The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. I was one of the Hensley girls that lived on the strawberry farm. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. I love being from there. Used to go to Cumblin every Fride and satdy nite. Okay, now Im homesick! I was born, raised and still live in Pike County. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. She agreed. Thank you so much for sharing. So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. In fact, when I was down there on business a couple of years ago, I saw a couple hanging out in front of rock store. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. I-64 runs through Montgomery, Bath, Rowan and Carter Counties. My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. Also as a child there was a Ski Lodge and slopes on Black Mountain. I am origionally from Atlanta. 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. I know exactly where you were driving. You dont see that every day. When I started reading this blog I thought well this is alright, but as I continued I came to realize that you dont know what the hell your talking about. If we didnt know them, well they were at the wrong house. Youve made me think about Harlan all day today and its been a good day. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. This was the day that I learned that when we turned the corner at Pineville, my wife changed languages and I needed an translator.. February 24 . I still have family in Cawood and Baxter but I dont get up there much.. Jennifer, I moved to the Tampa Bay area when I was four and a half. That bastion of journalism, Hustler Magazine, once listed Harlan (the town) as one the three meanest towns in America. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. BANTAM, BRYAN Funeral services for Bryan Bantam were conducted from the Presbyterian Church in Orleans, NE on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 2 p.m. with Pastors William Bills and Dixon Powers officiating. Madison Funeral Services. John, enjoyed your comments. Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. Love the article. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Now, far in the past, at least until I visit. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/, http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/, SoWhere Are You From? I have enjoyed these old memories!!! Many people watch the FX series Justified. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. First time reading it. Yes. She laughed. Even though they have visited my homeland many times, they remain baffled by it. I guess you can tell by my rant that I CANNOT stand anyone putting this beautiful part of Gods earth down. Jane E. Bailey Graves, 72 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. I happened across this blog through a friend. Your ignorant, evidently you dont much about Catlettsburg in the early 1900s . A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. U can take me out of Ky. but u cant take Ky out of me!!!!!! Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. It was gray and you had to add the coloring to it. I was born and raised in Leslie County. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. Its quiet now. A few notes: The qualifications for Eastern Kentucky status include: I hail from Harlan County, the Eastern Kentuckiest of all counties. Lived in Hazard then, after Hazard we came to Ohio. I plan to continue reading your blog. Disability checks. I was up at Holmes Mill just a few months ago. Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Clear your history Crusenberry talks about being asked by a group of women to . 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! Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. Our football coach , Ed Miracle, was shot in the foot playing golf three weeks later . Ralph Osborne, Jr 58 of Bledsoe, KY passed away Tuesday evening of February 14, 2023 at his home. I USE TO WORK IN THE COAL MINE AT THREE POINT, CRANKS AND HARLAN. I am a born and raised harlan countian. I was rather disappointed to read all about my competition Garys Lounge. We were always suspicious of outsiders, especially those offering help. We could tell if you were from Ohio or Michigan or some other exotic place. The motel next to Holy Trinity was a Holiday Inn Express at one time, but now its a Comfort Inn. 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 . The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. She retired in 1982. Thanks for the great story. None of my schools still exist. I still have a lot of family living in Harlan, Evarts, going all the way to Holmes Mill (Alias. Tons of great memories and good friends. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. 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? Some escape, but most dont. Crew. Did you live here? Loved Justified. Now kids go to Harlan County High School which consumed Cawood, Evarts and Cumberland High Schools. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. Harlan, KY Mt Pleasant Funeral Home Inc Add Photos 1 Memory Ruby Margaret Smith Ruby Margaret "Lucy" Widner Smith, 70, of Essie passed away Monday, February, 20, 2023, at her residence. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. So so sad to see that head of the Holler non existent now, all overgrown. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. He points a gun directly at the camera in one scene. .I didnt think to ask them while they were alive. | Coal Troll's Blog. 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. The original Mount Aire Motel was on Pine Mountain, and it burned down in the 70s. Nolan, age seventy-one, is a retired miner. I respect ALL coal miners. I am doing a genealogy study on the Leonards, McKendricks and Boteler families who lived at one time in Harlan County and some that still do. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. What year, and how did he die (or is he still alive)? Bianchi Funeral Homes, Inc. Evarts ~ Harlan ~ Loyall ~ Tri City. NEAR CLOSPLINT KY AND I AM PROUD TO BE FROM HARLAN CO THAT IS HOME ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN CORBIN KY NOW. I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! I not THAT old! Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. We mine coal and have for over 100 years. They were pretty quick to tell you that they were from Harlan. I guess this was one of many reasons my dad thought California was a good choice for me. A man that loved It has always been home for me. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. Give me about 30 minutes, and its like I never left. I will say Harlan is a great place to be from, I would not want to raise my kids there because of all the struggles I went through, and all the people I knew while growing up there. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . What did he end up doing after the strikes? Today he wore jeans and a navy hooded sweatshirt, with his neatly trimmed silver-white hair tucked under a Tractor Supply Company cap. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. Spent a lot of time at the top of the hill up Watts Creek. Region. heres the link: John I cant believe you didnt even mention the no nothin about. What do you suppose that would translate into? I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. FR. I lived in Cumberland for 2 years from ~ 1974-1976. Dickens said it best . I found the search function and found the story. Basil was born January 18, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the third of five. I wonder why they went to Harlan to get married. Like much of Eastern Kentucky, the population has declined for decades. I graduated Harlan HS, UK, then moved to NYC, culture shock! Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. Overall, we like the stereotypical portrayal of Harlan. McCreary just has that Eastern Kentucky feel to it. I worked with them both at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in the late 60s, early 70s. Russell was a coal miner for 18 years.Mr. My husband is a retired coal miner. Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. Harlan Countians did not like that. Theyre still there. ha! Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. We only periodically had a movie theater, the fabulous Margie Grand in Harlan. We have live all over Eastern Ky, moved south to the Carolinas, then back to eastern Ky for a couple years. Women took over the picket lines. I wouldnt trade my life for anyone else. I live in Texas but will always be a Harlan Co Ky girl. I love your article! 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. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. the Ackley Hotel in Harlan until he retired and moved back to Cumberland. Obituaries. I have all the respect in the world for the good people in Harlan county its rough with mines getting shut down and people loosing what they know best and thats coal Im sorry it rough that is a reason I moved but keep strong everyone in Harlan has a big heart and I promise they are some the best people u ever meet in ur life. Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. It is true that you can take the boy out of the mountains but never the mountain out of the boy. All thats left is the yard and that light. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. I have been gone from Harlan now for 40 years, One thing I will say is you are accurate in your writings of Harlan. Christy, I believe we may know each other. This is where Norma lives, was the reply. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. I go there to visit, and it has improved somewhat, but I like my central Ky home in LaRue county much better. We visited my grandparents every summer. My Mom taught at SE Community College. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. I live here because I truly love this beautiful part of Kentucky and America. I have lived in Evarts since age 7 this is my home (sals Branch) I had your mom in home Ec. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. I just know that by writing all this misinformation as if it were this day in time, you have disgraced and embarrassed your people, an you should be ashamed of yourself. Our Location. And of that i am very proud. We didnt have that problem when I lived there. Oh, people still get shot occasionally but at much lower rate than wed like you to believe. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. 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. He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. FR. Fine set of words here! I think we also went to RC Bottling Plant at Loyall. My mom was from Lynch and my dad from Without. What is Eastern Kentucky? I guess Ive waited too many years to ask, but it would be nice if someone knew of him or my other Grandfather Bill Randolph. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. Photoplay, 'I Saved My Brother's Life,' by Helen Martin, p. 94, February 1967. Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? We used to sprinkle sugar over the cheese, before grilling them! Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. Fantastic post, though. I am an outlander from Bell County and so enjoyed reading this! He was from Leslie, she from Perry. Mostly, we just hung out. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. Anyway, thanks again. He was 45 (88) years old when He died. I live in Lee Co,Ky. 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. . February 23, 2023. I knew the Clarks well. And the tell me they can always tell when Im talking to a relative on the phone for the same reason. I was just in Harlan County this weekend. I dont think I have an accent but get me out of Pike County and they all say I do. Each letter she wrote me held the news. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. Ronald Peters. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. Were also the last of a breedand this applies to all of Appalachia. 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. Harlan is mean. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? U take car cuz. Her husband had been killed during the war. You do remember he is my step-daddy?? Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. now but have family still in Harlan Co. I must say it is a great read. I feel blessed to have grown up in Harlan, at a time when people actually cared about each other, and would not trade it for anything!! I will never be ashamed of where I grew up. Ring any bells? My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. She taught Home Ec, but also taught other classes. I try to go back a couple times a year, for nostalgia as much as bagging those elusive, scarce birds. Ben Joe Harris disarmed the guy so that it would be a fair fight. John, this is really good stuff! Fun read. 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? They dont like being from Harlan. I can relate to alot of it. Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Harlan County, Kentucky Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places 1.7 History Timeline Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. She was 30 (now 76) years old. Thanks for the kind words. We meet in Williamsburg, but I love going back to the Creek. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. Went to JACHS then moved to Indiana an I havent went home in a long time. A mouthy little man like me finds out the hard way that bad is good, but big is better. As usual John you nailed it!! I bet I heard them talking about you. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. We know at least one person who has been shot with a gun by someone else or by themselves accidentally. Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. I used to sleep on the bread racks. USA. Barbara Kopple as Director. My dad taught there from 66 96. We are related to at least one coal miner. Any of that sound familiar, Pingback: SoWhere Are You From? We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! I dont remember Chappells slogan, but I do remember: Thats what I saidBunny Bread! I also remember the 1st grade field trip to Chappells, Bunny Bread and Harlan Ice. And we DID bathe just like people from up north. Moved to Indiana at about 15 or 16 years of age. Sweet. They deal with a drug problem that I cant imagine. I went back through my Ancestry.com files and I found 2: Clarence Leonard, born 24 May 1914, Walker County, AL and died 27 July 1985 at Corbin, KY, it shows he had no wife or children, and his father was John D. Leonard and his mother was Jeanette McKendrick Leonard. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. 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. Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com. We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. No complaining here though. Art worked in one of the maintenance departments (cant remember which one). I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Life in the mountains is easy or hardvery little in between. Today, theres not much there for anyone, unfortunately. Kevin Keating as Director of Photography. We still have relatives in the area. We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. I aint convinced about mccounty Enjoyed the article. We didnt all drink Mountain Dew as babies. Oh yeah, one last thingI am a coal miners daughter..and damned proud of it. I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. Death Notice. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal She talks about growing up in the Brookside mining camp. They tease me that my accent changes when I cross the county line going back home :-). My parents didnt ever say much about their lives or or about my Grandfathers as both of them met violent deaths back then. My parents were stalwarts. I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. 1750 Hwy 213. The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. basil collins harlan county obituaryvelo nicotine pouches side effects. Very isolated. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! She was one of my favorite. Its boring. He told The Sun on Sunday: "His real name was Basil and his nickname was always Val. Harlan's mother was a music teacher. Obituaries; Photos; Podcasts; Scene; He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. producer Cinematography by Film Editing by Production Management Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Anne Lewis . I know that area well. It's hard to take Basil seriously until he's shooting. 10.basil collins harlan county obituary - Energy Connection Author: www.energyconnectioninc.com Post date: 11 yesterday Rating: 4 (1656 reviews) Highest rating: 4 Low rated: 1 Summary: Harlan County, Kentucky: Scabs and gun thugs led by Basil Collins confront strikers on the pick line at Highsplint mine. My mom grew up in Cutshin, my dad was from Martins Fork, they met at The Court Cafe. I grew up in Eastern Kentuckyborn and raised as we say. I went to Cumberland College, Austin Peay Univ for my first masters, Trevecca University for my doctorate, second masters, and administrative certification. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! Happy to be an Outlander! In fairness, many went to both joints. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. Now 75, Chester has endured his share of losses. Click a name to view the obituary. She was a great homemaker and was full of wit, wisdom and love. My children are fascinated and perhaps slightly horrified that I grew up in Harlan. This section contains the heritage, vision, and the people behind West Family Funeral Services's reputation of quality, sincerity, and trust. We were poor and I will say very poor. Murdered while on a picket line in Harlan County KY, After his death an agreement was signed between the miners and the union! Do you think either one of these fits into your family. All my mothers family is from Harlan (Baxter, Big Laurel, Loyall) and my heart is there. 7. I have been gone for 40 years I still have my Harlan Co accent and the kids have lost their Eastern Ky accent. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. I get the isolation, and the coal mining( although Boyd , Greenup, and a lot of the others have had some minor strip mining now and then.) We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. 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. 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. I am also thankful for the brief time that I knew my grandmother on Turner Hill who taught me how to grow strawberries, to make jelly, string shuck beans, quilt, crochet. I remember an encounter with the business end of a 38 special at the Smith lake boat ramp late one night. Moo-ron. SOMEONE MENTIONED SMITH. I was even sent back to Atlanta to attend Agnus Scott College, and didnt stay because I actually missed my family AND Harlan County. Its nice to remember, though. 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. I have always been proud of being from Cawood in Harlan County. Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. My first trial was in Elliott County. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. One of the greatest victories won by the efforts of the wives is the arrest of Basil Collins, the de facto leader of the "scabs", workers who are hired by the company to provide labor in the event of the strike. People may had been living on Government cheese when you grew up and the first may had been like a amusement park, but all that has changed. 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