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@shaabrams1919 3 сағат бұрын
Great job on teling the history of this graveyard,would love to visit just because of the history. Thank you
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 сағат бұрын
It is such a peaceful and beautiful setting, especially on a warm spring or fall day. I definitely encourage you to go see it for yourself. Thank you so much for watching, and your comment! ~Jason
@EbonyPeters-ew9rr 18 күн бұрын
My mother recently shared this video with me, and I must say, it brings me immense joy. I have always had a desire to delve deeper into my family's history. My grandfather is Raymond Charles Peters. ❤ thank you for researching and sharing this information.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 18 күн бұрын
Hello Ebony! Thank you so much for coming by and sharing this with me! Your family’s history is rich, and James Peters was involved in some big moments in American history (both good and bad). I salute him as a fellow veteran, but also have great respect for the man and all the adversity he had to overcome in his life. Please share this video far and wide, and also take a look through my channel for anything else that may interest you. I’ve visited a lot of places since I started doing videos in 2019. Thank you for watching! ~Jason
@craemac 27 күн бұрын
A great piece of history well-presented and thankfully preserved.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 27 күн бұрын
Thank you for stopping by and watching! I had a lot of fun researching the story - and it led it many directions. Please feel free to peruse my video library and see if anything else jumps out at you! ~Jason
@jeffs5093 28 күн бұрын
Amazing video, thank you for posting it.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 28 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for watching!
@carrieklein9843 29 күн бұрын
I was SO excited to see the final culmination of all Jason Graves hard work exploring and sharing the life of Civil War Veteran James Peters and his family. 💙 Jason has family ties to Maine and we just happened to stumble across one another online. I absolutely love and admire what he does. I was honored when he allowed me to assist in researching on this project. Now seeing the finished project, I was in tears because I felt like he was talking about people I knew! Thank you for the honorable mention in your amazing video, Jason! You did an amazing job honoring the lives of the Peters family. 💙 Please feel free to share this video to anyone who loves American history or just family biographical sketches! Also subscribe to Jason's KZbin channel... Exploring History Together. 💙
@ExploringHistoryTogether 29 күн бұрын
We make a good research team, Carrie - thank you so much for your input and hard work on the Peters Family. I have a feeling we're going to work together again very soon! ~Jason
@greyphrog72 29 күн бұрын
Jason! Thank you for researching and capturing this story of James and Josephine Peters! I cannot describe how important this is to me and our family! I know we talked about how we got to this point and how we crossed paths, it’s all the Good Lord setting this up for the next generation to pass along. THANK YOU!!
@ExploringHistoryTogether 29 күн бұрын
To you and the entire extended family of Peters descendants... this video was a JOY to work on! I'm so glad I stumbled over the museum display where I learned James' name. I had a ton of fun running down all the rabbit trails he led me on, but I had a LOT of help from other folks. I'm very grateful to each and every one of them for their contributions. You can see their names in the video description under "Special Thanks". I loved having this opportunity to learn about your family. Blessings to all of you, and you are WELCOME!
@jamelpeters1994 18 күн бұрын
Hello, my name is Jamel peters. Grandson to Raymond peters and great grandson to Montgomery James Peters.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 18 күн бұрын
Hello Jamel! I certainly hope you enjoyed the video as much as I enjoyed putting it together! Your family has a very interesting place in history. ~Jason
@jamelpeters1994 18 күн бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogetherthank you so much for this, this has truly made me happy to learn this, I’ve always wanted to know about my family’s history. Thank you sir❤️
@dreamerw6134 Ай бұрын
Many family members buried there where I was baptized.
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
Are you still local to the area? I remember being in that cemetery a few years ago… that was a HOT day. I’m currently working on the story of a local (Prince William County) civil war soldier, and connecting him with his wife and 9 children. This should be hitting the channel sometime this coming week. ~Jason
@donlarocque5157 Ай бұрын
Look for another book called Biggest Brother. It's about the Major exclusively.
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
I will definitely look into that one. Thank you for watching!
@claudiadesoto2378 Ай бұрын
First time view, you speak clearly and words below awesome, so beautiful and the church is amazing
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Yes, it absolutely was a beautiful place, and so well cared for. It was a blessing that I could actually speak that day. I was getting over a cold - and you can definitely hear it. But it was a gorgeous day and I wanted to get out of the house and DO something. I hope you’ll stick around as a viewer… I’m currently working on what I hope will be my best work so far. It should be released very soon. ~Jason
@Confederatestatesofamerica1860 Ай бұрын
I saw your car in Gettysburg! I wanted to get a autograph but I was on the sidewalk! Love your videos! 👍
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
I wish you'd waved me down! I love talking to viewers of the channel! On June 22, I took a few friends up who wanted to see Gettysburg - so it wasn't a "work trip"... (I wasn't doing any video.) This one was all about fun, adventure, and enjoying the scenery. Also got to try Mr. G's ice cream for the first time... I WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK FOR MORE! ;-) ~Jason
@Confederatestatesofamerica1860 Ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether thanks for your reply! If I see you again I’ll flag you down!
@cherylschantz9893 Ай бұрын
There is a lot of open space in this cemetery. Probably some unmarked graves there. Thx for the video.
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
I would bet money on there being many unmarked there... or the stones have sunk into the ground. Thank you for watching!
@cherylschantz9893 Ай бұрын
Jacob passed in April 1739 and his wife in November of the same year. So sad.
@cherylschantz9893 Ай бұрын
My last name is Schantz. I wonder if we are related by marriage?
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
That is entirely possible. Name spellings regularly change throughout history... in that very cemetery you've got "Howry" and "Howery" buried side by side.
@ronajuki9401 Ай бұрын
Behind your car right now
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
If local history videos interest you, then please do take a look at my work. Thanks for saying hello!
@LindaKaser Ай бұрын
I've been here several years ago. Clarks, Boyds, and Bishops are my ancestors. Loved seeing this video.
@ExploringHistoryTogether Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, Linda! Did I happen to pass by any of your ancestors' stones? ~Jason
@LindaKaser Ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether The Clarks but saw Capt Boyd's grave (Rev War) in the distance.
@LuckyBuckYT 2 ай бұрын
Did you see a Plyler gravestone?
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
Not that I recall directly… but I AM going back to Gettysburg on Saturday. Any idea where the headstone can be found? And is that family for you?
@LuckyBuckYT 2 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether Never been there but it is my family. My family searches the web to try and find anything, but the only one we know is Henry Plyler.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
@@LuckyBuckYT Do you have a birth and/or death year for Henry? If I can locate him in Find A Grave, I might be able to track down the gravestone when I’m there on Saturday.
@dabullmikefuck 2 ай бұрын
my name is mike LeFEVRE, this is upsetting that someone took down the stone and iron fence around the plot, and it is pronounced lahfeever. We are not German, we were French hugonots from stasborg France. Our family was completely wiped out during the inquisition, and paradise, pa was granted to our family by William penn
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
I apologize for mispronouncing your name... I knew a family years ago who pronounced it the way I did in the video, so it was correct to the best of my knowledge. I also cannot read any language other than English, and the name "Heinrich" being on one of the graves kind of gave me the feeling that there was German heritage here. Again, I'm sorry for the mistake. I do my best to shine light on these old cemeteries without sharing a direct location on camera (to discourage vandalism), and I also try to show respect for the ancestors who rest there. I hope that at least I accomplished that last part for your family. We just happened to drive by your family's site without foreknowledge that it was there - so I did not have any information on hand when I actually recorded the video. I found those photos after the fact and added them in. ~Jason
@Blackskull26993 2 ай бұрын
Is it legal to visit here?
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
Well, it’s my understanding that the entire town was bulldozed into the ground a couple months ago. I suspect it’s just an open field now.
@Blackskull26993 2 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether oh dang it well I guess I missed my chance but I'll do more research to be sure!
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
Did you watch this video all the way through? We did a pretty extensive walk through. (I know, not quite the same as seeing it with your own eyes!)
@Blackskull26993 2 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether I don't believe I watched to the end but it was a good video
@Blackskull26993 2 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether and I also subscribed!
@user-rn7jm2qs3o 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service Sir,!
@rdk162 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video.....I hope our next president donald trump makes a speech here.....Biden can't because he doesn't even know what Gettysburg is.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
I appreciate the comment, and thanks for watching!
@rdk162 2 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether I live in dallas pa. There is a cemetery down the road called “ceastown cemetery” It is in lehman, pa. It has civil war guys in there
@reneelehman6087 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! My family lived in Manasas when I was a wee one and my dad was a Vietnam Vet. I really appreciate your work!
@ExploringHistoryTogether 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Renee! I really appreciate your support! More is coming soon, I promise!
@GenerationsFound 3 ай бұрын
Very cool church
@ExploringHistoryTogether 3 ай бұрын
Yep! They sure knew how to pad those pews back in the day! 😁
@ColoradoMartini 3 ай бұрын
So interesting. Air BNB wow
@ExploringHistoryTogether 3 ай бұрын
So strange that there was just that one little sign that said “Lincoln Family Cemetery.” There was no other signage at all, and I was really unsure at first about walking through the neighbor’s yard to get to the site.
@karenmcpherson9221 3 ай бұрын
I just watched a video about this cabin. It's a reproduction of a confederate shelter. There were a bunch of shelters the soldiers put up. They cut down the timber but used lumber from surrounding buildings. I don't have the site, but it's on you tube.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate this message! Yes I learned quite a bit after the fact that it was a reproduction for some of the anniversary celebrations going on at the battlefield. If you watch my 10th Alabama Cemetery video, Jeff the tour guide explains those cabins on a different battle site.
@Austin-qo7wx 3 ай бұрын
'promosm'
@ExploringHistoryTogether 3 ай бұрын
???
@jeffs5093 4 ай бұрын
Great video, very informative
@ExploringHistoryTogether 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, Jeff!
@lauracooke1286 4 ай бұрын
At the 14:00 mark the gravestone for Andrew Caldwell reads, "Here lies ye remains of Andrew Caldwell departed June the 27th 1757. Aged 45 Years.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 4 ай бұрын
Is Andrew an ancestor of yours?
@forwheelinallday 4 ай бұрын
The cabin is a reconstruction of a Confederate soldiers winter quarters.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the update!
@nancyweliczko9334 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful old Ghost Town, I love looking at old buildings seeing what inside and the craftsmanship that was put into them back when people had pride in what they built, thank you for this awesome find.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 5 ай бұрын
Thank you, Nancy, for watching! And how ironic that you happened to comment on this particular video today. I was planning to return there today but the rain kept me home. Union Level was, for the most part, razed to the ground about a week ago and I was going to video document whatever is left. Very sad to see it go but I understand from a local friend there that the place was falling in on itself, and had become very dangerous.
@KikiBorom-xd1mx 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the vid. On my way right now to see the Garthright House for the first time. I am a descendant of Miles Garthright. It’s supposed to be very haunted.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 5 ай бұрын
I would have LOVED to get video inside the house... but it was locked up tight, and there was no indication that it's ever open for visitors. If you could talk to the right people and get me a tour inside, I'd be grateful!
@KikiBorom-xd1mx 5 ай бұрын
Ok left a coupla hours ago. It’s federal historic property and now functions as housing for park rangers. Ran into one while there--he said the second floor burned down in 1972 so the whole thing was remodeled then. He didn’t offer to let me in (looked like he was ready to crash). He said there was nothing original to see inside except the fireplace. The rest was remodeled right down to cheap beige carpeting. He reports no hauntings .
@ExploringHistoryTogether 5 ай бұрын
Well THAT was anti-climactic! 😂 Thanks for the description… hope you enjoyed the video.
@nellyjohnson7316 5 ай бұрын
A very sad place where so many died😢
@ohmeowzer1 5 ай бұрын
Is this ball family related to Lucille ball ?
@ExploringHistoryTogether 5 ай бұрын
Not that I am aware of… but it’s always a possibility.
@ohmeowzer1 5 ай бұрын
Great video new subscriber. I’m getting caught up on your videos
@ExploringHistoryTogether 5 ай бұрын
Well, there’s about 90 of them so make sure you’re stocked up on snacks! (And welcome to the channel!)
@ScandanavianMillenial 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for visiting my 12th great grand uncles house. I was hoping a Cundiff grave may have survived, but it was nice to see none the less
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
@ScandanavianMillenial You're very welcome! It was a fun visit, but as you could see, I very nearly gave up on finding anything. The thorns and brush were SO thick it was crazy. Felt like I was being attacked from all sides by live vines! Thankfully the camera brought to my vision what my eyes failed to see... the multi-sided gravestone. Glad you enjoyed the visit!
@shelliewerner5624 6 ай бұрын
Great video...
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! This one is among my own top favorites... Might have to go back this summer! ~Jason
@GenerationsFound 6 ай бұрын
That is so cool that you tracked down where the house is. I would love to go to that cemetery on the property.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
Get in touch with me when you and Mr. M are headed to Virginia... I'll be happy to take you there, and any other local sites you want to see.
@southernguy35 6 ай бұрын
lincoln is the reason we're in this mess today with biden. bad president. Today, if that war between the states happened, the north would be charged with war crimes against humanity.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
Both armies committed their fair shares of atrocities against each other. I didn’t post this video to start any political fights with anyone… just showing the history, that’s all.
@tellingtheirstoryphotography 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Looks like those headstones could use a cleaning. Thanks for sharing!
@terrygabrich4806 6 ай бұрын
The truth is, Tom Lincoln couldn't have any children because at a young age he had a disease that made him sterile. Abraham Lincoln's real father was Abraham Enloe of North Carolina. Nancy Hanks (who changed her name from Hankenberger) was the Enloe maid. Abraham Enloe got Nancy pregnant which made his wife angry and she had Nancy kicked out of the house. Abraham Enloe paid tom Lincoln to Mary the pregnant Nancy hankenberger/hanks. Abraham Lincoln was conceived in North Carolina and born in Kentucky. This video is actually showing a myth.
@orno8906 6 ай бұрын
not much information given, had a hard time seeing who was who in relation to President Lincoln. Almost like you were in a hurry to get done instead of giving a good background on the site. keep trying.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
This was an odd site… not like most other places I’ve been to. I did not see a gate where I could get inside the cemetery (and hence closer to the stones to read). I only learned after I returned home (2 hours away) that the gate is hidden. That’s why I simply zoomed in on the directory sign - figured it provided pretty much anything I could have spoken. Sorry about the “lack” on this one.
@ChrisWilk 6 ай бұрын
Hey Bro, really cool. I would recommend trying to get a wind cover for your mic. God bless
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
I do have one… it just didn’t “feel” as windy to me as it turned out to be. Lesson learned for next time!
@dynamitedavedotcom 6 ай бұрын
Another great video!
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
Thank you, @dynamitedavedotcom! Another new skill learned with editing on this one... putting the photo over top of the video to show the cemetery map detail. A tiny thing for someone else, but a mountain climbed for me!
@jeffs5093 6 ай бұрын
Amazing video, thank you
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@tellingtheirstoryphotography 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful place! The story about the fiddle is so amazing !
@ExploringHistoryTogether 6 ай бұрын
Yes, that was a very cool bit of history!
@tellingtheirstoryphotography 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful spot
@Glenda-LiveandLove 7 ай бұрын
Oh my. In the back ground and a few others are my ancestors. Seymour. Watson and Fish you spoke of some. Webster you didn’t show any. Well except at the end on the founders monument. Up higher from John Webster is another Richard Seymour. Thank you so much or this exploration of the burying grounds. Tears of joy over came myself. Now I know that if I plan a trip (from Oklahoma) that I in fact will see their names. Thank you. ❤
@ExploringHistoryTogether 7 ай бұрын
@glendac6334 You made my day with this comment! Last year when I was planning a trip up to Maine to scatter my mom's ashes, I told my wife I really wanted to make a detour to video in this specific graveyard. Thankfully she obliged me on this one. This is a truly amazing cemetery, and contains SO MUCH history. Today it's nowhere near as large as it once was, but if I'd had the time, I still could have spent 2-3 days in here just perusing the stones. Thank you for watching, and feel free to look through my many other videos to see if something appeals to you! ~Jason
@Glenda-LiveandLove 7 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether oh and this definitely made my day.
@Glenda-LiveandLove 7 ай бұрын
I’m going on a binge watch of your channel.
@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111 7 ай бұрын
Like Plymouth, Ma. The 1600s graves are no longer marked, you know where they are supposed to be, but you must go on Faith that they're still there. ❤
@ExploringHistoryTogether 7 ай бұрын
In my heart, I do believe there are at least a few here that pre-date the 1700s. The extremely rural placement of this cemetery, out here among the ancient farms, just screams OLD to me. The earliest marked stone is dated 1739, but in more than one place online I read that burials were happening here at least 20-30+ years earlier than that. 1600's dates wouldn't surprise me. Thanks for watching!
@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111 7 ай бұрын
@@ExploringHistoryTogether Keep in mind, most homes that early on, may have had "Family Cemeteries" on the property.
@elizabethdixon7173 7 ай бұрын
I just happened upon another video of your cemetery tours while trying to locate an ancestor in the area. Then I saw this one. Beautiful drone work of the area and I appreciate your sensitivity and respect for the places and people there. I have numerous ancestors in the Chestnut Level New Cemetery from the 1800s. I was there at dusk in September. I'd been planting bulbs at the graves of ancestors at the Drumore Friends Cemetery. Twilight at Chestnut Level was magical!
@ExploringHistoryTogether 7 ай бұрын
Chestnut Level was indeed a beautiful location, and it’s obvious that someone is taking care of it. It IS odd to me though that the “new” cemetery has a 1960 date when in fact there are so many burials that predate that by many, many years. I am planning to return to PA in the spring/summer of 2024 as there is so much history to be found there. Thank you so much for watching, and your comment too. I hope you find my other videos as pleasing to watch. Look for Tschantz Graveyard in my list - you’ll love it! ~Jason
@katharinae5328 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for visiting these old places. Do you find also incriptions in other languages or even letters?
@ExploringHistoryTogether 7 ай бұрын
On occasion, I do run across other languages… mostly Hebrew. But if you watch my Tschantz Graveyard video, you will certainly see some old German there. Thank you so much for watching, and feel free to share the video links!
@joycehorstmann2634 7 ай бұрын
Just a theory about Ada: perhaps her family farmed very near this spot at first, and she was the first in the family to pass away. Then, if they moved 3 or so miles away, and the next person in the family died during winter, they might have needed to buried him/her close to their new home. And the rest followed. It’s kind of surprising that they didn’t move her to the other cemetery, but perhaps other family members are buried near her, so they left her with them. It’s fun to try to develop a narrative for people whose stories we don’t know.
@ExploringHistoryTogether 7 ай бұрын
A very plausible theory for sure... To be honest, I didn't dig very far into her story when I was researching this cemetery... but I may spend a little time trying to piece it together in the next couple months - while it's still too cold and wintry to go adventuring very far from home. Thank you for watching! ~Jason