I remember having Snake berry fight s with you and eating honeysuckles. ILLUSIONS, INC. (Entity #180678) is a business entity in registered with the Business Division of West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS). Although mom moved us to Ohio when we were young, my heart still belongs to McDowell County WV. What I would give if life was so simple, yet rich, now. After an angsty punk rock phase, Doug sought the help of Mose Coffman in the early 1990s. I enjoyed the pictures also. Later on into the night we would retire to our bedsand most are covered in handmade quilts and fresh crisp sheets. I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . PS, places we lived: Atwell Mountain in Atwell, Raysal, Bartley, Stringtown (where I was born), English, Beartown, just to name a few. I am a holler girl (Ben Creek, Gilbert Creek) Mingo County. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. My Daddy was a COAL MINER, Olga Coal Co, Coalwood, WV (McDowell Co); he was raised in Marytown and my mother was from Capels, WV. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. I can relate to it all. I enjoyed reading this so much I grew up in Mercer County WV. 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. After we were done helping with the T.V. 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. Lovely article. My mind is flooding with memories Thank you! I was raised in a holler in Barbour County. I enjoyed this so much and relived your childhood through it. I am a hollar girl from Dille, wv (Clay County) I had a wonderful childhood. And although it has now gained the popularity of people from all over the world, hundreds of years ago it was isolated within Appalachian communities. Harrison W V. Clay County. Thank you for such a well written story. I get homesick all the time when I see photos or stop to think back to the good ole days. Thanks for the wonderful memories. 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.. Hollers are actually known as hollows, which makes them more common than you might think. You explain it so much better than I can. The changing of seasons was wonderful and we always found something to do no matter the weather. About this Item. I have been fortunate to visit many times Theres REALLY no place like home! Subscribeto the podcast to hear more stories of Appalachian folklife, arts, and culture. Thank you, Dave Price, Brentwood TN cbmus@bellsouth.net 615-373-0946. Now live in Edmond holler in 1078 Dutch Hollow Rd, Dunbar, WV 25064. I had a bunch of Gilliand cousins. They were John and Stella Gilliand. Thanks. view data without submitting Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? 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. (and dont want to know anything different now). Singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is bringing bluegrass and his Appalachian roots to the mainstream. Guess I was a coal camp girl. I grew up in the little coal camp Red Jacket , Mingo County in the 50s and 60s. grandson back there this summer, he is 16 and never seen a hollow. after reading this I relate to these descriptions of every day life. I am not a holler girl my Daddy After I read this, it makes me want to just pack up and move there, this minute. Not change one thing about them. I was raised up Cannelton Holler (Fayette County). Enjoyed your story. It's To. This is what we are made from. Remembering Anthony Bourdain 1956-2018. . 2018 Dewitz Photography, LLC | Eau Claire, Wis. | tel. And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. She even taught a beginner fiddle class at Augusta Heritage Center this past fall. However, as it gains traction, some people think the uniqueness is lost. Virginia. From where did you depart? Im 61 years old, and read this story with tears in my eyes. We didnt have many luxury items but we sure had love. From Hemphill, Orkney Holler ! CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 30"Rabbit Tate lives in the shanty up the hollow. This is where my roots run deep..its home. I would love to go back there.when I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world. He did live in his old car, set down here in front of a house." . I was raised in VA, Tazewell County. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. I have always been proud of growing up in The Hollers of West Virginia. Well, Ive never really understood why thats a bad thing. She worked with a team of designers, programmers, journalists, filmmakers and community members to combine . I long to live in the country, and to me, this would be the place to live. This brought back so many memories,they are all good .This was so well written. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. 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. Your email address will not be published. In the new $14-million West Virginia Cultural Center on the state capital grounds at Charleston, historian Ken Sullivan edits a unique. Wouldnt trade my childhood for the world. 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. And my sister and I were raised the WV way. And I wear shoes on my feet everyday hahaha;). I can smell the basement of my childhood church, the coal furnace was down there, and so were our Sunday school rooms. Still have images of experiencing many or most of the things you did. I went to Virginia Tech where a number of Coalwood boys wentLots of good memories! I grew up in west liberty and then valley grove. I still was able to do it when she wasnt looking I wrapped my arms around him and said you know what old man? I begged God to take him he was so much in pain. Its hearing them call as spring approaches and appreciating the tranquility of lying in bed listening to them sing. I remember swimming in the creek and playing on the side of the hill and swinging on the Grapevines. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. The 2020 WV Humanities Council Folklife Apprentice Program will begin this March -- pairing together another round of novice and professional artists in the state. Mose passed away in 1994, but 26 years later, Annie can have that connection to some of the original old-time musicians through Doug. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. 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. My mother found her religion again when she was in her 70s and attended church every Sunday until her death at 80 she was never more happy and content than those years. With simplicity comes nothing to confound. Dad was a carpenter/siding applicator and spent much of time in northern MN building some of the mining towns on the Iron Range. B and I tell stories about my childhood and encourage people to visit Tazewell County. 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. Thanks for putting it on paper. Ranson Hollows Ripley, WV Ranson Hollows holds rustic- chic weddings, baby/bridal showers, reunions, or any occassion you'd want to celebrate Mountain State- style. That was just beautiful,I found my self going back in time. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. I can still smell them. 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. Itll all be fine. I have always been able to smell the seasonsthough it may seem strange to some. We are beautiful with rough edges. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. Worked and lived in Germany and Japan for more than 30 years. To where did you travel? The rush of the water over my head as I dunked down to the bottom was an awesome feeling. Come back next week.'. After the war her mother Alice Elliott Klatt remarried Timothy Cecil Elliott and they left West Virginia in 1948 never to return. These mountains nourish the soul. You have reminded me of several instances that I have forgotten about which most certainly will be included in my Lifetime Memoirs, that is almost completed. There is no place like home..grew up in Fayette County (minden).small coal mine campwerent rich by far but those were the best years..try to get back as often as possible, that was a beautiful story ..sounds like my life here in the blue ridge mountains of Westren N.C. I was given up for adoption as a baby and then unwanted by the ones who adopted me !! Brings back such fond childhood memories of a simpler time that formed our values and morals and made us the adults we are today. I am a guy, but I can relate in so many ways. This sure does brings stories like this back . My daughter was raised in PA but I pray she learned those wonderful ways of a holler girl mom! for 2 yrs before going to Welch Junior High. 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. growing up i couldnt wait to leave those mountains,growin older i cant wait to go back. Arlington up Northfork Holler. Reminesence of a wonderful childhood. Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. Graduated Mt. I was born in Huntington, West Virginia in the late 50s. Of course, my childhood and my stories occurred in McDowell Co, but people seem to like them just fine. I am a holler girl from wv. I was a holler born girl also. I would have it no other way.right here in Mcdowell County. And thank you Wayne Guindon, for sharing this Post with me. My husband Leroy Lambert, was from Eckman hollow. We played in the dirt and we fought each other. They called me the accident looking for a place to happen. I really enjoyed every word. I ran the woods, picked berries to eat, and skinned my knees! We stand firm even though our small corner of the worldour tiny county. Cant get enough stories about Family Love amidst humble and trying circumstances. 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. I knew where these places were before I got to the end of the story. Now I have 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter and get to watch my kids pass on everything we gave them and more. Lived up 24 holler growing up. The notes are a bit more pronounced; one almost feels inclined to clap along. They fought for what was right; and seldom let anyone sway them otherwise. 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. You took me back some years ago. Yes I married young and I have four childrenanother assumption made by unknowing people.another meaning behind holler girlbut I am a clerk for the United States Postal Service.I am active in my church and I love my life. Your article was GREAT!!!! We see fit that they will grow up to be strong holler girls or boys. Many recently celebrated its history on National Moonshine Day last month. dump them out later(wipe your eyes) and move forward. Janice, Thanks for sharing such blissful memories. We got in trouble for going farther from the house than we were suppose to. Its named after a little creek in Greenbrier County, and this is a tune that I dont know that anybody else really played. worked for the Norfolk Western Railroad, but we lived in the coal camps and by the railroad tracks. This was like reading about my own childhood. You never want to push them too far. I can still hear the drip, drop, drip, drop. Still live in Gilbert, W.va. and all this brought back memories of years gone by. 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. Your story put me right back in that tiny house I grew up in, that only seems tiny now. My Dad If only.. 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. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. Thanks for the escape from reality for just a moment in time, and taking me back to my roots. You never know what you had. Slaughter Creek Hollow, was my home. This made me remember my childhood . Coffee. I was born and lived in Kanawaha county and then we moved to Ohio. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. Humidity Forestwander It's not the heat, it's the humidity that'll get you. 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. You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. I was Tressa Conway Stokes. An Appalachian Holler in West Virginia - McDowell CountyThis is what we call a holler. I have been called a Holler girl by people who live 30 minutes away haha. Worked hard. I grew up in a holler, and now raising or have raised, my kids in the holler here in Cabell County. Hills.Yes I am Shelby Mc Peak Meade and I dont regret a minuet of my upbringing . Mose was one of the original Greenbrier Valley old-time music legends. Thats it. Thanks for sharing. 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. Mingo County. One of their favorite songs they practiced over the year is called Turkey Creek. It is a song Mose wrote. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. 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! Its nourishment for your soul. I was raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, MN but share many of the same memories with you. 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. I married one (sixty years ago). Read reviews from world's largest community for readers. Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. those were fun formative years. Amy, your words are as beautiful as you are and Im so grateful that I came across this today!! 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 moved a lot which meant it was hard to keep friends unless we happened to move and still go y=to the same school. So many of the things that you have mentioned was part of my growing up. In a sense my childhood ended at 9, as nothing was the same after that. I really enjoyed this. Love it. 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 All of them accommodate slide out RVs of up to 50 feet in length. Im so thankful for all my memories, good and bad. We lived in wayne, West Virginia for a while then moved to a small house outside of town. I am not that far now and I keep thinking it is time to go home. This was a wonderful stroll down memory lane. Lol. 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. Reading you story made me so homesick. Amenities & Activities Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. I enjoyed this to the fullest. My parents were born and raised in WV. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. 2. Id visit Mrs. Riddle at the post office and take her an ice cream. I came to Iaeger West Virginia when I was 6 years old. Ive always wanted to live in a holler, ever since I was little. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. 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 wasnt raised in a holler, but on top of Bradshaw Mountain down Brushy Ridge. Like and Share With Your Friends and Family. We smooch. 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. How beautiful! Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful photos and your memories. In summer I remember those mid-day thunderstorms on an 80 degree day..and how I loved to play in the rain. 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. Her story is just a personal story not directed at any individual place in West Virginia. It makes me sad for my kids on how much they have missed out on. 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. in Marion County, My dad was a coal miner when I was young and my husband retired from Loveridge Coal Mines. i grew up poor and had alot of heartbreaks that kids these days could not fatham. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. McDowell county where Chief of Police Sid Hatfield from Matewan, Mingo County, WV was murdered on the courthouse steps. Thank you so much for the memories. 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. We were on a corner with hills from two directions. I would jump off the top of the tall slide on the playground, climb trees and then jump down as it faster than climbing. 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. I am a holler girl too!!! These girls may have worn feed sack dresses when they were young and never had expensive makeup; but their natural beauty shined. I felt the souls of my Mom, Pap, and Mommom with me as I read. You folks have got it made. What hasnt changed and never will, are the people and their love of God, family and friends!! Simply beautiful! grew up in taylorville, wv. My Mother taught me how to love and how to receive love. I want to live in a little town like Bud. When I look back now, I wish my children had grown up there. Thank You for sharing on Facebook. It taught me how to live without everything money could buy. 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 | I grew up in a holler. 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. I loved your story and the pictures. Now that I am retired, wish I never left those Wild and Wonderful hills. 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.. so proud to be a holler girl. We just have our own way of life. When we moved from there into the center of another small town(like a City to me), I really missed the freedom I had there. 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. Established in 2002. I think it is in Marshall County. Then a frost sets inand I watch to see if the green will survive. This browser is no longer supported. I love mountaineer football, follow the herd of marshall and keep tabs on whats going on there. (Guess they needed a kid to fit in with that generation). There's a new voice in the hollow. Required fields are marked *. I started seeing memories just running across my visonary tract!!! He had learned from players who were alive before West Virginia was even a state. I have coal slate under the skin on my knee to this day to prove it.my sister does too. Doug is an eighth generation West Virginian and an expert in the music. Find your new home at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln located at 6080 Hollow Hill Ln, West Springfield, VA 22152. Started school there and graduated in 1963. Thank you to every one who has taken a moment to read or share my story. You know if you re from McDowell County if you pronounce it Mac Dowell County. We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. Took me down memory lane and Im still smiling. Coming back home to Myrtle Beach, SC, where we live now he said maw maw I see now what you were talking about. My husband and I live in SC now, but our roots, came from being raised in almost heaven WV. Ghost Encounters Log Cabin 1766 December 8, 2019 I still work two days a week at our county Visitor Center and am presently doing a video each Thursday at 3PM on Tazewell Countys site Im Mz. 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. Name* Email* Phone. Thanks for sharing this story. Ive told that one with negative responses from my listeners before to a non- holler person. This was so moving for me. West Virginia Hollow Tales by Jordan Jr, John E., Like New Used, Free shippin. Id tell my teachers at Craigsville Grade School how much they meant to me and how they influenced my life. What a beautiful story!! Hollow - An Interactive Documentary Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? I could feel every memory and word deep within. Pigeon Hollow is a physical feature (valley) in Greenbrier County. Ted! Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!!!!! These sheltered valleys are a wonderful sight to take in when you are on those long drives, too. The registered business office is at #5 Hollow Rd, Caretta, WV 24821. I love going home but I also love being where I am now in the Florida panhandle. Loved your story, you do know how to write. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. Id SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE WISHED HAD THE RAISINGS WE ALL HAD IN THE COAL FIELDS . 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. THANKS. To be thankful I was warm, and that I had a Mom and Dad who loved me. 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. Brought back so many great memories. Wonderful!! View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. 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! West Virginia raised us also. I am proud to be called Holler Girl. I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. 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. It was a much simpler time then and we enjoyed every second we could. We could go play for hours out there, with no fear of being taken by some freak. Loved your story and most could be applied to my own. I lived in Coalwood, WV through 5th grade where Mr. Did I hit my Mother? I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. 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 too was raised up a hollow, called Chattaroy Hollow, near Williamson, WV. West Virginia ghost stories, legends, and haunts. My farther as a coal miner and died in the coal mine, when I was 5!! JANET. Deep in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, it was once a very booming place. I still play in the rain with my kids today.sometimes the rain is so cold, even on an eighty degree day.it will hit your shoulders and trickle down your back and leave you with chills.almost as if winter breathed down your spine for a moment. What a memory! I was a Hollow girl also born and raised in Carswell hollow. It taught me how much the small things mean. Its not the same, but still home! The organization type is C | Corporation. Despite not swimming you couldnt get me out of the water and it worked out as I hung closer to shore watching the younger kids and having a great time. 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. Born in Highcoal, Boone County, WV and raised at Rock Creek, Raleigh County, WV. Great people!!! From Roderfield.and lived in Westchester Holler 30 years. I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! It is nearly parallel to the original tunnel called The . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I grew up in Cottle, West Virginia in Nicholas County. I lived in Davy, but spent lots of time at my grandparents in Helena, then Asco. Love those old hills. :)), Oh, what a heart warming read. Chef Matt Welsch of the Vagabond Kitchen in Wheeling, West Virginia, has found creative ways to prepare the unique wild fruit over the years. I think its a little more archaic, and yet its still influenced by radio and records that came through. 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! We combine pure spring water with fresh local ingredients to craft one of a kind small batch spirits. I really miss those OLE days. Wonderful words here. Mar 9, 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Starts. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. I would give a copy to all my friends. McDowell County? My mother worked as well as my dad and we shared in the responsibilities of raising younger siblings. Wowwonderful! 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