during each year with my sister and brother. I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. An Appalachian Holler in West Virginia - McDowell CountyThis is what we call a holler. just a turn dial. We became baby sitters at many of the functions and some days had 10-20 younguns to watch at the lake or wherever the function was. Dad was Adjutant of the post they belonged to for a year or so. Send. Thanks for sharing this story. It was so well written, I would love to have a printed copy!! We had skinned knees and bee stings.suffered through our Mom rubbing our little wounds down with alcoholbut she always blew on it. back in these days many of us and our parents had to struggle and bond together. 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. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. My uncles were Graham, Arthur, and Dee. 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. 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. When he graduated from WVU, we moved to the west coast. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. Race track near there was fun. Wow.your words are my story. dump them out later(wipe your eyes) and move forward. To where did you travel? I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. Some people think it is. i grew up poor and had alot of heartbreaks that kids these days could not fatham. 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. It is wonderful. Our mountains are beautifultheyre rustic and unforgiving yet safe and guarding of us who live in these nooks, crannies, bottoms, and hills. Itll all be fine. I returned to WV after the Navy and found ghost towns in what once were busy streets lined with people going about their day. Mose had a distinct way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but authentically West Virginian. We combine pure spring water with fresh local ingredients to craft one of a kind small batch spirits. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. McDowell County? Would not take anything for my growing up in WV. West Virginia Hollow Tales by Jordan Jr, John E., Like New Used, Free shippin. Hills.Yes I am Shelby Mc Peak Meade and I dont regret a minuet of my upbringing . Price cut: $14,000 (Jan 6) 323 3rd Ave, Ripley, WV . 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. 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. Pictures of your home, the surrounding area, and the town would be nice to visually comprehend. (Guess they needed a kid to fit in with that generation). Elaine McMillion, the project director for "Hollow," offers a taste of what's available at The New York Times today, so go read her piece. 3 bds; 2 ba; 1,456 sqft - House for sale. IM A HOLLER GIRL FROM LOGAN WV,LOVE MY MEMORIES AND WILL CHERISH THEM ALWAYS..NO BETTER WAY TO LIVE.. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. Guess I was a coal camp girl. but he did live those last 11 months in peace.. I suppose you could compare those small leaks to life. I tried to share it to Sharon Lesters page, but it wouldnt let me. I would like to go back. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. I am a Holler Girl! I grew up in west liberty and then valley grove. I really enjoyed your story very much. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . This was an absolutely beautiful story of growing up in West Virginia. We search for rainbows and if we find one I always share the story of Gods promise with my children. Have gone from a holler girl to a world traveler. Like you I also remember smells. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . YOU DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE PHOTOS AND THE STORIES A LOT OF THE PHOTOS I KNEW AND BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. 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. Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. Would someone reading this please try to find out what church that was. I wish I remembered the name of the holler we lived in. We made our own slip and slides from mining belts or old pool liners we made bubbles from dish detergent. Mingo County. 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. 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. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The large fruit of the paw paw is the largest naturally grown fruit in North America. The pencil lead, chalk, crayons and the stuff they sprinkled on the floors before sweeping. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. those were fun formative years. Of course, my childhood and my stories occurred in McDowell Co, but people seem to like them just fine. 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 | This has brought back all those precious memories from my childhood. I was given up for adoption as a baby and then unwanted by the ones who adopted me !! Find your new home at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln located at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln, West Springfield, VA 22152. Ba big part of my life was there. When they are older and maybe decide to leave.. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. 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. You can usually te. I think it is in Marshall County. This is what we are made from. It was wonderful !!! We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. My parents were from McDowell Co. And we were all Holler boys & girls. To watch a storm roll in during the summerwhen the sky suddenly goes from bright and sunny to violently electric in one beat of your heart. Very nice story you have to share, Thank you! We learned respect, what giving your word meant and protection of family. Thanks for the free trip home even if just by a memory. 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. Thank you for this story that helped myself and others remember their childhood of growing up in a holler. I still was able to do it when she wasnt looking I wrapped my arms around him and said you know what old man? We played Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we drank out of the hosewe didnt die either. Our home is in Roseburg, Oregon. I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. The registered business office is at #5 Hollow Rd, Caretta, WV 24821. I went to Virginia Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories! I didnt care. Had to leave 1965, go north to work. This is so neat. I knew where these places were before I got to the end of the story. I was literally taught that not everything was obtainable by the push of a button as my dad had a T.V. Close to wheeling. The neighborhood kids, my sister, and I would all get together. Thanks so much for saying it so eloquently. Here are 10 of the most dangerous things West Virginia residents must face. Not one person was ever charged for killing this Law Enforcement Officer in spite of the fact there were several eye witnesses. There is nothing like our little world tucked away in those hills. I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. Beautiful! Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. Pigeon Hollow is a physical feature (valley) in Greenbrier County. 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. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! Kristen Shupe, Jason Bailey, my sister Crissy, myself, and many others would all pick a yard to play in. This was beautiful to read. I was born in Kilsyth, WV (Fayette County) and grew up in Mt. Wasnt a holler girl. Good read. 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. The 2020 WV Humanities Council Folklife Apprentice Program will begin this March -- pairing together another round of novice and professional artists in the state. We went outside when chores were done and came home when the street lights came on. Love for this state flows thru my veins and arteries. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. One of my fondest memories is when my four siblings and I played in the BIG Rain Barrel with the neighbouring children. The definition of mean for me was totally different from the definition of mean these days. Sid Hatfield had shot and killed several of the thugs during the battle referred to as the Matewan Massacre. Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. I really enjoyed every word. We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. This was absolutely beautiful, brought a tear to my eye. I didnt grow up in the south, but Dad, from eastern Ky and Mom from middle Tenn did. You folks have got it made. That's what makes the video from this couple such an amazing watch. the very best memories I have are within the mountains and hollers of home. I sat on my daddys lap in the late evening in my gown after my bath and he rocked me and we sang hymns, later we sang them in church at the request of the congregation when I was 5 or 6. Us kids were his remote when he was tired from working. 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. That was our version of mean. Twin Hollow Honors the memory of Alex and Grace Ellis, who grew up on this land. Thanks for sharing your story. 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. You never know what you had. Thats it. Thank you for taking me back to the good old days. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. Mommy worried about cooking and Daddy worried about buying the food. It's To. Theres REALLY no place like home! I laughed when I read about the TV remote, which was us. My husband and I live in SC now, but our roots, came from being raised in almost heaven WV. 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. 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. Those leaks can be patched up later. Would that we could somehow have simpler times in our later life!!! We played in the dirt and we fought each other. A Mothers love is infinite. I hear my mother and father talking to one another and the joyful sounds of my brothers, sisters and I playing. I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. 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. Lot of good memories of my family esp. Subscribeto the podcast to hear more stories of Appalachian folklife, arts, and culture. 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. You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. How is that happiness can be found in simplicity? I wish this was in print. Brings back such fond childhood memories of a simpler time that formed our values and morals and made us the adults we are today. The warm night air wraps itself around your body like a blanket. I too am a Hollar girl born in Acme W V up Cabin Creek You can take the girl out of West Virginia but you cant take West Virginia out of the girl!!!!!!! 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. Ever heard about naming contest? Very well written and just as I remembered it. Although mom moved us to Ohio when we were young, my heart still belongs to McDowell County WV. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. That big hug covered in black coal dirt. Not change one thing about them. grandparents and 2 of his brothers they had 10 siblingsthey played John Denvers Country roads at his funeral.. We had to make out own games just like you said. That was just beautiful,I found my self going back in time. Slaughter Creek Hollow, was my home. Coffee. And thank you Wayne Guindon, for sharing this Post with me. I experienced a lot of the things you described. I can relate to it all. IAM FROM PRICHARD WVA UP A HOLLER CALLED BLACK FORK FAR BACK AS YOU CAN GET NOW THAT MY MOM AND DAD ARE GONE I WOULD LOVE ONE MORE DAY UP THAT HOLLER OMG THE LOVE THAT CAME BACK READING THIS. I was fascinated by your story. Coal is west virginia and my family had many miners. This made me remember my childhood . Sid was the only law enforcement officer in the state of WV to stand by the coal miners when the Baldwin thugs and Tom Felts crew of criminals were assaulting and harassing the coal miners in the southern part of West Virginia. Thank you for the memories. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. Thank you so much . These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. 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 thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. They became super wives and mothers. Im a holler girl..Seminole W.V. We are fearless if need be, but yet know when to run. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I am a holler girl from wv. This place is why I am who I am today. They were so happy when we got a television with a remote control so they did not have to change the channels as we had growing up. We'll talk about the tim. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. I didnt feel impoverished or low, I thought it was cool that Mommy put the pots out to catch the rain. Graduated form Big Creek High. Food. It was the local music. We got in trouble for going farther from the house than we were suppose to. I would run to meet him and he would always have a left over for me. I was raised up Cannelton Holler (Fayette County). Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? Today Im sure that would be considered some form of abuse (haha). Its hearing them call as spring approaches and appreciating the tranquility of lying in bed listening to them sing. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. I am a holler girl from mingo county, Lenore wva. I grew up on a ridge top, Fork Ridge, but life was the same there as in the hollers of WV. .. NO BETTER way to live i thank God for my growing up in dirt... 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