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back in these days many of us and our parents had to struggle and bond together. They became super wives and mothers. This is a wonderful piece of work! grew up in taylorville, wv. Cant get enough stories about Family Love amidst humble and trying circumstances. I went to Virginia Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories! This was so moving for me. 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I wish I remembered the name of the holler we lived in. (Guess they needed a kid to fit in with that generation). Coming back home to Myrtle Beach, SC, where we live now he said maw maw I see now what you were talking about. Shopping. Beautiful writing about a beautiful State. people were very much set in their own ways. Thats what makes it work is that you share it and people are learning it and its part of the community.. A reminder that soon summer will be gone. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. Mommy worried about cooking and Daddy worried about buying the food. Doug says the music of Greenbrier County is one of the less common techniques still alive. I suspect it means people hollering across the mountain to each other, but not sure. Its where my roots are! Born and raised in McDowell county will never forget my childhood there. I love your story. Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. Subscribeto the podcast to hear more stories of Appalachian folklife, arts, and culture. Through the folklife program, Annie studied old-time fiddling under Doug Van Gundy for all of 2018. Established in 2002. Blessings to you and your loved ones.Dazzling Dolly. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Hollow, an interactive documentary about the people and issues of McDowell County, WV, launches June 20 - West Virginia's 150th statehood celebration day.. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. We are strong but gentle all at the same time. I was given up for adoption as a baby and then unwanted by the ones who adopted me !! The entity was filed on September 17, 1998, effective from September 17, 1998 and terminated on November 2, 2009. Floor plans starting at $1250. He did live in his old car, set down here in front of a house." . Would that we could somehow have simpler times in our later life!!! In summer I remember those mid-day thunderstorms on an 80 degree day..and how I loved to play in the rain. West Virginia's silhouette looks like a horny toad. We spent chilly evenings raking leaves just to run and jump in them. I love to stand barefooted in the grass with my children in tow.we hold our arms out and close our eyes.and the wind blows so hard against our bodies it feels as though we are flying. When some uncouth individual would make demeaning statements about West Virginia I have always defended our state. 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. Thanks so much for sharing. Growing up in the mountains is something I will never regret. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. And I wear shoes on my feet everyday hahaha;). Thank you for the memories. Thanks for the wonderful memories. I know. The best of times and where time stands stillthe best place for kids to grow up! West Virginia Hollow Tales book. I wish I could go back and relive those memories just like they were. No place like home. I grew up in the little coal camp Red Jacket , Mingo County in the 50s and 60s. Find your new home at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln located at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln, West Springfield, VA 22152. Guess I was a coal camp girl. Thank you for your stories. You reminded me of the smell of fresh baked biscuits and feeling safe when my dad came home and ate his dinner. Beautiful and I am to a holler girl born and raised in bulldog holler in premier west Virginia. Could relate to a lot in this beautiful story, To this day I love simple things. No place!! Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. 2. We know how to survive, how to plant a garden, how to sew, and what it means to hang clothes on the line. I so enjoyed this. Its like you saw into my heart as you wrote. Dad was a WWII Navy veteran and both spent much of their free time working with the VFW. I enjoyed this to the fullest. I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. I suppose you could compare those small leaks to life. Thank you so much . This brought back memories of my childhood. My uncles were Graham, Arthur, and Dee. Now live in Edmond holler in seems to be falling off the map. I aint no girlbut Im from the holler! We had a very simple, peaceful life. It lives in the hearts and runs through the veins of all its natives. My one desire is to return to those montains. 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. I am a holler girl too!!! We got feed sacks filled them with sand blocked the creek swam there. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. We are beautiful with rough edges. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. Well, I've never really understood why that's a bad thing. After the war her mother Alice Elliott Klatt remarried Timothy Cecil Elliott and they left West Virginia in 1948 never to return. 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. I have been a million different places, and I now live in Alabama. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. You folks probably just know it as a "hollow." The Mountain State's combination of mountains and streams make for quite a few remote areas and lots of hollers! SXS Rentals Available Onsite Through Mountaintop Adventures! Just curious as to why the first picture is being used in a story about McDowell County? 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. 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. 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. Your stories are great nothing smells as good as fresh line-dried sheets and nothing makes your hair feel and look better than rainwater! . 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 a holler girl and so thankful for it. The primary coordinates for Pigeon Hollow places it within the WV 24931 ZIP Code delivery area.. Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information Simplicity is hearing the crickets chirp and deciding its not a noisy interruption. We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. No one even knew what poor meant. We use to have to wipe the benches off before we sat down. The warm night air wraps itself around your body like a blanket. We did not live in coal country but we did grow up in the holler. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. Zillow has 6460 homes for sale in West Virginia. Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! HOME SWEET HOME. I was a holler born girl also. Itll all be fine. 1. 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. If only.. Required fields are marked *. You never know what you had. You took my heart right back home. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . 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. We stand firm even though our small corner of the worldour tiny county. i remember praying to god asking him why my life was so hard as a kid, why does my mom struggle so much to survie this place, we are good godfearin people. Have called WV home all my life. Over the years I have heard just about every derogatory remark that can be made about a place directed toward West Virginia. For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! Not having any water Davide Restivo Thank you for bringing these memories back to me so vividly. Very well written and just as I remembered it. Unlike Annie, Doug did not learn how to play old time until he was an adult. I only hope my children have an amazing childhood alsoand I wouldnt raise them anywhere else. You can usually te. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. It's To. All the reasons you mention are the reasons why West Virginia is so special! 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. There is nothing simple left in this old world.Thank you! It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! 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 came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. Like you I also remember smells. We played like one of the boys. CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 30"Rabbit Tate lives in the shanty up the hollow. I love reading each and every comment and hearing your stories as well. Doug is an eighth generation West Virginian and an expert in the music. I am holler girl also. 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. That was our version of mean. I was born in Kilsyth, WV (Fayette County) and grew up in Mt. We ran bare foot in the rain in Summer to. I can still hear the drip, drop, drip, drop. I can hear those faint songs we sang in the spring when it was finally warm enough to go outside to playRing around the rosiespocket full of posiesashesasheswe all fall down! Picking flowers and trying to work it out just right so when you finished picking each petal off the boy you liked was sure to love youHe loves me, he loves me not. You decided if you had to pick every flower in sight.that boy was going to love you. CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. I get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. Name* Email* Phone. Born and raised in Isaban, and lived on the McDowell County side of the creek. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. Oh how Id love to go back for a day! I can identify with the smells of the changing seasons and being one with the land. Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. 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. 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. Didnt know if Id ever hear anyone tell about the lightning bug jewelry that brought this gal so much happiness way back 50 plus years ago. Not change one thing about them. The organization type is C | Corporation. 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. Did I throw tantrums? You touched on so many, Amy, and my tears flowed like a river.Fortunately, after almost 30 yrs in PA, I moved back to WV and have the opportunity to relive all the memories of that childhood from the holler of Morris Creek near Montgomery. It made me appreciate things in life. Ever heard about naming contest? Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! I too was raised up a hollow, called Chattaroy Hollow, near Williamson, WV. And my sister and I were raised the WV way. 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. I returned to WV after the Navy and found ghost towns in what once were busy streets lined with people going about their day. Ive told that one with negative responses from my listeners before to a non- holler person. My sister and I were mean on a totally different level. McDowell County? I have always been proud of growing up in The Hollers of West Virginia. The county built a strong economy when the coal industry was in its prime in the early 1900s, and housed at its peak over 100,000 residents. Nobody could swing higher and jump farther when I was at the highest part of the forward swing. 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. I was born and lived in Kanawaha county and then we moved to Ohio. These sheltered valleys are a wonderful sight to take in when you are on those long drives, too. That's what makes the video from this couple such an amazing watch. 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.. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. We gathered frog eggs and put them in coffee cans and werent afraid of getting warts as the old wives tale goes. We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. I have never thought of Holler as a derogatory term. Book Now Below or Call us 304-664-1234 for booking assistance! He says it is the foundation for a lot of sounds today. Thanks for reminding me of home. The neighborhood kids, my sister, and I would all get together. I cry whenever I hear that song.. Reading you story made me so homesick. I dont want anything fancy. so proud to be a holler girl. Here are 10 of the most dangerous things West Virginia residents must face. 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. Brings back such fond childhood memories of a simpler time that formed our values and morals and made us the adults we are today. I ran the woods, picked berries to eat, and skinned my knees! I wish my husband would of lived long enough for us to make our home there. the crickets and frogs chatter late into the night singing their beautiful country songs. I was born in Welch in 1952. we went to that front porch to play. Thank you for sharing your story. Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. I have been fortunate to visit many times Loved this! Our mountains are beautifultheyre rustic and unforgiving yet safe and guarding of us who live in these nooks, crannies, bottoms, and hills. :)), Oh, what a heart warming read. We were taught right from wrong. Wonderful read, sometimes you are in such a big hurry to leave. We played tornado..which we both still remember very fondly to this day. Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful photos and your memories. I was fascinated by your story. It didnt scar me for life. I love WV and always will. I was thrown off numerous docks and boats and told to sink or swim I sank and someone would finally figure it out and jump in to rescue me. Your story put me right back in that tiny house I grew up in, that only seems tiny now. Remembering Anthony Bourdain 1956-2018. . I can relate to it all. Loved the stories .The remembrance of growing up in the holler.Thanks for the memories and may God bless you enough!!!! These girls may have worn feed sack dresses when they were young and never had expensive makeup; but their natural beauty shined. 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. I no longer live in WV my son lives there and I visit there, I am a holler girl, an enjoyed this story! Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. The younger generation would die if they had to live the way we did. If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. Reading your story and reliving my life as a Holler Girl. I have never regretted being a mountain girl even tho we were teased in high school, so we just became good scholars to prove ourselves! I had a bunch of Gilliand cousins. It was wonderful !!! After we were done helping with the T.V. As the trapped miners soon discover, the dead don't always stay dead and the horrors that are unleashed is just the beginning of the terror about to fall on the rural community nested within the Darkened Hollows! It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. She even taught a beginner fiddle class at Augusta Heritage Center this past fall. Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. I was born in Huntington, West Virginia in the late 50s. How is that happiness can be found in simplicity? 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. Arlington up Northfork Holler. 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. Food. 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. B and I tell stories about my childhood and encourage people to visit Tazewell County. Love this! Crow Holler girl. I didnt grow up in the south, but Dad, from eastern Ky and Mom from middle Tenn did. I had wonderful hard-working parents (Im the oldest of seven children only 3 living and Im 82.) Message. She learned to fiddle over 20 years ago, but she says learning the specific Greenbrier style is a way for her to feel more connected to her home, as she grew up on a farm in the grassy valley of Greenbrier. Now dont get me wrong. Beautiful! Thanks for writing about home! Sending you light, love, and laughter!! Their small visits are much appreciated because it wont be long until they are all gone and fall will begin its inevitable descent upon us. I am a holler girl from mingo county, Lenore wva. Although I have been gone from WV for over 59 years my heart still belongs to WV. 6080 Hollow Hill Ln; Contact 6080 Hollow Hill Ln (571) 762-9777. they are so real. 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. It was the local music. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. It made me who I am today and Im truly proud to have been brought up there! Still live in Gilbert, W.va. and all this brought back memories of years gone by. 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. Amazing how similar our stories are from the next county over. We lived on a large piece of propertywith tons of Sagebrush and Cloverunkempt to the people who had lovely gardens, but to me was like living in a magical place. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. Us kids were shuffled off to the neighbor on Sunday and we would go to church with them. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. I wish this was in print. but he did live those last 11 months in peace.. I was Tressa Conway Stokes. Brought back so many great memories. Thank you Amy, for this wonderful article which really tells exactly how hollow life is. I can still smell them. To a house in a hollow on Patrick Rd. We were loved and had love in our hearts, respect for each other and freedom and pride for who we were and what we stood for. THANKS. I wasnt raised in a holler, but on top of Bradshaw Mountain down Brushy Ridge. We werent born there but visited every summer. Lightening bugs, frogs, crickets and all of their friends making a grand noise lulled us to sleep most nights. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. I was raised in VA, Tazewell County. In a West Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives. All of them accommodate slide out RVs of up to 50 feet in length. Those leaks can be patched up later. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. Our strong holler girl mothers raised us well. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. We had to make out own games just like you said. Ba big part of my life was there. I grew up in Wyoming Co, Lived for a time in Red Jacket Coal #2, My dad was a coal miner, spent a lot of time on Turkey Creek with my grandparents. That was amazing Amy I was literally taken back to the holler. 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 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. Hope High School. We cut our jeans off and made shorts and played bare-footed in the yard. Great memories as I read this, All of this belongs to each and everyone who lived up the Holler. 2018 Dewitz Photography, LLC | Eau Claire, Wis. | tel. Love it. The Cole mines is a heck of a place to work.all we could do was pray that they come home at the end of there shift alive. Moonshine is a rich part of the state's history both the legal and well, illegal, varieties. One of their favorite songs they practiced over the year is called Turkey Creek. It is a song Mose wrote. GREAT MEMORIES. Likens was Principal. Watching a Twins baseball game and sharing his bowl of popcorn washed down with either kool-aid or Bubble Up was one of my favorite things to do. Today, they are classy, sexy, and a wonderful friend. 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. With simplicity comes nothing to confound. 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. We would turn that dial until he seen what he wanted to watch. 1078 Dutch Hollow Rd, Dunbar, WV 25064. I am a holler girl too. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. I would run to meet him and he would always have a left over for me. Wish I could go back! Thank you so much for the memories. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. 2. Twin Hollows Campground is located near Gilbert, West Virginia. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. Had most of the same experiences as a child. The first glance of white or pink on those Dogwood trees is like a baptism for the soul after long months of freezing weather and snow to your knees. 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. Your email address will not be published. Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. PS, places we lived: Atwell Mountain in Atwell, Raysal, Bartley, Stringtown (where I was born), English, Beartown, just to name a few. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. It brought my childhood to the surface. I wrote this story to bring light to who we really are.intelligentcapableloving individuals who love where we live. I was raised in a holler in Barbour County. My mother, father, and some of my brothers and sisters are gone now but the stories of the sweet memories will always live on and be passed from generation to generation. Some one above asked what exactly did the term holler girl meanwell most people use it as a derogatory term..they think it means small minded and back woods..simple. What a beautiful story!! You are a talented writer and your words made my soul smile!! Have gone from a holler girl to a world traveler. United States West Virginia .