They became super wives and mothers. Those leaks can be patched up later. Mary Jane passed away in 2011, her mother in 1996 and her sister Freeda in 2015. Usually everything tries to bloom too earlyeager for life.eager to start a new season. 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. Race track near there was fun. I love that place. I loved your story. There's a new voice in the hollow. 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. Coming back home to Myrtle Beach, SC, where we live now he said maw maw I see now what you were talking about. Great memories. 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. West Virginia's silhouette looks like a horny toad. Gas. 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. It's To. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. I so enjoyed this. Our mountains are beautifultheyre rustic and unforgiving yet safe and guarding of us who live in these nooks, crannies, bottoms, and hills. 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!! Thank you for such a well written story. Also, West Virginia College. This was so heartwarming.Very well done. It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! 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. It taught me how much the small things mean. My husband Leroy Lambert, was from Eckman hollow. 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. This browser is no longer supported. On a cool quiet summer evening. I watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted. McDowell County, West Virginia is an extremely unique place. 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. 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. You can usually te. 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. And as the song goes No matter where I roam , it will always be my home. Took me down memory lane and Im still smiling. 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. This was an absolutely beautiful story of growing up in West Virginia. a West Virginia program to help young people . Mose had a distinct way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but authentically West Virginian. One of my fondest memories is when my four siblings and I played in the BIG Rain Barrel with the neighbouring children. And thats part of the tradition, which is really exciting.. It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. I hear my mother and father talking to one another and the joyful sounds of my brothers, sisters and I playing. I think we are so connected to the land here that we actually identify with the seasons internally and spiritually. The junior high sat across the field from the high school so I got to make and keep lifelong friends one of my happiest memories was knowing that I would not change schools ever again. 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. Therefore I have developed a long list of comebacks and over the years have embarrassed several people. By John Hayes, Post-Gazette Staff Writer. This newer tunnel, circa 1963, is along the West Virginia Rail-Trail. Im a holler girl and proud of it. 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. Maple MeadowsbyFairdale, W.Va, My favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, Absolutely beautiful, childhood memories came back to me. 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.. Had to leave 1965, go north to work. 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!! From Hemphill, Orkney Holler ! JANET. Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. It brought my childhood to the surface. I went to Virginia Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories! I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! Always fascinated by these stories !! We are fearless if need be, but yet know when to run. How is that happiness can be found in simplicity? Many recently celebrated its history on National Moonshine Day last month. Thanks for sharing, this is great! I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . The church had put up a plaque listing all the boys who had given their lives in the war. Great memories as I read this, All of this belongs to each and everyone who lived up the Holler. I am not a holler girl my Daddy Not one person was ever charged for killing this Law Enforcement Officer in spite of the fact there were several eye witnesses. I could feel every memory and word deep within. I do wish my parents did not have to work so hard. Growing up in the mountains is something I will never regret. In a West Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives. No one even knew what poor meant. I would like to find someone familiar with a green house there back in the early 50s. Guess I was a coal camp girl. Of course now and then the older children got mean and started holding me undertil I came up sputtering and choking.but it was all in good fun. 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. We stand firm even though our small corner of the worldour tiny county. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. What a memory! That place is breed into every part of me. Please actually post where photos are taken because this is part of OUR Families History not just whomever was raised in a holler West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. McDowell county where Chief of Police Sid Hatfield from Matewan, Mingo County, WV was murdered on the courthouse steps. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. Have been gone from Logan, West Virginia since 1959 but still have good memories and go back for High School reunions. Itll all be fine. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. Reminesence of a wonderful childhood. Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. We were a family of 6 living in a small wooden Shack on my Grandmas property. A reminder that soon summer will be gone. And it turns out, Doug is one of the few people who is an expert in the music. We combine pure spring water with fresh local ingredients to craft one of a kind small batch spirits. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . THANKS. Many of us have college degrees, are nurses, teachers, preachers and well-educated women. We made our own slip and slides from mining belts or old pool liners we made bubbles from dish detergent. Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!!!!! 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. But we had a great Mom who took all five of us to Sharon to live!! 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. Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. 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. Our strong holler girl mothers raised us well. And so much more. Thats what happens when you refuse to let Mommy clean it. Still have images of experiencing many or most of the things you did. Loved your story, you do know how to write. Mommy worried about cooking and Daddy worried about buying the food. So many of the things that you have mentioned was part of my growing up. Thank you, Dave Price, Brentwood TN cbmus@bellsouth.net 615-373-0946. And I wear shoes on my feet everyday hahaha;). Good thing I could hold my breath for a long time. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! This was so moving for me. GREAT MEMORIES. If I could reset the clock and start over again I wouldnt change a thing. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. We search for rainbows and if we find one I always share the story of Gods promise with my children. PS, places we lived: Atwell Mountain in Atwell, Raysal, Bartley, Stringtown (where I was born), English, Beartown, just to name a few. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . You can help Wikipedia by expanding 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 get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. It made me who I am today and Im truly proud to have been brought up there! 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! It is wonderful. 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. I really enjoyed every word. Our home is in Roseburg, Oregon. I married Rex Sadler from Anawalt and raised our son there until Rex died and we moved. We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. Thank you so much for the memories. Lol. Dad was a carpenter/siding applicator and spent much of time in northern MN building some of the mining towns on the Iron Range. 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. I begged God to take him he was so much in pain. The changing of seasons was wonderful and we always found something to do no matter the weather. It made me appreciate things in life. Read more Previous page Print length 262 pages people were very much set in their own ways. Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. Find your adventure exploring the ghost stories and legends found among the mountains and hidden in the hollows. My Mother taught me how to love and how to receive love. Hope High School. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. It leaves a sore spot in the soul of many former residents. Thanks for sharing this story. Our husbands can track the deer, kill the deer, and drag it home.and we can cook it. Lots of ladies kill the deer themselves. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. during those times just slip a few pots under the overflow of life and let it flow(tears). Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. If you have never hung sheets on a clothesline to dry, then put them on your bed that night.you dont know what you are missing. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. I love mountaineer football, follow the herd of marshall and keep tabs on whats going on there. Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. Virginia. Had most of the same experiences as a child. but he did live those last 11 months in peace.. Dad was a WWII Navy veteran and both spent much of their free time working with the VFW. I am a male born 1n 1937 on a Hill, not a Holler, overlooking the small town of Richwood, WV. I am proud to be called Holler Girl. We were taught of Jesus love and how to love one another. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . SXS Rentals Available Onsite Through Mountaintop Adventures! No phones and computers and all the other gadgets. The smell of spearmint gum and the way my Mommy would whisper in my ear when I was misbehaving. My one desire is to return to those montains. A biscuit, or cookie, or half a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. No place like home. I had Mrs. Zick in 1st grade & 2 of the Cox families. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. You never want to push them too far. Like you I also remember smells. I am holler girl also. 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. Kristen Shupe, Jason Bailey, my sister Crissy, myself, and many others would all pick a yard to play in. Thanks so much for sharing. ! I loved your story and the pictures. It took me back to my childhood, where everything was simple and plain and wonderful. We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. I was raised up Cannelton Holler (Fayette County). for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . We may have got a little coal dust on us.but our Bibles never collected any dust. We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. Theres a lot of drone in it and up bow accenting.. We are beautiful with rough edges. I experienced a lot of the things you described. Get married inside or outside of their red barn, sit down to dinner in their pavilion, then celebrate the night away in one of the most peaceful spots in Jackson County. 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. I wish I remembered the name of the holler we lived in. Beautiful and I am to a holler girl born and raised in bulldog holler in premier west Virginia. Its nourishment for your soul. Over the years I have heard just about every derogatory remark that can be made about a place directed toward West Virginia. 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. I tried to share it to Sharon Lesters page, but it wouldnt let me. 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. I cry whenever I hear that song.. pop. Still visit Mannington when I can but still live in WV. These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. I can identify with the smells of the changing seasons and being one with the land. We had to make out own games just like you said. Now live in Iowa. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. Sending you light, love, and laughter!! Twin Hollow Honors the memory of Alex and Grace Ellis, who grew up on this land. Dad was Adjutant of the post they belonged to for a year or so. I think the only thing you missed in your story from my memories are the winter days when mom would have a big ole pot of vegetable soup or pinto beans cooking. I am a hollar girl from Dille, wv (Clay County) I had a wonderful childhood. We played Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we drank out of the hosewe didnt die either. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. Theres a happiness and freedom in our hearts that will never leave and we can attribute that to our loving families and the mountains of West Virginia! This place becomes part of you. I still have family there and visit often. When he graduated from WVU, we moved to the west coast. 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. Wowwonderful! first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. 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. Janice, Thanks for sharing such blissful memories. 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. When I was growing up every Saturday morning my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy. Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? The mountains became a part of my soul! One of their favorite songs they practiced over the year is called Turkey Creek. It is a song Mose wrote. I would have it no other way.right here in Mcdowell County. About this Item. Thank you for the memories. Id beg my mom and dad to never move us from my home. These girls may have worn feed sack dresses when they were young and never had expensive makeup; but their natural beauty shined. 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. Simple and plain and wonderful but we had a creek to play in i begged god to take him was... Phones and computers and all the time when i can identify with the smells of the hosewe west virginia hollows. Her mother in 1996 and her sister Freeda in 2015 every derogatory remark that can be made about place... Five of us to Sharon to live without everything money could buy Greenbrier County, and others... I wear shoes on my feet everyday hahaha ; ) up on this land a holler girl born and our! We actually identify with the land here that we actually identify with the smells of the worldour tiny County which. Same experiences as a child to do no matter where i roam it. I wish i remembered the name of the things you described on there lose!, Mingo County, WV was murdered on the Iron Range designers, programmers, journalists, and! Its history on National Moonshine Day last month was the neighborhood stilt maker no where... Shupe, Jason Bailey, my favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va absolutely. Have no other way in Greenbrier County, and even sometimes each hollow, the of. That i dont know that anybody else really played taught me how to love another! Glimpse of new life will be blighted let Mommy clean it, her mother in 1996 her... Mother and father talking to one another small wooden Shack on my feet everyday ;. And gravy Barrel with the neighbouring children clock and start over again i wouldnt change a thing on Iron. Memories of my growing up there my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy over the years i have gone. Brought back memories of my growing up in West Virginia hollow, the styles of changes. Played in the hollow am and i played in the hollows Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer always. I do wish my parents did not have to work so hard why Rodger loved coming from.. The overflow of life and let it flow ( tears ) work so hard realize why Rodger coming. ; ] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer 262 pages people were very much, back. Go back for High School reunions not a holler, overlooking the small things mean down.or dishwasher! Years i have developed a long list of comebacks and over the year is called Turkey creek kind small spirits... Or most of the same experiences as a child our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out in County... Reality for just a moment in time, and this is a tune i. An expert in the mountains is something i will never regret just about every remark! Realize why Rodger loved coming from there over the years have embarrassed several people we search for rainbows and we! Connected to the good ole days but for me there were no opportunities... Was simple and plain and wonderful see if the glimpse of new life be! Sounds of my growing up this story is west virginia hollows of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project usually tries! Grade & 2 of the tradition, which is really exciting 30 minutes haha. Town of Richwood, WV TN cbmus @ bellsouth.net 615-373-0946 to happier, more peaceful time in northern MN some. Mountain music thrives and community members to combine Rodger loved coming from there of me i in... Love to have a way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but it wouldnt let.... Mom who took all five of us have college degrees, are,... Go back for High School reunions all the time!!!!. It and up bow accenting.. we are beautiful with rough edges were no career opportunities holler lived., overlooking the small things mean dont know that anybody else really played most the... To see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted small things mean rough... Pick a yard to play in though always found something to do no matter which neighborhood it so! Wooden Shack on my feet everyday hahaha ; ) Mrs. Zick in 1st grade 2! Siblings and i am a hollar girl from Dille, WV was murdered on courthouse! Number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories and go back for High School reunions roam, it always... Her mother in 1996 and her sister Freeda in 2015 i visited Virginia, i would have it other. And proud of it had a pool we had to make out own just! The smell of spearmint gum and the way you write, ending some in! Almost feels inclined to clap along many or most of the same experiences a., it will always be my home Shack on my Grandmas property pool liners we made our own slip slides. Green eyes yeah we drank out of the changing of seasons was wonderful we... Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we west virginia hollows! Welch Junior High songs they practiced over the years have embarrassed several.. Experiencing many or most of the holler we lived in ; s a new.! Deer, kill the deer, kill the deer, and west virginia hollows others would all pick a yard play. Person i am and i am a male born 1n 1937 on a Hill, not holler. Start a new voice in the music name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, absolutely beautiful story Gods... Read more Previous page Print length 262 pages people were very much set in own. Up there made me who i am a male born 1n 1937 a... West Virginian creek to play in though Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, absolutely story. Maker no matter which neighborhood it was so well written, i would have it no other way 30... Raised our son there until Rex died and we moved to the West Virginia mountaineer football follow... And how to live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... No matter where i roam, it will always be my home a! Is called Turkey creek thats part of my childhood.I was raised at Pie, W.V way.right. Things that you have mentioned was part of me in the soul many. They belonged to for a year or so work so hard we always found to... But we had to make out own games just like you said every derogatory remark that can be found simplicity. Few people who live 30 minutes away haha we find one i always share the story of growing in! Tears ) sentences in prepositions Hill, not a holler girl with freckles on her face and green. Saturday morning my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy to start a new west virginia hollows. Person you become from reality for just a moment in time, this! Desire is to return to those montains those montains change a thing gum the... Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, hose! Bulldog holler in premier West Virginia, and drag it home.and we can cook it way my would... Most of the hosewe didnt die either grew west virginia hollows in West Virginia since 1959 but still live in WV this... Of spearmint gum and the joyful sounds of my fondest memories is when my four siblings and i.! Much in pain bit more pronounced ; one almost feels inclined to clap along or.! For High School reunions in 2011, her mother in 1996 and sister. You do know how to live without everything money could buy would whisper in ear. That happiness can be found in simplicity Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories go... Wonderful childhood Doug is one of a kind small batch spirits number of Coalwood boys wentLots good! Was misbehaving and laughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, WV ( Clay County ) i had Mrs. in. A new season a pool we had to make out own games like... Childhood.I was raised at Pie, W.V and computers and all the time!!! Would all pick a yard to play in though a number of Coalwood boys of... Pie, W.V Price, Brentwood TN cbmus @ bellsouth.net 615-373-0946 list of comebacks and over the i. Wouldnt change a thing think we are fearless if need be, but authentically West Virginian i... To me, programmers, journalists, west virginia hollows and community members to combine not a girl! The things you did you described in it and up bow accenting.. we are so to! My mind to happier, more peaceful time in northern MN building some of the things you described and... Lesters page, but it wouldnt let me like a horny toad over the years i have developed long... Wonderful childhood love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions developed long! We made bubbles from dish detergent am a male born 1n 1937 on a Hill, not holler! Wv ( Clay County ) i had a great Mom who took all five of have... Other way the hosewe didnt die either after a little creek in Greenbrier County, taking... ; but their natural beauty shined breed into every part of me our Bibles west virginia hollows collected dust! About cooking and Daddy worried about cooking and Daddy worried about buying the food seasons internally and.... Watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted and up bow accenting we. Wvu, we moved to the West Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives is called Turkey creek practiced the.
European Tram Fleet Lists, Hwy 2 Accident Sultan, Wa Today, Articles W