Thanks so much for sharing. 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. Lightening bugs, frogs, crickets and all of their friends making a grand noise lulled us to sleep most nights. I grew up in Salem Ohio, but went to Chester West Va frequently, with friends, Sue and Michelle(they are cousins) . 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. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. I attended 5 elementary schools, 2 junior highs and was fortunate enough to attend one high school. mountain people grow up different than everyone else. How beautiful! What hasnt changed and never will, are the people and their love of God, family and friends!! I am holler girl also. Beautiful! It made me appreciate things in life. We use to have to wipe the benches off before we sat down. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. We spent chilly evenings raking leaves just to run and jump in them. 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. dump them out later(wipe your eyes) and move forward. 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. All the reasons you mention are the reasons why West Virginia is so special! Mom held several positions in the Auxiliary including 7th District President for 2 years. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. My husband Leroy Lambert, was from Eckman hollow. We do not feel less-fortunate. Now that I am retired, wish I never left those Wild and Wonderful hills. This is what we are made from. From Hemphill, Orkney Holler ! Hills.Yes I am Shelby Mc Peak Meade and I dont regret a minuet of my upbringing . Simplicity is hearing the crickets chirp and deciding its not a noisy interruption. Send. My late wife Mary Jane Klatt was living in Kilsyth in 1944 when her father Henry Klatt was killed in the war. I still have family there and visit often. Still live in Gilbert, W.va. and all this brought back memories of years gone by. Not change one thing about them. Beautiful writing about a beautiful State. Well, I've never really understood why that's a bad thing. Well writtenI took a step by in time. Always fascinated by these stories !! Thank you Amy, for this wonderful article which really tells exactly how hollow life is. There are these direct lines of connection of like, stories and nuances, and the way people play it and each time it gets passed down it changes a little bit, she says. 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! No place!! Brings back such fond childhood memories of a simpler time that formed our values and morals and made us the adults we are today. Im from Clay County. 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. I had a bunch of Gilliand cousins. 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. I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. I dont want anything fancy. Thank you so much for similar memories. Subscribeto the podcast to hear more stories of Appalachian folklife, arts, and culture. Mose passed away in 1994, but 26 years later, Annie can have that connection to some of the original old-time musicians through Doug. Ted! Good read. 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 Later on into the night we would retire to our bedsand most are covered in handmade quilts and fresh crisp sheets. of departed I suspect it means people hollering across the mountain to each other, but not sure. So he played for about three hours and he kept trying to hand me the fiddle, Now you play me something. And I said, I cant play. By submitting this form, you agree to our Terms of . Doug says the music of Greenbrier County is one of the less common techniques still alive. We see fit that they will grow up to be strong holler girls or boys. This is Book II of DARKENED: The West Virginia Vampire Series by Gary Lee Vincent. Now live in Iowa. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. Lived up 24 holler growing up. 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.. Just curious as to why the first picture is being used in a story about McDowell County? Thank you for taking me back to the good old days. Moonshine is a rich part of the state's history both the legal and well, illegal, varieties. loved this. So I will be taking him back soon. The church had put up a plaque listing all the boys who had given their lives in the war. Not having any water Davide Restivo Our husbands can track the deer, kill the deer, and drag it home.and we can cook it. It was wonderful !!! Go. Thanks for sharing your story !! My uncles were Graham, Arthur, and Dee. in Marion County, My dad was a coal miner when I was young and my husband retired from Loveridge Coal Mines. Dad was a WWII Navy veteran and both spent much of their free time working with the VFW. You never want to push them too far. I suppose in way we were taught respect through that too. I tried to raise my 9 children/step-children in nature whenever we had the chance and taught them right from wrong and responsibility for their actions from a very early age. If only.. What a memory! Message. This is so neat. The majority of the time those little buds stand firm.a testimony to the people here. It was a high tower, a fort, a castle, or a play house. I watched my grand father come home from work in his dirty work clothes and his car bight light fastened to his hat. Ive told that one with negative responses from my listeners before to a non- holler person. 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. I really like it there. 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. Neither of my parents went with us. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Im not a Holler Girl, but came from a small town where we lived on the last street going up the hill towards the only Highway into the town at the time. no remote. This was an absolutely beautiful story of growing up in West Virginia. I was born in Charleston, Even and raised in Kayford coal field country,Kanawha County! Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. You reminded me of the smell of fresh baked biscuits and feeling safe when my dad came home and ate his dinner. 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. Hollers are actually known as hollows, which makes them more common than you might think. 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. Its like you saw into my heart as you wrote. My Dad Janice, Thanks for sharing such blissful memories. Very well written and just as I remembered it. lived up school house hollow up on marrowbone creek. Of course, my childhood and my stories occurred in McDowell Co, but people seem to like them just fine. .told my Mamaw what the kids were calling meshe said : well, reckon you can tell them fellers you can wipe your butt on a buckeye, but not on a briar! Loved my upbringing in the hollers!! Your article was GREAT!!!! I have thoroughly enjoyed these pictures and story; both bring back memories of my childhood past. 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. There is nothing simple left in this old world.Thank you! We do need to be proud of who we are and most of all where we came from. Thank you for sharing your story. Crow Holler girl. I CAN REALLY RELATE TOTHE OLD SCHOOL RAISING. Read more Previous page Print length 262 pages I have ONE Question..exactly where did or what does the name Holler Girl come from or exactly what is its meaning? We are fearless if need be, but yet know when to run. That was our version of mean. 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. I had Mrs. Zick in 1st grade & 2 of the Cox families. so proud to be a holler girl. I was fascinated by your story. We cut our jeans off and made shorts and played bare-footed in the yard. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. We had to make out own games just like you said. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. I begged God to take him he was so much in pain. 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. Hope, WV. I want to move to West Virginia because all of my life I have heard how beautiful it is there in the hills. Love for this state flows thru my veins and arteries. I can relate to it all. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. 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. cabin creek hollow, kanawha 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 can so recall so much you said in your article and I cherish every word that was written. Have been gone from Logan, West Virginia since 1959 but still have good memories and go back for High School reunions. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. just a turn dial. i grew up poor and had alot of heartbreaks that kids these days could not fatham. Itll all be fine. We went outside when chores were done and came home when the street lights came on. This was absolutely beautiful, brought a tear to my eye. It's To. And thats part of the tradition, which is really exciting.. I enjoyed this to the fullest. He says it is the foundation for a lot of sounds today. I was raised a holler girl too, but in Randolph Co.and still live not far from where I grew up. West Virginia is Home. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. This was like reading about my own childhood. Id sit on the big boulder across the road from where we lived and tell it all my secrets. Thought we had it hard then, but wished I could call those times back. I love that place. I have pretty much done without all my life, so I am not one to be picky with my dwellings. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. This sure does brings stories like this back . Beautiful! It leaves a sore spot in the soul of many former residents. 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!! God Bless You. Great people!!! Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. Twin Hollow Campground and Cabins are proudly family-owned and operated. The rush of the water over my head as I dunked down to the bottom was an awesome feeling. My sister and I were mean on a totally different level. We were blessed to be mountain born and bred. This brought back memories of my childhood. I too can feel the seasons in my soul! 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. I did not grow up on a holler, but I lived for over 24 years in McDowell Co. My name was first Barbara Brown and I taught at Iaeger int. Those fragrances dance around the edges of our lives.we are accustomed to them..but ever aware of their sweet fragrance. The smell of spearmint gum and the way my Mommy would whisper in my ear when I was misbehaving. I love reading each and every comment and hearing your stories as well. I miss my childhood. I knew where these places were before I got to the end of the story. 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 still refer to WV,as my home. We know how to live if our washing machine breaks down.or the dishwasher goes out. I grew up on a ridge top, Fork Ridge, but life was the same there as in the hollers of WV. Wonderful!! 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. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. He had learned from players who were alive before West Virginia was even a state. Please actually post where photos are taken because this is part of OUR Families History not just whomever was raised in a holler We played like one of the boys. Race track near there was fun. We could go play for hours out there, with no fear of being taken by some freak. Its where my roots are! I didnt grow up in the south, but Dad, from eastern Ky and Mom from middle Tenn did. These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. Great ,loved it !! ILLUSIONS, INC. (Entity #180678) is a business entity in registered with the Business Division of West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS). Thank you for bringing these memories back to me so vividly. I lived in Davy, but spent lots of time at my grandparents in Helena, then Asco. IM A HOLLER GIRL FROM LOGAN WV,LOVE MY MEMORIES AND WILL CHERISH THEM ALWAYS..NO BETTER WAY TO LIVE.. 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. 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. Things were simple and easy. I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. You are a talented writer and your words made my soul smile!! May the Lord bless you as much as this story has blessed me. Amenities & Activities 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. Very nice story you have to share, Thank you! View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. This place is why I am who I am today. Therefore I have developed a long list of comebacks and over the years have embarrassed several people. I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! I love going home but I also love being where I am now in the Florida panhandle. This brought back so many wonderful memories to me. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. 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. It was the local music. Well, Ive never really understood why thats a bad thing. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. I would jump off the top of the tall slide on the playground, climb trees and then jump down as it faster than climbing. we went to that front porch to play. Wasnt a holler girl. To Amy: It seems that I really know you by the way you have written your beautiful life story. Thanks for putting it on paper. The church was locked but a neighbor noticed us and came over with a key and I was able to take a picture of Mary Jane holding the plaque on the steps of the church. We stand firm even though our small corner of the worldour tiny county. You know if you re from McDowell County if you pronounce it Mac Dowell County. Hope maybe I can get there soon and see this great place written about in this great story. I so enjoyed this. I came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. Never knew you were a holler girl or even what the term meant. This is a West Virginia holler to be more specific. One of my favorite smells would be walking in to the small elementary school where I went to school and the smells. This has brought back all those precious memories from my childhood. We were taught right from wrong. Thanks for reminding me of home. Thanks for the article, every word is true. I really miss those OLE days. 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! We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. I have heard the stories all my life and remember stories like these. You can usually te. the crickets and frogs chatter late into the night singing their beautiful country songs. This article brings back a lot of memories. I wasnt raised in a holler, but on top of Bradshaw Mountain down Brushy Ridge. Likens was Principal. Harrison W V. Clay County. Remembering, waiting for dad to come walking up the holler with his dinner bucket in his hand. I remember having Snake berry fight s with you and eating honeysuckles. thank you for sharing. In late winter, I find myself waiting to see the first green bud..the first hint of green grass playing around the edges of dirt road that encircles my house. I was born in Kilsyth, WV (Fayette County) and grew up in Mt. 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. Wouldnt trade my childhood for the world. Love this! Paul B. I really enjoyed reading that .I was raised in a holler also and it sure brought back a lot of good memories. Never knew or had a REAL family. grew up in taylorville, wv. Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. Wowwonderful! 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. Thank you to every one who has taken a moment to read or share my story. Doug is an eighth generation West Virginian and an expert in the music. Its nourishment for your soul. Thanks for sharing your story. Our home is in Roseburg, Oregon. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. Hollow - An Interactive Documentary Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? In 1948, my Dad built a 3 Bedroom home on an adjacent property as our final home. Id visit Mrs. Riddle at the post office and take her an ice cream. Come back next week.'. I lived the same lifestyle you did and so proud that I did.There is nothing like these W.V. You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. Loved this! I can identify with the smells of the changing seasons and being one with the land. In the new $14-million West Virginia Cultural Center on the state capital grounds at Charleston, historian Ken Sullivan edits a unique. Sneaking in kisses when Mommy and Daddy wasnt checking on us. The little red-headed holler girl with freckles on her face and mischievous green eyes. 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. We may have got a little coal dust on us.but our Bibles never collected any dust. I get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. I truly enjoyed the story! Price cut: $14,000 (Jan 6) 323 3rd Ave, Ripley, WV . Would not take anything for my growing up in WV. Id look over every square inch of Cottle Church of God and soak in the love from our church family. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. Still have images of experiencing many or most of the things you did. during those times just slip a few pots under the overflow of life and let it flow(tears). Get directions, reviews and information for Hidden Hollow in undefined, WV. Hard workers, a love of God and people. Loved your story, you do know how to write. Worked hard. . I didnt feel impoverished or low, I thought it was cool that Mommy put the pots out to catch the rain. Grew up in Berwind and War in McDowell County and I recognize many of the photos. What a beautiful story!! Thanks. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . WONDERFUL MEMORIES! Find Best Western Hotels & Resorts nearby Sponsored. These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! I know this brought a lot of great memories back from my childhood even here in Michigan. I cry whenever I hear that song.. Maple MeadowsbyFairdale, W.Va, My favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, Absolutely beautiful, childhood memories came back to me. 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. Theres REALLY no place like home! I love your story. I took my dad to the Smokies once his comment was,They dont have a mountain here any prettier than Bradshaw Mountain. He was right! And the smell of the seasons I understand that very well. Your email address will not be published. A rich part of the photos can get there soon and see this place! 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