Gold Rush era Sonora Masonic Cemetery 

Mr Dick an Mr Balls burried close to each other. Very funny! Great work you do. Look forward to the next adventure.

My husband and I both lost it at Mr. Dick and Mr. Balls. We are so not mature. 😂😂

Between your channel and mother load memories fb page I’m getting a great education on our local history, love it.

Glad you are finding new places during the quarantine to explore. Too funny with the two guys, B and D.

ok, that comment about the 2 buried next to each other cracked me up! great job as usual Jeff!

Im amazed by the amount of information you have on so many of these people especially since most appear to be rather non-famous. Great to have you keeping these stories alive

What a great story this was. With me having been a Mason since 1991, this story was very much endearing to me. Thank you so much for this episode.

Jeff, I especially enjoyed your journey around the Masonic Cemetery in Sonora. I’ll have to visit the two graves of pioneers, Mr. Dick and Major Balls. Thanks to you, they will not be forgotten! 😆😅🤣. I enjoyed your historic research of Sonora. My mom and dad spent their honeymoon in Sonora, 75 yrs. ago. I appreciate all your vintage photos. They aide in your factual commentary. I’ll bet you taught Ken Burns that technique! Lastly, the country music that you used at the end was great! Keep on that trail, Jeff and Sarah! We enjoy your travels so much! Breakfast is on me if I see you at the Velvet Grill!

This cemetery has a lot of family history.It is good that you are keeping they're memories alive.Tony

Seeing as Sara is in lockdown, what a perfect time to watch " SHANE " . No excuses 😉

This cemetery is incredible, well kept. You and Sara stay well.

Im Retired Golden gate bridge painter and always heard about the golden rivet. Didn't know it was never placed.

Hello Jeff another great job on Sonora if you want some other nice cemeteries to go check out check out the ones in Coulterville you'll find all walks of life Indian Chinese Germans Americans plus my wife is also buried there in Coulterville I lived there for 10 years and some of the happiest times in my life until I lost my wife to cancer another great place to check out would be the iron door Saloon in Groveland oldest the oldest still operating Saloon in California or maybe you already know this but thank you again for walking me through some of the country I previously walked before

Another great video. Thanks Jeff

Thank you for your reply, really great to see someone taking the time to answer the comments, much appreciated, hope History Hunters goes from strength to strength.

Didn't realize California had so much history learned so much watching these videos jeff one of these days if things ever get back to normal I'm gonna take the family on a few weeks trip back out to California and visit some of these places it goes to show they came from all over the world to California during the gold rush. Thanks for another great video my friend. Man that was comical how those 2 names were close to each other it had to be done on porpoise lol.

Some Masonic graves now have the inscription: "Called From Labor" on a specific date. Wonderful information on the history of the Mother Lode.

Another thoroughly enjoyable "history lesson", thanks for the GREAT episode. And speaking of digging graves in the rocky ground; your grandmother told me some years ago that when she was young, she recalls the ground in her home state of Oklahoma being so rocky, they had to use dynamite to blast out the holes for the graves.

Thanks for taking me along

I really enjoy your History Hunters I believe Crabtree entertained the miner by doing the Cancan Dance with her legs. Barbara

History buried with them. Beautiful day there. Very interesting episode so well done I felt like I was there with you....thank you✌️🌈

Love your story and history. That was funny about mr. Dick mr. Ball! God bless you

That is a beautiful cemetery, but hate to see fallen tree on grave and areas of overgrowth, Looks like some of the residents (living) homes are right up on cemetery. Don’t know if I would want to live that close. Thanks Jeff! 🇺🇸🚜👍

I know of a Sonora CA cemetery that's tucked away downtown, that you haven't been to yet. ! Or maybe you just didn't make a video. ! Thank you for doing what you do. ! It's so interesting. !❤❤❤

Another great cemetery! The Otis Greenwood crypt use to really creep me out as a kid walking around the place.

Hallo Jeff,bin zufällig auf euren Kanal gestoßen und habe ihn gleich abonniert bin begeistert,ich liebe die alten Westernfilme und es ist sehr interessant die Drehorte zu sehen so einen Kanal habe ich mir immer gewünscht einfach super macht weiter so und liebe Grüße aus Thailand,bin vor 6 Jahren mit meinen Papa und meiner Frau dorthin ausgewandert

This was a great video, of Gold Rush era Sonora Masonic Cemetery thanks for sharing!

These poor people have been long forgotten.

I live in Sonora and lived here since 1990 when I was 4 and still reside here Ben Soulsby's house still stands Its at the Methodist Church in Soulsbyville and has a rock arch in front which is just up the road from the house l grew up in 1990 - 2013 l lived in Soulsbyville.

Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s always interesting!

Thanks Jeff always interesting

I enjoyed this very much. My brother-in-law is buried in this cemetery and my sister will be buried there when she is gone. Many of these names are familiar to those of us who have lived in Tuolumne and Stanislaus Counties. I've wandered through this cemetery many times and thank you for giving me a treasure I can keep.

Mr. Dick buried by Mr. Balls! Hilarious! Especially with the serious look on your face! Great video!

Thank you Jeff, well done! I really like the old photos mixed in with your presentation.

Another "over the top" great video, Jeff. My husband and I continue watching your videos everyday. Sometimes we binge watch them several hours a day. We feel like we are right along there with you as we love to go cemetery hunting as well. Love your sense of humor about the two tombstones that you wonder if it was a coincidence that the two were buried side by side. I was wondering if you were going to address that. Ha! We had a chuckle about the tiny little naughty streak of our friend, Jeff. Keep up the good work....we learn so much every single day from you.

The two men who knew Mark Twain when he spent time on Jackass Hill were Bill and Jim Gillis. Bill is my great grandfather and Jim is his older brother.

Looks like an excellent Eagle Scout Project opportunity.

Wow another good one, somehow I missed it back when. But I am hysterics over Mr. Dick and Mr. Balls. Can imagine the flack they took back in their day.

Thanks for taking us along!

I watched this video again, very enjoyable. So many graves gone and probably forgotten, until you do your research. Those old graveyards, scenery and history (and a great host) adds so much to our lives as we learn how those before us lived and built this great country.

as always,another well informed video.great video

Another great video Jeff I always look forward to your videos. Love the history of my county

What is so sad within 50 to 100 years after we die no one will remember us. However, a few of us seem to like to visit cemeteries and do a little research. Which you are now doing, More and more people are now being cremated, soon cemeteries will be things of the past. Lord help us if down the road soylent Green comes true. :) That said, I am a Christian so to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Amen :) So we really don't die. we just go live somewhere else.

Love your history lessons. A lot of research has to be done on your part. Keep up the great work to benefit us all.

Thank you for taking us along stay safe and well

Love, love history! This was a great video. I love going to old cemeteries. As always thanks for sharing!

I like that you do so much local history.

Thanks for the history lesson on my town, I’ll be checking out more of your videos as I love local history.

Interesting.... Thanks....

I love the US historical era of 1800's,so full of interesting topics.I'm from Canada.

Fantastic video as always .Thank you Jeff

Wonderful, Thank you ! Very informative.

Great Video! Thank You

Thanks Jeff for another well researched pi

Always enjoy your program!

Excellent work...

You have a very enjoyable and informative channel and it is evident that you put a lot of effort into your episodes. It's a lot of fun to watch and learn about all of this cool history. Great job!

Beautiful area & well done vlog

Love your work, as always interesting, and fun.

Love that printing press on the epitaph. How unusual. Great finds!

Neglected cemetery but still kind of beautiful. I didn't comment on your Bodie video but I must say enjoyable videos from my now favorite channel. Please keep going!!!!

Another great one ...

You should do Coulterville, CA. It's really interesting. And Groveland.

Mr. Dick next to Mr Balls! Lol good one. Love the history!!

Interesting video> You also made us laugh out loud!

Hi! I've never commented before. I was going to tell you what "Ici Repose" meant, but someone beat me by 5 hours! We've enjoyed your shows. We've watched all of them, and just wait now for the new ones to pop up.

Interesting as always and very informative!! Always like the back stories like the Golden Rivet for the Golden Gate Bridge... wonder if it is still around some where! 👍👍

The two people you are looking for could be buried at the cemetery up by Bald Mountain Road. Mountain Shadow Cemetery is the name of that one. There is also a cemetery at the corner of W. Jackson St. Might want to look there for those ones. They also could be buried in Jamestown or Columbia.

You do a really good job with these cemeteries in that you do research, you're not just reading. Well done. 👏 You know I'm catching up with your videos and travels. Lucky me! There's more 😃 That said, I don't know if the marinas and wee tiny tows all along the Cali Delta are of interest to you. Starts in Stockton, goes to the Bay. Tons of history in those marinas and some really great food. City of Locke, wee Tony town, Al the Wops has exxxxcellent food. Oh.my.gosh. Thanks for this trip to Sonora. 👋

Very interesting thank you

Not sure you have ever explored Virginia City NV graveyard. Lots of history. Nice job.

Informative and interesting as always. I live pretty much in the middle of the areas you cover and how many Gold Rush and Northern California history buff. So this is all Wonderful to me. However I am surprised you've never covered Bodie. I see you've done Aurora which is very close by and on the other side of it.

Antigo este cemitério muito top meu bhother

More about the Segerstrom family. I have no idea if they’re related but there are still Segerstroms here in Sonora. Kate Segerstrom is a judge here in Sonora, and her son-in-law Sam Segerstrom is a sonora high tennis coach and a real estate agent

I enjoyed the video!

Great video sad to see a cemetery in such conditions. You should do a video on Aimee Semple McPherson she is buried near Walt Disney I just learned about her.

Another good video! I have several books on the boomtown days, mostly on Bodie and Aurora-- you may have guessed that. Some of the books, the “forward” is written by a Donald Segerstrom, of Sonora.

Oooo I'm from Sonora! I'm a photographer and I've taken photos in that cemetery! 😄 This is interesting!

Good history

Another great video. There's also a Jewish cemetery behind the Sheriff's Office and the City Cemetery off of Jackson St near the corner of Ash St.

Have you checked out liberty and Elliott cemetery in acampo? It would be great if you did a video on those two. I guess a lot of kids were buried in the liberty cemetery and some of the graves are under the freeway.

Next u should go to Greeley hill it’s a very small town that has a lot of history it’s between Coulterville meriposa and Groveland

Great history, thanks, I have subscribed. Shame on the Masonic order that they have not kept the cemetery in better shape. If I lived in the area I would volunteer to help keep it up.

In Gult Ca. There's a old cemetery of the town liberty that no longer exist.

Hi history hunter I love your channel! Can you make of video of hickman ca I live here please I would love to know about it

Love the video I’ve noticed a lot of people have Freemason headstones were they all freemasons back then

So cool to find this! I am doing a podcast about our local cemeteries, I live here in town. I have done this same excursion so many times! So neat to watch from home on such a hot day!! Let's do a project together if you ever come back!

LOL, the location of Mr. Dick and Mr. Balls couldn't had to have been on purpose. That would have been some coincidence, don't you think? Thanks for the laugh. I wasn't expecting that :-)

Its so sad that these cemetery's are no longer tended by Any Relatives.... there must be SOME about?? Another great video tho... have you been to TOMBSTONE, in Arizona i think?? that would be a Great video

I think Lucy grabbed that tree she lived up to her name. I dont know if it would be politically correct, but I sure would like to a cable camera inside those little holes just to see if the coffin was visible. Might of been very ornate but then it might of been wooden. And those fences they were all hammered together no welding back then.

Another cool one is in Sonora behind to old jail. Shame on Sonora for building a new addition onto the jail and building over some of the old graves.Some say the old part of the jail is haunted .

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I love the joke about Mr. Dick and Mr. Balls.

Happy holiday

Love the videos. Noticed your last name. Small world. My daughter's best friend from Livingston shares the same name. Was wondering if you were related to her dad, Eric.

Great video. My great- grandpa was a Mason. He immigrated from Denmark and passed in 1974 at 96 years old. A Masonic funeral is long. I thought Catholic funerals were long! He is buried in Oakland.

@Jeff: Please, please, please present something about Robinson's Ferry and the mysterious Melones fire and the erasure of the history of Melones.

@16:10 is Dr. Dodge related to whoever Dodge Ridge is named after?

Thumbs up. BTW: Jeff have you read any of the books authored by Tulare Farmer Victor Davis Hanson? Any opinion of his latest?

I know of an old small cemetary i can't find much info on. Maybe you can help me research it. Located along feather river between Oroville and Biggs ca