Good old Mikes drive in, where one of Harlan Countys finest young men threatened me with a belt when I stepped in to defend a younger friend. There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. November 20, 1931 - January 8, 2023 Harlan Price passed away peacefully at the age of 91 years with his wife Harriet at his side. Still have family there. I was rather disappointed to read all about my competition Garys Lounge. Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. Im on the state Corrections Commission, so Ive seen her name. . Enjoyed reading your blog. By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. What is Eastern Kentucky? I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. . You say that you came here now and then, but if you did you would know that we have many amenities and hotels such as a holiday inn express and a comfort inn. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. We used to be territorial based on our schools. 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. We like being the badasses of Eastern Kentucky. Barbara Kopple as Producer. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. Go help someone else. Good memories there. I must say it is a great read. What did he end up doing after the strikes? I dont know. [citation needed] She only worked sporadically after that, in guest roles on Fantasy Island (1984), Murder She Wrote (1985), Hardcastle and McCormick (1985), and Blacke's Magic (1986). Thats righttheyll pretend. I graduated Harlan HS, UK, then moved to NYC, culture shock! I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. I loved living in Ages,Ky for the 2 years I was there!! Im from graysknob, pine branch was were I lived till I was 17 then we moved to Putney. Two of my best friends were Steve Farley and Jamie Helton. Weve been in the Lexington area since then, but we still say back home when we are talking about Neon and Jenkins. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. They find it hard to believe we had no fast food restaurants. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. I have lived in Evarts since age 7 this is my home (sals Branch) I had your mom in home Ec. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. I knew Lisa vaguely. Guy Enos Bobby T. Jessie W. Finis Marvin W. Burley . Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. He made shoes. I know that area, well, too. They dont like being from Harlan. Were isolated. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. Marshall, NC 28753 . But today, thanks to my daughter and another pool company, there are more privately owned pools at homes, per average, than in Fayette County (Lexington). I aint convinced about mccounty 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. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. Thanks. Kentucky. Our Location. But I have lived in Harlan Co. since 1986 & now I couldnt imagine living any where else. producer Cinematography by Film Editing by Production Management Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Anne Lewis . Overall, we like the stereotypical portrayal of Harlan. Its boring. He had a taxi service called Do me right He was found on the side of the mountain with many bullets in him and his taxi. My mother moved to Harlan County from Pike County at around age 12 and never left except to attend college. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. Graduated from jach in 78. . Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. . Jane E. Bailey Graves, 72 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN,CO. Maybe they never left. . Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. We know at least one person whose mother was really their grandmother, and sister was their mother. Pic from Harlan County USA of a Coal Camp. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun thug, Basil Collins. There are differences: we`re north east, you`re south east. | Coal Troll's Blog, My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/. Still consider Harlan County as home. All thats left is the yard and that light. People were practically hanging on it. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! now but have family still in Harlan Co. I was born and raised in Sunshine. Did you live here? I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. Theres nothing to do. Vacation at Hilton Head, Tybee Island, Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, have an American Spirit Coachman that sleeps ten and a pontoon. Moo-ron. Sudie Crusenberry talks about her father's work as a miner and his suffering from black lung. Im from Tennessee (save your boos for later, lol) and grew up in a very small, rural town with a lot of off the grid inhabitants. 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? | Coal Troll's Blog, https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/, ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! My husband is a retired coal miner. Thanks for the kind words. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. My maternal grandparents grew up in Black Star coal camp and Papaw taught at Hall High. Im from Loyall. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. ha! You can see it in Google Street Views here: https://goo.gl/maps/QoyKa, Hey my cousin owned the fuzzy duck my papa had a poker house there and boot legged beer iwas raised in the first house coming down black mountain love it go back all the time, Right before you get to lynch golf course coming down black mtn there was a house to the right my great great grand pa had a saw mill there and built the house where my great grand pa lived then my mama got it love it there if I ever hit the lottery ill be back to live and put alot of people to work I love the mtns go there every christmas and summers thanks for the memories cool blog sorry for the grammer lol periods commas all the same to me it. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. If he is still living can you ask him about any Leonard relatives he know about or put him in touch with me. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. They might as well have been in different states. They might have gone to college or joined the military. Now kids go to Harlan County High School which consumed Cawood, Evarts and Cumberland High Schools. Police said in February 2013, Shell murdered Ronnie King, a former Evarts mayor, and set his house on fire . Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries Search; Sponsored by Ancestry. For instance, threats didnt faze me. Bertha Rose Adams Little, 65 of Cowan, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. Like anywhere else, you have to hope to you dont cross paths with the bad ones at the wrong time. We knowthat houses have winders and chimleys. The road to lexington did get better tho. I dont think I have an accent but get me out of Pike County and they all say I do. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. Thats probably why he is disabled now at a a young age. I was raised over the mountain at Little Laurel. February 24 . Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! John, enjoyed your comments. Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. Just found your blog while attempting to refresh my memory about the name of the theater, the Margie Grand, in Harlan. She was stationed in Newport News, Virginia when the war ended. A man that loved I appreciate your comments but must, of course, defend myself. At Kopple, among others. Ruby did you know a family named Clark? Born and raised as you said in Lynch You pretty much hit the nail on the head.. great write-up. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. And they were well respected. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. Ralph was born August 16, 1964 in Harlan to the late Ralph and Delores Moore Osborne. There are people who will pretend to be from Harlan or any place else in Eastern Kentucky. I not THAT old! I loved it AFTER the mob left that came to my door the day I moved in, demanding to know Who are you and what are you doing here? I am sure he is talking about when he grew up and how times were then I am from Harlan live here now .I loved the article and havent read anything disrespectful . We are related to at least one coal miner. We still have relatives in the area. I visit very often, as my father still lives there. Raised with his brother Dale and cousins. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. I remember Alafair. This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! I know exactly where you were driving. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. I spent a lot of hours and burned up a lot of powder and boot leather grouse hunting in Pathfork and Black Star. We went to the movies most weekends and to every football and basketball game. My dad was certainly a bad ass, growing up in a time and place that required that to survive. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. Thats when people get their checks. You went up 119 to the Loyall turnoff, and youre absolutely right: Any Harlan Countian who turns the corner at Pineville changes languages! It definitely has an Eastern Kentucky feel to it, but its out. I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. I love being from there. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. Take care! We drive Chryslers, BMWs, Honda Van, Subaru sports car, Chevy pick-up, Harleys, Hondas, Yamaha V-stars-4-wheelers. I didnt like a lot of your article, some of it is accurate. She agreed. I was born and raised in Harlan County and we moved to Alabama in 1952 when I was 12 years old. Thank you so much for sharing. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL, DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER A LITTLE BLIND MAN THAT USE TO SELL NEWS PAPERS IN THE LOBBY OF THE HARLAN HOSPITAL? Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Neta Belle Collins Father of Robert Basil Collins and Private Collins. Janice and I were both switchboard operators and admissions clerk. Kildav . And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. I also have no desire to change this wonderful region.am I forgiven? In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. Dad was born and raised there. Love the article. If you were Basils neighbor, then you lived in Rio Vista, right? We also suffer from stereotyping. If not, you should. They arent isolated enough. I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. If so, let me know so I can fill any dates, places, names and information you may furnish to me. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. They didnt know what to do with me! Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. I have resided in Knoxville, TN for 26 years but Eastern Kentucky will always be home because that is where my extended family and my husbands extended family continue to reside. HARLAN COLLINS OBITUARY. Awesome story. We can be called ignorant, inbred, genetically inferior, toothless, shoelessyou name it. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. I still get over through there for work sometimes. 10 Grandchildren and . When I went to college, I befriended other Eastern Kentuckians. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. Yes. Local obituaries for Harlan County, Kentucky 531 Results Friday, February 24, 2023 Add Photos 1 Memory Debbie Elaine Absher Debbie Elaine Absher, 72, of Bean Station, TN, passed away. Again, they are excluded because of lack of isolation. The distance a miner had to walk and how time was looked at was in 15-minute increments. He was actually the son of my aunts husband, so that technically makes him a cousin, but age-wise he was more of my dads generation so that made him an uncle. We moved here from a comfortable city life to having no electricity (a new three bedroom house with one bath and hardwood floors. And a little c.r.a.z.y. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. Crew. I KNOW A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT CAWOOD AND SMITH, KY. Coal mining runs in cycles. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Barbara Kopple Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Barbara Kopple . First, much of what I wrote is tongue in cheek. Lots of memories from Harlan. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. I just found this wonderful Blog! I live in Lee Co,Ky. I had him for a health class. Not at all. We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. I have enjoyed these old memories!!! It was a movie experience like no other. Others leave to find better opportunities. Hes married married to one of my first cousins for many years. Nominally a documentary about the 1973 strike by Kentucky mineworkers, the 1976 Oscar-winning Harlan County U.S.A. observes the evolution of a movement, made urgent . Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. Maybe its the camo/orange. Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. Swanson is preceded in death by his Parents, Franklin and Opal Swanson; a Brother, Franklin Swanson Jr.; His companion for 20 years, Minnie Sue Earls; and Nephews . BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. I didnt want to leave. My Grandfather/Grandmother was Floyd/Janie Clark. 1944 - 2023 ONEONTA - Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, at his home. She was born March 29, 1940, in Oakley, Kansas, She was preceded in death by her parents; Laurence and Leona . If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. 7. As usual John you nailed it!! You hit the nail on the head. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! It was an old theater whose best days had long past. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. That bastion of journalism, Hustler Magazine, once listed Harlan (the town) as one the three meanest towns in America. I told him apparently his computer didt speak Hillbilly.I am proud of my head of the holler rasin. I have no other information on these two at this time. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. Oh, people still get shot occasionally but at much lower rate than wed like you to believe. I absolutely LOVE this! Finally I tried talking like a city slicker but I was too Eastern Kentucky that way. I made the mistake of posting a picture of Basil on a Harlan County Facebook page. Food stamps, too. I have never been to a Harlan County Bears football game, but I have been told that the team enters the field to Brad Paisleys You will never leave Harlan alive song. These are the folks who stayed in Harlan. A spokesman for the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital said Mr. Bruner, who was shot with a . The ones who love it love the depiction of rough and ready union brothers and sisters ready to wage war with the coal company thugs. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Jenny, I worked in Harlan Co. in the 90s on the railroad and worked with a Saylor but cant remember his first name. I was born and raised in Liggett. And of that i am very proud. Now, sadly, its a way of life in the mountains. today Middlesboro, KY Transportation Jobs Offered 888-909-2737. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. Maybe 700 or so now. It rated right up there with his song about Jim and Tammy Baker, pretty good actually. I was in the 7th grade at Evarts when we moved. 3. miners in this county AND other states. Im sorry that I didnt do more to keep in closer touch with them both as we grew older. We visited my grandparents every summer. My kids do that, too. Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! The only tv stations the antenna could pick up were out of knoxville If we meet anyone else from Eastern Kentucky, we can get instant acceptance with a simple I grew up in Harlan. Translation: Despite appearances, I will kill you if necessary. I still tell people I am from Harlan because it brings instant recognition. March 23, 1977. 1750 Hwy 213. Parents moved to Dayton, OH in 63. I own a piece of railroad track on the Rhea Straight. I still have a lot of family living in Harlan, Evarts, going all the way to Holmes Mill (Alias. A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. Ironically, my daughter found a boyfriend from Loyal(the ones in Georgetown are apparently not her type) so she visits him a lot. cheese. Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. My Mom then joined the WAC. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. They tease me that my accent changes when I cross the county line going back home :-). Phone: (828) 649-9163. Now, far in the past, at least until I visit. Managed by: Carlton William . She was 30 (now 76) years old. I cant read some of these posts because of the negative way they talk about MY hometown. I had Mrs. Williams for health, would it be your Mom? And to the ones that moved away (say to the north) or wherever, it shows very little respect and class to put down the place you came from. Okay, now Im homesick! 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. Its too dull. Funny thing is, thats what my kids do, even though they live in a small city with a million things to do. My Mom taught at SE Community College. Our client was suing the City of Sandy Hook. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. Much of the information presented here is recapitulated in the commentary, but it is interesting to see how over three decades of age have affected some of the film's participants. 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. Life in the mountains is easy or hardvery little in between. I believe they graduated for there on 83. Mikes Drive In was in Loyall. My dad taught there from 66 96. loved her. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. I love your wifes Loll great story! Ive never known anyone who didnt wear shoesand I knew some pretty rough characters. I was born in Harlan County, Louellen specifically, but moved away when I was little due to my dad being in the Navy. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. basil collins harlan county obituary Phone: (828) 649-9163. And the tell me they can always tell when Im talking to a relative on the phone for the same reason. 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 JUST RAN ACROSS YOUR CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT I WOULD COMMENT ON HARLAN KY. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun "thug," Basil Collins. One hell of a nice fellow. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. That hurts everyone. We have mountains all around us. The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. 1 Index Record. We know trash when we see it, and Im not talking about garbage pick up. My name is Julie Crowder-Ward. Very isolated. (: Did you know Jo Alice Chitwood or Lance Johnson? I made another U turn and started back toward Harlan at a much slower pace and was directed to take the Loyall turn off. His name was Wiley Holmes. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. The Short area), my last name being Short No Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, etc. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. Also, I find the surest way to know someone is from SEKY is after telling them where Im from they follow up with, do you know so-and-so? I love that. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. Welcome to Harlan County! Spent many an evening in Tiny Joes!!!!!!! Obituary Deloris Ann Collins, 76 of Coldiron, KY passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning of December 18, 2019. HA! Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. Kevin Keating as Director of Photography. It was tough to find two functioning seats together. Oh yeah, one last thingI am a coal miners daughter..and damned proud of it. I left here when i was 15 came back in my late 20s. It captured the essence of Jimmy. Plaster would fall from the ceiling and you could throw popcorn on the stage in front of the screen and watch the rats scurry out to eat. Im happy living here. Theyre still there. Obituaries; Photos; Podcasts; Scene; I went for a while to Holy Trinity School, Harlan Elementary for one year, then to Hall before Cawood. After hours we would head to the American Legion behind the Post Office. I remember commodity butter. Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. One side was a roller rink. When we went to high school, we identified as being from Loyallor Hall or Wallins. Im sorry but I dont think so. Im sure youd know if you were related. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. Girl fights were always the best. Btw, the Mount Victory part of this county feels very Eastern KY. Just found the blog and enjoyed it. Imagine trying to explain where Cutshin is located!! Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. The government cheese, however, is real. My mom grew up in Cutshin, my dad was from Martins Fork, they met at The Court Cafe. Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. People gathered at the railroad tracks to watch it. A bazillion of cousins to play with..mountains to explore..farm animals to learn about, a total difference than city life on a quiet street just across from Fort McPherson Army Base. I ate government cheese as often as we got it. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Clear your history In reference to going swimming in the river and the city pool, we did that too. Look at my blog post Adventures in Hitchhiking, and youll see a story about JImmy picking me up hitchhiking one night. Help me out with what category to look at to fi the hitchhiking story. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. My people have been there for over 200 years, since before it was Harlan. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. Jenny Lynn (Saylor) Moore I was born and raised in Wallins ,lived there until I was 28 moved to Florida w/ My husband David Moore from Graysknob, we both graduated from James A. Cawood, My heart is still in the mountains, you can take the girl out of the country but you cant take the country out of the girl, we long to come back some someday Lord willing, I am a Harlan girl to the bone. What Mountains besides the one on the border with Virginia, Black Mt.(?)? Justified portrays Harlan as a lawless frontier of wanton violence. He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. Advertisement. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. A friend of mine once drank a beer from a girls cowboy boot at the Lounge. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. I didnt mean to turn my comment into a mini blog, but you inspired the flood of memories! Bertha was proceeded in death by her mother Eveda Williams and her father George Adams She is survived by her husband Danny D Little, her children Christopher Shawn Little, Rosalie Peral Brown, Chadwick Darrel Little, and Aaron Daniel Little. The original Mount Aire Motel was on Pine Mountain, and it burned down in the 70s. my husband was raised knowing your dad and all your family I love your blog. Basil was born January 18, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the third of five. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathfork to Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. Our football coach , Ed Miracle, was shot in the foot playing golf three weeks later . The culture you describe in Harlan is very similar to Leadville-only the accents are different-except for my dadhe never lost his. I think we also went to RC Bottling Plant at Loyall. The women have help, of course. 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