This was an absolutely beautiful story of growing up in West Virginia. It brought my childhood to the surface. This is awsome. Simplicity is hearing the crickets chirp and deciding its not a noisy interruption. West Virginia raised us also. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! Good thing I could hold my breath for a long time. Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. A Mothers love is infinite. I was born in Welch in 1952. It is wonderful. We were taught of Jesus love and how to love one another. West Virginia's history has long been inebriated by moonshine folklore. West Virginia Hollow Tales by Jordan Jr, John E., Like New Used, Free shippin. My parents were from McDowell Co. And we were all Holler boys & girls. I have taught all of them to play in the dirt, run in the rain, jump in the leaves and to make snow angels in the winter. first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. My sister and I were mean on a totally different level. May the Lord bless you as much as this story has blessed me. Blessings to you and your loved ones.Dazzling Dolly. You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. Virginia. Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful photos and your memories. Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. This was a wonderful stroll down memory lane. Thank you Amy, for this wonderful article which really tells exactly how hollow life is. Dunlow, West Virginia Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, on Twelvepole Creek. I have had more stitches than my 5 siblings combined as I was the daredevil that never backed down from a dare. What memories flood my soul! Coffee. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. Always fun. We were all quiet then so he could eat in peace. Now dont get me wrong. 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. Through the folklife program, Annie studied old-time fiddling under Doug Van Gundy for all of 2018. dump them out later(wipe your eyes) and move forward. Took me down memory lane and Im still smiling. So Doug visited Mose weekly in a nursing home for the last year of Moses life. When I was little everyone would jokingly say the cause of the storm was that the devil was beating his wife! These girls were solid, strong, intelligent, kind, and, in many cases, gentle. After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. It was down the road from the high school. You never want to push them too far. To this day, I miss the mountains and all the wonderful times I had when staying with relatives every summer in WV. Great memories as I read this, All of this belongs to each and everyone who lived up the Holler. Very nice story you have to share, Thank you! Im a holler girl and proud of it. I would love to go back there.when I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world. 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. Had most of the same experiences as a child. We'll talk about the tim. The mountains was our playground. When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. West Virginia's silhouette looks like a horny toad. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. Precious memories for sure. 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 am a guy, but I can relate in so many ways. Thanks for sharing this story. This was beautiful to read. 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. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. I have coal slate under the skin on my knee to this day to prove it.my sister does too. Dad was a carpenter/siding applicator and spent much of time in northern MN building some of the mining towns on the Iron Range. *data reflects hollow users only You are 1 of users who departed relocations submitted* Avg. 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. 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.. I can relate to it all. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. growing up i couldnt wait to leave those mountains,growin older i cant wait to go back. This browser is no longer supported. 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. Amenities & Activities :)), Oh, what a heart warming read. Twin Hollow Campground and Cabins are proudly family-owned and operated. Id visit Mrs. Riddle at the post office and take her an ice cream. i remember praying to god asking him why my life was so hard as a kid, why does my mom struggle so much to survie this place, we are good godfearin people. The immersive, online experience is the brainchild of West Virginia native Elaine McMillion. Find your new home at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln located at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln, West Springfield, VA 22152. I suspect it means people hollering across the mountain to each other, but not sure. My best friends son at the age of twenty four was killed in a mine explosive when he was found he was right at the opening of the mines. Wonderful!! 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. 3 bds; 2 ba; 1,456 sqft - House for sale. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. My Mother taught me how to love and how to receive love. 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. Book Now Below or Call us 304-664-1234 for booking assistance! Now live in Iowa. 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. I have heard the stories all my life and remember stories like these. 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. He did live in his old car, set down here in front of a house." . with rabbit ears. Thank you for the memories. Watching a Twins baseball game and sharing his bowl of popcorn washed down with either kool-aid or Bubble Up was one of my favorite things to do. This brought back so many wonderful memories to me. Thank you for your stories. Send. It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. Id sit on the big boulder across the road from where we lived and tell it all my secrets. 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! It taught me how much the small things mean. 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. IM A HOLLER GIRL FROM LOGAN WV,LOVE MY MEMORIES AND WILL CHERISH THEM ALWAYS..NO BETTER WAY TO LIVE.. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. Its nourishment for your soul. Sneaking in kisses when Mommy and Daddy wasnt checking on us. Lovely article. I am a holler girl from wv. Great memories. $125,000. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. Thanks for the article, every word is true. Still have images of experiencing many or most of the things you did. Dad was a WWII Navy veteran and both spent much of their free time working with the VFW. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. 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. Lot of good memories of my family esp. . When some uncouth individual would make demeaning statements about West Virginia I have always defended our state. It belonged to My Aunt Birdie who is long since past but the kin folk take care of it! To where did you travel? Paul B. (715) 514-4505 | travis@dewitzphotography.com, Inside Look Into McDowell County, West Virginia With Amy Gentry, 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. That big hug covered in black coal dirt. We are fearless if need be, but yet know when to run. No one even knew what poor meant. Your article was GREAT!!!! We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. Each image tells a different story of things I love. the very best memories I have are within the mountains and hollers of home. 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. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. 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. just a turn dial. Im a holler girl..Seminole W.V. I am holler girl also. 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.. 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 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. Like you I also remember smells. We grew up the wealthiest kids ever. 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!! 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! Her story is just a personal story not directed at any individual place in West Virginia. Thanks so much for saying it so eloquently. We gathered frog eggs and put them in coffee cans and werent afraid of getting warts as the old wives tale goes. I watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted. Over the years I have heard just about every derogatory remark that can be made about a place directed toward West Virginia. I dont want anything fancy. worked for the Norfolk Western Railroad, but we lived in the coal camps and by the railroad tracks. You took my heart right back home. I grew up in Salem Ohio, but went to Chester West Va frequently, with friends, Sue and Michelle(they are cousins) . WONDERFUL MEMORIES! We made our own toys out of tree branches. Currently I am divesting myself in other states and preparing to move back to Almost Heaven. 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. Maple MeadowsbyFairdale, W.Va, My favorite holler name.Hoo Hoo Hollow.Lester, W.Va, Absolutely beautiful, childhood memories came back to me. They became super wives and mothers. 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. Message. Wowwonderful! If I could reset the clock and start over again I wouldnt change a thing. I truly enjoyed the story! I didnt grow up in the holler but my granny lived there. I hear my mother and father talking to one another and the joyful sounds of my brothers, sisters and I playing. I get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. 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 | West Virginia is a place that goes with you no matter how far you stray. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. I still have family there and come back often. I'm proud to be from the holler. Loved your story. You explain it so much better than I can. THANKS. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. 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. Wasnt a holler girl. 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. I had Mrs. Zick in 1st grade & 2 of the Cox families. Father died in Berwind mine accident when I was 9 years old leaving my mother and 9 children to make ends meet as best we could. Wish I could go back! I thought I was his really special little girl. We got in trouble for going farther from the house than we were suppose to. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. 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. However, as it gains traction, some people think the uniqueness is lost. I still refer to WV,as my home. Thats not in McDowell Co. Its in Fayette Co. on Packs Branch Rd. Growing up there made me the person I am and I would have no other way. GREAT MEMORIES. 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. So many of the things that you have mentioned was part of my growing up. 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My late wife Mary Jane Klatt was living in Kilsyth in 1944 when her father Henry Klatt was killed in the war. Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. Theres REALLY no place like home! The rush of the water over my head as I dunked down to the bottom was an awesome feeling. Would not take anything for my growing up in WV. 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. 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. And so much more. I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. 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. Born and raised in McDowell county will never forget my childhood there. We search for rainbows and if we find one I always share the story of Gods promise with my children. Now that I am retired, wish I never left those Wild and Wonderful hills. Thank you for bringing these memories back to me so vividly. Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. Thank you for a job very well done. I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. I too was raised up a hollow, called Chattaroy Hollow, near Williamson, WV. Ted! It was wonderful !!! The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. I wasnt raised in a holler, but on top of Bradshaw Mountain down Brushy Ridge. She would say Do you want to make a trip to the bathroom? I knew what that meant..so Id straighten up quick. There's a new voice in the hollow. Thanks. I appreciate that I was raised as I was and proud to say: I AM a holler girl. loved this. I have traveled and lived in many places and none of them has my heart strings attached like those hollers in West Virginia. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. I would like to find someone familiar with a green house there back in the early 50s. Once again thank you for reminding me of my childhood:), iwas from culloden wva in the 1963 i live in fla now no money in wva. 1. You should have this article published!!! 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. I would like to go back. Grew up in Summers County, WVa and ran away right after High School. About this Item. Many recently celebrated its history on National Moonshine Day last month. The lightning bugs dance atop the highest trees, gracing our presence during our camp fires and late night talks on the porch. I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. 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. One of my fondest memories is when my four siblings and I played in the BIG Rain Barrel with the neighbouring children. I was born and lived in Kanawaha county and then we moved to Ohio. I long to live in the country, and to me, this would be the place to live. they are so real. 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 We werent born there but visited every summer. Linda and Lester McCumbers carry on an oral tradition from a time when, as Lester puts it, 'music was something that you made'. Love those old hills. HOME SWEET HOME. I have always been proud of growing up in The Hollers of West Virginia. My daughter was raised in PA but I pray she learned those wonderful ways of a holler girl mom! I grew up in a holler, and now raising or have raised, my kids in the holler here in Cabell County. JANET. But we had a great Mom who took all five of us to Sharon to live!! Hope High School. He had TB when he was younger and had one lung so we did not play a lot of ball or other things that wore him out. 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. Pigeon Hollow is a physical feature (valley) in Greenbrier County. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. Love for this state flows thru my veins and arteries. for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. I love your story. 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. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. 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. We were on a corner with hills from two directions. Ive told that one with negative responses from my listeners before to a non- holler person. Sadly, it is a trip that I will some day make on my own. When it rained all the kids would head for house and the big puddle until the storm drain was able to handle the runoff and then we found something else to do. I grew up in a holler. I want to move to West Virginia because all of my life I have heard how beautiful it is there in the hills. Attended a one room school through eighth grade and then walked a mile to catch a school bus and rode twenty miles to Iaeger High School. 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. They spent a lot of time listening to Dougs old recordings of Mose. Historically, within each county in West Virginia, and even sometimes each hollow, the styles of old-time changes. Always fascinated by these stories !! Born a holler kid and proud of it. This story is part of theInside AppalachiaFolkways Reporting Project. 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. CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 30"Rabbit Tate lives in the shanty up the hollow. 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. I am a holler girl from mingo county, Lenore wva. 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! 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. Ba big part of my life was there. On a cool quiet summer evening. By John Hayes, Post-Gazette Staff Writer. Theres a lot of drone in it and up bow accenting.. Reading all of these stories was so breath taking. From Roderfield.and lived in Westchester Holler 30 years. 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. Mose had a distinct way of playing that sounded rough around the edges, but authentically West Virginian. My parents were born and raised in WV. My Dad These sheltered valleys are a wonderful sight to take in when you are on those long drives, too. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. We played like one of the boys. I love going home but I also love being where I am now in the Florida panhandle. he showed me a lot of the history there. 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. They were John and Stella Gilliand. And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. McDowell County? I can still smell them. In an effort to help preserve traditional Appalachian practices, the West Virginia Humanities Council started a Folklife Apprentice Program, which pairs a master of a craft with a budding artist, to help preserve traditional Appalachian practices. 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. And my sister and I were raised the WV way. For these folks and their loving hearts- I am truly thankful! Love that place and I go back every chance I get. 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. Thanks for writing about home! 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. Explore the rural communities of McDowell County, West Virginia through Hollow, an interactive documentary featuring the stories of over 30 residents who live there. I was born in Huntington, West Virginia in the late 50s. Annie had always wanted to learn the specific old-time music of her home, Greenbrier County. 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. 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. We got feed sacks filled them with sand blocked the creek swam there. I have always been able to smell the seasonsthough it may seem strange to some. I AM A HOLLER GIRL.No truer words written. What a memory! I was born in Kilsyth, WV (Fayette County) and grew up in Mt. Beautiful writing about a beautiful State. people were very much set in their own ways. When they are older and maybe decide to leave.. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. in Marion County, My dad was a coal miner when I was young and my husband retired from Loveridge Coal Mines. 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! I have thoroughly enjoyed these pictures and story; both bring back memories of my childhood past. 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. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. Thats part of what makes the tradition special is its a folk tradition says Annie Stroud, an old-time music apprentice. Im a holler girl , too. I watched my grand father come home from work in his dirty work clothes and his car bight light fastened to his hat. Beautiful and I am to a holler girl born and raised in bulldog holler in premier west Virginia. I thank God for putting me in my family and allowing me to live in the holler in West Virginia. Remembering Anthony Bourdain 1956-2018. . Enjoyed your story. Was wondering maybe if you would happen to know my parents my daddy his name was john pertee and my mother s name was wooten i too am from logan wva i was born there but moved to ohio thank you for your time and god bless. I absolutely loved it. That was amazing Amy I was literally taken back to the holler. we went to that front porch to play. Food. Coon Rapids was still more country than city when we moved their summer of 1960 and we had the woods with a creek at the end of our street two houses down. This is what we are made from. 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