done! This is one of my top 5 History Hunters episodes and I thank you for your tireless efforts to present accurate representations and historical information.
Glad to hear that this was a favorite! Thank you so much!
Happy Easter King Jeffery. Looking forward to another History hunters video. Greetings from Glasgow.
I really enjoy how you bring our locally history to light . As our country continues to forget about itself these videos are a shining light on our greatness
Happy Easter. i remember Joe Rudi catching that baseball in 1972 .i tried to reenact it in my back yard . thanks for the memories Joe
Loved, loved, loved, my mother graduated from Oakdale, 1950! This was awesome! Thank you so much!
So happy to know that you enjoyed this video and a look back at the history of a town very significant to you and your family. Blessings to you.
Thanks for highlighting the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery.
Glad you liked the visit! Are you from Oakdale?
Born and raised here. But I just realized I used my hubbys email. This is Cindy McAnally Webb. I volunteer at the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery, and you also contacted me about a relative Kyle Anderson who was killed by a jet airplane
Another great video. My Mom, Rema Rudene Brier, is buried in the newer section on the East side. We stop buy often to visit and leave flowers. Loved the before and after shots. The shots around the tower at the brought back a few memories. I used to ride the bus from Livermore to Oakdale to stay with my Grandfather. Got dropped off and picked up a few times at the stop.
My Uncle worked for awhile at the Standard station, I think it was a Chevron station by then. I can remember getting gas there when in town.
They tore down some pretty nice old buildings. Love the way you did the before and after. Cemetery visit was interesting too. Thanks Jeff and Sarah.
Happy Easter Jeff and Sarah! Thanks for posting! Loved going to the water slides there as a kid!
Loved the after and before pictures. Unfortunately everything changes for progress.
Wait. Water slides? Not in Oakdale. Do you mean Waterford or Oakwood Lake water slides in Manteca?
I may have had it confused with Manteca. As kids we would visit our aunt in Stockton and she would take us all.
I have lived in Oakdale since 1973 and we never saw waterslides. Can you tell me where they were and what time what year thank you.
Loved going to those slides in Manteca as a kid so much fun. We would go to slides in Livermore too at Shadow Cliff lake. Good times.
In the early 1970’s, my brother and I went to a store where Joe Rudi was signing autographs that particular day. I think the store was in the McHenry Village shopping center. Being a girl, and about 9, I didn’t know sports, as my brother did. What I remember is that Joe seemed shy. I can still see him looking up to me handing me that autograph.
Cherished memory.
By the way, my brother was in the store that day and he got their autographs for me…which I still have!!!
Jeff loved the before and after. Sometimes I wish they would leave the older buildings and fix them instead of destroying them. Thanks for sharing!! Great stuff
I agree with you! Unfortunately, a lot of these old brick buildings are very costly to rehabilitate, but I’m really not sure why they decided to tear some of them down that were pretty solid.
I'm sure some went to fire, some to decay, & some to old fashioned "don't want the old stuff anymore" mentality.
THOSE NOW AND THEN PICTURES ARE GREAT 😊THANKS JEFF AND SARAH 😊
This was a fabulous historical featured article. I live on the Stream Street that you were raised, called Pioneer. You did not go into the story about the Van Pelt fire department or fire truck business I wish you would have. It is a real blessing to be able to see this, thank you so much. I moved here to Oakdale in 1973. The accuracy of everything you did is spectacular. Someone needed to do this and I’m glad it was you. The comments of people who live in Oakdale are very interesting as well. If you had not written this, I would not know as much about the town that I love. But as you already know, I live in the valley home area, could you do an article on the German town of Valley home? There isn’t much left of the old valley home. Sorry to say. Keep up the fabulous work. Thank you.😊❤
Hi Jeff, thanks for sharing your video. Another veteran worth sharing who is burried here is Howard Hartley.
First Lieutenant Howard Hartley served as a pilot on a B-26 Marauder during WWII in the 394th Bomber Group, Medium, 587th Bomber Squadron. He flew 50 missions and earned a rotation back to the States; however, he and most of his crew volunteered to stay on for 10 more missions because of the approaching invasion. Howard's B-26 flew two missions on D-Day to knock German gun emplacements that threatened the Utah Beach landings. Eight days after D-Day, Howard and his crew were shot down and killed over St. Peravy la Combe, France. He was flying his 60th (last) mission. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), and Purple Heart. He is burried next to his brother, Jack William Hartley, who fought at the battle of Iwo Jima. The two brothers took part of two major battles during WWII, D-Day and Iwo Jima.
Lastly, they are burried next to their father, Russell Hartley. He served as the Chief Engineer on the "Tri-Dam" project you talked about on your video. He worked at the Oakdale Irrigation District for over 57 years.
Unfortunately I did not know about him but ironically on Sunday I met up with Lois Hartley Hunter (his sister) who told me about her brother dying in the war. Maybe in a future video? Thanks for mentioning him!
Thank you for the note. Yes, she’s my great aunt. Her brother Jack was my grandfather, and I’m named after her dad, Russell.
@@Emmythelab Lois looks great for 94!
Another...very enjoyable episode this week.... I really do like the way you blend the old and new photos, the visual drives home the vanishing pasts and the less-than-pleasing architectural present/future we are left with... anyway....best wishes..................... cheers
Glad you like them! I would agree with you that the architectural standards of this country have slipped in most communities. It seems like things were done with class, but today everything is done to be made quickly and cheaply as it can be.
I just wanted to say, you got to be one of the best narrators out there. Enjoyed video.
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate the kind words!
husband speaking age 81, When I see pictures of an old town and then what it looks like today, i often get a sad feeling especially if I grew up in that
town like I did in Edmonds, Wash. I lived just 5 blocks from the Ferry dock on Puget Sound. I played on the beach, both sides of the dock, I could walk
all over the small town even at age 6 on with no worries. There was the small Library with the Police dept. in the bottom. I remember in early grade school
walking with our class (25 kids in line) down the 3 blocks from school to the Library to have a story read to us. The hill just 3 houses up from ours that all
the kids in the area would sled down in the winter. ( In the 50's through the 60's ) we had snow every year. It is all changed now, few of the old buildings
remain or have been remodeled into something else. The soda fountain counter, the candy display, that store is now a realty office. I remember the city park where on Easter all the kids in town would line up on a small bank, by age, and race down to look for colored eggs with numbers on them to match to a prize. I saw a softball in the prize window and that is what I wanted to win, and dog gone, I got that number. I was probably 7 or 8 years old.
Absolutely loved the photo show. Before and after really gives you a sense of history over time.
Wow! Incredible people and stories of Oakdale. I loved your then and now photos. Made me want to go back in time so much! Another wonderful show👏👏👏-Nina
Another great episode Jeff. Love all things historical, it’s obvious you put a lot of time in for your content. Thank you!
Joe Rudi was a fantastic player. As a kid and an A’s fan living in the East Bay in the 70’s was magical. Still remember his game 5 HR which won the title in 74.
My husband and I really enjoyed this episode. I grew up in Waterford and also went to Oakdale High. Great job!
Awesome! Thank you!
So much history in every nook and cranny. Thanks, Jeff.
You are correct! Thanks for watching this video! Blessings!
Great job Jeff! Very informative. Love seeing those old pictures and how Oakdale has changed.
Another fascinating episode. I especially enjoyed the superimposed now/then pictures set to such haunting music. Thanks Jeff.
Bravo, Jeff!!! Great episode... the then-and-now pics were fabulous!!!
Great episode! Brett Dennen and Eric Medlen went to Oakdale High School. RIP Eric.
Great job Jeff, the addition of the Now and B 4 photos were sooo interesting.
Always enjoy seeing the historical photos paired with the current ones. Really shows how times change. Also find the cemeteries fascinating with all the history they hold.
Great video !! My grandfather , Leo worked at Van Pelts for over 20 + years. I used to get the shop tour on Sundays. This was back in the early 1960's . I have family buried in both Oakdale cemeteries.
Awesome Job!!! love the old picture overlays and history!!! Keep it up!!
Love this one Jeff! Then and now pictures so neat to see. Thanks for putting this one together!❤
You are so welcome, Mary! Thanks!
Thanks for highlighting the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery. Cindy McAnally Webb
Our pleasure! You just now saw this?
No but I forgot to comment and hubby just watched it and reminded me.
Luved how u lined up then and now pics. Thank u for all the history u bring to us
What a great video. There is so much history in that cemetery of fascinating people. The overlay of pictures from now to then and back to now again, is great work because I love seeing the transaction of time more than once without having to backup. Great stuff!
Really enjoyed this, especially the before/after pics. So interesting to see how much (and sometimes, how little) things have changed.
Good stuff Jeff.. Hope all is well with you guys
My parents and next older brother are buried in the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery. During the rodeo, in the 1950's & 60's before the days of electric eyes, my dad "Shorty" Perkins was the man who flagged (released the barrier) for the ropers, steer wrestlers, etc. to release them to go after their targets. My sister Bonnie was the 1965 Oakdale rodeo queen. My claim to fame was I got to ride in a fancy convertible (as a 9 yr old) in the same parade as my sister. She wasn't in the car, she rode her horse. I remember as part of the festivities we got to see Monty Montana Jr. (not as famous as his father) perform rope tricks on stage in the old movie theater on F Street. Lots of memories. Thank you.
Great video, Jeff! Crazy to see how much has changed in this little town, most of it in recent history. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! Blessings!
Awesome video! I grew up in Oakdale back in the 50’s and into the 70’s! I also had the same dentist! Haha! I also family in the same cemetery! Funny thing about that railroad trestle, I actually rode across that in a car, one of the more stupid things we did back in the day! My dad had a gas station across from Rocha Trucking! Not sure if you remember it Andy’s Mobil Service! Anyway great video!
Must say your videos are very well done, not my part of the country but made interesting to keep me riveted. Like the then & now pics. Enjoy your channel greatly, best to you and Sarah.....keep em coming.
Thank you very much! That pleases me greatly to read! Bless you!
Another great one Jeff! I really enjoy the before and current photos you post in your videos. They do make me think that the Valley really hadn't changed much between the 30's and 40's and when I visited these places in the 60's and 70's. I do seem to see a greater change between the time I grew up and now.
Another interesting video of a town I’ve spent time helping ex wife’s nephew (Les Oswald) build his horse barns for his horse training business.
I love the video when you show the past and the present of the cities. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
And thank you so much for your video! The cemetery tour was soooo interesting,,,,,,imaginig these folks venturing across America to the west looking for adventure and prosperity! The Then and Now is always a treat! I am constantly saying "WOW" to myself! Love it!
Our pleasure! We owe a lot to those early pioneers who braved the west and all of its dangers! I cannot imagine even crossing the Sierras in a wagon with no roads. Incredible if you stop and think about the obstacles they faced. No wonder so many of them died along the way!
Jeff that clip of Joe Rudi catching that ball against the wall is classic ! i am going look at this again Jeff made my day . Buddy
It made him famous!
@@jbenziggy Jeff that play made Rudi and sports announcer Curt Gowdy famous in my book . have a beer on me . see you next week .🍺
Growing up there provided insight to your video but your research enhanced it so much. Thanks.
What a difference the before and after pictures of Oakdale.Great video!
Thanks 👍 seems like few towns start looking like they did decades or a century ago.
The Lewis' are my family ❤ I'm the one that did the research and found that Melinda wasn't buried there and gave Annie her name back after 154 years. It was an amazing journey to find them and learn their story. Thank you so much for featuring them, made me tear up.... Trisha Starkweather ❤
Thanks for the information! It came in quite handy! Glad to include them in the video!
I love the pictures on the graves. It makes the graves history, and unfortunately.
As always great historic knowledge probably forgotten if not retold by people like you. Thank You!
I appreciate that! Thanks, Jay!
I really enjoyed this episode, Jeff! I liked the Then & Now photos you did.
Thank you!
Love the "then and now" pics!! Always interesting to see the change that way!!!
Thanks. Apparently a lot of us enjoy the blending in of old into new! Turns out the old seemed more aesthetically pleasing to me!
@@jbenziggy I agree!
Outstanding historical review. Thank you for posting.
Thank you kindly!
Jeff, I just want to say Thank you. That's a lot of work. Lining up the old with the new. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate it. That was my favorite part of this video. I know you have to do your due diligence to bring such Top Quality Videos to your Viewers. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate it ❤ thank you & God Bless. Safe Travels.
So for that I thank you very much! Yes, it took some figuring out where to stand when taking the comparison photos but it was a fun challenge. I so appreciate the very nice acknowledgment! Bless you and we'd love it if you keep watching!
Thanks Jeff, enjoy all your episodes!
Thank you so much for the donation? When is your name so I can list you in an upcoming video!
Craig&Patty- we very much enjoy your shows, both content and production. Safe Travels Jeff
Loved the video of the town I was born and raised in. I now call Columbia CA home but my ties to Oakdale remain strong.
OHS class of 84 thanks for the videos from home
This was an amazing video. I appreciate all that you do by bringing the past alive!
I appreciate that!
Very Cool! I was a docent up at Columbia SHP so I would drive through Oakdale almost every weekend. Never really stopped to look around, now I'm really wanting to drive out there and just walk around
Awesome video my Friend, thanks for taking us on the tour. Beautiful area for sure.
Stay Safe and Be Blessed Y'all.
Thanks, you too!
GREAT video! I loved the picture comparison, and the history of the folks in the cemetery too. Thanks for the hard work on this, you did a great job!!
I appreciate the great feedback! Love it! Thanks for the acknowledgment!
Great video Jeff! I love the old and new pictures! It is so nice to see all the historical buildings you have spoken on all over the state of California! We had a wonderful downtown area back in the 60’s and 70’s. A variety of clothing, restaurants, drug, shoe, book and candy stores. The powers that be decided to build a big mall. Bulldozed the whole downtown area and opened the mall in 1977. The mall fell on hard times and was demolished in the early 2,000’s. Now all we have there are apartment buildings and parking lots. Sad! Loved the snippet about your brother and the dentist! 😊 Happy Easter to you, Sarah and the family! Blessings.
Another fantastic video! I didn't need another reason to love your channel, but you gave me one in finding out we went to the same high school 🙂 The then/now comparison is the best I've ever seen, and adds such good perspective of Oakdale's history. The Citizens Cemetery is often overlooked as part of Oakdale's history. Thanks for bringing this into the conversation! If you ever do a history of the candy industry in Oakdale, that would be awesome.
That is awesome! So what year did you graduate from good old OHS? I appreciate the great review of this video and especially the then and now comparison! I love doing them when I have the old photos!
@@jbenziggy Class of 1999. Keep up the good work, and go Mustangs!
Very good. I really like the "Then and Now".
You've done it again, Jeff. Another interesting video and the best part are the overlayed photos of the past. Although I'm not from California, this is still very interesting. Thanks again, Jeff!
Glad you enjoyed it! I too like doing the fade in and fade outs using old photos!
Aw man, one of The Best videos. I really enjoyed the then and nows
It seems like the most popular part of this video was the then and now comparisons, so I’ll try to do more of those in the future.
Great video!!! Really enjoyed the photo overlays of the past with the present. It really brings out the changes but also shows that some things have remained the same.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you, Brent! Blessings!
Loved this video great editing. but then we love all you and Sarah's video's thankyou Jeff we watch from East Hartford Connecticut
Awesome! Thank you! Love hearing from you guys on the east coast! Makes us proud!
Thanks for the tour. Love them all!
Thanks for watching! Bless you!
Hello Jeff and Sarah nice episode! thank you 👍
Wonderful! Thanks so much!
Another fantastic video Jeff, celebrating your teenage years hometown history. Just loved the overlaying of the past and present location photos, very well done! Happy Easter to you and Sarah.
Thanks so much! We love you, Wayne! Thanks for always being willing to watch and comment!
Another great episode Jeff, ty!
Another great video. Always appreciate your historical research and the past and present pictures are amazing. I know this takes a lot of time and energy. Many thanks.
Thanks again! Yes it does take a lot of research, study and planning, not to mention standing on the street while you record and people look at you like @what are you doing?” LOL
Exelente video i love old places and the history learning little bit of the past thanks ❤❤❤
Great video, Jeff. I love the then & now photos. Happy Easter to you and Sarah.
Thanks so much! Hope your Easter was a good day!
Been making the Big Turn in Oakdale all my life, to/from Pinecrest Lake. Great job on the then-and-now pictures!
Thank you so much!
You're pictures are great .like a time machine. Nice town
oh , too cool !
the contrasting photos , old v. New is so awesome !
thanx for your Good work ;
we've commented here before how much we like the History Lesson ...
you do so well , sir
-- Mark / Indiana
Hi Mark! Love your content and glad that an Indiana boy could appreciate the changes in a small California town!
Good video Jeff thank you for this one PS I hope you and Sara and family all have a good Easter . Frank from Montana....
Thanks 👍 happy Easter to you too!
Terrific episode. Thank you!
I live and appreciate the compliment!
I loved the photo comparisons!
I went to school and played baseball with Joe Rudy's kids in Baker City Oregon. He was a very nice guy and so are his kids.
excellent then/now segment