they are so real. Pigeon Hollow, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. This sure does brings stories like this back . Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. Race track near there was fun. 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. Guess I was a coal camp girl. Lots of ladies kill the deer themselves. After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. We moved a lot which meant it was hard to keep friends unless we happened to move and still go y=to the same school. I lived the same lifestyle you did and so proud that I did.There is nothing like these W.V. Took me back to my childhood. My farther as a coal miner and died in the coal mine, when I was 5!! I was literally taught that not everything was obtainable by the push of a button as my dad had a T.V. We learned respect, what giving your word meant and protection of family. Its hearing them call as spring approaches and appreciating the tranquility of lying in bed listening to them sing. It made me appreciate things in life. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. I love mountaineer football, follow the herd of marshall and keep tabs on whats going on there. Our husbands can track the deer, kill the deer, and drag it home.and we can cook it. ILLUSIONS, INC. (Entity #180678) is a business entity in registered with the Business Division of West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS). It's all very much in the tradition of the work by Studs Terkel and Dale Maharidge (their works are eerily echoed by the subjects of "Hollow's" documentary videos), but it's produced for 2013's news consumers. 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 so enjoyed this. Its like you saw into my heart as you wrote. cabin creek hollow, kanawha county Arlington up Northfork Holler. If only.. I would have it no other way.right here in Mcdowell County. 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. Even if you don't "live up a holler," you definitely know what one is. Thank you for your stories. Thanks for writing about home! Thanks for putting it on paper. We swam in our pool. I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful photos and your memories. I wish that the kids that are growing up now could also have the childhood experienceEnjoyed reading your story. We could go play for hours out there, with no fear of being taken by some freak. Each image tells a different story of things I love. When I go back home to the holler I can still hear the sounds from my childhood. Im proud to be from the holler. Her family had lived in a number of coal mining communities- Beaver, Scarbro, Oswald,, etc. This place becomes part of you. Took me down memory lane and Im still smiling. Paul B. Thank you for a job very well done. Hollers are actually known as hollows, which makes them more common than you might think. first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. In 1948, my Dad built a 3 Bedroom home on an adjacent property as our final home. Thank you for the memories. It was the homemade music. Through the apprentice program, Doug and Annie met up to practice several times a month. We cut our jeans off and made shorts and played bare-footed in the yard. 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. And the smell of the seasons I understand that very well. I dont want anything fancy. I wish my husband would of lived long enough for us to make our home there. My Mother taught me how to love and how to receive love. But when he plays the same song in Pocahontas County style there is noticeable embellishments. 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. Virginia. Sid Hatfield had shot and killed several of the thugs during the battle referred to as the Matewan Massacre. Later on into the night we would retire to our bedsand most are covered in handmade quilts and fresh crisp sheets. Our starry nights shine down upon us as we sleep in the valleys beneath towering mountains like millions of angels peering down in watch. As autumn settles in God paints each leaf on every tree a beautiful fall hue.from browns and purples to orange and redno mortal man could come close to capturing what we see for a short period in late September to early November. I wish I could go back and relive those memories just like they were. How is that happiness can be found in simplicity? Love this! We know how to use a hammer and a screw driver then turn around and make a pot of cabbage rollsor a pan of cornbreadand I aint talking about from a box. This was a wonderful stroll down memory lane. Grew up a d raised my two sons in Lincoln County WV. Direct Trail Access To! You never want to push them too far. We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. Loved your story, you do know how to write. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. I would run to meet him and he would always have a left over for me. I enjoyed this to the fullest. I was Tressa Conway Stokes. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. 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. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. 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. Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. My Cousins lived in Handle Factory Holler, and I have always defined Holler as the valley between 2 mountains. I married Rex Sadler from Anawalt and raised our son there until Rex died and we moved. 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. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. Well writtenI took a step by in time. 1078 Dutch Hollow Rd, Dunbar, WV 25064. That man is now my husband.but thats a whole other story. Amenities & Activities These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! How old were you? Well, Ive never really understood why thats a bad thing. Ba big part of my life was there. I want to live in a little town like Bud. West Springfield. It didnt scar me for life. West Virginia thunder storms..they wash away the coal dust and cleanse our inner most being. It was the local music. We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. No beeping horns, only the sound of a train in the distance..the window open and a warm breeze caressing your face. We are beautiful with rough edges. Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you so much for the memories. #hollorgirl We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. Loved this! Of course, my childhood and my stories occurred in McDowell Co, but people seem to like them just fine. Wow.your words are my story. Had most of the same experiences as a child. Was I mean? Thats part of what makes the tradition special is its a folk tradition says Annie Stroud, an old-time music apprentice. I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. Smooch In West Virginia, we don't kiss. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. I still have one brother living in McDowell and another in Fayetteville. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. I am a holler girlLogan County, WV. 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. 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. When Daddy came home the T.V. Read reviews from world's largest community for readers. 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. Likens was Principal. with rabbit ears. My mother worked as well as my dad and we shared in the responsibilities of raising younger siblings. 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. I enjoyed reading this so much I grew up in Mercer County WV. Good thing I could hold my breath for a long time. These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. Born a holler kid and proud of it. Theres REALLY no place like home! 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. I too am a WV Holler Girl rom next door in Wyoming county. Ever heard about naming contest? Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! I was born and raised in Crumpler Holler, best childhood any one could ever have, so many great memories. Now that I am retired, wish I never left those Wild and Wonderful hills. You can usually te. 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. 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. 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. He did live in his old car, set down here in front of a house." . On a cool quiet summer evening. We made our own toys out of tree branches. Thanks for the memories. Id sit on the big boulder across the road from where we lived and tell it all my secrets. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . Never knew or had a REAL family. West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. Thank you so much . I know this brought a lot of great memories back from my childhood even here in Michigan. grandparents and 2 of his brothers they had 10 siblingsthey played John Denvers Country roads at his funeral.. Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? . The younger generation would die if they had to live the way we did. 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. This is what we are made from. 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. Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. The changing of seasons was wonderful and we always found something to do no matter the weather. 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. I am a holler girl too!!! Precious memories for sure. Come back next week.'. Those leaks can be patched up later. GOD BLESS YOU FOR AWAKENING ALL THESE OLD MEMORIES,,,WISH YOUD PUBLISH A BOOK,,ID SURELY BUY FIRST ONE ,,YOU SAY ALL THE THINGS WE FEEL BUT DONT HAVE THE TALENT TO PUT ON PAPER,,SO HOMESICK FOR WV AND HOPE TO TAKE ROADTRIP THERE IN SPRING,,BORN AND RAISED FAYETTE CO ,,NEAR HAWKS NEST ,THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE MEMORIES I so enjoyed reading this story and wouldnt change my childhood for anything on earth. Reading all of these stories was so breath taking. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. We just have our own way of life. It was a much simpler time then and we enjoyed every second we could. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. You reminded me of the smell of fresh baked biscuits and feeling safe when my dad came home and ate his dinner. This was beautiful to read. If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. Thanks. 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 know now that it was not invein it made me the person i am today. I know. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. 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. 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. We assumed that everyone grew up this way and as adults we found out differently. Great family and friends with good food and spectacular views in all four seasons!! Moonshine is a rich part of the state's history both the legal and well, illegal, varieties. Id buy penny candy from Mr. Shaffer at the store next door to our house. Amy, your words are as beautiful as you are and Im so grateful that I came across this today!! The registered business office is at #5 Hollow Rd, Caretta, WV 24821. Its nourishment for your soul. 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. Chef Matt Welsch of the Vagabond Kitchen in Wheeling, West Virginia, has found creative ways to prepare the unique wild fruit over the years. They spent a lot of time listening to Dougs old recordings of Mose. Mose was one of the original Greenbrier Valley old-time music legends. Now live in Iowa. Ilove this girl and her story I have never met her but I have her on facebook I feel like ive known her my whole life.. Itll all be fine. 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. Thanks to facebook. 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. My Mother and sisters. 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. Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. 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. This newer tunnel, circa 1963, is along the West Virginia Rail-Trail. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. Nature sings us to sleep and wakes us up in the morning. And so much more. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. 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. We had skinned knees and bee stings.suffered through our Mom rubbing our little wounds down with alcoholbut she always blew on it. We see fit that they will grow up to be strong holler girls or boys. 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. I can relate to it all. The court in McDowell county sent Sid a subpoena on a tromp up charge and would not allow him to bring his firearm for protection. 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.. Mary Jane passed away in 2011, her mother in 1996 and her sister Freeda in 2015. Thank you, Dave Price, Brentwood TN cbmus@bellsouth.net 615-373-0946. She would say Do you want to make a trip to the bathroom? I knew what that meant..so Id straighten up quick. That place is breed into every part of me. We know how to survive, how to plant a garden, how to sew, and what it means to hang clothes on the line. back in these days many of us and our parents had to struggle and bond together. Even though I live in NC now, and dont get back as often as I would like due to life keeping me busy..I think about it often and it will always be home to me!! Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. At the start of his apprenticeship Doug says he just watched Mose play. $125,000. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. This was so moving for me. Love it. No place like home. When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. I want you to come back and play this for me. 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. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. Slaughter Creek Hollow, was my home. Loved the stories .The remembrance of growing up in the holler.Thanks for the memories and may God bless you enough!!!! I could have written it myself! Great memories as I read this, All of this belongs to each and everyone who lived up the Holler. We were on a corner with hills from two directions. I too can feel the seasons in my soul! Just curious as to why the first picture is being used in a story about McDowell County? Not change one thing about them. 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. 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. Thats not in McDowell Co. Its in Fayette Co. on Packs Branch Rd. My parents were born and raised in WV. 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. 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!!!!!!! I didnt care. Established in 2002. I was given up for adoption as a baby and then unwanted by the ones who adopted me !! She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . I had Mrs. Zick in 1st grade & 2 of the Cox families. Each image tells a different story of things I love. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. You should have this article published!!! (Guess they needed a kid to fit in with that generation). Still live in Gilbert, W.va. and all this brought back memories of years gone by. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. Us kids were shuffled off to the neighbor on Sunday and we would go to church with them. . Have called WV home all my life. All of them accommodate slide out RVs of up to 50 feet in length. Growing Up in the Coal Filled Hollows of West Virginia 01 Apr 2014 Travis Dewitz Personal Photography Projects 154 Comments Guest post by Amy Gentry "Holler Girl" Off and on my entire life I have heard the phrase "holler girl" used in a derogatory way. I returned to WV after the Navy and found ghost towns in what once were busy streets lined with people going about their day. Grew up in Berwind and War in McDowell County and I recognize many of the photos. I grew up on a ridge top, Fork Ridge, but life was the same there as in the hollers of WV. we went to that front porch to play. Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. It is nearly parallel to the original tunnel called The . Hills.Yes I am Shelby Mc Peak Meade and I dont regret a minuet of my upbringing . just a turn dial. We live in Myrtle Beach now and yes we miss WV. I remember having Snake berry fight s with you and eating honeysuckles. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. I am not a holler girl my Daddy I can smell the pine trees that lined my front yard and see the wooden posts my fence was fastened to. My husband and I live in SC now, but our roots, came from being raised in almost heaven WV. Description Shipping and payments Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. 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. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. There is nothing simple left in this old world.Thank you! No one even knew what poor meant. 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. 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. I left when I joined the air force in1986. My parents were from McDowell Co. And we were all Holler boys & girls. worked for the Norfolk Western Railroad, but we lived in the coal camps and by the railroad tracks. It was still raining hard at 5:30 a.m. wh God Bless You. Thanks for such a great story of life in a small portion of heaven. The best of times and where time stands stillthe best place for kids to grow up! We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. I was born and raised in Cambria County in Pa.I would like to find out about Elm Grove W.V. Im a holler girl from Rivesville WV. I would like to find someone familiar with a green house there back in the early 50s. Always fascinated by these stories !! I started seeing memories just running across my visonary tract!!! Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. Crow Holler girl. My daughter was raised in PA but I pray she learned those wonderful ways of a holler girl mom! My husband Leroy Lambert, was from Eckman hollow. Mose had a distinct way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but authentically West Virginian. I would like to go back. I was a holler born girl also. I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. Theres a lot of drone in it and up bow accenting.. Amazing how similar our stories are from the next county over. 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. They called me the accident looking for a place to happen. Many of us have college degrees, are nurses, teachers, preachers and well-educated women. 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 seems to be falling off the map. growing up i couldnt wait to leave those mountains,growin older i cant wait to go back. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. 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. I love your story. This brought back memories of my childhood. 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