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Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. The younger generation would die if they had to live the way we did. 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. Moonshine is a rich part of the state's history both the legal and well, illegal, varieties. thank you for sharing. I am a holler girl too. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.BY THE WAY IM FROM A SMALL COMMUNITY CALLED ASCO W.VA. ABOUT 6 MILES UP THE HOLLER AT THE LOWER ROAD CROSSING IN DAVY. Beautiful! Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. 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. mountain people grow up different than everyone else. Summers are short there so we played double hard to make the most of it. Sending you light, love, and laughter!! Maple MeadowsbyFairdale, W.Va, My favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, Absolutely beautiful, childhood memories came back to me. Great ,loved it !! Id give anything to go back to dancing in the rain, splashing in mud puddles, and chasing lightning bugs with my friends whom felt more like sisters!! Dark Hollows of West Virginia Paperback - October 23, 2021 by Mack Samples (Author) 3 ratings Paperback $14.95 10 Used from $3.24 11 New from $10.00 Henry David Thoreau once wrote that "most men live lives of quiet desperation." Scholars say Thoreau drew this conclusion based on the people he observed in his native northeastern United States. I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! The smell of spearmint gum and the way my Mommy would whisper in my ear when I was misbehaving. with rabbit ears. We werent born there but visited every summer. Unlike Annie, Doug did not learn how to play old time until he was an adult. I laughed when I read about the TV remote, which was us. This brought back so many wonderful memories to me. Now that I am retired, wish I never left those Wild and Wonderful hills. I came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. He did live in his old car, set down here in front of a house." . Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. This made me remember my childhood . Id like to think our pain washes away in the midst of those stormsbrings new meaning to the phrase Itll all come out in the wash.. brought back so many memories. Went on to concord college and then from there life went different directions, but NEVER too far from my memories of y childhood and Iaeger. I love WV and always will. Name* Email* Phone. I too can feel the seasons in my soul! Thank you so much . What a beautiful story!! I wish this was in print. We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. You took my heart right back home. These sheltered valleys are a wonderful sight to take in when you are on those long drives, too. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. We were taught right from wrong. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. I have been a million different places, and I now live in Alabama. . I am not that far now and I keep thinking it is time to go home. :)), Oh, what a heart warming read. 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!!! You have reminded me of several instances that I have forgotten about which most certainly will be included in my Lifetime Memoirs, that is almost completed. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . This was so heartwarming.Very well done. Felt like I was a kid again, I am a holler girl to. I hope this place is so instilled in their very being that they feel called to come back and make a small difference in the community that built them, myself, my parents, their parents, and so forth. And up and down the Appalachian Mountains you had people from Scotland and Germany and Northern England, places that had fiddle music traditions, that came here and that got mixed in with rhythmic traditions from West Africa with the banjo, he says. We see fit that they will grow up to be strong holler girls or boys. I suppose in way we were taught respect through that too. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. Loved the stories .The remembrance of growing up in the holler.Thanks for the memories and may God bless you enough!!!! It was the kitchen music. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. The 2020 WV Humanities Council Folklife Apprentice Program will begin this March -- pairing together another round of novice and professional artists in the state. I am proud to be called Holler Girl. I was fascinated by your story. Have been gone from Logan, West Virginia since 1959 but still have good memories and go back for High School reunions. CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 30"Rabbit Tate lives in the shanty up the hollow. I love you Dad still to this day and he always knew how deeply I loved him.. despite my step monster he marriednot allowing us to hug him or kiss his cheeks. I only hope my children have an amazing childhood alsoand I wouldnt raise them anywhere else. When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. 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. We werent much older than the kids we took care of so it could be challenging to keep track of them all but never lost a kid and kept them out of trouble. I was born in Kilsyth, WV (Fayette County) and grew up in Mt. When I was growing up every Saturday morning my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy. 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. Thank you for sharing!!! I returned to WV after the Navy and found ghost towns in what once were busy streets lined with people going about their day. Im a holler girl and proud of it. Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! So is my brother and sister. Took me back to my childhood. Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful photos and your memories. And my sister and I were raised the WV way. 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. They are all gone now. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . Well yeah! Amenities & Activities I grew up in a holler. SXS Rentals Available Onsite Through Mountaintop Adventures! About this Item. Still Hollow Spirits, a farm to bottle distillery located high in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia specializing in traditional mountain style whiskeys and unique botanical infusions. Old-time music is a large part of West Virginias heritage it is the folk music of the state. *data reflects hollow users only You are 1 of users who departed relocations submitted* Avg. We got feed sacks filled them with sand blocked the creek swam there. When I was little everyone would jokingly say the cause of the storm was that the devil was beating his wife! That man is now my husband.but thats a whole other story. This is awsome. We never had a swimming pool. was his. Still remember the well were I drew water. I was born and lived in Kanawaha county and then we moved to Ohio. (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. We made our own toys out of tree branches. God Bless You. Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. My late wife Mary Jane Klatt was living in Kilsyth in 1944 when her father Henry Klatt was killed in the war. References [ edit] ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Take In Hollow, West Virginia This article about a location in Raleigh County, West Virginia is a stub. 3. We combine pure spring water with fresh local ingredients to craft one of a kind small batch spirits. The fruit, which ripen in September and October, have a banana-mango, custard-like favor. I am a holler girl too!!! Grew up in Berwind and War in McDowell County and I recognize many of the photos. Great family and friends with good food and spectacular views in all four seasons!! Nobody could swing higher and jump farther when I was at the highest part of the forward swing. Our starry nights shine down upon us as we sleep in the valleys beneath towering mountains like millions of angels peering down in watch. I still play in the rain with my kids today.sometimes the rain is so cold, even on an eighty degree day.it will hit your shoulders and trickle down your back and leave you with chills.almost as if winter breathed down your spine for a moment. 6080 Hollow Hill Ln; Contact 6080 Hollow Hill Ln (571) 762-9777. Today, they are classy, sexy, and a wonderful friend. I love reading each and every comment and hearing your stories as well. This brought back memories of my childhood. during each year with my sister and brother. That big hug covered in black coal dirt. This was so moving for me. Although mom moved us to Ohio when we were young, my heart still belongs to McDowell County WV. Sometimes we are so flooded with problems, small parts of our mind begin to give way and those tiny leaks occur as you lose your temper as you experience anxiety. Im trying to show my children the beauty of our Mountain state and to instill in them the lessons passed from generation to generation of mountain men and women. These mountains are so enormous yet we are so small in that breath-taking moment when you can see and hear the rain coming.and you wait to feel the first drop land on your face. Thanks for a beautiful story. Currently I am divesting myself in other states and preparing to move back to Almost Heaven. Car sickness Forestwander Our scenery is beautiful but when you're driving our country roads, be careful not to get car sick. I love mountaineer football, follow the herd of marshall and keep tabs on whats going on there. We swam in our pool. It belonged to My Aunt Birdie who is long since past but the kin folk take care of it! We sleep peacefully in our small homes as God has provided all our needs. Im from Clay County. Slaughter Creek Hollow, was my home. I started seeing memories just running across my visonary tract!!! West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. I grew up in a holler, and now raising or have raised, my kids in the holler here in Cabell County. Wish I could go back! What a memory! When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. 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. I was born in Charleston, Even and raised in Kayford coal field country,Kanawha County! Hope, WV. Hard workers, a love of God and people. I would love to go back there.when I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world. Therefore I have developed a long list of comebacks and over the years have embarrassed several people. I absolutely loved it. Hollow - An Interactive Documentary Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? I was Tressa Conway Stokes. of departed Food. The large fruit of the paw paw is the largest naturally grown fruit in North America. I did get to live in West by God for two years.. Every one in Ohio always thought I was from W.Va. by my accent..NO but I sure wish I was.. Thank you for the memories. I remember swimming in the creek and playing on the side of the hill and swinging on the Grapevines. Thanks to facebook. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. I was one of the many that moved away but the mountains called me home. Father died in Berwind mine accident when I was 9 years old leaving my mother and 9 children to make ends meet as best we could. Raised in McDowell County, Bradshaw Mountain & Jolo! To where did you travel? I AM A HOLLER GIRL.No truer words written. Thanks for the wonderful memories. 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. I wrote this story to bring light to who we really are.intelligentcapableloving individuals who love where we live. Simplicity is hearing the crickets chirp and deciding its not a noisy interruption. I lived in Davy, but spent lots of time at my grandparents in Helena, then Asco. Loved growing up in WV and no matter where I roamed to I have always called WV home and am proud to say I plan to live the rest of my years here. Gas. I am a holler girl (Ben Creek, Gilbert Creek) Mingo County. I do wish my parents did not have to work so hard. Would that we could somehow have simpler times in our later life!!! I wish my husband would of lived long enough for us to make our home there. I too am a WV Holler Girl rom next door in Wyoming county. We are beautiful with rough edges. Message. Growing up in the mountains is something I will never regret. Deep in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, it was once a very booming place. I want to live in a little town like Bud. We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. My best friends son at the age of twenty four was killed in a mine explosive when he was found he was right at the opening of the mines. You never know what you had. Ive moved away many times, but always end up coming back. I think the name was Dietricks Greenhouse. It features 30 grassy, full (17) or partial (13) hookup campsites that are big rig friendly. Mose was one of the original Greenbrier Valley old-time music legends. Arlington up Northfork Holler. 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. We know how to use a hammer and a screw driver then turn around and make a pot of cabbage rollsor a pan of cornbreadand I aint talking about from a box. I appreciate that I was raised as I was and proud to say: I AM a holler girl. You took their glowy bulb off and stuck them on your fingers to make rings.or your neck to make a necklace.a small girl with big dreamswe were mountain princesses. I could have written it myself! It was the local music. Love that place and I go back every chance I get. I dont want anything fancy. Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. I remember having Snake berry fight s with you and eating honeysuckles. Twin Hollow Honors the memory of Alex and Grace Ellis, who grew up on this land. We spent chilly evenings raking leaves just to run and jump in them. This article brings back a lot of memories. 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. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. Was wondering maybe if you would happen to know my parents my daddy his name was john pertee and my mother s name was wooten i too am from logan wva i was born there but moved to ohio thank you for your time and god bless. Brought back so many great memories. Started school there and graduated in 1963. I no longer live in WV my son lives there and I visit there, I am a holler girl, an enjoyed this story! i grew up in mingo county w.v. I was born in Welch, WV and raised in Iaeger, WVnothing like the errors from where I was raised..we had great times with many great memories!! I would have it no other way.right here in Mcdowell County. 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