We sleep peacefully in our small homes as God has provided all our needs. Did I hit my Mother? Im proud to be from the holler. We are fearless if need be, but yet know when to run. view data without submitting Have YOU had to leave home to find opportunity? She even taught a beginner fiddle class at Augusta Heritage Center this past fall. JANET. Graduated Mt. When I was growing up every Saturday morning my Mama would fix homemade biscuits and gravy. Grew up in Berwind and War in McDowell County and I recognize many of the photos. I only hope my children have an amazing childhood alsoand I wouldnt raise them anywhere else. I was the neighborhood stilt maker no matter which neighborhood it was this year. Its the best place to be from, but for me there were no career opportunities . As autumn settles in God paints each leaf on every tree a beautiful fall hue.from browns and purples to orange and redno mortal man could come close to capturing what we see for a short period in late September to early November. Thats it. These mountains and their beauty allowed me to escape anything bad going on in my life!!! Your article was GREAT!!!! 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 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. We teach them its ok to lose but to dust themselves off and keep moving forward. Lot of good memories of my family esp. 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.. My one desire is to return to those montains. I lived in Davy, but spent lots of time at my grandparents in Helena, then Asco. I was born and lived in Kanawaha county and then we moved to Ohio. Those fragrances dance around the edges of our lives.we are accustomed to them..but ever aware of their sweet fragrance. The lightning bugs dance atop the highest trees, gracing our presence during our camp fires and late night talks on the porch. Beautiful and I am to a holler girl born and raised in bulldog holler in premier west Virginia. If you have never hung sheets on a clothesline to dry, then put them on your bed that night.you dont know what you are missing. Im a holler girl and proud of it. Now live in Edmond holler in Pigeon Hollow, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. I wrote this story to bring light to who we really are.intelligentcapableloving individuals who love where we live. I wish I could go back to that time for just one full day. We were on a corner with hills from two directions. Through the folklife program, Annie studied old-time fiddling under Doug Van Gundy for all of 2018. GOD BLESS YOU FOR AWAKENING ALL THESE OLD MEMORIES,,,WISH YOUD PUBLISH A BOOK,,ID SURELY BUY FIRST ONE ,,YOU SAY ALL THE THINGS WE FEEL BUT DONT HAVE THE TALENT TO PUT ON PAPER,,SO HOMESICK FOR WV AND HOPE TO TAKE ROADTRIP THERE IN SPRING,,BORN AND RAISED FAYETTE CO ,,NEAR HAWKS NEST ,THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE MEMORIES I cry whenever I hear that song.. We used our imagination we made up games. Is Eaton Tunnel #21 Haunted? 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. I enjoyed the pictures also. Ba big part of my life was there. We had to make out own games just like you said. Thought we had it hard then, but wished I could call those times back. Lovely article. Thank You for sharing on Facebook. Established in 2002. I can identify with the smells of the changing seasons and being one with the land. GREAT MEMORIES. 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. 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 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. Im a holler girl and am so happy that I am. 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. Try to make it back at least 2 -3 times a year. I enjoyed this to the fullest. Reminesence of a wonderful childhood. I never learned how to swim despite growing up in the Land of 10,000 lakes. 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. I know. 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. Love that place and I go back every chance I get. God Bless You. ILLUSIONS, INC. (Entity #180678) is a business entity in registered with the Business Division of West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS). We had barbies, power-wheels, sand boxes, and swimming pools. 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. I was born in the family home, 72 years ago, In Chelyan, WV. Graduated form Big Creek High. There is a subtle magic here that roots itself deep into its inhabitants. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Now dont get me wrong. Thanks. I live in the middle of Ohio, so Im not very far away from . thank you for sharing. West Virginia ghost stories, legends, and haunts. I miss my childhood. He had learned from players who were alive before West Virginia was even a state. . I loved this it brought back so many good memories!!! You can take the girl out of the hollor, but you cant take the hollor out of the girl. Hollers are actually known as hollows, which makes them more common than you might think. And theres not a great distance between where Ive lived for nearly 60 years and my childhood home. How beautiful! Ive told that one with negative responses from my listeners before to a non- holler person. Thanks for such a great story of life in a small portion of heaven. What memories flood my soul! Id look over every square inch of Cottle Church of God and soak in the love from our church family. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. Enjoyed this very much,brought back memories of my childhood.I was raised at Pie,W.V. Over the years I have heard just about every derogatory remark that can be made about a place directed toward West Virginia. 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. Im proud of growing up in McDowell county, WV!!! In the new $14-million West Virginia Cultural Center on the state capital grounds at Charleston, historian Ken Sullivan edits a unique. Or us, Doug says with a chuckle. 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. I would love to go back there.when I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world. Oh how Id love to go back for a day! grandparents and 2 of his brothers they had 10 siblingsthey played John Denvers Country roads at his funeral.. I smell the cool air blowing in and I remember being 15 and the first time I stood on my back porch with my 17 year old boyfriend and fell so deeply in love.how we broke up and I thought I would die. So is my brother and sister. Thank you Amy for a beautiful story.<3. 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. *data reflects hollow users only You are 1 of users who departed relocations submitted* Avg. I was raised in a holler in Barbour County. My family lived in Iaeger until 1958 when my father Lloyd Bottomly retired to SW Fl. I watched my grand father come home from work in his dirty work clothes and his car bight light fastened to his hat. This is so neat. Her story is just a personal story not directed at any individual place in West Virginia. When I look back now, I wish my children had grown up there. lived up school house hollow up on marrowbone creek. The changing of seasons was wonderful and we always found something to do no matter the weather. My favorite holler nameTin Can Holler, Mason, WV where my husband Gary was raised?? I wasnt raised in a holler, but on top of Bradshaw Mountain down Brushy Ridge. It didnt scar me for life. The good memories, the ones that never let you go! I ran the woods, picked berries to eat, and skinned my knees! Wowwonderful! I too can feel the seasons in my soul! Would that we could somehow have simpler times in our later life!!! I try to tell my grandkids about me growing up and how we use to play. It features 30 grassy, full (17) or partial (13) hookup campsites that are big rig friendly. . Now live in Iowa. Annie says in the past year since her apprenticeship, she has shared a lot of what she learned. We know how to tell our children to get over themselves and not coddle them every time life doesnt go their way. Very well written. Twin Hollow Campground and Cabins are proudly family-owned and operated. When Daddy came home the T.V. The registered business office is at #5 Hollow Rd, Caretta, WV 24821. Thank you for the memories. Thanks for stirring up my mind to happier, more peaceful time in my life. We lived in Summers County and I still feel at peace when we visit there. I left when I joined the air force in1986. Thank you so much for the memories. The pictures that go with the story are real beautiful. I am a male born 1n 1937 on a Hill, not a Holler, overlooking the small town of Richwood, WV. Not change one thing about them. Love for this state flows thru my veins and arteries. Im a holler girl..Seminole W.V. I want you to come back and play this for me. When he graduated from WVU, we moved to the west coast. Amenities & Activities YOU DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE PHOTOS AND THE STORIES A LOT OF THE PHOTOS I KNEW AND BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. They were more than happy to explain the video, which everyone should enjoy. Thank u this took me back to my childhood I live n fayetteville, WV n a place called Crow Holler it its beautiful here born n raised holler girl. We live in Myrtle Beach now and yes we miss WV. Never knew or had a REAL family. Im from Clay County. To be thankful I was warm, and that I had a Mom and Dad who loved me. To Amy: It seems that I really know you by the way you have written your beautiful life story. Id buy penny candy from Mr. Shaffer at the store next door to our house. 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. Wow Amy thats awesome I couldnt go to sleep until I read. Virginia. In a special report exploring folkways traditions, as part of theInside Appalachia Folkways Project, Caitlin Tan explores the master-apprentice relationship in the old-time music community. Later on into the night we would retire to our bedsand most are covered in handmade quilts and fresh crisp sheets. And as the song goes No matter where I roam , it will always be my home. We never had a pool we had a creek to play in though. We just have our own way of life. The mountains became a part of my soul! Beautiful writing about a beautiful State. West Virginia Hollow Tales book. Caught lightening bugs wore a lot of that jewelry. I married one (sixty years ago). In 1948, my Dad built a 3 Bedroom home on an adjacent property as our final home. The park provides free WiFi, allows pets, and has a dump station. As a result of TV shows and popular media, the entire country seems to be intoxicated by its history. Brought back so many great memories. I didnt feel impoverished or low, I thought it was cool that Mommy put the pots out to catch the rain. I am also a hollow girl and proud of it! Off and on my entire life I have heard the phrase holler girl used in a derogatory way. We were taught right from wrong. Even if you don't "live up a holler," you definitely know what one is. I love WV and always will. Title [Boy, West Virginia "hollows"] Contributor Names Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011, photographer . 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. 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'm proud to be from the holler. Thank you so much . I reared my older two children in West Virginia and am now rearing my five adopted children here as well. Reading your story and reliving my life as a Holler Girl. I want to see this place boom once again..but even if it doesnt my heart will always belong to McDowell County WV. Loved this! Arlington up Northfork Holler. Absolutely not.my Mom would have whipped me. We did not live in coal country but we did grow up in the holler. 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. When I was young we would make lightning bug jewelry. We played Indian ball, kick-ball, hide-n-go seek, water hose battles and yeah we drank out of the hosewe didnt die either. My Cousins lived in Handle Factory Holler, and I have always defined Holler as the valley between 2 mountains. After the war her mother Alice Elliott Klatt remarried Timothy Cecil Elliott and they left West Virginia in 1948 never to return. 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. I have been a million different places, and I now live in Alabama. In summer I remember those mid-day thunderstorms on an 80 degree day..and how I loved to play in the rain. I was given up for adoption as a baby and then unwanted by the ones who adopted me !! Singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is bringing bluegrass and his Appalachian roots to the mainstream. 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. I was born in Charleston, Even and raised in Kayford coal field country,Kanawha County! West Virginia's silhouette looks like a horny toad. My mother worked as well as my dad and we shared in the responsibilities of raising younger siblings. I thank God for my family who lived in a holler in Wyoming County. Still visit Mannington when I can but still live in WV. dump them out later(wipe your eyes) and move forward. We didnt have many luxury items but we sure had love. 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. Darkened Hollows (West Virginia Vampire): Vincent, Gary Lee: 9780615527222: Amazon.com: Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: $9.96 List Price: $10.99 Details Save: $1.03 (9%) Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Monday, December 19 if you spend $25 on items shipped by Amazon We would turn that dial until he seen what he wanted to watch. Im a holler girl from Rivesville WV. 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. 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. Some of us finished high school and became the dreaded wife and motheras society portrays it. I was raised up Cannelton Holler (Fayette County). 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. 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. Here are 10 of the most dangerous things West Virginia residents must face. I have thoroughly enjoyed these pictures and story; both bring back memories of my childhood past. Your words took me right back to my childhood, especially the part about smelling the seasons. May God bless you and yours! We knew church was NOT the place to get silly. 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. Read more Previous page Print length 262 pages CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. Name* Email* Phone. 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. The neighborhood kids, my sister, and I would all get together. It was still raining hard at 5:30 a.m. wh View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. I can hear those faint songs we sang in the spring when it was finally warm enough to go outside to playRing around the rosiespocket full of posiesashesasheswe all fall down! Picking flowers and trying to work it out just right so when you finished picking each petal off the boy you liked was sure to love youHe loves me, he loves me not. You decided if you had to pick every flower in sight.that boy was going to love you. My daughter was raised in PA but I pray she learned those wonderful ways of a holler girl mom! Very nice story you have to share, Thank you! We grew up the wealthiest kids ever. God bless you for putting in words the sights and sounds of the wonderful past for all holler people because we are a special breed!!! $125,000. 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. Thank you so much for similar memories. These mountains literally have a way of molding the person you become. Thank you for sharing!!! That place is breed into every part of me. 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. In a West Virginia hollow, mountain music thrives. weighing in at 60 lbs when he passed. CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 30"Rabbit Tate lives in the shanty up the hollow. And thank you Wayne Guindon, for sharing this Post with me. Yellow Johnny Jump-Ups grew in clumps all across the hill, creating bright yellow patches among the Sagebrush. This was so moving for me. Our people may not be able to afford the most expensive jewelry but ours shone the brightest on those sweet summer nights. Thanks for the memories. You reminded me of the smell of fresh baked biscuits and feeling safe when my dad came home and ate his dinner. I would have it no other way.right here in Mcdowell County. Find your adventure exploring the ghost stories and legends found among the mountains and hidden in the hollows. 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. .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!! We ran bare foot in the rain in Summer to. (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. 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. After we were done helping with the T.V. I watch to see if the glimpse of new life will be blighted. I still was able to do it when she wasnt looking I wrapped my arms around him and said you know what old man? They were John and Stella Gilliand. with rabbit ears. "Holler" to a West Virginian means a remote road or area. Twin Hollow Honors the memory of Alex and Grace Ellis, who grew up on this land. I am a holler girl (Ben Creek, Gilbert Creek) Mingo County. Great family and friends with good food and spectacular views in all four seasons!! If people play this out in the world, it probably came from Mose Coffman. I really miss those OLE days. Neither of my parents went with us. Mingo County. Preserving The Homemade Music Of West Virginia's Hollows West Virginia Public Broadcasting | By Caitlin Tan 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. Unlike Annie, Doug did not learn how to play old time until he was an adult. What hasnt changed and never will, are the people and their love of God, family and friends!! Its hearing them call as spring approaches and appreciating the tranquility of lying in bed listening to them sing. Each image tells a different story of things I love. When I go back home to the holler I can still hear the sounds from my childhood. The church had put up a plaque listing all the boys who had given their lives in the war. That was amazing Amy I was literally taken back to the holler. Took me down memory lane and Im still smiling. 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 too was raised up a hollow, called Chattaroy Hollow, near Williamson, WV. Thanks for giving me that feel-good feeling with tears in my eyes. I love going home but I also love being where I am now in the Florida panhandle. I went to school first grade at Iaeger, then Coalwood, and graduated at Northfork. I think we are so connected to the land here that we actually identify with the seasons internally and spiritually. first time I visited Virginia, I started to realize why Rodger loved coming from there. I really enjoyed reading that .I was raised in a holler also and it sure brought back a lot of good memories. I love the way you write, ending some sentences in prepositions. Well yeah! Simplicity is hearing the crickets chirp and deciding its not a noisy interruption. Some of my fondest childhood memories were playing with my dear friend Kristen Shupe. We learned respect, what giving your word meant and protection of family. 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. 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. Its where my roots are! Could relate to a lot in this beautiful story, To this day I love simple things. I would sit on the front porch with Daddy and usually Papaw in my gown. 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 was raised a holler girl too, but in Randolph Co.and still live not far from where I grew up. i grew up poor and had alot of heartbreaks that kids these days could not fatham. The county built a strong economy when the coal industry was in its prime in the early 1900s, and housed at its peak over 100,000 residents. We were blessed to be mountain born and bred. So I will be taking him back soon. My uncles were Graham, Arthur, and Dee. 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! 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. Your story brought back lots of fond memories. Its these people who understand Common Sense and who exhibit Class !! no remote. And Annie says, that is what makes the music so special. We do need to be proud of who we are and most of all where we came from. It is nearly parallel to the original tunnel called The . I think the name was Dietricks Greenhouse. (Guess they needed a kid to fit in with that generation). Hope, WV. Direct Trail Access To! HOME SWEET HOME. Amy, your words are as beautiful as you are and Im so grateful that I came across this today!! 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