Seven-hundred tons of metal a day Now sir you tell me the world's changed Once I made you rich enough Rich enough to forget my name In Youngstown In Youngstown My sweet Jenny, I'm sinkin' down Here darlin' in Youngstown **Bruce Springsteen: Youngstown
Not the normal Ohio Wood Burner Ltd video. Joe, the respect and honor shown for your dad was heartwarming. Sadley this type of respect has been lost this day and time. I saw a glimpse of Joe the little boy reminiscing about his father. Absolutely a great video as always, thanks for sharing :)
Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. A most interesting video recording the rich history of the Mahoning Valley, which was ravaged by the industrial changes in the 70s & 80s just like many parts of Great Britian. The reference to your Dad's working life caused me to reflect on my father's career. He joined Standard Oil in Ireland in 1933 and retired a little early in 1976 following changes brought about by the 1973 fuel crisis. He rose from office clerk to Area Manager and after 43 years working he enjoyed 35 on pension, dying in 2011 aged 97. One of my childhood memories is of him coming home each day with his Standard Oil briefcase, which I now use occasionally when carrying important documents.
I got a little emotional at the end of your video today that’s outstanding thing you’ve done leaving that helmet at the museum and I’ll be there forever. I like your show anyways but you’re just a good American and thank you.
Hi Joe, a very touching video. That is quite an honor for you to donate your Dad's hard hat to the museum. We miss our fathers every day but it is comforting to know their legacy is with us. Keep up the great work!
That is a very Sentimental Video in Honor of your Dad Joe. This one is for sure a great honor to the Man your Dad was. Putting in many Years like almost 50yrs. What a great honor to Donate his Hard Hat also. May God Bless everyone of you in your Family my Friend and Buddy. Someday I am going to make it to your Woodyard and Introduce myself to you and would love to See that Museum. Keep up the Great Video's my Friend. Ron from the Woodyard in Duanesburg NY.
My father was born by a railroad town. There were similarities to your story here! I miss the "old ways" of this era. You touched a lot of us with this great video. Thanks Joe!
Joe, what an excellent video! Thank you for sharing another local gem. They done such an amazing job preserving that industry’s history. Thanks for sharing some more of your family’s history. Have a great day 👍🏻
The apple falls not far from the tree. Honoring the honorable. I too respect and honor my father. Excellent video at so many levels. Well done to your father and to you Joe.
Nice tour Joe, great to donate your dad's hard hat. 20 years ago I worked in Oswego NY at an aluminum plant, the bloom mill reminded me of rolling aluminum.
So wonderful. Such a nice gesture Joe. It probably hurt a little bit to give up the hard hat but you can always see it when you want to , and now everyone else can see it, too. Good on you buddy! Merry Christmas!
I was a union boiler maker for a while years ago. Worked out of the Detroit area hall for about a year because they had a bunch of work going on. One of the jobs I did for a couple months was out at Zug Island steel mill and coke plant. Nasty work but got to see the steel being made. Took a jar of souvenir iron oar pellets.. That stuff was everywhere
Great video Joe! Had the opportunity back in High School to tour Bethlehem Steel. It was still in operation! Amazing industry that helped shape our country!
Excellent video Joe! What an honor to have your firewood and your Dads helmet on display at the museum! I bet your Dad would be ecstatic to know that a piece of him is in the museum that he loved so much. Niki seems like a great gal to hang out with too!
Hey Joe, I always enjoy this kind of videos as a nice alternation from the 'normal' firewood videos. I'm impressed how close your relationship with your homeland is, just as it is for me with my home. To be honest, the typical German doesn't have Ohio on the radar screen when thinking about the US, it's usually California, Las Vegas, New York City and Florida. But it's very nice to learn about other parts of the country, and even more to do so by a firewood channel. 🙂 Thank you so much for your introduction in the history of Ohio, maybe one day I'll visit this place by myself...😉 I wish you and your family Merry Christmas, and a continuing success with your business and the channel! Greetings from Germany ✌
Thanks Johannes for the nice comment. My best friend from college was an exchange student from Bonn. We both had the same interests and an appreciation of history. He found our area very interesting historically and always was looking for new things to learn. I hope to make it to Germany this year and I will let you know if I do! Joe
I’d love to comment, but I’m having a hard time typing through these tears. Awww, such a sweet and beautiful way to have your Dad honored and remembered for his 43 (46) years in the industry. Elaine from Canada here and I also love seeing your Ohio and Mahoning Valley sights and attractions. You are a great ambassador Joe, thanks for taking us along, and congratulations on having your Dad’s helmet as part of the museum. … (now I need to go get a tissue)
My grandfather worked for Republic steel, my uncle worked his way up from and electrician to head electrician of the blast furnace, and I spent plenty of weekends every year working on relining the blast furnace to relining the 56 inch mill reheating furnaces. I did this work with my father. I'm glad you showed this, with living here in the Mahoning Valley I never new this place existed.
Are you talking about the Warren works? I had a job there one summer dad got me in to help fill vacation slots. I worked at the boiler house and had to paint everything yellow LOL
Good morning Joe, I really enjoyed that video. Thank you for sharing and that is very cool to see that they’ve requested the donation of your father is retirement helmet. I am sure he’s watching and very proud.🙂👍
Cool video Joe, Iron workers are a different Bred, I worked out of the Richmond Va Union, back in the 70’s for only 4 years, decided to much traveling after The Chicago job, 👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing this video. I think it maybe up there as one of the best. I come from labor and work in labor as a electrician, enjoyed it very much
Really cool video joe . Definitely going to visit the museum pretty wild and interesting place . Your dad is smiling ear to ear to have his hard hat donated to the museum . Sure would have enjoyed meeting your dad sounds like a really great man from the stories you tell .
Rest assured Joe your dad is looking down and smiling with a tear in his eye knowing how proud he is to have a son like you to perpetuate his legacy in that museum. And you can have a good feeling in your heart that his memory will live on. Kudos to the museum for letting this all happen. We are blessed.
Very nice video Joe! We will definitely have to stop on our way through sometime with our kids. This would be an excellent homeschool field trip. That's great that you were able to donate your dad's helmet. Have a great day! - Tim
The late 70s and all of the 80s were a horrible time in Ohio. I lived in Stark County. No work no jobs total depression. I left in 88 been in the Northeast for 34 years.
Joe, I am a bit surprised that you would donate that hard hat. I thought that was the one that you wore in the woodyard and when you had it on all you needed to do was to stand a point. Then all of the former employees of the month, the current employee of the month, and all potential future employees of the month spring into action.
A poem by Chat GPT Hi Joe, this is for you... Cold and Dark In the shadow of behemoths, old and tall, Where iron once flowed, and hammers did fall, Lies the ghost of a giant, silent and still, The old steel mill, on the edge of the hill. Its furnaces roared with fiery breath, Crafting the bones of a world, before death. But time marches on, with its unyielding force, And new giants rise, setting a different course. High capacity furnaces, sleek and grand, Rise in lands far off, on distant sand. They breathe with a power, fierce and new, Rendering the old ways, sadly, few. The heart of the mill, once bright and ablaze, Now cold and quiet, lost in a haze. Its echoes whisper of sweat and flame, Of a time before the new giants came. Yet in this silence, there's a poignant grace, A reminder of a once-thundering place. For every era must meet its night, Making way for the dawn of a new light. So here's to the mill, and its fiery song, To the workers whose days were hard and long. In the dance of progress, some things must fade, But in our memories, their echoes won't evade.
I should take dad there my dad had 30 years at sheet and tube until the lykes. Company bleed out the company. Dad was a crane operator at te end pettybone operator at panther run
While Joe watonhorner to donate your dad's helmet to the museum. Bye, dad, 88 years old and I brood a day. That God calls him home. Hey, touch me to see. How much respect and love you have for your dad like I do for mine. Let's just amazing to Donald his Retardment hard hat to the museum. Maybe someday I'll see it in person. Take your God bless, talk to you later. Hope your family's doing well. Bye
Seven-hundred tons of metal a day
Now sir you tell me the world's changed
Once I made you rich enough
Rich enough to forget my name
In Youngstown
In Youngstown
My sweet Jenny, I'm sinkin' down
Here darlin' in Youngstown
**Bruce Springsteen: Youngstown
Not the normal Ohio Wood Burner Ltd video. Joe, the respect and honor shown for your dad was heartwarming. Sadley this type of respect has been lost this day and time. I saw a glimpse of Joe the little boy reminiscing about his father. Absolutely a great video as always, thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for watching Tim was a lot of fun to make
What an honor. We could see your excitement through the whole tour. Obviously means a lot to you and your family!
It is a really neat Museum Mike. I always enjoy myself when I'm there
Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. A most interesting video recording the rich history of the Mahoning Valley, which was ravaged by the industrial changes in the 70s & 80s just like many parts of Great Britian. The reference to your Dad's working life caused me to reflect on my father's career. He joined Standard Oil in Ireland in 1933 and retired a little early in 1976 following changes brought about by the 1973 fuel crisis. He rose from office clerk to Area Manager and after 43 years working he enjoyed 35 on pension, dying in 2011 aged 97. One of my childhood memories is of him coming home each day with his Standard Oil briefcase, which I now use occasionally when carrying important documents.
Great story BR! The more I get to know you the more we seem to have in common!
I got a little emotional at the end of your video today that’s outstanding thing you’ve done leaving that helmet at the museum and I’ll be there forever. I like your show anyways but you’re just a good American and thank you.
Thanks a lot Dom!
Joe, I don't know how you held back the tears when she asked for the helmet. Pretty awesome.
Kenny
Thanks Kenny.
Hi Joe, a very touching video. That is quite an honor for you to donate your Dad's hard hat to the museum. We miss our fathers every day but it is comforting to know their legacy is with us. Keep up the great work!
Great Video. I know where you are coming from. Dad was an old school coalminer. Heritages keeps us grounded. Thank You.
A very cool donation of your dad's retirement helmet to the museum. Made me shed a few tears of happiness with you.
Thanks for the nice comment sir!
These brave Men Built America , God Bless Your Dad for His service ,
Thanks Ivan!
Tugging at the heartstrings today Joe. I wish I could have one more conversation with my dad!! Great job.
I know what u mean harold
Thanks for the tour. The connection to your dad is heartwarming.
Great video Joe! Your father's legacy lives on. Have a great day!
Thanks Rog!!!
Thank you Joe for taking us along today. Thank you Nikki(sp) for a glimpse back in time and a great tour. ❤
Thanks for watching KF
Lot's of history in 1 building thanks for taking us along and your Mom & Dad are both proud of you.. 😁👍
Thanks Dan that was nice!
Love it when you take a few moments and share the history of your area 😊. Thanks. We need to get you some more honors and 🏅 🥇 👍👍👍👍🤠
Thanks for the nice post Lance. I do my best to show my area and take care of those around me
That is a very Sentimental Video in Honor of your Dad Joe. This one is for sure a great honor to the Man your Dad was. Putting in many Years like almost 50yrs. What a great honor to Donate his Hard Hat also. May God Bless everyone of you in your Family my Friend and Buddy. Someday I am going to make it to your Woodyard and Introduce myself to you and would love to See that Museum. Keep up the Great Video's my Friend. Ron from the Woodyard in Duanesburg NY.
I appreciate that ron!
My father was born by a railroad town. There were similarities to your story here!
I miss the "old ways" of this era.
You touched a lot of us with this great video.
Thanks Joe!
You got it! Thanks Gary
Awesome video. I always like learning the history of Ohio and the people who made a living in the mills and the mines. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it Mark
Joe, what an excellent video! Thank you for sharing another local gem. They done such an amazing job preserving that industry’s history. Thanks for sharing some more of your family’s history. Have a great day 👍🏻
The apple falls not far from the tree. Honoring the honorable. I too respect and honor my father. Excellent video at so many levels. Well done to your father and to you Joe.
Thanks Tom!
Nice tour Joe, great to donate your dad's hard hat. 20 years ago I worked in Oswego NY at an aluminum plant, the bloom mill reminded me of rolling aluminum.
Thanks 4 watching buddy
Novelis? Or maybe it was called something different then.
@@NeighborlyHomestead Yes, it was Alcan when I was there, it changed over to Novelis. It was a great place to work.
@@Adirondack_DFL that's cool. Where I work we repair some of their hydraulic cylinders.
AWESOME video Joe , what an HONOR for your dad to ave his retirement hard hat in the museum . You know he is smiling on you and the museum !!! 👍🏻🇺🇸
You got that right del. I know he would get a kick out of it
My grandpas and dad were in the Youngstown steel industry. It made that town. I wish it would come back.
It will be back one day Nick!
@ohiowoodburner only through the grave of God, persistence, community strength and hard work.
Joe, Loved it and very informative. And Nikki is a natural on camera. Love the history of the steel mills.
It was a very nice day for sure. Thank you for watching
So wonderful. Such a nice gesture Joe. It probably hurt a little bit to give up the hard hat but you can always see it when you want to , and now everyone else can see it, too. Good on you buddy! Merry Christmas!
Thanks Gord!
I was a union boiler maker for a while years ago. Worked out of the Detroit area hall for about a year because they had a bunch of work going on. One of the jobs I did for a couple months was out at Zug Island steel mill and coke plant. Nasty work but got to see the steel being made. Took a jar of souvenir iron oar pellets.. That stuff was everywhere
Thanks for sharing JB
Great video Joe! Had the opportunity back in High School to tour Bethlehem Steel. It was still in operation! Amazing industry that helped shape our country!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video Joe! What an honor to have your firewood and your Dads helmet on display at the museum! I bet your Dad would be ecstatic to know that a piece of him is in the museum that he loved so much. Niki seems like a great gal to hang out with too!
It was a great day for surr!
Thanks for the tour enjoy greetings from Ireland
Glad you enjoyed it MMcB!!!
I can still remember Sep 19 1977 the day when Youngstown Sheet and Tube closed and got to watch WCI slowly die as I drove to Niles to work
There is a tribute to Black Monday at the museum.
Great video, Joe! Sad to see the steel mills being closed here in the US.
Sure is Tom. There very few that Still Remains but not very many
Hey Joe, I always enjoy this kind of videos as a nice alternation from the 'normal' firewood videos. I'm impressed how close your relationship with your homeland is, just as it is for me with my home. To be honest, the typical German doesn't have Ohio on the radar screen when thinking about the US, it's usually California, Las Vegas, New York City and Florida. But it's very nice to learn about other parts of the country, and even more to do so by a firewood channel. 🙂 Thank you so much for your introduction in the history of Ohio, maybe one day I'll visit this place by myself...😉
I wish you and your family Merry Christmas, and a continuing success with your business and the channel!
Greetings from Germany ✌
Thanks Johannes for the nice comment. My best friend from college was an exchange student from Bonn. We both had the same interests and an appreciation of history. He found our area very interesting historically and always was looking for new things to learn. I hope to make it to Germany this year and I will let you know if I do! Joe
Thank you for the most fascinating tour, Joe!
Glad u liked it buddy!
Great tour Joe and your dad would be honored to have his hard hat on display there.
Thanks Bob!!
This is a great video, thank you for sharing that, and very touching about your father I am sure he loves the fact that his helmet is there.
Thanks Keith I found it very easy to donate this I thought it was the right thing to do I know Dad would get a kick out of it too
That was a nice piece of photo journalism. ✅
I really enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it honda!
than you Joe looks like a nice place to go for a nice show.
It is an excellent museum. I go to it multiple times a year
I’d love to comment, but I’m having a hard time typing through these tears. Awww, such a sweet and beautiful way to have your Dad honored and remembered for his 43 (46) years in the industry. Elaine from Canada here and I also love seeing your Ohio and Mahoning Valley sights and attractions. You are a great ambassador Joe, thanks for taking us along, and congratulations on having your Dad’s helmet as part of the museum. … (now I need to go get a tissue)
Haha!! Thanks for the nice comment Elaine!!
My grandfather worked for Republic steel, my uncle worked his way up from and electrician to head electrician of the blast furnace, and I spent plenty of weekends every year working on relining the blast furnace to relining the 56 inch mill reheating furnaces. I did this work with my father. I'm glad you showed this, with living here in the Mahoning Valley I never new this place existed.
Are you talking about the Warren works? I had a job there one summer dad got me in to help fill vacation slots. I worked at the boiler house and had to paint everything yellow LOL
Good morning Joe, I really enjoyed that video. Thank you for sharing and that is very cool to see that they’ve requested the donation of your father is retirement helmet. I am sure he’s watching and very proud.🙂👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks MTR
Great video and a great tour! Your Dad would be so proud!
Thanks so much!
That was Super nice of you! Way to Go Joe!
Thanks 👍
Joe…neat place that respects the hard work of many people…including Dad. 👍👍
You got that right! Thanks rg
Great video a way to pay tribute to your father!
Thanks for watching joe!
Joe, if the firewood thing doesn’t work out, you would make an excellent Museum Director. Enjoy The Journey - Cheers
That is my second dream job!
Cool video Joe, Iron workers are a different Bred, I worked out of the Richmond Va Union, back in the 70’s for only 4 years, decided to much traveling after The Chicago job, 👍🏼🇺🇸
I am in Denver right now. Your duffel bag is getting some miles put on it!!!
What a great video! I can’t imagine the emotions! Thank you
Very interesting Joe. I worked at Youngstown Sheet and Tube back in the 60s
So if anyone would know it would be you! Do you still live in the valley?
I learned this afternoon that Bob Nelson left Metsa in October and joined Wolfe Ridge MFG a week ago.
Yes a new future awaits him.
@@ohiowoodburner And for you too regarding Japa I guess.
Thanks for sharing this video. I think it maybe up there as one of the best. I come from labor and work in labor as a electrician, enjoyed it very much
Glad u liked it Mike!
Really cool video joe . Definitely going to visit the museum pretty wild and interesting place . Your dad is smiling ear to ear to have his hard hat donated to the museum . Sure would have enjoyed meeting your dad sounds like a really great man from the stories you tell .
Thanks TMac. I was fortunate to have two great parents.
Came in looking for splitting, firewood ideas, equipment. Didn’t find that. Found so much more. Thanks for sharing!
Tjanks 4 watching JT!
No Joe I now live in Summerville Pa. witch is just south of I 80 at exit 79 on Rt 28. I enjoy your You Tube channel very much.
I drive that way a lot to visit both daughters away at college. Nice area.
Such an awesome museum. Our history is so rich and important 😊
Indeed. Thanks 4 watching!
Great Tour!!! Very nice that you donated your Dad's helmet!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Thanks dave, it was a very easy decision!
Very cool Joe. Nice job.
Glad you enjoyed it rick
Wow what a great video. Really enjoyed it. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Rest assured Joe your dad is looking down and smiling with a tear in his eye knowing how proud he is to have a son like you to perpetuate his legacy in that museum. And you can have a good feeling in your heart that his memory will live on. Kudos to the museum for letting this all happen. We are blessed.
Thanks for the nice post HH!
Great video Joe, very informative
Glad you enjoyed it lyle!
Thats awesome Joe!
Thanks zeekster
Thank you Joe, that was awesome. Hope to visit sometime.
You should! Great place
Very cool Joe!
Thanks Holly!
One of your best videos. I love history! 👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it JK!
Great video Joe thanks. Hope I can visit the museum someday brought back memories of the open hearth at Homestead works. Y'all have a great 👍 day
I'm glad you liked it Mike
As a former history teacher, I appreciate museums like these and can't believe I've not been to it yet. Thanks for the quick video tour Joe!
Glad you enjoyed it geoff!
Taught history myself. 41 years in public education in FL…a fish out of water as a conservative teacher. Tim in TN
@@CliffsideStables hey Tim thats awesome 👍
Very nice video Joe! We will definitely have to stop on our way through sometime with our kids. This would be an excellent homeschool field trip. That's great that you were able to donate your dad's helmet. Have a great day! - Tim
Thanks Tim!
Thanks loved the video 👍❤️
Glad you enjoyed it
great video, you can tell she really wanted your dad's hardhat for the museum
It was an honor!!!
That’s pretty cool Joe, thanks for showing us some of the different places that you live around 👍👍
Thanks for watching Frank
@@ohiowoodburner Always
Joe,your dad made to the big league 👍😊❤
Thanks todd!
Good job
Thanks
Great Video! Maybe your best video ever!
Thanks Greg. It was a nice experience for sure
hi where did America go , good show . best to all . john
40 years of free trade
Great way to honor your dad. But that had to be hard to let go.
Not really. It is where it belongs!
I worked at Weirton Steel in wierton wv as a pipefitter!!! Also ran all types of cranes there from the Open Hearth to the Tin Mill!!!
Awesome to hear Joe
Very interesting, thx
Glad you enjoyed it
Джо друг мой привет✋👋 какой ты молодец, ты всегда вспоминаешь своего отца 👍
Спасибо за ваш приятный комментарий. Желаю Вам крепкого здоровья! У вас есть друг в Огайо, США!
Very cool
Thanks Derek
Very good Joe! Wow!
Thanks a lot eric
good video very interesting joe
Glad you enjoyed it bob
Looks like an absolutely awesome museum! Thanks for sharing!👍 So what did you write on the note, Joe???
Haha told dad to buy me a dr pepper
@@ohiowoodburner ❤️❤️
So a Man of Coal, Turns to the Trees.... Whispering Winds of History..
Nice! Celebrating this carbon-based existence
The late 70s and all of the 80s were a horrible time in Ohio. I lived in Stark County. No work no jobs total depression. I left in 88 been in the Northeast for 34 years.
Things have been tough here in the valley ever since. In Ohio there are pockets of opportunity but not very many it seems
Cool video. Hope one day you can visit here in NY and do a live video. I will pay you for travel costs. I really need a hand here. Joe The Grower
Haha. What part of NY?
Where did the ore come from?
Some local but as the industry grew it was railed in
Joe, I am a bit surprised that you would donate that hard hat. I thought that was the one that you wore in the woodyard and when you had it on all you needed to do was to stand a point. Then all of the former employees of the month, the current employee of the month, and all potential future employees of the month spring into action.
I'm going to have to get my own white hat now I suppose!!! How else will anything get done around here John?
Interesting.
Very!
Cool
Thanks
Hey 👋 Joe
Hey there
A poem by Chat GPT
Hi Joe, this is for you...
Cold and Dark
In the shadow of behemoths, old and tall,
Where iron once flowed, and hammers did fall,
Lies the ghost of a giant, silent and still,
The old steel mill, on the edge of the hill.
Its furnaces roared with fiery breath,
Crafting the bones of a world, before death.
But time marches on, with its unyielding force,
And new giants rise, setting a different course.
High capacity furnaces, sleek and grand,
Rise in lands far off, on distant sand.
They breathe with a power, fierce and new,
Rendering the old ways, sadly, few.
The heart of the mill, once bright and ablaze,
Now cold and quiet, lost in a haze.
Its echoes whisper of sweat and flame,
Of a time before the new giants came.
Yet in this silence, there's a poignant grace,
A reminder of a once-thundering place.
For every era must meet its night,
Making way for the dawn of a new light.
So here's to the mill, and its fiery song,
To the workers whose days were hard and long.
In the dance of progress, some things must fade,
But in our memories, their echoes won't evade.
I must say that is one of the most interesting comments I've ever received! Thanks so much Don that was very nice
What?! No yoga pants?!😂😂
haha. They would not have let me in!!
@@ohiowoodburner 🤣🤣
I should take dad there my dad had 30 years at sheet and tube until the lykes. Company bleed out the company. Dad was a crane operator at te end pettybone operator at panther run
He would enjoy it for sure
L
Live not far from there didn’t know they had a museum
Hope u can check it out brian
While Joe watonhorner to donate your dad's helmet to the museum.
Bye, dad, 88 years old and I brood a day. That God calls him home.
Hey, touch me to see. How much respect and love you have for your dad like I do for mine. Let's just amazing to Donald his Retardment hard hat to the museum.
Maybe someday I'll see it in person.
Take your God bless, talk to you later. Hope your family's doing well. Bye
Thank you for the nice comment. I'm curious what is your name and where are you from?