I was raised a holler girl too, but in Randolph Co.and still live not far from where I grew up. These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!!!!! Yes I married young and I have four childrenanother assumption made by unknowing people.another meaning behind holler girlbut I am a clerk for the United States Postal Service.I am active in my church and I love my life. West Springfield. I am a holler girl and so thankful for it. Still have images of experiencing many or most of the things you did. Lived up 24 holler growing up. I went to Virginia Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories! I am a guy, but I can relate in so many ways. I so enjoyed this. We live in Myrtle Beach now and yes we miss WV. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. Described me to a T. Brought back so many memories, smells and sounds. 3 bds; 2 ba; 1,456 sqft - House for sale. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. Still live in Gilbert, W.va. and all this brought back memories of years gone by. I love reading each and every comment and hearing your stories as well. It leaves a sore spot in the soul of many former residents. Well, Ive never really understood why thats a bad thing. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. I still refer to WV,as my home. I still have family there and come back often. Would that we could somehow have simpler times in our later life!!! We had to make out own games just like you said. I have always been able to smell the seasonsthough it may seem strange to some. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. When some uncouth individual would make demeaning statements about West Virginia I have always defended our state. Now live in Edmond holler in I want to move to West Virginia because all of my life I have heard how beautiful it is there in the hills. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. Our little home had a few leaks in the roof when it rained but some of my best memories were seeing my Mommy put out pots and bowls to catch the leaks. I can smell the basement of my childhood church, the coal furnace was down there, and so were our Sunday school rooms. This was so moving for me. 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 | I absolutely loved it. Our starry nights shine down upon us as we sleep in the valleys beneath towering mountains like millions of angels peering down in watch. Years later we were in Eastern Kentucky and decided to drive over and see her aunt and uncle Bill and Jo Crumb in Mt Hope. West Virginia's silhouette looks like a horny toad. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. Brought back many memories. And the smell of the seasons I understand that very well. We played Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we drank out of the hosewe didnt die either. Im a holler girl and am so happy that I am. was his. This is so neat. 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. We made our own slip and slides from mining belts or old pool liners we made bubbles from dish detergent. No amount of fabric softener or laundry detergent can hold a candle to the scent of wild honeysuckle, lavender, and roses that grow wildly and entangle themselves on the corners of the fence. Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? Absolutely wonderful, so enjoyed reading, I am a redheaded holler girl also with many memories that will always remain close to my heart, West Virginia will always be my home those hills are a place of beauty. I really enjoyed every word. I wish that the kids that are growing up now could also have the childhood experienceEnjoyed reading your story. Thank you for the memories. This was a wonderful stroll down memory lane. What a memory! I thank God for putting me in my family and allowing me to live in the holler in West Virginia. You made me think of growing up in McDowell County. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. Good read. Thank you so much . 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. 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 want to live in a little town like Bud. The majority of the time those little buds stand firm.a testimony to the people here. I ran the woods, picked berries to eat, and skinned my knees! (and dont want to know anything different now). Itll all be fine. I cant play anything. But he would play for me, Doug says, and by the end of that he had figured out a tune that I really liked that he thought was simple enough for me to start on and he said, 'Ok. Id tell my teachers at Craigsville Grade School how much they meant to me and how they influenced my life. Not change one thing about them. Some residents near new Fern Hollow Bridge concerned for safety due to new traffic rules By WPXI.com News Staff January 16, 2023 at 11:23 pm EST By WPXI.com News Staff January 16, 2023 at 11:23 pm EST We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. This is Book II of DARKENED: The West Virginia Vampire Series by Gary Lee Vincent. I married one (sixty years ago). Thanks for all the memories. They are all gone now. I have coal slate under the skin on my knee to this day to prove it.my sister does too. I want you to come back and play this for me. Also, West Virginia College. I am a Holler Girl! Your wonderful descriptive words brought back so many good memories for methough I came from a VERY dysfunctional home, my way to escape was to go out to play amongst the bushes and flowers .with the butterflies and the bees. My late wife Mary Jane Klatt was living in Kilsyth in 1944 when her father Henry Klatt was killed in the war. He had learned from players who were alive before West Virginia was even a state. This newer tunnel, circa 1963, is along the West Virginia Rail-Trail. In the fall of 2017, on their way to a shoot in West Virginia, the Parts Unknown crew made a pit stop in Lawrence County, Kentucky. We didnt have many luxury items but we sure had love. I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. Twin Hollow Campground and Cabins are proudly family-owned and operated. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. We were on a corner with hills from two directions. I left when I joined the air force in1986. 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. 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 mountaineer football, follow the herd of marshall and keep tabs on whats going on there. of departed Our husbands can track the deer, kill the deer, and drag it home.and we can cook it. We got feed sacks filled them with sand blocked the creek swam there. Great people!!! Thanks so much for sharing. I wasnt raised in a holler, but on top of Bradshaw Mountain down Brushy Ridge. When it rained all the kids would head for house and the big puddle until the storm drain was able to handle the runoff and then we found something else to do. Born and raised in Isaban, and lived on the McDowell County side of the creek. I grew up way out in the country in Nicholas County and enjoyed many of the same things that most of the people here in WV enjoyed. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. All the nostalgia is sweet but it doesnt tell the Others story of what it is to grow up as a raggedy coal camp kid who would not have survived and even later thrived because someone fed them (physically and spiritually), sheltered them -even if it meant standing up to mean drunks and showed them what a healthy family could look like. I was fascinated by your story. Some people think it is. Name* Email* Phone. 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!! cabin creek hollow, kanawha county Remembering, waiting for dad to come walking up the holler with his dinner bucket in his hand. Great ,loved it !! Like you I also remember smells. Direct Trail Access To! Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. 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!! Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. Enjoyed your story. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. Lol. I was raised in a holler in Barbour County. West Virginia raised us also. Very nice story you have to share, Thank you! This brought back memories of my childhood. This place is why I am who I am today. I came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. Those leaks can be patched up later. I grew up on a ridge top, Fork Ridge, but life was the same there as in the hollers of WV. Thank you for this story that helped myself and others remember their childhood of growing up in a holler. Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. Even if you don't "live up a holler," you definitely know what one is. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. Grew up in Floyd County KY(Martin)..near WVA line..Iceplant Hollerwhen we moved to Dayton Ohio..I was bout 8..the kids at school would tease me and call me a Briarhopperwe would go home to Martin nearly every other weekend. They called me the accident looking for a place to happen. Doug demonstrates the Greenbrier style by fiddling a tune called Jimmy Johnson. The chipper song is played using what Doug calls a shuffle and up-bow technique. The notes flow together seamlessly. These mountains nourish the soul. i grew up in mingo county w.v. And thank you Wayne Guindon, for sharing this Post with me. I would give a copy to all my friends. Mom held several positions in the Auxiliary including 7th District President for 2 years. And so much more. May the Lord bless you as much as this story has blessed me. This is a West Virginia holler to be more specific. 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. Mommy worried about cooking and Daddy worried about buying the food. He had been down in the cold working his time just like many more in our town in wv. After the war her mother Alice Elliott Klatt remarried Timothy Cecil Elliott and they left West Virginia in 1948 never to return. Thanks for the article, every word is true. My husband and I live in SC now, but our roots, came from being raised in almost heaven WV. Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. McDowell County? loved this. 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. Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. I was born and raised in Cambria County in Pa.I would like to find out about Elm Grove W.V. Did I throw tantrums? The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. 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. There is nothing like our little world tucked away in those hills. United States West Virginia . One of my fondest memories is when my four siblings and I played in the BIG Rain Barrel with the neighbouring children. I wrote this story to bring light to who we really are.intelligentcapableloving individuals who love where we live. 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. Photo, Print, Drawing [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] [ digital file from original photograph ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress. Mose was one of the original Greenbrier Valley old-time music legends. I think it is in Marshall County. I could feel every memory and word deep within. . 3. 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. West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. By John Hayes, Post-Gazette Staff Writer. no remote. Mary Jane passed away in 2011, her mother in 1996 and her sister Freeda in 2015. Twin Hollow Honors the memory of Alex and Grace Ellis, who grew up on this land. Thank You for sharing on Facebook. Ted! Well, I've never really understood why that's a bad thing. However, as it gains traction, some people think the uniqueness is lost. It was the kitchen music. Her family had lived in a number of coal mining communities- Beaver, Scarbro, Oswald,, etc. Remembering Anthony Bourdain 1956-2018. . Pigeon Hollow, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. thank you for sharing. Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. Id buy penny candy from Mr. Shaffer at the store next door to our house. Dad was a WWII Navy veteran and both spent much of their free time working with the VFW. I tried to raise my 9 children/step-children in nature whenever we had the chance and taught them right from wrong and responsibility for their actions from a very early age. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. They were John and Stella Gilliand. Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! Wonderful read, sometimes you are in such a big hurry to leave. My favorite holler nameTin Can Holler, Mason, WV where my husband Gary was raised?? 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. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . 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. When Daddy came home the T.V. Mose had a distinct way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but authentically West Virginian. I think the name was Dietricks Greenhouse. Id like to think the enchantment of this place carries on through years of being gone. I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . Have gone from a holler girl to a world traveler. Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. I loved your story. first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. When we moved from there into the center of another small town(like a City to me), I really missed the freedom I had there. We were wealthy in the best way ,we had Mom,Dad,sisters and brother.We were free ,We would spend our days up in the hills playing ,from morning till dinner time.Its where my fondest memories are. THANKS. 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. I can step outside in late summer and literally smell fall.and as each leaf drops one by one.that fragrance intensifies.until late October or mid November.then I can smell the frost.the ice and the impending snow. Still remember the well were I drew water. Well yeah! I loved your story and the pictures. In the new $14-million West Virginia Cultural Center on the state capital grounds at Charleston, historian Ken Sullivan edits a unique. I attended 5 elementary schools, 2 junior highs and was fortunate enough to attend one high school. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. So I will be taking him back soon. Wonderful words here. I was raised up Cannelton Holler (Fayette County). Today Im sure that would be considered some form of abuse (haha). I love WV and always will. Amenities & Activities Lightening bugs, frogs, crickets and all of their friends making a grand noise lulled us to sleep most nights. Always remember it took a Civil War for West Virginia to become a state and never forget our states motto, Montani semper liberi or Mountaineers are Always Free. Life is good. Arlington up Northfork Holler. It features 30 grassy, full (17) or partial (13) hookup campsites that are big rig friendly. It made me who I am today and Im truly proud to have been brought up there! I was born in Charleston, Even and raised in Kayford coal field country,Kanawha County! For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! I'm proud to be from the holler. Therefore I have developed a long list of comebacks and over the years have embarrassed several people. Grocery. In this episode we take a look at Coffin Hollow and some of the history behind one of West Virginia's most well know ghost stories. If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. Wasnt a holler girl. My one desire is to return to those montains. We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. This was like reading about my own childhood. I have been fortunate to visit many times Thanks for the wonderful memories. No better feeling. We are beautiful with rough edges. All the reasons you mention are the reasons why West Virginia is so special! Many of us have college degrees, are nurses, teachers, preachers and well-educated women. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. 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. God Bless You. Not one person was ever charged for killing this Law Enforcement Officer in spite of the fact there were several eye witnesses. I would like to find someone familiar with a green house there back in the early 50s. It was a high tower, a fort, a castle, or a play house. The mountains was our playground. Our mountains are beautifultheyre rustic and unforgiving yet safe and guarding of us who live in these nooks, crannies, bottoms, and hills. Pictures of your home, the surrounding area, and the town would be nice to visually comprehend. Thats not in McDowell Co. Its in Fayette Co. on Packs Branch Rd. Took me back to my childhood. In a sense my childhood ended at 9, as nothing was the same after that. She would say Do you want to make a trip to the bathroom? I knew what that meant..so Id straighten up quick. Swinging from vines near the creek, getting wet when you accidently slipped off the rope! My Cousins lived in Handle Factory Holler, and I have always defined Holler as the valley between 2 mountains. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. Im a coal miners son from McDowell County! Hard workers, a love of God and people. 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.. . A Mothers love is infinite. In a special report exploring folkways traditions, as part of theInside Appalachia Folkways Project, Caitlin Tan explores the master-apprentice relationship in the old-time music community. Pigeon Hollow is a physical feature (valley) in Greenbrier County. And I remember that my face felt wonerful in the mornings after I sometimes broke the ice in the wash pan to wash before breakfast. We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. Amy, So loved your Holler story. I dont want anything fancy. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. Thanks for sharing. Id visit Mrs. Riddle at the post office and take her an ice cream. And I wear shoes on my feet everyday hahaha;). a West Virginia program to help young people . We assumed that everyone grew up this way and as adults we found out differently. i grew up poor and had alot of heartbreaks that kids these days could not fatham. My farther as a coal miner and died in the coal mine, when I was 5!! 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. No phones and computers and all the other gadgets. Im a holler girl..Seminole W.V. Virginia. Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. I enjoyed reading this so much I grew up in Mercer County WV. Thanks for the free trip home even if just by a memory. The large fruit of the paw paw is the largest naturally grown fruit in North America. 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. I really enjoyed reading that .I was raised in a holler also and it sure brought back a lot of good memories. It was a much simpler time then and we enjoyed every second we could. Not having any water Davide Restivo Half of us are the dish washer. Thanks for sharing this story. I lived in Coalwood, WV through 5th grade where Mr. Would someone reading this please try to find out what church that was. Her story is just a personal story not directed at any individual place in West Virginia. 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. I really enjoyed your story very much. I laughed when I read about the TV remote, which was us. Find Best Western Hotels & Resorts nearby Sponsored. You took me back some years ago. I have pretty much done without all my life, so I am not one to be picky with my dwellings. Thinking about runnin and playing and getting a drink of water from the community dipper in the pail of water that hung on back porch. I sure hope someday before I get too old that I can spend the last years of whatever I have left of my life in a holler or at least near to one. Ive always thought that theres no escape from the noise of car horns, heavy traffic, sirensall of which I hear more than I want to in this tiny town farm community that I live in now. We know how to survive, how to plant a garden, how to sew, and what it means to hang clothes on the line. The good memories, the ones that never let you go! Id SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE WISHED HAD THE RAISINGS WE ALL HAD IN THE COAL FIELDS . Its like you saw into my heart as you wrote. Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. We would turn that dial until he seen what he wanted to watch. To Amy: It seems that I really know you by the way you have written your beautiful life story. I am not that far now and I keep thinking it is time to go home. After reading this story, I know that there are places here on earth where a person can get a little taste of what heaven must be like. 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. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. Later on into the night we would retire to our bedsand most are covered in handmade quilts and fresh crisp sheets. We made our own toys out of tree branches. I was born in Huntington, West Virginia in the late 50s.
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