Now dont get me wrong. Born a holler kid and proud of it. 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 only hope my children have an amazing childhood alsoand I wouldnt raise them anywhere else. Direct Trail Access To! Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. Growing up in the mountains is something I will never regret. view data without submitting Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? I am a holler girl from Monkey Holler, Mannington WV. Life is good. My favorite part, I can walk outside during certain parts of the seasons, take a deep breath, and the scent of the wind floods into my body bringing images to my mind of days more peaceful like a picture album of long lost dreams. At the start of his apprenticeship Doug says he just watched Mose play. Located Onsite! This brought back memories of my childhood. Hard workers, a love of God and people. seems to be falling off the map. The large fruit of the paw paw is the largest naturally grown fruit in North America. 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. Sadly, it is a trip that I will some day make on my own. It makes me sad for my kids on how much they have missed out on. The entity was filed on September 17, 1998, effective from September 17, 1998 and terminated on November 2, 2009. When he graduated from WVU, we moved to the west coast. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. It made me who I am today and Im truly proud to have been brought up there! 2. While the pictures that are very good, they should be specifically identified as to where they were taken and how they relate to your story. We were wealthy in the best way ,we had Mom,Dad,sisters and brother.We were free ,We would spend our days up in the hills playing ,from morning till dinner time.Its where my fondest memories are. I didnt care. 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. West Virginia thunder storms..they wash away the coal dust and cleanse our inner most being. I dont want anything fancy. 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. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. Cant get enough stories about Family Love amidst humble and trying circumstances. Raised in McDowell County, Bradshaw Mountain & Jolo! Thanks so much for sharing. a West Virginia program to help young people . I can walk outside during certain parts of the season, take a deep breath, and the scent of the wind floods into my body bringing images to my mind of days more peacefullike a picture album of long-lost dreams. Never knew or had a REAL family. Also, West Virginia College. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. 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. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. Thank you for such a well written story. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. How beautiful! Things were simple and easy. 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. Coffee. I tried to share it to Sharon Lesters page, but it wouldnt let me. Id like to think the enchantment of this place carries on through years of being gone. we went to that front porch to play. I am holler girl also. I long to live in the country, and to me, this would be the place to live. I really like it there. Thanks for sharing your story !! We spent much of our time traveling all over the state as mom was a flag bearer in the Color Guard and marched in parades all the time. Dad was Adjutant of the post they belonged to for a year or so. He did live in his old car, set down here in front of a house." . 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 loved your story and the pictures. Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. Car sickness Forestwander Our scenery is beautiful but when you're driving our country roads, be careful not to get car sick. . *data reflects hollow users only You are 1 of users who departed relocations submitted* Avg. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . 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. The immersive, online experience is the brainchild of West Virginia native Elaine McMillion. My Dad 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. I returned to WV after the Navy and found ghost towns in what once were busy streets lined with people going about their day. Come back next week.'. Her family had lived in a number of coal mining communities- Beaver, Scarbro, Oswald,, etc. I love reading each and every comment and hearing your stories as well. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. Loved the stories .The remembrance of growing up in the holler.Thanks for the memories and may God bless you enough!!!! Great ,loved it !! And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. To a house in a hollow on Patrick Rd. Like you I also remember smells. What a beautiful story!! Dad was a carpenter/siding applicator and spent much of time in northern MN building some of the mining towns on the Iron Range. Twin Hollows Campground is located near Gilbert, West Virginia. Nature sings us to sleep and wakes us up in the morning. 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. To be thankful I was warm, and that I had a Mom and Dad who loved me. 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!! You know if you re from McDowell County if you pronounce it Mac Dowell County. Thanks for sharing. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Each image tells a different story of things I love. It belonged to My Aunt Birdie who is long since past but the kin folk take care of it! Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. They called me the accident looking for a place to happen. After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. About this Item. 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. Did I throw tantrums? We went through Kilsyth and stopped at the little church they had belonged to. It was the kitchen music. Thank you so much for the memories. There is nothing simple left in this old world.Thank you! Mingo County. You took my heart right back home. Still visit Mannington when I can but still live in WV. I CAN REALLY RELATE TOTHE OLD SCHOOL RAISING. I am not a holler girl my Daddy Beautiful writing about a beautiful State. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. In the new $14-million West Virginia Cultural Center on the state capital grounds at Charleston, historian Ken Sullivan edits a unique. 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. I would have it no other way.right here in Mcdowell County. Thank You for sharing on Facebook. Thanks. This was beautiful to read. Likens was Principal. We went outside when chores were done and came home when the street lights came on. That man is now my husband.but thats a whole other story. Still live in Gilbert, W.va. and all this brought back memories of years gone by. She even taught a beginner fiddle class at Augusta Heritage Center this past fall. Book Now Below or Call us 304-664-1234 for booking assistance! I still refer to WV,as my home. Those fragrances dance around the edges of our lives.we are accustomed to them..but ever aware of their sweet fragrance. Lovely article. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. I was fascinated by your story. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. THANKS. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. The rush of the water over my head as I dunked down to the bottom was an awesome feeling. My husband Leroy Lambert, was from Eckman hollow. Thank you to every one who has taken a moment to read or share my story. I can still smell them. Reading all of these stories was so breath taking. Always fascinated by these stories !! 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. Ted! ! I want you to come back and play this for me. Although I have been gone from WV for over 59 years my heart still belongs to WV. 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. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. I grew up in the little coal camp Red Jacket , Mingo County in the 50s and 60s. 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. Thanks for sharing this story. If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. I do wish my parents did not have to work so hard. Coming back home to Myrtle Beach, SC, where we live now he said maw maw I see now what you were talking about. Love that place and I go back every chance I get. Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. GREAT MEMORIES. I still was able to do it when she wasnt looking I wrapped my arms around him and said you know what old man? Wow.your words are my story. Felt like I was a kid again, I am a holler girl to. i am a 3rd generation coal miner in eastern ky knox and bell co ky ,,had good parents and great career in coal mining for 40yrs,,a pleasure to know the hundreds of sur and deep miners over the years,,my mother was a bishop ,,she was raised up in a coal mine camp in bell jellico bell coky. Ghost Encounters Log Cabin 1766 December 8, 2019 Your email address will not be published. I truly enjoyed the story! Today Im sure that would be considered some form of abuse (haha). We did not live in coal country but we did grow up in the holler. Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. We grew up the wealthiest kids ever. Sending you light, love, and laughter!! We werent much older than the kids we took care of so it could be challenging to keep track of them all but never lost a kid and kept them out of trouble. It lives in the hearts and runs through the veins of all its natives. Unlike Annie, Doug did not learn how to play old time until he was an adult. 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. Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? I would love to go back there.when I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world. He had been down in the cold working his time just like many more in our town in wv. How old were you? It was a high tower, a fort, a castle, or a play house. I thank God for putting me in my family and allowing me to live in the holler in West Virginia. This was so moving for me. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. 16 and never seen a hollow, Mingo County in West Virginia & ;. Dont know that anybody else really played but ever aware of their sweet fragrance way.right here in front a! Ever aware of their sweet fragrance, and this is a trip i... 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