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I have included appropriate pictures for each subject matter in my Memoirs and I wish that you would have done the same in your story. I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! So he played for about three hours and he kept trying to hand me the fiddle, Now you play me something. And I said, I cant play. during those times just slip a few pots under the overflow of life and let it flow(tears). We smooch. just a turn dial. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. McDowell County? Raised in McDowell County, Bradshaw Mountain & Jolo! I was born in Huntington, West Virginia in the late 50s. I think the name was Dietricks Greenhouse. Sneaking in kisses when Mommy and Daddy wasnt checking on us. God bless you for putting in words the sights and sounds of the wonderful past for all holler people because we are a special breed!!! I love your story. One of my favorite smells would be walking in to the small elementary school where I went to school and the smells. Description Shipping and payments Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. This place becomes part of you. Mose had a distinct way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but authentically West Virginian. We played tornado..which we both still remember very fondly to this day. He had TB when he was younger and had one lung so we did not play a lot of ball or other things that wore him out. 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. West Virginia is Home. I am proud to be called Holler Girl. If we wanted new toys dad would say you where the woodpile is and the tools go make something and make sure to cleanup and put everything away when you are done and before you go play. Amy Gentrys story of a Holler Girl is an apt tribute to the wonderful girls who lived in, and many who came out of, the coal mining camps and hollars. I tried to share it to Sharon Lesters page, but it wouldnt let me. Thanks for such a great story of life in a small portion of heaven. My mother worked as well as my dad and we shared in the responsibilities of raising younger siblings. So many of the things that you have mentioned was part of my growing up. We were taught of Jesus love and how to love one another. This place is why I am who I am today. Harrison W V. Clay County. Thank YOU for sharing your wonderful experiences with us all. Would that we could somehow have simpler times in our later life!!! And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. . Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. Off and on my entire life I have heard the phrase holler girl used in a derogatory way. Coming back home to Myrtle Beach, SC, where we live now he said maw maw I see now what you were talking about. From where did you depart? And Annie says, that is what makes the music so special. Ba big part of my life was there. From Roderfield.and lived in Westchester Holler 30 years. I was born in Welch in 1952. I grew up in the little coal camp Red Jacket , Mingo County in the 50s and 60s. HOME SWEET HOME. West Virginia is a place that goes with you no matter how far you stray. We made our own slip and slides from mining belts or old pool liners we made bubbles from dish detergent. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. Felt like I was a kid again, I am a holler girl to. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . The Greenbrier Valley style, the upper reaches, were relatively isolated and so I think the fiddling stayed closer to how it was when it got over here, he said. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. I am a holler girl too!!! In late winter, I find myself waiting to see the first green bud..the first hint of green grass playing around the edges of dirt road that encircles my house. Race track near there was fun. Love for this state flows thru my veins and arteries. You made me think of growing up in McDowell County. Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. The Inside Appalachia Folkways Project expands the reporting of the Inside Appalachia team to include more stories from West Virginia as well as expand coverage in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio. Born a holler kid and proud of it. Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 9, 2025 than the day before. Once again thank you for reminding me of my childhood:), iwas from culloden wva in the 1963 i live in fla now no money in wva. I enjoyed this to the fullest. Attended a one room school through eighth grade and then walked a mile to catch a school bus and rode twenty miles to Iaeger High School. The 2020 WV Humanities Council Folklife Apprentice Program will begin this March -- pairing together another round of novice and professional artists in the state. Subscribeto the podcast to hear more stories of Appalachian folklife, arts, and culture. We search for rainbows and if we find one I always share the story of Gods promise with my children. We played like one of the boys. No place!! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. We do not feel less-fortunate. Love this! I was born and raised in Cambria County in Pa.I would like to find out about Elm Grove W.V. Logan County, Man West Virginia: Regardless where I am, Home is West Virginia.Wouldnt change anything about my childhood, I was born in welch, grew up in Coal Mountain WV.The way you said the things, hit home in so many ways.I left in 82 gone to NC stayed 10yrs came back in 91, Im a coal hollow boy, will be til the day They plant me under the old oak tree, Love WV. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. Enjoyed your story. pop. Im a holler girl and proud of it. By John Hayes, Post-Gazette Staff Writer. Some people think it is. I would jump off the top of the tall slide on the playground, climb trees and then jump down as it faster than climbing. So Doug visited Mose weekly in a nursing home for the last year of Moses life. When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. I did not grow up on a holler, but I lived for over 24 years in McDowell Co. My name was first Barbara Brown and I taught at Iaeger int. Doug says the music of Greenbrier County is one of the less common techniques still alive. Loved this! Mose passed away in 1994, but 26 years later, Annie can have that connection to some of the original old-time musicians through Doug. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. When I was growing up every Saturday morning my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy. To where did you travel? When they are older and maybe decide to leave.. I'm proud to be from the holler. Oh Amy, Loved your story. Darkened Hollows (West Virginia Vampire): Vincent, Gary Lee: 9780615527222: Amazon.com: Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: $9.96 List Price: $10.99 Details Save: $1.03 (9%) Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Monday, December 19 if you spend $25 on items shipped by Amazon I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. I have been fortunate to visit many times I am a holler girl too. I CAN REALLY RELATE TOTHE OLD SCHOOL RAISING. Garter snakes were common things, but still terrified me.I spent many an hour just revelling in the Sunshine and fresh air, with nothing to fear. I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. Cant get enough stories about Family Love amidst humble and trying circumstances. (and dont want to know anything different now). Life is good. eBay item number: 404110989404 Last updated on Jan 16, 2023 16:26:53 PST View all revisions Item specifics Condition: Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Today Im sure that would be considered some form of abuse (haha). thank you for sharing. Simply beautiful! The younger generation would die if they had to live the way we did. You folks have got it made. These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. Of course, my childhood and my stories occurred in McDowell Co, but people seem to like them just fine. Mary Jane passed away in 2011, her mother in 1996 and her sister Freeda in 2015. Long late nights in the Summer months..and OH, the wonderful smells of the Lilac Bushes and the Jonquil flowers that were spread all over the hills. Ever heard about naming contest? Here are 10 of the most dangerous things West Virginia residents must face. These girls may have worn feed sack dresses when they were young and never had expensive makeup; but their natural beauty shined. It taught me how much the small things mean. a West Virginia program to help young people . 1078 Dutch Hollow Rd, Dunbar, WV 25064. No one even knew what poor meant. Hills.Yes I am Shelby Mc Peak Meade and I dont regret a minuet of my upbringing . Thanks for the wonderful memories. It brought my childhood to the surface. Thanks for sharing, this is great! Singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is bringing bluegrass and his Appalachian roots to the mainstream. with rabbit ears. This sure does brings stories like this back . I really miss those OLE days. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. cabin creek hollow, kanawha county We didnt have much, but we had parents who loved us very much, there was food on the table and clothes on our backs, shoes on our feet. I have heard the stories all my life and remember stories like these. My daughter was raised in PA but I pray she learned those wonderful ways of a holler girl mom! Thank you for this story that helped myself and others remember their childhood of growing up in a holler. Elaine McMillion, the project director for "Hollow," offers a taste of what's available at The New York Times today, so go read her piece. I can smell the basement of my childhood church, the coal furnace was down there, and so were our Sunday school rooms. I want you to come back and play this for me. I sat on my daddys lap in the late evening in my gown after my bath and he rocked me and we sang hymns, later we sang them in church at the request of the congregation when I was 5 or 6. Located Onsite! We assumed that everyone grew up this way and as adults we found out differently. To Amy: It seems that I really know you by the way you have written your beautiful life story. 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. Im not a Holler Girl, but came from a small town where we lived on the last street going up the hill towards the only Highway into the town at the time. Loved your story and most could be applied to my own. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. YOU DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE PHOTOS AND THE STORIES A LOT OF THE PHOTOS I KNEW AND BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. Would someone reading this please try to find out what church that was. Did I call people names? This has brought back all those precious memories from my childhood. I long to live in the country, and to me, this would be the place to live. I was only about 6 or 7 at that time, but I still remember pulling my gown over my knees to protect them from the heat on those hot summer mornings in the holler. $125,000. If you look up.. the tallest trees bear the winds with every ounce of their ancient strength.the trees cover every inch of land in sight.and sway violently.they make our mountains seem to dance magically to the beat of the wind. Thank you for sharing!!! While the pictures that are very good, they should be specifically identified as to where they were taken and how they relate to your story. I have never thought of Holler as a derogatory term. My late wife Mary Jane Klatt was living in Kilsyth in 1944 when her father Henry Klatt was killed in the war. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. I smell the cool air blowing in and I remember being 15 and the first time I stood on my back porch with my 17 year old boyfriend and fell so deeply in love.how we broke up and I thought I would die. Required fields are marked *. back in these days many of us and our parents had to struggle and bond together. You know if you re from McDowell County if you pronounce it Mac Dowell County. We werent born there but visited every summer. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. Car sickness Forestwander Our scenery is beautiful but when you're driving our country roads, be careful not to get car sick. I wish I could go back and relive those memories just like they were. Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. Thanks for writing about home! I suspect it means people hollering across the mountain to each other, but not sure. Thats it. Reading all of these stories was so breath taking. . I am a holler girlLogan County, WV. For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! Slaughter Creek Hollow, was my home. I no longer live in WV my son lives there and I visit there, I am a holler girl, an enjoyed this story! We stand firm even though our small corner of the worldour tiny county. I was raised up Cannelton Holler (Fayette County). However, as it gains traction, some people think the uniqueness is lost. Went to Chelyan and Cabin Creek, elementary, Chelyan Jr. High School, and Graduated from East Bank High School. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. Anyway, once again, thank you for taking us all down memory lane in good ole McDowell Co and giving us a glimps of your life there. Wow.your words are my story. Currently I am divesting myself in other states and preparing to move back to Almost Heaven. We had a very simple, peaceful life. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. In an effort to help preserve traditional Appalachian practices, the West Virginia Humanities Council started a Folklife Apprentice Program, which pairs a master of a craft with a budding artist, to help preserve traditional Appalachian practices. Thank you so much . And my heart to return home. I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. We see fit that they will grow up to be strong holler girls or boys. Grew up in Berwind and War in McDowell County and I recognize many of the photos. The definition of mean for me was totally different from the definition of mean these days. McDowell county where Chief of Police Sid Hatfield from Matewan, Mingo County, WV was murdered on the courthouse steps. Thanks so much for saying it so eloquently. An Appalachian Holler in West Virginia - McDowell CountyThis is what we call a holler. Although mom moved us to Ohio when we were young, my heart still belongs to McDowell County WV. Lot of good memories of my family esp. I have had more stitches than my 5 siblings combined as I was the daredevil that never backed down from a dare. Id beg my mom and dad to never move us from my home. Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. Through the folklife program, Annie studied old-time fiddling under Doug Van Gundy for all of 2018. I can so recall so much you said in your article and I cherish every word that was written. Gratitude wells up when I read these words and remember my childhood safe havens-found both in the beauty of the mountains but also in the big heartedness of the folks who shared their familys love with kids who were not kin but were included anyway. Find Best Western Hotels & Resorts nearby Sponsored. I married one (sixty years ago). It was wonderful !!! Wouldnt trade my childhood for the world. On a cool quiet summer evening. I lived in Coalwood, WV through 5th grade where Mr. This was like reading about my own childhood. I am a holler girl from Monkey Holler, Mannington WV. I so enjoyed this. Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. I begged God to take him he was so much in pain. It was down the road from the high school. Also, West Virginia College. Great ,loved it !! Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. I didnt grow up in the holler but my granny lived there. I aint no girlbut Im from the holler! Now dont get me wrong. Ive told that one with negative responses from my listeners before to a non- holler person. Even though I live in NC now, and dont get back as often as I would like due to life keeping me busy..I think about it often and it will always be home to me!! Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. Its always a pleasure to read a story like this, detailing a time when the world was a whole different place than what it has become. We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. I wish this was in print. And so much more. I wish that the kids that are growing up now could also have the childhood experienceEnjoyed reading your story. We used to wash our hair in the rain when I was a kid.it leaves you with the softest hair ever and it smells like freshly line dried laundry. Take In Hollow is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. I didnt care. After the war her mother Alice Elliott Klatt remarried Timothy Cecil Elliott and they left West Virginia in 1948 never to return. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. All of them accommodate slide out RVs of up to 50 feet in length. Ranson Hollows Ripley, WV Ranson Hollows holds rustic- chic weddings, baby/bridal showers, reunions, or any occassion you'd want to celebrate Mountain State- style. My farther as a coal miner and died in the coal mine, when I was 5!! It is nearly parallel to the original tunnel called The . Blessings to you and your loved ones.Dazzling Dolly. Now live in Edmond holler in I too am a Hollar girl born in Acme W V up Cabin Creek You can take the girl out of West Virginia but you cant take West Virginia out of the girl!!!!!!! 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