This was the day that I learned that when we turned the corner at Pineville, my wife changed languages and I needed an translator.. Enjoyed the article. We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! Its boring. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. jack brock ha d 21 dogs and 21 kids, he got kill by a drunk man he was taking home that was about like the earth quake in los ang years ago it was bad , for those who know my grandpa honey bill saylor and my dad and my friend big al ,arnold lee saylor he was a damn good man i miss alot cause he is in all my boys alot i see him every day yours trunly ronnie gene saylor of molus ky aka molus hollow. The people of Harlan are among the nicest people I have ever met and I have traveled all over the country. No worries. We currently have a lot of re-fencing to do, interested :). Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. I guess youd call it a region or sub-region of Central Appalachia. We went to the movies most weekends and to every football and basketball game. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. For you truly arent a Harlanian, to show such disrespect. Theres nothing to do. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. We mourn with the family of Basil Collins for this great loss. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. So, I speak of how it was 30 years ago. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. Lived in Hazard then, after Hazard we came to Ohio. U take car cuz. My mom always bought margarine but our housekeeper would get the butter and we thought it was strong. Nowadays, I would love to have some! In talking about monthly checks, I can remember visiting my family in Louellen, a coal mining camp in those days, and going down to the the company store and watching people get their cheese in blocks and their commodity meat which was actually spam. I spent at least a week during the summer vacation every year growing up visiting the Harlan area and family enjoying every visit which included rail road tracks and slate dumps on one side of house and the Cumberland River on the other side all residing in a big holler off HWY 38. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. However, I always tell my two teenagers that some of the smartest people they will ever meet come from the mountains of Kentucky and may have never finished high school! Who are the Harlan Countians? Its a nice place. She was one of my favorite. Thats when people get their checks. No one should have to make a livin working between 2 rocks. Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. Harlan is quiet, unless you grew up near the railroad tracks like I did. But they dont always leave. Whats up with that? And of that i am very proud. She laughed. We know at least one person who has been shot with a gun by someone else or by themselves accidentally. I loved living in Ages,Ky for the 2 years I was there!! My parents who were also my papaw and mamaw owned Tiny Jos market in Baxter. Knew a few Edsels which I never met outside Harlan! And Misty, April and I grew up together. My Aunt Pauline is 95 now and still lives there. LOL! Theyre usually the folks who dream of turning all of Eastern Kentucky into a massive tourist destination by having all the people who live there pack up and move. Greenup is east of Harlan, Ashland is east of Whitesburg, and if Catlettsburg gets any more east it`s going to be West Virginia, are you seriously arguing with the lat/ and longitude? I enjoyed your blog ..I too left Harlan to find work ..I recently got turned down for a job doing private duty nurses aide for a new client because I was from Harlan ..The job interview started out very well until she ask where I was from I had an accent 24 years later I still have that accent I think she was worried I was packing a gun..to funny ..love my Harlan county roots ..from Wallins.. ..Oh yeah agree with everyone loved that Gov, cheese. We knew who it was, because he told my mom about the encounter, but he was quietly scary, like a lot of the men from his era. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. By the way, I think grilled cheese sandwiches made from government cheese were the best! Webparcheggio ex mof ferrara orari what happened to basil collins kentucky. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. Basil Collins was Uncle Basil to us. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. my growing up years were behind the old telephone company next to Robinette Chevrolet which was across from the old Macks Supper Market and down the street from Hackneys. In the summer a friends Dad (The Blantons) would take us up the river in his pickup and wed spend the day floating back in rafts in the summer or wed spend all day at the city pool. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? My Mom moved to Cumberland from Pike County when she was 10. Its nice to remember, though. We visited my grandparents every summer. And they were well respected. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. BTW until barrack obama declared war on our coal mines,a fact, there were more millionaires in Harlan, Pike,Perry Counties, per capita than in our largest cities. Edit. Everyone I knew (including my family) ate government cheesethe best cheese ever. Were originally from Letcher County and had to leave in 1995 due to the coal mines shutdown. The field is backdropped by some beautiful mountains, right at Tunnel Hill. They find it hard to believe we had no fast food restaurants. The Harlan County Way | Coal Troll's Blog Edit. But my roots are still strong an a country girl. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. He was my English teacherand a good one at that. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. Happy to be an Outlander! I called some place the other day, got an automated machine.your name, address, (Im sorryI didnt get that could you repeat that again. We can be called ignorant, inbred, genetically inferior, toothless, shoelessyou name it. Harlan County USA Thanks for the kind words. When attempting to explain to someone where I grew up it was easiest to say somewhere between Harlan and Hazard. I actually grew up on Beech Fork in Leslie County. Nothing came easy for Dad but he never complained. Proud to be from Harlan County.. man now im so homesick!! Born and raised in Harlan, graduated from HHS in 1974, and UK in 78.went to work in Washington DC.talk about culture shock! Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. When I first saw the documentary, I was on the edge of my seat, wondering how my dad would be portrayed, but his name was never mentioned. HA! I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. I live in Lee Co,Ky. Coal mining runs in cycles. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. I got away. Were from coal mining stock. Were also the last of a breedand this applies to all of Appalachia. One side was a roller rink. Elliott County. I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. Doc Gray? One hell of a nice fellow. born and raised in harlan ky live in northern. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. I told him apparently his computer didt speak Hillbilly.I am proud of my head of the holler rasin. He died in 1980 at age 63, and 42 years later his name is presented on the roads of Harlan. Many never leave it. Im from Loyall. | Coal Troll's Blog, https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/, ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! I didnt want to leave. So, I guess Im just arguing it is in the wrong state I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. Help me out with what category to look at to fi the hitchhiking story. Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? A friend of mine once drank a beer from a girls cowboy boot at the Lounge. My parents were stalwarts. This is the first time I stumbled across you blog. IMDbPro. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. I am origionally from Atlanta. I aint convinced about mccounty I loved growing up there and go back frequently. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. WebThis option will reset the home page of this site. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. Director Barbara Kopple lived among the miners families and captures an intimate portrait of a movement. Thanks for your comments. Murdered while running against Boyle. I grew up in Eastern Kentuckyborn and raised as we say. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. I have lived in Evarts since age 7 this is my home (sals Branch) I had your mom in home Ec. Trust me on this one. The wrong side of the tracks to the town school crowd of the 1960s. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. We still have relatives in the area. Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. Women took over the picket lines. Harlan is not what it used to be and I would never want to live there again, but your blog awakened the beautiful memory of what it was. So so sad to see that head of the Holler non existent now, all overgrown. Honestly, it took me years to adapt. Whatever happened to Basil Collins Wiki User 2009-04-27 11:24:22 Study now See answer (1) Best Answer Copy Basil is currently burning eternally within the 7th Basil Collins; Did you know. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was Ha, Ha. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. Heres my personal map of the area: This seemingly random boundary results in some folks calling it Southeastern Kentucky which, geographically speaking, is more accurate. I definitely would NOT have fit in. I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. Very proud of my heritage. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. . I first saw the light of day in Oneida, tn because that was the closest hospital & the road l.P. looPwas better I married a Lady, born and raised in Harlan. These are small town people just like in every small town. Dad was born and raised there. Harlan County U.S.A When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. Have a cousin who lives in Evarts and cousins in middle KY. loved her. I think we also went to RC Bottling Plant at Loyall. I REMEMBER govt. My ancestors settled Smith, hence its name, and Im proud of it being off the grid. The Fuzzy Duck, the Corner and the VFW. The menacing Just kiddingabout the hate part. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. U can take me out of Ky. but u cant take Ky out of me!!!!!! I remember commodity butter. She was a great homemaker and was full of wit, wisdom and love. It was quiet then. The economy continues to contract and isnt likely to get much better. Still have a few family members there and many friends. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. E Hudson. I lived in Cumberland for 2 years from ~ 1974-1976. I am VERY new to the blogging world. Then, they can come back and pay admission to see where they used to live. I was born in Harlan and I remember living there, but I didnt have the experience that my parents had (who were both born in Harlan County) since I didnt grow up there. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? I was in her class the day JFK was shot in Dallas. Thank you so much for this, it came at a time when I needed to count my blessings, and being born in Liggett, and raised in Pansy, I truly was blessed. I believe they graduated for there on 83. I am still Harlan County thru and thru. We have mountains all around us. It is not, as you might think, simply the eastern half of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. A few notes: The qualifications for Eastern Kentucky status include: I hail from Harlan County, the Eastern Kentuckiest of all counties. You need some coal mines, either now or in the past. I remember it seemed like every time my high school played Cawood there was a knife fight. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. I was one of the Hensley girls that lived on the strawberry farm. I can relate to alot of it. Of course, it doesnt. If you do so, you wont be called a bigot or a phobe of any type. I had Mrs. Williams for health, would it be your Mom? And the tell me they can always tell when Im talking to a relative on the phone for the same reason. Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) 1976; Credits. 62 (10) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. To the men that worked at the Highsplint mine, where the majority of filming took place for the documentary, he was the one responsible for making sure Basil and his men got through to work every day. My Mom taught at Evarts from 1951 to 1980. We drive Chryslers, BMWs, Honda Van, Subaru sports car, Chevy pick-up, Harleys, Hondas, Yamaha V-stars-4-wheelers. I was born and raised in Leslie County. Different, but nice. Read my post about growing up in Loyall sometime. My great grandpa ran a mill there. I was born and raised in Liggett. I am from Wynntown, went to Evarts High School and live in Richmond Ky. Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! The actress claimed family friend Val Dumas said her mum whored her out to him for 400 She later claimed family friend Val Dumas said her mum whored her out to him for 400. Why? Like inner cities, there are generations locked into a poverty cycle. Did you live here? I knew a bunch of Napiers (Napper). My kids do that, too. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit but my parents were from Harlan County, my dad born in Holmes Mill growing up in Highsplint, my mother born and raised in Black Mountain eventually leaving and lived in Corbin. A striking coal miner was in critical condition last night in Harlan County, Ky., after being struck in the head by a shotgun blast. My life is very much divided into two partsbefore and after Harlan. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. Dont say we are not eastern Kentuckians because we dont speak your slang, or live the life that people from harlin county do. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! Entertained by the tendency to call you a mooron and ignorant while not fully grasping the importance of grammar and spelling. The general store, a thriving Coal community. Take care. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. Again, they are excluded because of lack of isolation. Weve been in the Lexington area since then, but we still say back home when we are talking about Neon and Jenkins. Witness strikebreaker Basil Collins as loathsome a screen villain as fiction ever invented targeting her during a drive-by shooting caught on camera. I, too, am from Harlan an outlander like yourself, and I was left laughing and shaking my head at all the things only people like us would know to be true I would love to include a link to this in my own blog, but I dont yet know how to do it, lol.
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