I served on the USS Missouri from 1989 until shortly before her decommissioning. We had quite a bit of pictures of the Truman family throughout the ship . Margaret Truman originally commissioned her in 1944. Ate many a meals on the Truman line! Best ship I ever served on and was an absolute honor to be a Missouri Battleship Sailor.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your service! Harry was proud of the armed forces!

@janetceniza8091

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, I was in the Air Force from 1963 - 1967. What a different service we have today.

@stevedawson378

11 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for your service! Wonderful club we belong to.@@janetceniza8091

@daveweber9164

11 ай бұрын

I am born and raised in Bremerton Washington.. if you know the MO you know Bremerton! I grew up seeing that beautiful ship for many many years! Finally got to go on her before she left for Hawaii.

My grandmother, now 98 years of age, grew up in Virginia and in the DC area. She was quite close with Harry Truman's daughter, Margaret Truman. She remembers seeing then Vice President Harry Truman taking his walks around DC, and briefly spoke with him on a few occasions. Grandma remembers sitting with Margaret at school when, suddenly, the Secret Service entered the room and whisked Margaret away. She soon received word, as did the rest of the nation, that FDR had passed away that very day - April 12th, 1945. Margaret was escorted back to the Cabinet Room of the White House straight from school to witness her father's swearing in. She recalls that some of the faculty at George Washington University were not all Truman supporters - in one particular class, the professor made a very negative remark about the president right in front of the class, in which Margaret was a pupil. Margaret heard it but she didn't say anything - I'm sure she was used to Washington politics by that time, given her father's prominent role in American politics. Grandma stayed in touch with her until Margaret's death in 2008.

@swansfan6944

11 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 from Wollongong Australia Erik. That was really interesting, thank you for sharing that about your grandma. Jodie.

@mov1ngforward

11 ай бұрын

I love this! I always enjoyed Margaret on the What's My Line TV quiz show. She seemed very down to earth for her position in life. What a great story.

Harry said, "Anyone that gets rich as a politician is a crook." I think he was right. You described Missouri pretty well. Hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Having lived in the Missouri Ozarks my entire life, I can say it does that every year. I enjoyed the video very much.

It’s really unfortunate that most of today’s politicians aren’t from a background of hard manual labor. Back in 2018, I trucked from Central Utah to the SubTropolus caves in Kansas City on a regular run. I’ve stayed at the truck stop in Aboline, where the Eisenhower library is. Always wanted to see it. The old house my grandma grew up in is still on our family property. Still standing, barely. My late uncle owned it, and left the place to my brother. Uncle Jim used it for storage, so he kind of maintained it. He found some artifacts behind a plaster wall years ago. From 1918 or so. Grandma had a little brother that died in that house in 1921. Little guy, 5 years old was dragged by a horse. I clean the water deposits from his marble headstone sometimes. Kinda surreal, to think about that situation. Love this channel & all the hard work you do !

My grandparents on both sides grew up in large families on farms. Ten kids in each family. My mom told me when my grandparents bought the house she grew up in in the 30’s there was no indoor plumbing. They had to put a bathroom indoors. They still had the old outdoor water pump when I was a kid. Next door was a blacksmith shop. My cousins and I would go in there back in the early 60’s. Still equipment in there. We used to say it smelled old. A young guy bought the house and blacksmith shop in the mid 90’s. He made the blacksmith shop into a workshop for himself. He put new roofing, windows, siding on the outside. I took my mom there about ten years ago. She was into Alzheimer’s. She recognized the house and other buildings in the little town. The new owner invited us inside. He had torn down a couple walls but kept the integrity of the house. My mom cried seeing it. I think that house will go another 100 years! So much is bulldozed down today. Nice to see some history refurbished.

Good Sunday Morning Jeff & Sarah. There was much wisdom in Harry Truman & yes, it was imparted to him through his humble beginnings. There is much to be said to be a farmkid arising at 430 am to milk cows & feed livestock, it was an experience that I too was blessed to have in my childhood. The best part was it gave me an undying work ethic & problem solving mindset having the utilization of common sense as it's vanguard. I often look back & can only say, Thank you Dad, for ensuring I was raised w/ an "old timers attitude" in today's modern world..... Oh & welcome to Missouri, try not to break a sweat while you're here, take the time to imagine what the hayfields were like this time of year, during hay season. More of today's kids imho, would be better served learning in the farm fields vs tethered to personal electronics devices in their rooms, houses, or schoolyards. Excellent video, Thank you for the Journey today, stay safe and Be Blessed.🙏🇺🇸

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

I could not agree with you more. Well said! I often hear of kids shooting up schools and stealing and outrunning police and think, they certainly didn’t grow up on a farm! Kids would turn out very differently if they learned the work ethic offered on the farm. No time to goof off and get in trouble. I grew up on a 2-acre ranchette where we had animals and a garden. Such fond memories of that time!

My husband's uncle served in the Army in Virginia right after the close of WWII combat. One day he was on leave. He walked through D.C. with a buddy to sightsee, as the military had given him the only chance he had to see life outside of his small Northern Plains town. As he and his buddy walked past the White House, they were surprised to see Harry Truman standing on The White House lawn with his dog. "Hello, boys," the president said. "How are you liking Army life?" "It's all right," my husband's uncle answered. He never forgot that experience and told that story often to family. He passed away last year.

I've been there at the Truman Farm. It was closed when I stopped by. Also, I've been to Truman's birthplace home in Lamar, MO. That was closed. Truman's home in Independence, MO. need a separate ticket (closed) and his Presidential Museum and Library, which was open. The Museum has a replica of the Oval Office during Truman's presidential term. And Truman and his wife are buried there too. Great video Jeff.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

My father used to live in Lamar, Missouri, and we did get a tour of the birthplace of Harry Truman. It’s a very small house which is nicely restored as well. I have also been to the Truman library and visited the graves of Harry and Bess Truman, but I did not get there on this particular visit. I’ve also been inside their Independence Missouri home, which was a very nice place which she inherited from her parents.

Jeff, l saw that house on your front page and I knew right away this had to do with Harry Truman because Harry Truman holds the distinction of being one of two US Presidents in the 20th century who were raised on farms. The Truman house has been greatly slicked over. Someone did a wonderful job fixing that place up.

My husband and I live near Dayton, Ohio, on a farm that has been in his family for 6 generations. We, and our son, and son-in-law, and their families still farm it. It is a family treasure! We live in an old farmhouse like so many farmers in the mid-west. I am originally a California girl and the mid-west heat and humidity was hard for me to get used to..

Being somewhat of a history buff, I really enjoyed this trip back down memory lane! The historical site looks very nicely preserved! Thank you so much for sharing

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! It is such a well restored site for sure! I still can’t get over how the modern world has encroached right next door! Glad what was preserved is still here!

Highlight of my KZread week, is another great History lesson from Jeff, with Sarah. Thank you once again guys for going to so much trouble to educate us all on History Hunters!

Great episode as always! I visited the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO. Another cool place to visit and its very well laid out. If I remember correctly, Truman was the only president that declined both Secret Service protection as well as a federal pension after he left the Oval office. Truman felt that a person should serve, then leave office and return to the private sector and not live off the taxpayers. He even drove his own car. What a contrast to politicians today!! Thanks again for another wonderful episode.

Yes Jeff and Sarah I also did the family tour with my parents in 1964 with our brand new Thunderbird we visited all the states except for 13 quite a memory appreciated very much The tour down memory lane Thank you God bless your number one fan Lou Martell

Oh boy, growing up in North Dakota under all kinds of conditions, this was all very familiar!---Going for 'a drive' was a favorite entertainment with my folks. After getting married & living in Albuquerque, I had us exploring the pueblos, Anasazi ruins throughout the state & Four Corners Area. Hubby didn't mind, otherwise I'm not sure what kind of vacations he'd have thought of!---Your trips to places I'll never get to helps satisfy my wanderlust!

Sunday is my favorite day of the week ! A cup of coffee and a history lesson with Jeff and Sarah ! This was a good one too ! Thank you ! ❤❤

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Thanks for your hard work with History Hunters! I finally saw I could make a channel donation here. It's fun seeing all the places you take us each week. Even if you're going somewhere I've been, I still get a fresh perspective and learn something new.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Thank you so much!!!

Strong, humble, honest.... smart, astute, the right man for the time... under appreciated, one of the best.

I grew up in central Missouri and yes that house is quite common in Missouri. The only place my mom wanted to explore was Daniel Boone's her old homeplace. You were lucky to have a father who wanted you to explore history. You do an awesome job taking us along with you now.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

About 10 years ago my father took me to the home stead of Nathan Boone, who was Daniel Boone‘s son. He also took me by a museum that devoted itself to showing about slavery. Do you know the name of that Missouri town?

It was good to see something about Harry Truman. I thank you for that, Jeff.

Hi Jeff and Sarah as always never a disappointment always learning from your channel history hunters! Thank you very much! Your number one fan Lou Martell

Enjoyed again Jeff, coming from different generation s glad your Dad took you on many adventures, mind was a workaholic, no complaints thanks for sharing, Jeff, Sarah

My grandparents lived on a farm in Oklahoma. Also hot and humid. I remember crawling under the house with the chickens. A barn full of corn husks. Wash basins in the bedrooms. And of coarse, the out house. But all of the smells. I can't get them out of my head. Not that they were bad, just different.

I lived in a farm house in Pennsylvania that was built prior to the civil war. It was a two story home with the original hand plastered walls. It sat on about 140 acres. And hot in the summer & SUPER COLD in the winter, even with a coal furnace. Thanks Jeff👍👍👍👍👍🤠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

Thanks Jeff for this great history video. I’m an old guy and remember president Truman quite well when he was president. One of my favorite presidents. I have been to his presidential library in Independence. Great Job.

What a fine old home, happily preserved. I very much appreciate the variety of content we get to enjoy on your channel, and all there is out there to see and learn about.

My grandparents farm house was similar. They moved the water pump into the kitchen and the out house down to the basement. They were wheat farmers in Lakota, North Dakota.

No my dad was born in 1918 and all the travel we did was to visit the grandparents. The rest was farm work on some ranch or another. That's one of the reasons I enjoy your channel. Thanks Jeff. Central California watching

I grew up and still live in Belton MO which is a hop skip and a jump from Grandview. So I have seen the farm many time though I have never been inside of it. Also the shopping center is called Truman Conners. I remember when I was a young girl my father would often load the four of us into the car and we would drive to Independence just to get out of a evening since there wasn’t a whole lot on tv back then (late 69’s early 70’s). But we would drive by the Truman home there and President Truman would be sitting in a wing back chair there by the window, which I thought was very cool and something that I hope I never forget. I have also toured his birth place down in Lamar MO.

Truman's in-laws' house in Independence gets all the attention. Nice to see his boyhood home. Thanks.

Humble beginnings and the fact he preserved this house and land is a testament of his love. Leave it to the government to not properly block the shopping center...no reverence, such a travesty. Nice job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

When I was a kid, my family took a six week long road trip through the outside states of the country. My dad loves history and because he planned it, we saw distance relatives and all historical sites. We did it in a mini van and with three of us kids in the back seat. It was quite a trip, and now I do the same with my kids. Funny how that works lol. I've already taken my son to see a couple places I visited as a kid on that trip. My daughter is older so she hasn't been on as many trips with us. My great grandparents family's were farmers in Eastern PA, near Hanover. I never saw their farm but when I was about 12 I flew to Hanover by myself and saw a family friends milk farm. The house was bigger and they had lots of land. My husband's family did have a farm in Missouri. Great video. It's neat to see you getting outside of CA.

My mother, grandmother, and great grandmother were born and raised not far from there, on the Potawatomi Reservation in northeast Kansas. Similar to that home with no electricity or plumbing. I have fond memories of visiting my grandmother there. It was known as “The Old Homeplace” to my aunts and uncles who always returned there for respite.

GR8 vid Jeff! My family did pretty much the same thing here in the Manteca & Tracy area. We had a 400 acre asparagus farm in Tracy and 400 acres Just south of Manteca on the old Durham Ferry Road which became Airport way back in the late 50's early 60's. Got pics of my dad at 12 yrs old driving tractors on the ranch and between ranches form Manteca to Tracy...It was tough, but you don't get anywhere without putting in the hard work. That was instilled on me and my brothers growing up. We all became successful in our respective trades because of the hard efforts instilled in us!

This video reminds me of my grandfather who served as Interior Secretary in Truman’s first term, Julius A Krug. Thank you for visiting and posting, Jeff.

LOL, Missouri in July! You should be here on the Kansas side of KC today-only 101 F and ‘feels like’ 126 F!!! That’s what they say, anyway; I’m indoors and extremely thankful that the ‘good ol’ days’ with no AC are behind us. No big farm acreages in my family background, but the water pump brought back memories of my aunt & uncle’s log cabin in the North Woods-and with the outhouse too. Love you and Sarah’s videos each week; so glad you take us along.😊

Hello Jeff, Thanks for sharing the life and history of Harry S Truman. A very good story and have wonderful Sunday!

My Mom and her parents lived in a house similar to that house, very similar. That old house is gone now, and so is my Mom. She went to be with the Lord last year. I miss her so much. Thank you Jeff for sharing this. God Bless you and yours.

My great grandparents had a large farm and at one time had the largest turkey farm in the midwest thanks to government contracts to supply the military. I remember what was left of the farm in the 1960s. They still had crops.

David McCullough wrote an incredible book about the life of Truman and the experiences that shaped him. Huge book over 800 pages but an excellent in depth insight into Truman.

Jeff , thank you for keeping our history alive 👍

My father was in the Air Force. for much of his career, we were going back and forth from the West Coast to the East Coast, and then the reverse about every 4 years. I got my love of history from Dad. We would stop at a lot of historical places and battlefields.

Another fine program. Thanks!

Thanks Jeff & Sarah for another Sunday history lesson!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Glad to see you tuned in again! Thanks, Jerry!

Great video you never disappoint

A great episode. Really enjoyed it.

Thanks Jeff! Enjoyed as always!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks, Larry!

Another wonderful video there Jeff. Always love seeing how historical people grew up. Harry S. Truman can you imagine the demons that man had to fight. Thanks for enduring the heat, most of the places you visit I will never be able to see but thanks to your channel I can say I've been there in spirit. Thank you for taking us on the adventure.

I grew up on a dairy farm in Ontario Canada. Hard work and fun play made for many good memories and hard work never hurt anyone. Cheers

Another great video Jeff! Thanks for all your effort!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you so much for watching!

Another great one. Yes my parents took my brother and I around the world visiting different places, I got my traveling from my dad. Thanks for sharing Jeff 👍

Hi Jeff and Sarah thank you for the awesome walkthrough for Harry Truman's country farm it's awesome to see and the history narration you done is awesome to. it's kind of sad to see like you said those developments coming around it I don't like that but progress is happening all over I'm thinking though years ago it was probably most likely nothing around that farm so back-in-the-day things were better I do believe than they are now. Thank you for visiting the farm and showing us I enjoyed it to see back in the day and I'm really glad though that they're taken care of it at least have a good day thank you see you next time.👍💯♥️🙋

Yes, this reminds me of my grandparents cattle ranch in Nebraska. Thanks.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Sarah and I got to travel through Nebraska last year and saw the vast number of farm houses spread so far apart. Part of me wants to live a lifestyle like that but at age 62. I am in no shape to be taking on farm life. Lol.

Very entertaining Jeff.

Nice short ‘n sweet video, man!

Great video once again Jeff.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

From humble beginnings to dropping the bomb. Amazing journey.

Thoughtful and creative-I love your work!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Ellen!

Amazing history in a fantastic video once again! Great Stuff!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thank you Jeff, appreciate all you share with us.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you too!

For me it was my Grandfather that took me to many historic places. It shaped my interest that continues to this day. Excellent video!

Love the video Jeff and the History of Harry Truman was very well done Thankyou for sharing it and look forward to the next :)

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Happy to hear your feedback, as always! More to come!

Loved this video for the peek into the background and history of the Truman family. Harry Truman was the first president I remember, and whom I had much respect for. My maternal grandparents lived in a house very much like this farmhouse, where I spent much of my childhood. Open fields surrounded the house at that time, however, today it is surrounded by "progress" and a church now sits on the site. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for this trip down memory lane!

Thanks for all your hard work, Jeff. We love your videos!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you so much!

Thanks for sharing

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

My father did not take us around showing us historical places, I'm that Dad. Awesome video, never been here. If I'm ever in the area will definitely would like to check it out. Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed watching. Take care Jeff. 🇺🇲

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

First of all, I want to thank you for watching but second of all I want to thank you for being that kind of dad to your children. I think they may groan about being dragged to such sites but in retrospect they’re going to really appreciate the memories. I think that’s how my children feel about it today. I think road trips and visits to historical locations like this can teach more about history than any day sitting in a history class!

Hi . Very interesting and informative history . Truman's sounds like a decent family . The old farm looks alot like my grandparents farm old buildings , outhouse and chickencoup. Except he wasn't famous !! Thanks again for all your great vlogs. Take care . Deborah 🇨🇦.

I grew up on a family farm on the Pennsylvania and Ohio state line that was built in the 1800s and I now live on a ranch in the middle of nowhere. I no longer have livestock because I am getting to old for it. Country living is peaceful and people are nicer than city people and help each other out.

May health and happiness always be with you and your families, thank you for taking the time to show us OUR HISTORY !

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the very nice wishes that you expressed. Folks like you are what make this endeavor so worthwhile.

Jeff, thank you so much for sharing this video, it was very interesting on President Truman.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

This is great! Love the history. Always enjoy watching your videos! Thank you!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! But we, in turn, thank you so much for watching and leaving us the comment!

Another great video. As with all of your videos, they are all so professionally done The research that the two of you do and share with your followers is phenomenal. Thank you for this presentation.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks again, Norma! Your words are a reward for a lot of hours spent on a 12-minute video!

Hello Jeff and Sarah thank you for another great video. I always learn so much from you.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you Jeff and Sarah!! I always learn from your wonderful videos Don’t stop!! You are both amazing

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

I enjoy watching all of your videos.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thanx Jeff. As always I enjoyed this episode. You had to be tough in those days for sure.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Yes it was! And can you imagine after a long sweaty day working in the dusty fields of not being able to go inside an air-conditioned building?

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, You show details that so interest me. My ancestors were Scots-Irish and Swiss farmers of the land and lots of tobacco!

Thank you for being my personal guide to yet another fascinating historical site! 🙂

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Any time! Thanks, Wendy! Happy you came along!

Wonderful !!

Jeff, I hope that you and Sarah are doing OK after the terrible storm that came through Southern California. You were the first person I worried about when I started to hear about all of the damage caused by the storm. Now, when I worked for a World-wide Engineering Company based out of Kansas City, I would go and spend time in the Truman Library just across the state border. It was a beautiful and interest place. Take care!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

All is well! We are in Central California so our area only got a slight incidence of sprinkles! We appreciate your concern! Missouri is a beautiful state indeed filled with some very nice people! Thanks for your very nice comment!

Thanks Jeff😊 gr8 video history😊

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure!! Thank you so much for watching this morning!

Hello Jeff Sarah once again you do outstanding work. I enjoy your channel thankyou. Have a great day.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Your research brings history alive to share with new generations. A big 👍!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Thanks for another great Vide.❤

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice episode.

There's some heartland influence in my heritage. Relatives in the SoCal area had small farms w/ the stereotypical barnyard animals. A fourth great-grandfather of mine built and operated a grist mill in eastern Iowa which still exists and was declared a national landmark.

Great stuff Jeff!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you are doing well! Haven’t been to Nevada lately!

@409rommel

11 ай бұрын

@@jbenziggy we have not been out at all this year, hopefully over Labor Day we can

Thanks for taking the heat. 😅 enjoyed the video and comments. Always admire Truman

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Any time! Thanks so much!

Yet another great video Jeff! Thank you. Both my parents grew up on farms near Watsonville and we currently live on the edge of Manteca across from all the orchards on the other side of Woodard. Unfortunately the housing tracts (including ours) are creeping out and taking over those orchards a chunk at a time. Is that progress? Kinda sad really.

My mother has a little history with Harry Truman.. she was in the crowd in Bremerton Washington when the phrase “give ‘em hell Harry!” Was yelled.

That was really interesting Jeff. 👍 I have to say the shopping centre built so close to the property ruins it, but at least they didn’t knock down the Truman home like they do with so many others. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺

Missouri in the summer is brutal. Great video Jeff. I wish I had a farm house like that.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Tell me about it! The house would need AC for me to live there! Lol

Harry Truman was a Honest man I think. At least that's what's Dad always said. I've been to the Truman Library years ago. Seems like Harry was born in Lamar, the house is still there. Thanks for Sharing, that humidity is very hard to deal with 😢

I attribute a lot of my success in life to being raised on a farm in North Dakota and getting my primary and secondary education in the small town (350 people) of Tioga, ND. It gave me the confidence to trek across the country in my '57 VW bug to attend college at Cal. I return to Tioga as often as can for reunions with the people I knew when I grew up.

I love how you can go anywhere and create content!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, my friend. I need to watch your latest video as well!

Great History👍

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This was really very interesting. I really never knew much about his *private life. Thank you very much, Jeff. His background probably influenced some of his beliefs.👏👏

Bahaha Missouri in July! Ah heck yeah its hot!! I moved back to Calif. great video.

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

Oh wow! I hear about a lot of Californians fleeing the state, but not fleeing and then returning. Lol.

My husband and I have a small 85 acre farm in Oregon 35 miles outside Portland. Actually it’s farm and forest land. Always work to be done. We bought it from the original owners 25 years ago.

What a nice piece of history there! Sad about the commercialization all around it.The old saying,"Nothing lasts forever" reigns true here.Thanks Jeff!

@jbenziggy

11 ай бұрын

I think it’s pretty startling to see a strip mall next to an old historical family farm that helped raise a president. But like I said in the video, Harry sold the property exactly for those purposes, knowing that it would be developed.