Phone: (828) 649-9163. Hi Julie, Yes I know your mother. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! Some are like me. An outlander is someone who used to live in Harlan. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. 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. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. I would sometimes go out and spend a month or two with my grandparents and spend some nights with other family members in Harlan and Bell counties. Born and raised in Harlan, graduated from HHS in 1974, and UK in 78.went to work in Washington DC.talk about culture shock! Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. 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. 7. I left a long time ago and went back to live there once for a few years. HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. We moved here from a comfortable city life to having no electricity (a new three bedroom house with one bath and hardwood floors. And Misty, April and I grew up together. I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. One hell of a nice fellow. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. This is the first time I stumbled across you blog. Delivered babies at ARH back in 87 while doing my Family Practice residency at UK. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. My husband and I are the black sheep as I am an attorney and my husband is an accountant. She went back to Harlan as soon as she was discharged. Different, but nice. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. My ancestors settled Smith, hence its name, and Im proud of it being off the grid. They just inflict harm. One day I kidding with a guy about something he was buying and at some point he says that hes from Mingo, West Virginia. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? They dont want to sound like Harlan or look like Harlan. Take care! The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. I really hacked off one guy about the government cheese. You might even become a best-selling author or reality TV producer. We have exchanged information over the years. Im sure they knew each other. Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. Thanks for the great story. Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. You dont see that every day. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. "I bought him out after seven. I was in Harlan last October, visiting my aunt that still lives there and yes, my sister and I had a lovely stay at the Comfort Inn! Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. No one should have to make a livin working between 2 rocks. Im sorry but I dont think so. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Harlan County, USA is a 1976 American documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike", [1] a 1973 effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company -owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. Brought back alot of memories. The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. Ronald Peters. loved this. Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. The county is big, about 50 miles across, but sparsely populated. Their leader is Basil Collins, a gun-toting villain who would be a cliche out of Evil Redneck central casting if he hadn't been real. Harlan is mean. They lived near Dionne along the river there. We are made to known about his death on September 16, 2020. I went from a county of about 35,000 people spread over 1,000 square miles to a campus of 20,000 + crammed into a few blocks. I just cant get enough of the haters. There are a few folks who left and dont care to ever hear of Harlan again, but thats true of all small towns. We also had to carry our water from a water-pump in buckets, so the new bathroom was a good conversation subject with its only use was the bathtub that we would heat water to bathe in. The distance a miner had to walk and how time was looked at was in 15-minute increments. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. I even remember who it was, but lets let bygones be bygones. Thanks for the kind words. Have you checked out Welcome To Watts Creek site? We currently have a lot of re-fencing to do, interested :). He told The Sun on Sunday: "His real name was Basil and his nickname was always Val. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Although its closer to Hazard than Harlan, I would reply, Bean Patch Holler on Irishman Creek! They loved it! I am Wayne Middletons daughter. Whitley County is troublesome. Offended by the possiblility that outsiders will use them to measure the intelligence of my people. We got spanked when we needed itdidnt hurt us one bit but sure made us better kids growing up and better adults today. Dont say we are not eastern Kentuckians because we dont speak your slang, or live the life that people from harlin county do. Maybe 700 or so now. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. No complaining here though. Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee She was retired from the Harlan County Board of Education, where she worked at the Wallins School. I wanted more for my kids and wife. E Hudson. Gillis Heather Elaine. If not, you should. Still have a few family members there and many friends. Some of these folks do leave Harlana lot of them, in fact. Black lung finally got the best of him but legally these days black lung doesnt exist. Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! Then, they can come back and pay admission to see where they used to live. Check out some of my other posts. I do find a lot of people think Harlan is Hazzard from the TV show, so they ask me if Harlan is in Hazzard county and if I knew Luke and Bo Duke???? I was born in Harlan County, Louellen specifically, but moved away when I was little due to my dad being in the Navy. For you truly arent a Harlanian, to show such disrespect. I wouldnt trade my life for anyone else. Their isnt anyone who acts the way you have described them in this concoction, Nor is the area the way you have presented it. My grandfolks, originally from Johnson Ct. lived up at the end of a holler. Russell was a coal miner for 18 years.Mr. Age 82. Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. but was always glad to talk to her by phone. I was up at Holmes Mill just a few months ago. Get directions 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. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. Some escape, but most dont. You have to sound like us. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. While my friends and fellow graduates were leaving here, I was happy to stay in a place I loved. Our Story; Our Locations; Our Calendar; Contact Us; Directions; Send Flowers; Call: Evarts 606-837-2119 Harlan 606-573-3030 Loyall 606-573-2132 Tri City 606-848-5455; 1 Index Record. Thats probably why he is disabled now at a a young age. Thanks for the kind comments. None of my schools still exist. I saw a little of all of it. Today he wore jeans and a navy hooded sweatshirt, with his neatly trimmed silver-white hair tucked under a Tractor Supply Company cap. Now kids go to Harlan County High School which consumed Cawood, Evarts and Cumberland High Schools. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. We like being the badasses of Eastern Kentucky. I have a 94 year old aunt who still lives there. I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? Harlan County. NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. Rip Torn as Thanks. Im happy living here. 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. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! I just tried a case in Illinois. Mountains. I miss Government Cheese. She would forever remain his Georgia Peach. Brings back so many memories. A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! Thanks for letting me rant. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. I also have those wonderful memories, of making grilled cheese sandwiches in the evening, after supper when we as children, never seem to be really full. My grandparents, Elve and Flaura Campbell, moved to Sunshine and eventually to Loyall. His hair was infamous! Thats when people get their checks. I had friend in Sunshine growing up. Sherry Jones Hall. John, this is really good stuff! I was born and raised in Floyd County,I always heard my family came out of Harlan or Harlan County over a hundred years ago.I dont know if there are any STAPLETON family in Harlan anymore,I am proud to be from the HILLS OF KENTUCKY !! I lived there 6 years and worked in the mines . I aint convinced about mccounty Christy, I believe we may know each other. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. You do remember he is my step-daddy?? 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. 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. Havent lived there since the late 70s, but Harlan is always home. But my roots are still strong an a country girl. Growing up, I didnt feel particularly tough. There is a bleak side to Harlan, as anywhere else. My life is very much divided into two partsbefore and after Harlan. myname isronnie saylor i lived in fairview hollow i was 11 years old,went to haran grade school i remenber my gym treacher they call him doc , he would paddle you for saying the word shit ,does anyone remenber that .i will never forget the family that live accross from us the kids name was buck and peggy thomas,peggy was my frist she was beauitful to,the boys lived next to me , i remender one of thems name phiplip,i still got a scarefrom where he hit me with a rock.we used to take car hoods cut them off and float down rivier on them.my dad work out of town in ohio,my mommy would slip around with a taxi driver,she drink alot ,we move to wallins after that , thats where i never went to school,started working in coal mines at 16 years old dad sign so i could work under ground.we lived in wallins for a little while then move to molus ky thats where my dad was risedthey were about all kin florks back then they all live in camp houses granmam and jack brock lived next to each other they were family to, i remenber my brother got lock in a rc cola mach out on granmam poach. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. View most recent obituaries published on the Web by funeral homes for province of Nova Scotia. I was born in Pike County but grew up in Flatwoods in Greenup County. I was born and raised in Sunshine. Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. Doris, do I know you? Well written and interesting. We have mountains all around us. So my family got to enjoy it even tho they never lived in Harlan. Harlan graduated from Readstown High School in 1949. It reeked of Pine Sol. They might even live in Harlan, but it doesnt suit them. The field is backdropped by some beautiful mountains, right at Tunnel Hill. Thank you. 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. Murdered while on a picket line in Harlan County KY, After his death an agreement was signed between the miners and the union! U and I are related. harlan community school district job openings; scottish reeling dresses; chanel miller boyfriend lucas; marilynn bradley horton; foreign education consultants in sri lanka. Rachel Elaine Smith, 46 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. Its a kind of mountain street cred. LOL! And so do I. I know all those places. Many people watch the FX series Justified. Honestly, it took me years to adapt. (: Did you know Jo Alice Chitwood or Lance Johnson? It has to be kind of tough to get there or at the very least its just on the way to somewhere else. But they dont always leave. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. 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. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. SOMEONE MENTIONED SMITH. Thanks. Although we certainly werent poor, Government Cheese is excellent, and my Dad would get us a block whenever he could. It was a Best Western when it was first built. I lived across Pine Mtn. Didnt know him well, but I remember him. Oh, people still get shot occasionally but at much lower rate than wed like you to believe. I am simultaneously entertained and offended. I have a heavy heavy accent. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. Of course you have to wash it all down with whole milk from Chappells Dairy! Kildav . He's lived in Harlan County ever since. He was retired from the Harlan Co. Board of Education with 35 years of service in the maintenance department. Howdy, A rural county of 27,000, Harlan County's average household income is about $29,000. miners in this county AND other states. I was born and raised in Liggett. Cats and Harlan Countians have 9 lives. Users who like (A Previously Patreon Episode): Harlan County USA; Users who reposted (A Previously Patreon Episode): Harlan County USA ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . Im pretty sure I remember Lance. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. We mispronounce light, fight, white and night. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. Then we moved up on Park Hill in Loyall. North America. I was one of the Hensley girls that lived on the strawberry farm. Thanks for the kind words. 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. Our teeth arent all that bad, although mine arent great. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. 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. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. Her husband had been killed during the war. A mouthy little man like me finds out the hard way that bad is good, but big is better. Arthur died when his house burned a few yrs ago. Thanks for the article. No as in stop, do not, negative, etc and nothin slang for nothing not anything; no single thing; having no prospect of progress; of no value; not at all. My reply was that he didnt scare me, I am from Harlan, Kentucky! If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! Are we still allowed to be in Appalachia? Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. The rest of us (that includes me) hate the image of Harlan Countians as violent, uneducated hooligans. I definitely would NOT have fit in. Town is flooded with people. A spokesman for the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital said Mr. Bruner, who was shot with a . My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. It will always be home., Thanks. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Born and raised as you said in Lynch You pretty much hit the nail on the head.. great write-up. Genealogy profile for Basil M. Collins Genealogy for Basil M. Collins (1908 - 1979) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. I thought Harlan was great as a kid but my wife told me if I ever wanted a divorce all I had to do was move here to Harlan. Hes married married to one of my first cousins for many years. I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. No wonder I was overwhelmed. My Dad was born in Evarts andexpect for military service and collegenever lived anywhere else. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. They often do not contain the death . Accents. I LOVE where i am from and am harlan county proud even when i dont have much to be proud of.lol. I spent a lot of hours and burned up a lot of powder and boot leather grouse hunting in Pathfork and Black Star. We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! 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