The distance a miner had to walk and how time was looked at was in 15-minute increments. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. Like you, I loved growing up there but couldnt see myself living there now. LOL! 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. Then we moved up on Park Hill in Loyall. ha! Gillis Heather Elaine. If so, let me know so I can fill any dates, places, names and information you may furnish to me. I remember an encounter with the business end of a 38 special at the Smith lake boat ramp late one night. I even remember who it was, but lets let bygones be bygones. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! My Mom taught at Evarts from 1951 to 1980. I definitely would NOT have fit in. The economy continues to contract and isnt likely to get much better. Very proud of my heritage. All my mothers family is from Harlan (Baxter, Big Laurel, Loyall) and my heart is there. Who are the Harlan Countians? We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. When I went to college, I befriended other Eastern Kentuckians. We like that its called Bloody Harlanby some folks even though that name is based upon events which occurred 70 years ago. I also would talk to Art at the store in Loyall, where I would stop to get gas. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. 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. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. Brings back so many memories. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. Im definitely a Harlan County boy. He made shoes. ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM OTHER HARLAN CO PEOPLE. One hell of a nice fellow. Phone: (828) 649-9163. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. I was just in Harlan County this weekend. I think they graduated in the same class at Cawood. 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. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. Married Diana Jones on They were married Nov. 5, 1973. . I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. Mikes Drive In was in Loyall. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. So if you have a iota of respect for you mom and dad, grandma and grandpa you will correct this mess and actually write something that isnt from fifty years ago. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. A man that loved I worked as a car hop from Denny rays rite out of high school. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. . I loved reading your blog and all, or at least most of the comments! I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. Janice Banks Premium. Glad that youre happy in whatever metro area you moved to. Didnt know him well, but I remember him. I dont get back as often as Id like but always thoroughly enjoy coming back to visit. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. I love being from there. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. 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! At Kopple, among others. Most of us pass through this phase at some point. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? Different, but nice. . He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. 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 . Still have family there. And Misty, April and I grew up together. I spent a lot of hours and burned up a lot of powder and boot leather grouse hunting in Pathfork and Black Star. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. I saw a little of all of it. Myself, Im from Loyall which is three miles from the town of Harlan. 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. 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! I can relate to alot of it. Mountains. It captured the essence of Jimmy. If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathforkto Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! Thanks! I live in Nashville now, it seems like everyone here know someone from Harlan. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. I USE TO WORK IN THE COAL MINE AT THREE POINT, CRANKS AND HARLAN. Phyllis Lorene Gardenhire 82, of Salina passed away, Friday, February 17, 2023. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Have a cousin who lives in Evarts and cousins in middle KY. Nobody has ever even looked at me sideways up there; theyve always treated me well. Its a nice place. I miss Government Cheese. It has always been home for me. He points a gun directly at the camera in one scene. Ben Joe Harris disarmed the guy so that it would be a fair fight. Art worked in one of the maintenance departments (cant remember which one). I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. Trivia: He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. associate director He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. Im sure youd know if you were related. It was an old theater whose best days had long past. . I was born, raised and still live in Pike County. I would make mom break me off a chunk. 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. Our Location. First, there is a Holiday Express in Harlan, and a few other places to stay if you want to visit our town and county. Even though they know whats best for Harlan, we dont really like them. It was tough to find two functioning seats together. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. My dad was a teacher at JACHS from 1962 to 1968. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) There are gun thugs in Harlan County, U.S.A., in particular a mean, squinty-eyed, jackal named Basil Collins, his pistol sticking out of his Dickies like a goofy cap gun. NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. No one should have to make a livin working between 2 rocks. A particular obituary may be a simple two-line death notice or an elaborate biography of the deceased. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. We just live somewhere else. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. I live here because I truly love this beautiful part of Kentucky and America. That brings back fond memories. 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. Pat your name seems familiar. Interment was at the Orleans Cemetery.. Bryan Bantam, 93 years of age, or Alma, NE (formerly of Orleans), passed away Sunday, September 12, 2004, at the . They know whats best for Harlan, though, and wont hesitate to tell you. Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. We are made to known about his death on September 16, 2020. Thats pretty cool. She was one of my favorite. Thanks for the great story. We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. It reeked of Pine Sol. My brother and I thought we had died and gone to Heaven. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. Did you live here? We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. She agreed. Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Raised with his brother Dale and cousins. It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. We also suffer from stereotyping. Born in 29 Mar 1929 and died in 30 May 2012 , Tennessee Basil Collins I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. 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. I need to work Watts Creek in to a future post, for sure. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. . He was born on August 21, 1964. Youd be surprised how many of us moved here from other places (quite a few from other countries), were welcomed as friends, made our homes here and raised our families here. Very funny (and true). I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. I just said, hey, he was my neighbor. 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. , well leave the porch light on. EVERYTHING . Your ignorant, evidently you dont much about Catlettsburg in the early 1900s . Rarely is an Eastern Kentucky county a destination. Of course you have to wash it all down with whole milk from Chappells Dairy! I lived across Pine Mtn. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. Thanks. BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. Glad I did not move here and my kids there, My children have been able to say they are from Eastern Ky as both were born down there. Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. Even though life was very hard at times, it was filled with family and friends and its been fun thinking about them this morning. Bledsoe, so we limped, if you know what I mean Born in Leslie Co. and graduated James A Cawood in 81. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. Your article is awesome! March 23, 1977. I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. I called some place the other day, got an automated machine.your name, address, (Im sorryI didnt get that could you repeat that again. You talked funny. Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. I graduated from Cumberland High School in 1975. Honestly, it took me years to adapt. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Give me about 30 minutes, and its like I never left. I married a Lady, born and raised in Harlan. This one in particular may be of interesthttps://thetrivialtroll.com/2013/07/13/hometown-loyall-ty/ I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. I am still Harlan County thru and thru. I am Wayne Middletons daughter. 4. I remember Alafair. Harlan Countians like Justified. Users who like (A Previously Patreon Episode): Harlan County USA; Users who reposted (A Previously Patreon Episode): Harlan County USA And of that i am very proud. I do not claim to be from there so I am not in any of your groups. Some are like me. She was 30 (now 76) years old. It is my hometown by choice.I love it, I retired from Ky Dept of Trans (engineering). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. Second, my parents lived in Harlan County their entire lives, as have aunts, uncles, cousins and many of my closest friends. We got segregation in those years, and I never knew the difference, we all got along. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/. She talks about taking care of her father through his health issues while also participating in the Brookside strike. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. Clarence had one brother Howard P. Leonard and Howard P and his wife Lucille had a son named Clarence Edwin Leonard. Funny thing is, thats what my kids do, even though they live in a small city with a million things to do. You mustve been a good student, John. 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. Elliott County. No wonder I was overwhelmed. Get directions Barbara Kopple as Producer. He was a clerk there. 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. Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. My dad taught there from 66 96. Guy Enos Bobby T. Jessie W. Finis Marvin W. Burley . My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN,CO. 7. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. I have many relatives there, but Ive been gone since I graduated from high school in 1979, when my family moved to Corbin. Im from Loyall. We visited my grandparents every summer. Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. We are related to at least one coal miner. Theres nothing to do. Moo-ron. My roots and my heart are there and for me thats important. He was my English teacherand a good one at that. My life is very much divided into two partsbefore and after Harlan. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. I was born in Atlanta and moved here when my step-daddy (forevermore referred to as daddy) and my momma met when he was proudly serving this country.He a handsome young man from the mountainsshe a beautiful divorced young woman with two small children. Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. I dont know. Some escape, but most dont. I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. And so do I. I know all those places. Dad was born and raised there. If you need to go someplace that can be accessed through Harlan County, I guarantee that theres an easier, quicker way to get there. What is Eastern Kentucky? Two of my best friends were Steve Farley and Jamie Helton. We had a wonderful daughter and divorced when she was nine. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. I left first to attend Cumberland College, then only a two year school, and later was forced to leave and gravitate north for employment. I love your article! My grandfolks, originally from Johnson Ct. lived up at the end of a holler. Brought back alot of memories. Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. "Harlan County, U.S.A," opening today at the Outer Circle 2, suffers from some makeshift structural devices and occasional lapses of judgment, but it's an ardent, absorbing work of . A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. Enjoyed the article. I own a piece of railroad track on the Rhea Straight. North America. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. Harlan County was fighting for the right to have a union. She used it for many recipes, everything from casseroles to sauces. Oh, you might go to Garys Lounge and Roller Rink sometimes. One person wrote that people visiting here didnt have hotels or anywhere to stay unless they stayed with family. Thank you so much for sharing. Harlan is tough. You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. In the 1970s, a strip-mining company asserted its ownership over the mineral rights for property he. I once met a police officer who worked in the State Police in Harlan, he visibly tensed when I said I was from Harlan, went ashen when I said I was from Smith, and excused himself when I said I was a Middleton. They might as well have been in different states. The general store, a thriving Coal community. I grew up in Wilhoit and went to Loyall High for the first part of my freshman year, then moved to Indiana, but I still go back to Harlan often, my sister still lives there. My mom is from Cote (Evarts) I cant wait to read this to her! My husband is a retired coal miner. I couldnt quit reading it. Grew up in Loyall. I will never be ashamed of where I grew up. Ralph Osborne, Jr 58 of Bledsoe, KY passed away Tuesday evening of February 14, 2023 at his home. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. Hart Perry as Director of Photography. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. 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. Harlan's mother was a music teacher. This excludes Boyd, Greenup, Lewis, etc. 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. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. I visit very often, as my father still lives there. I grew up here, went to school here and am still here by choice. We got spanked when we needed itdidnt hurt us one bit but sure made us better kids growing up and better adults today. Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. I bet I heard them talking about you. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. Oh, well. Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Neta Belle Collins Father of Robert Basil Collins and Private Collins. Thank you. My maternal grandparents grew up in Black Star coal camp and Papaw taught at Hall High. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. My Uncle Ralph Leonard was Pastor at the Baxter Methodist Church before it was moved. March 9, 1997. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! . A mouthy little man like me finds out the hard way that bad is good, but big is better. Ive been gone for 20+ years now. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. I appreciate all commentspositive and negative. Stalwarts, outlanders, pretenders, loathers you left one group out. Clarences family was pretty small. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. My Dad taught English there for a long time (Mr. Creech). Doris, do I know you? Mrs Abraham was my Home Ec teacher @Hall High. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. We cant include any counties on the Ohio River. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. Its called age, my friend. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. . 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; She married a coal miner who also was educated and chose that life. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, I didnt know, but thats before my time. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. My great granny and grandpa lived in Harlan when they first married but moved to Leslie county. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. We know trash when we see it, and Im not talking about garbage pick up. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 49th Academy Awards . I have been gone for 40 years I still have my Harlan Co accent and the kids have lost their Eastern Ky accent. I KNOW A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT CAWOOD AND SMITH, KY. My brother actually had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. Pic from Harlan County USA of a Coal Camp. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and just being outdoors. HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. Ring any bells? I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. Take care. My dad spent much of childhood there in the 30s. Anyway, I just had to leave a note. I not THAT old! Sweet. My momma cooked on a coal fired cookstove. I REMEMBER govt. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. Others leave to find better opportunities. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. It's hard to take Basil seriously until he's shooting. I have more memories of the younger Brittons that are closer to my age. I can connect with outlanders here in Georgetown by telling them, I was there the day that McDonalds opened..great times! Rip Torn as Thanks. He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Graduated Wallins about 1956. 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. Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. Madison Funeral Services. I believe they graduated for there on 83. Janice Kaye Banks, 72 of Premium, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2022, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Ky. Janice was the daughter of the late Ben and Edith Smith Ratliff. The other side was the Lounge, a long, narrow open room with a dance floor. I do not intend to change it now and I am NOT ashamed of it. now let me add to your story, Harlan has taken a step ferder, and now has a Huge new Comfort Inn Hotel.Yep, John this is LONZO, and we now have more southern hospitality hure..Come see us sometime. Finished my last year in high school from there. Howard and Lucille Leonard are my grandparents. 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