My grandfather worked in the Sunshine mines in the 20s and 30s. The strikers made bumper stickers supporting their cause and drove around the community in a truck with loudspeakers to explain their grievances and hopefully gain support. Delivered babies at ARH back in 87 while doing my Family Practice residency at UK. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. I grew up in Sunshine too. It captured the essence of Jimmy. jack brock ha d 21 dogs and 21 kids, he got kill by a drunk man he was taking home that was about like the earth quake in los ang years ago it was bad , for those who know my grandpa honey bill saylor and my dad and my friend big al ,arnold lee saylor he was a damn good man i miss alot cause he is in all my boys alot i see him every day yours trunly ronnie gene saylor of molus ky aka molus hollow. Barbara Kopple Discusses 'Harlan County USA' - The i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. My mom was from Lynch and my dad from Without. It rated right up there with his song about Jim and Tammy Baker, pretty good actually. Basil Collins Harlan County I USE TO WORK IN THE COAL MINE AT THREE POINT, CRANKS AND HARLAN. Enjoyed the article. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. 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. John, this is really good stuff! The school closed. Hi Julie, Yes I know your mother. The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. It tends to work to my advantage. I wonder why they went to Harlan to get married. In fairness, many went to both joints. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! . Do you remember the Chappells Dairy slogan? I happened across this blog through a friend. We got segregation in those years, and I never knew the difference, we all got along. He died in a house fire a few years ago. WebSeveral members stabbed a local sheriff when he dragged a woman violently off the road on 28 February 1974. We like being the badasses of Eastern Kentucky. There are doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, coaches, laborers, deadbeats and criminals. I couldnt quit reading it. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Always. If he is still living can you ask him about any Leonard relatives he know about or put him in touch with me. I was even sent back to Atlanta to attend Agnus Scott College, and didnt stay because I actually missed my family AND Harlan County. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. I remember an encounter with the business end of a 38 special at the Smith lake boat ramp late one night. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. 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. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. I am an outlander from Bell County and so enjoyed reading this! Pingback: My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. I go back once or twice a year to visit relatives. I graduated in 71 from JACHS. We just live somewhere else. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. I loved all your rationale for your boundary lines. Awesome story. I am VERY new to the blogging world. Thanks for the article. Mrs Abraham was my Home Ec teacher @Hall High. loved this. His hair was infamous! My Mom taught at SE Community College. Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. Garys was a fun place. Barbara Kopple Reflects 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. Again, they are excluded because of lack of isolation. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? Outside the Highsplint mine in Harlan, County, KY in 1974, United Mineworkers of America (UMWA) strikers and supporters confront state police and strike breakers. Before the union won the right to an election, one miner was shot dead by company security while having a beer with friends. BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. Great description. It was a Best Western when it was first built. Ive really enjoyed reading this article. 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? Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. My dads cousin J.R. Williams owned a shoe shop (cobble shop) in Cumberland. Anyway, thanks again. They had four children..and not once did he ever treat me nor my older brother like step-chilldren. I dont believe Ive ever been called a mooron before. now but have family still in Harlan Co. I was in the 7th grade at Evarts when we moved. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. Parents moved to Dayton, OH in 63. I remember your father well, especially his hair! My grandfolks, originally from Johnson Ct. lived up at the end of a holler. I will never be ashamed of where I grew up. Jan had so many stories about the hospital. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. Dont say we are not eastern Kentuckians because we dont speak your slang, or live the life that people from harlin county do. Many people watch the FX series Justified. Brought back alot of memories. My Aunt Pauline is 95 now and still lives there. Not at all. I owned a genteel little social club called THE CLIFFHANGER up on pine mountain, and had some of the finest folks i ever knew as customers, although mostly they considered the Garys crowd a little on the gentler side. I didnt want to leave. Besides the accident of birth, we have certain commonalities: Harlan Countians can be found everywhere. So, I speak of how it was 30 years ago. Paddling. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. Dickens said it best . There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. Town is flooded with people. They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. Trust me on this one. what happened to basil collins I was mostly raised In Floyd Co. KY & did live in Grundy , Va. at one time. I was born in Pineville, Ky but grew up in Pathfork. Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. Were you in danger? I am a badass.. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. 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 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. Your article is awesome! If you have a book related to Harlan County and it's people. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. I not THAT old! I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. They are my parents. It will always be home., Thanks. We cant include any counties on the Ohio River. I had to laugh at your reference to government cheese. It really was good stuff! Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. Coal mining runs in cycles. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. My cousin posted the link on Facebook and I have not been able to move till finishing the read. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. Im class of 83. My little brother had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. I dont get back as often as Id like but always thoroughly enjoy coming back to visit. You talked funny. My Mother, Reba Campbell, was born in Liggett. Construction on the house beat the power company by a few years. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. My Uncle Ralph Leonard was Pastor at the Baxter Methodist Church before it was moved. I am an outlander. One hell of a nice fellow. I definitely would NOT have fit in. Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. I know that area well. Coming Down The Cumberland: History of the Maggard Family-- V. N. Bud Phillips 2. Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976) captures the story of strike conducted by the United Mine Workers of America Local Union in Harlan County, Kentucky. It is classified as a moist countya county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city, in this case Cumberland, where package alcohol sales are allowed.In the city of Harlan, A man that loved Harlan County Edit. Offended by the possiblility that outsiders will use them to measure the intelligence of my people. Im sorry that I didnt do more to keep in closer touch with them both as we grew older. I never got a straight story from my parents and possibly they didnt know why or what happened. I knew that truly dangerous people dont threaten much. Harlan County is not on the way to anywhere. She was one of my favorite. Sudie Crusenberry. All my mothers family is from Harlan (Baxter, Big Laurel, Loyall) and my heart is there. My mom grew up in Cutshin, my dad was from Martins Fork, they met at The Court Cafe. We outlanders like our Harlan roots. I was born and raised in Harlan County and we moved to Alabama in 1952 when I was 12 years old. We moved here from a comfortable city life to having no electricity (a new three bedroom house with one bath and hardwood floors. This strike had only one death. We mine coal and have for over 100 years. My great grandpa ran a mill there. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. Enjoyed reading your blog. But my roots are still strong an a country girl. I know exactly where you were driving. I have to say, I know of nobody named Lonzo. 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. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? Its boring. I believe they graduated for there on 83. Why turn here, I ask? The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. Graduated from jach in 78. U can take me out of Ky. but u cant take Ky out of me!!!!!! The government cheese, however, is real. Mostly, we just hung out. I had him for a health class. I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. A miner was GOD BLESS YOU ALL. filmboards.com - Basil Collins Im from graysknob, pine branch was were I lived till I was 17 then we moved to Putney. I have many relatives there, but Ive been gone since I graduated from high school in 1979, when my family moved to Corbin. That is where my husband grew up. An outlander is someone who used to live in Harlan. WebBasil Collins Harlan County Obituary | Death | Basil Collins Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Basil Collins is no more and has reportedly passed away. 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. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! Okay, now Im homesick! ha! If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. Just curious, if you struggled with the inclusion of Whitley county..what was your rationale for the inclusion of mccreary county? Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. God do I ever remember the Government Cheese and all the other free food provided by the gov. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. They are either Harlan by birth or moved there at a young age. Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. You went up 119 to the Loyall turnoff, and youre absolutely right: Any Harlan Countian who turns the corner at Pineville changes languages! I lived there 6 years and worked in the mines . This excludes Boyd, Greenup, Lewis, etc. Clarences family was pretty small. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Loved your blog and thought it to be an accurate description. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. I was about 11-12 and I remember we played outside constantly. 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. We have live all over Eastern Ky, moved south to the Carolinas, then back to eastern Ky for a couple years. To add to my previous comment above, my other Grandfather was Elijah Depew (nicknamed Lidge? Ive been gone for 20+ years now. My brother actually had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. My Dad was a coal miner, was on oxygen from 2007 until 2010. WebA coal miner silhouetted and barely visible in the darkness of a coal mine calls out a warning three times, fire-in-the-hole, the words all run together melodiously, letting all know hes about to detonate an explosion.So begins HARLAN COUNTY USA, 1976, 104 minutes Directed by Barbara Kopple, Winner Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary 1976. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . Fantastic post, though. Both my grandsons have degrees in med profession PT and Massage Therapy. Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. Singing man in the beginning. WebHarlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. You mustve been a good student, John. I am now in Knoxville tn, happy as a proud old grandpa can be, and thankful the good Lord saw fit to bring me through times i cant tell about. I first saw the light of day in Oneida, tn because that was the closest hospital & the road l.P. looPwas better Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. 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. They find it hard to believe we had no fast food restaurants. ha! Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! I found the search function and found the story. I am also a faithful Alabama Football Fan ROLL TIDE. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. I REMEMBER govt. Hes married married to one of my first cousins for many years. Art worked in one of the maintenance departments (cant remember which one). 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. Maybe 700 or so now. I am a born and raised harlan countian. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. John My name is Julie Crowder-Ward. I can connect with outlanders here in Georgetown by telling them, I was there the day that McDonalds opened..great times! Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. I was in her class the day JFK was shot in Dallas. Harlan County, USA Harlan Crackin me up. Overall, we like the stereotypical portrayal of Harlan. I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. 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. We mourn with the family of Basil Collins for this great loss. Rapist who attacked Demi Moore I had friends in Pathfork. The vast majority of Harlan Countians are proud to be from Harlan. We know trash when we see it, and Im not talking about garbage pick up. I know that area, well, too. Webparcheggio ex mof ferrara orari what happened to basil collins kentucky. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? Oxford American | The Ballad of Harlan County Thats pretty cool. Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. My dad spent much of childhood there in the 30s. I absolutely LOVE this! I knew Lisa vaguely. Never making any differences in us. My parents were stalwarts. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. Also as a child there was a Ski Lodge and slopes on Black Mountain. 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 told him apparently his computer didt speak Hillbilly.I am proud of my head of the holler rasin. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. I didnt know, but thats before my time. I think we also went to RC Bottling Plant at Loyall. I got cussed up and down over it! Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. Absolutely loved this!! 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! Btw, the Mount Victory part of this county feels very Eastern KY. Just found the blog and enjoyed it. Theres no future. Loved Justified. Thank you. Thanks. born and raised in harlan ky live in northern. For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. Its quiet now. It was quiet then. my growing up years were behind the old telephone company next to Robinette Chevrolet which was across from the old Macks Supper Market and down the street from Hackneys. Its bleak. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. I married a Lady, born and raised in Harlan. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com. Whitley County is troublesome. Home; Movies; TV Shows; People. If you need to go someplace that can be accessed through Harlan County, I guarantee that theres an easier, quicker way to get there. I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. Ironically, my daughter found a boyfriend from Loyal(the ones in Georgetown are apparently not her type) so she visits him a lot. They dont like being from Harlan. She would forever remain his Georgia Peach. Bazel Collins - IMDb How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. My dad was certainly a bad ass, growing up in a time and place that required that to survive. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. I dont think I have an accent but get me out of Pike County and they all say I do. He was my English teacherand a good one at that. Oh, i think these shows are a joke, they couldnt do the truth,,, thank you, Lane. Each letter she wrote me held the news. Sweet. I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there.
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