Thought we had it hard then, but wished I could call those times back. Hope, WV. Reading you story made me so homesick. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. #hollorgirl Thanks for such a great story of life in a small portion of heaven. PS, places we lived: Atwell Mountain in Atwell, Raysal, Bartley, Stringtown (where I was born), English, Beartown, just to name a few. i am a 3rd generation coal miner in eastern ky knox and bell co ky ,,had good parents and great career in coal mining for 40yrs,,a pleasure to know the hundreds of sur and deep miners over the years,,my mother was a bishop ,,she was raised up in a coal mine camp in bell jellico bell coky. Find your adventure exploring the ghost stories and legends found among the mountains and hidden in the hollows. ILLUSIONS, INC. (Entity #180678) is a business entity in registered with the Business Division of West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS). I have had more stitches than my 5 siblings combined as I was the daredevil that never backed down from a dare. God Bless You. I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. Now live in Iowa. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. These mountains nourish the soul. Love that place and I go back every chance I get. Could relate to a lot in this beautiful story, To this day I love simple things. The church was locked but a neighbor noticed us and came over with a key and I was able to take a picture of Mary Jane holding the plaque on the steps of the church. Paul B. i grew up in mingo county w.v. PublishedFebruary 21, 2020 at 1:35 PM EST, Credit Caitlin Tan / West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Inside Appalachia Co-Host/Folkways Reporter, ctan@wvpublic.org, 307-231-9865, @miss_ctan, West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Would not take anything for my growing up in WV. Thanks for the free trip home even if just by a memory. I can still hear the drip, drop, drip, drop. I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. I am a holler girl too!!! Still remember the well were I drew water. Being dearly loved gives you confidence and loving others makes you crazy-brave but having both means you have a deep source of WV riches that no one can count. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. Oh Amy, Loved your story. You folks have got it made. Food. Thats what makes it work is that you share it and people are learning it and its part of the community.. Dunlow, West Virginia Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, on Twelvepole Creek. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. Ted! of departed I CAN REALLY RELATE TOTHE OLD SCHOOL RAISING. Loved your story. I was fascinated by your story. The mountains became a part of my soul! Book Now Below or Call us 304-664-1234 for booking assistance! To this day, I miss the mountains and all the wonderful times I had when staying with relatives every summer in WV. I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. I thank God for putting me in my family and allowing me to live in the holler in West Virginia. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. One of my fondest memories is when my four siblings and I played in the BIG Rain Barrel with the neighbouring children. I was raised in VA, Tazewell County. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. Thanks for the memories. I see Wish Flowers blowing in the breeze from a time gone by, when my small fingers would pick them and blow them away to see how far they would travel praying my wish would come true. When Daddy came home the T.V. We just have our own way of life. Raised in Sangamaw (Sangamore) holler, Clay County West Virginia, I did not know that almost every name ended in e, or the fact that we were dirt poor yet we were some of the richest people on earth by having what mattered the most in life with family, love and helpful neighbors. They were more than happy to explain the video, which everyone should enjoy. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. It was the local music. Our starry nights shine down upon us as we sleep in the valleys beneath towering mountains like millions of angels peering down in watch. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. Arlington up Northfork Holler. I am proud to be called Holler Girl. (715) 514-4505 | travis@dewitzphotography.com, Inside Look Into McDowell County, West Virginia With Amy Gentry, https://www.quizup.com/en/topics/logos/2014/7?scope=region&country=WV&player_id=378853985576415972&banner=lb:logos:US:WV:month:7:2014:9&position=9&source=share. Floor plans starting at $1250. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Likens was Principal. The pencil lead, chalk, crayons and the stuff they sprinkled on the floors before sweeping. Now dont get me wrong. When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. My Daddy was a COAL MINER, Olga Coal Co, Coalwood, WV (McDowell Co); he was raised in Marytown and my mother was from Capels, WV. Required fields are marked *. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. Reading your story and reliving my life as a Holler Girl. It makes me sad for my kids on how much they have missed out on. This newer tunnel, circa 1963, is along the West Virginia Rail-Trail. When I was little everyone would jokingly say the cause of the storm was that the devil was beating his wife! I can smell the basement of my childhood church, the coal furnace was down there, and so were our Sunday school rooms. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . Born and raised in McDowell county will never forget my childhood there. Beautiful and I am to a holler girl born and raised in bulldog holler in premier west Virginia. May the Lord bless you as much as this story has blessed me. Very well written. Us kids were his remote when he was tired from working. Nature sings us to sleep and wakes us up in the morning. Cant get enough stories about Family Love amidst humble and trying circumstances. And it turns out, Doug is one of the few people who is an expert in the music. Born and raised in Isaban, and lived on the McDowell County side of the creek. My farther as a coal miner and died in the coal mine, when I was 5!! CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. Thanks for all the memories. Smooch In West Virginia, we don't kiss. .told my Mamaw what the kids were calling meshe said : well, reckon you can tell them fellers you can wipe your butt on a buckeye, but not on a briar! Loved my upbringing in the hollers!! Hills.Yes I am Shelby Mc Peak Meade and I dont regret a minuet of my upbringing . It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. The church had put up a plaque listing all the boys who had given their lives in the war. The smell of spearmint gum and the way my Mommy would whisper in my ear when I was misbehaving. I watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. Thank you for your stories. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. growing up i couldnt wait to leave those mountains,growin older i cant wait to go back. Orkney holler is all grown up now. I absolutely loved it. It would usually be accomplished by pointing out to the talker that West Virginia did not have any problems until their family moved into our state. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. I knew where these places were before I got to the end of the story. My husband and I live in SC now, but our roots, came from being raised in almost heaven WV. We were poor as dirt but didnt even realize it at the time because how she raised us gave us the character, pride and the will to persevere and achieve success. My late wife Mary Jane Klatt was living in Kilsyth in 1944 when her father Henry Klatt was killed in the war. West Virginia raised us also. I love my town. Sid was the only law enforcement officer in the state of WV to stand by the coal miners when the Baldwin thugs and Tom Felts crew of criminals were assaulting and harassing the coal miners in the southern part of West Virginia. By, West Virginia Receives $83 million Opioid Settlement From Walgreens, Clogging in Lincoln County: Meeting Tosha, Columbus Washboard Company Produces Instruments Aimed To Meet Musicians Needs, Communion Wafers And Apple Butter Inspire Chefs Work At Lost Creek Farm, Cookies For A Nativity Fast: Recipe With Ancient History Makes Annual Appearance In Appalachia, Western North Carolina Barn Quilts Represent Community, History, New Book Explores History Of West Virginia Hot Dogs, Gospel Musician In Millstone, Kentucky Tries To Salvage Familys Flood-Ravaged Music Equipment, Six Years On, Researchers Studying Greenbrier County Flood Resiliency, Response Efforts. We may have got a little coal dust on us.but our Bibles never collected any dust. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. You never want to push them too far. I can still smell those biscuits and feel that hot plywood stinging my legs.but sitting in the sun felt so good when I first woke up. I am not that far now and I keep thinking it is time to go home. These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. These sheltered valleys are a wonderful sight to take in when you are on those long drives, too. :)), Oh, what a heart warming read. I still work two days a week at our county Visitor Center and am presently doing a video each Thursday at 3PM on Tazewell Countys site Im Mz. Swinging from vines near the creek, getting wet when you accidently slipped off the rope! I still refer to WV,as my home. Oh how Id love to go back for a day! It taught me how much the small things mean. cabin creek hollow, kanawha county I grew up in Akron Ohio and all of my life I heard Dad talke about retiring and moving back to his beloved W. Va. and just sitting on the porch and lookout over his beloved hills.. he finally lived to do that he lived for 11 months after he retired and moved back there..his last days he lived to sit in a wheelchair and look out over the mountains surrounding nursing home in Parkersburg..he is buried in Pine grove cemetary in Pike W.Va havin lived in Harrisburg.. buried near his Mother, Father. One of their favorite songs they practiced over the year is called Turkey Creek. It is a song Mose wrote. In 1948, my Dad built a 3 Bedroom home on an adjacent property as our final home. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. When he graduated from WVU, we moved to the west coast. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. 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