Nancy Baker as Editor. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. He said that I was making the county look bad. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. 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. One of the only times I used my dads reputation, telling the guy to go ahead but it was going to be his last night on Earth, because if I didnt kill him, my dad would. I made another U turn and started back toward Harlan at a much slower pace and was directed to take the Loyall turn off. They just inflict harm. Then we moved up on Park Hill in Loyall. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. Harlan Countians did not like that. Pretty accurate for McCreary Co, as well. It was a movie experience like no other. I know that area well. Your mother was my teacher at Hall High for four years. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. Look at my blog post Adventures in Hitchhiking, and youll see a story about JImmy picking me up hitchhiking one night. My reply was that he didnt scare me, I am from Harlan, Kentucky! Tons of great memories and good friends. They go to other parts of the state or country and live as ex-Harlan Countians. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. If I go back to Harlan for even a day, even my family cant understand me when I get back. Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. U may or may not remember it and I also did alot of the fencing around the many many acres he and ur moms own. So, I guess Im just arguing it is in the wrong state Parents moved to Dayton, OH in 63. 10 Grandchildren and . Barbara Kopple as Director. By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. . I am a brand new grandma and I am Mamaw to that beautiful baby. cheese. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. Each letter she wrote me held the news. After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. They might even live in Harlan, but it doesnt suit them. Maybe they just didnt have much else to do. If you dont, I cant fault you for that, either. My Dad was born in Evarts andexpect for military service and collegenever lived anywhere else. He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. 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. I graduated in 1964. We are related to at least one coal miner. View Recent Obituaries for Bianchi Funeral Homes Evarts~Harlan~Loyall~Tri City. 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. 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. We moved here from a comfortable city life to having no electricity (a new three bedroom house with one bath and hardwood floors. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. THIS is just funny. Were also the last of a breedand this applies to all of Appalachia. How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? Crackin me up. Take care. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. I also would talk to Art at the store in Loyall, where I would stop to get gas. 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. Well.. I left here when i was 15 came back in my late 20s. My great aunt Alafair lived there till she died and her beauty shop was still there, run by one of daughters the last time I was there. I wanted more for my kids and wife. Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. 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. Well, I have rambled enough. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. Government checks. I was born, raised and still live in Pike County. Brought back alot of memories. 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. Kentucky. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . I go back once or twice a year to visit relatives. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. I was one of the Hensley girls that lived on the strawberry farm. Our teeth arent all that bad, although mine arent great. The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. They dont want to sound like Harlan or look like Harlan. LO 3. Have you checked out Welcome To Watts Creek site? John, this is really good stuff! We knowthat houses have winders and chimleys. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. So translation you perhaps do not have no prospect of progress which would mean you do have prospect of progress.. you are right few have paid you such complements. Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. There are good people and bad people. Thanks for reminding me of a great memory of my mother! Lots of memories from Harlan. I just cant get enough of the haters. My Dad taught English there for a long time (Mr. Creech). Barbara Kopple Reflects on Joys and Dangers of Filming 'Harlan County, USA'. I aint convinced about mccounty I am Wayne Middletons daughter. Georgetown Telegraph Obituaries 1811-1813 (enter "obituary" in keywords) Harlan Daily Enterprise Obituaries - (11/17/2005-Current) at Genealogy Bank ($) Henson & Rich Funeral Home Obituaries in Harlan KY. Kentucky Death Index 1911-1992 at familysearch.org. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. Nothing like the beauty of a snow covered mountain, springtime with sprinkles of dogwoods and redbud blossoms or the beautiful fall foliage! Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! Barbara Kopple as Producer. Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. 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. It was a Best Western when it was first built. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! I volunteer as a cashier at a nonprofits ReStore. I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. 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. When we heard a car coming we knew we were having company.we usually hid to see who it was. Katherine Lynn Caldwell February 24, 2023 (51 years old) View obituary. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. HARLAN PRICE OBITUARY. It was quiet then. The Fuzzy Duck, the Corner and the VFW. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. . Great description. My parents (James Depew & Thelma Randolph) grew up in Harlan in the late 20s-30s My Grandfather was Bill Randolph, one time police chief, Constable and apparently gun thug for the man. It was described as a place where people only smiled when they heard that someone had died. Join us . She agreed. 6. February 24 . They were both sweet, kind, honest, decent people. Age 82. Then it was quiet except when the trains ran, which seemed like every 15 minutes or so. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. Your email address will not be published. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. The original Mount Aire Motel was on Pine Mountain, and it burned down in the 70s. HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. There is a bleak side to Harlan, as anywhere else. Russell was a coal miner for 18 years.Mr. Doc Gray? Born in 29 Mar 1929 and died in 30 May 2012 , Tennessee Basil Collins His hair was infamous! I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. 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 was born and raised in Harlan County and we moved to Alabama in 1952 when I was 12 years old. A rural county of 27,000, Harlan County's average household income is about $29,000. FR. Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com. What is Eastern Kentucky? The vast majority of Harlan Countians are proud to be from Harlan. Harlan is quiet, unless you grew up near the railroad tracks like I did. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. You dont see that every day. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. Youve made me think about Harlan all day today and its been a good day. He had a lot of money. Coal Mining. It is not, as you might think, simply the eastern half of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. My great granny and grandpa lived in Harlan when they first married but moved to Leslie county. How do we know they dont live in a ghetto. I was born in Harlan County, Louellen specifically, but moved away when I was little due to my dad being in the Navy. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. 7. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, I REMEMBER govt. Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. the Ackley Hotel in Harlan until he retired and moved back to Cumberland. Funeral Home Phone Number Website; Barnes Funeral Chapel: 419-822-5995: www.barnesfuneralchapel.com: Grisier Funeral Home And Cremation Center: 419-822-31 This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. its more home to me than anywhere ever will be. He was a clerk there. https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/. My friends still tell me you can take the girl out of Eastern Kentucky, but you cant take the Eastern Kentucky out of the girl. 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. A man that loved I worked as a car hop from Denny rays rite out of high school. I got cussed up and down over it! It tends to work to my advantage. Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Clear your history There is no Holiday Inn Express in Harlan. They arent isolated enough. Mostly, we just hung out. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. They were pretty quick to tell you that they were from Harlan. Kathy Ann Duncan, age 62 of Cumberland, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 9th, 2023, at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. Basil Collins was Uncle Basil to us. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. I knew a bunch of Napiers (Napper). She laughed. I lived across Pine Mtn. The field is backdropped by some beautiful mountains, right at Tunnel Hill. 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 . I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Rest assured that no one in my family considers me a disgrace or embarrassment, but your concern is noted. | Coal Troll's Blog. She taught Home Ec, but also taught other classes. In response to your statement about pretenders, I personally feel Im still a Harlan resident at heart even though I dont live there and dont visit very often. Lived in Hazard then, after Hazard we came to Ohio. Ann was born to the late Shady and Alkie Saylor Fugate of Molus, KY on February 22, 1943. 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. They dont like being from Harlan. Knox County. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. Paddling. Just kiddingabout the hate part. I guess teenagers everywhere just hang out. We mispronounce light, fight, white and night. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. They find it hard to believe we had no fast food restaurants. The only tv stations the antenna could pick up were out of knoxville Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. Obituaries usually give the name of the deceased and the death or burial date. I made the mistake of posting a picture of Basil on a Harlan County Facebook page. Thanks for the kind comments. Great article!! One hell of a nice fellow. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. And a little c.r.a.z.y. We are our own world. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. Accents. I was able to buy it when we lived in the Corbin area for $20 a box. Marshall, NC 28753 . He tell the difference between bills by touch. Love your response, I live in central ky for a lot of years now, but when I can go home I stay at the Comfort Inn Hotel, it is a Blessing to us out of towners, I think this page is right on, and I dont like the way most people think of Harlan, we are just like anyone else, even if we have a little accent, awesome page, and I lived in Loyall a few years also, my mother died there, thanks for letting people know that its not all justified, although I have never watched a full episode, they are awful. Really enjoyed the article. Ive really enjoyed reading this article. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. Good to hear from you. Now kids go to Harlan County High School which consumed Cawood, Evarts and Cumberland High Schools. One of the women told her story about him telling her about the gun he had on the seat next to him, under a rag and that if she brought that stick down on his car, he would use it. He points a gun directly at the camera in one scene. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. I knew that truly dangerous people dont threaten much. When I was young, the Government Cheese truck looked like a scene from an African relief mission. My maternal grandparents grew up in Black Star coal camp and Papaw taught at Hall High. I have a 94 year old aunt who still lives there. Were from coal mining stock. 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 . He was my English teacherand a good one at that. We outlanders like our Harlan roots. Jane E. Bailey Graves, 72 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. She graduated from Cumberland High School. We had a wonderful daughter and divorced when she was nine. I am an Outlander (orlando), looking to be a Stalwart. I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. Thank you. We just live somewhere else. art halcomb. We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. Now, far in the past, at least until I visit. We know trash when we see it, and Im not talking about garbage pick up. Browse Obituaries and Death Records in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. No one from Harlan . . I lived in Harlan for many years just ended up there one day and loved it and stayed I was not born or raised there just lived Place is wonderfull Im 25 so I would love to go back I call it home I feel home there I moved bout a year ago to Indiana. I never got a straight story from my parents and possibly they didnt know why or what happened. Interview Summary. 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). Ive never known anyone who didnt wear shoesand I knew some pretty rough characters. So you see, all of this rambling I have just done is to state the obvious because you have made us sound like we are backwoods, unlearned, in-bred no accounts. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. They tease me that my accent changes when I cross the county line going back home :-). I am from Wynntown, went to Evarts High School and live in Richmond Ky. Jenny, I worked in Harlan Co. in the 90s on the railroad and worked with a Saylor but cant remember his first name. The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. 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