I grew up in the town right before Iaeger, Roderfield. Doesn't look like much but it was the best place in the world to grow up. Kids ran free with no worries. Such great times!
Shout Out From Oceana WV 🤘😎 Good Video Thanks! U earned 1 more subscriber doing this!!! You wouldnt believe the difference in The whole county, but Mullens has changed more this 1st Qtr. Of the Century, than the only other little 2 towns in our county!
You are doing a great service pointing out that genetics and glacial history defy the common wisdom! As to black Appalachians and diversity, I know black hillbillies, Lebanese Hillbillies, and Italian Hillbillies!
My 5x great grandfather was a trader, who supplied George Washington’s troops in the French and Indian war. We ended up in a place with more educational and economic opportunities than most (the upper Ohio Valley), but have been here ever since.
In about 45 years of field geology in West Virginia, often in remote areas, I have only once come across two “girls” looking after an old lady, who appeared to be products of inbreeding.
being an Austin resident (unfortunately) i wonder if when someone says "hey it's not that bad out there, it's a nice place", it's because they're a realtor fishing for customers
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 I Bet The Same People That Make Fun of Appalachian Intermarriage Family SEE ZERO PROBLEM WITH HOMOSEXUALITY. * they seem to have forgotten “Love Is Love.”
How are the Appalachia's any different than any other isolated community. Like the one I currently survive in. Especially back in the early/mid 1800's with no railroad/transportation to bring "new" people. Those of "us" who live (survive) in poor conditions were and are hard working people trying to survive WITHOUT the monetary assistance of the controlling government (to buy votes). Back then we had to grow our own crops, that required people to make it work. So "families" were large. It just seems that the label given to the communities of the Appalachians was/is a ploy/distraction to prop up the rest of the "upper class". And hide/mask the sexual activities of their own. And you're correct about the "Royals" practiced this for centuries. To those who receive the government monetary assistance, there is little motivation to earn a better standard of living. The balance of "needs and wants".
My grandfather started out pulling mule coal carts in and out of the mines. When he retired he was superintendent of westmorland coal co trystate division. His name was Felix Minor.
I’ve subscribed to Myron Cook’s geology lectures on RU-vid for a while and I find him fascinating. Having grown up in the Laurentian mountains and travelled the Appalachians from Labrador to Georgia a few times I’m especially interested in its geological backstory. To think that at one time Africa was a part of the Appalachians and that the height and grandeur of the Appalachians was far greater than the Rocky Mountains or the Himalayas is mind boggling. See the lecture here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tPrcNmsfc2c.htmlsi=fHIVGNoiy0CftFu0
Great video my friend looking at the holler's of West Virginia where I know from my history class that a great many of my fellow Scots came and settled in years gone by. All the best from a new friend in Scotland
The isolation of the Appalachian mountains is what makes it a unique place to grow up, live, and enjoy. The hardship of living in these mountains has carved and molded the people in the uniqueness that they are. The remoteness created us as a people unlike anywhere else in the United States. You will not find a better place to grow up, live, and die, than in these mountains. I have lived here all of my life. I wouldn’t be happy living anywhere else. I think you feel what I feel, and what you have described in this video. I have never felt the typical stereotype of being called a “Hillbilly” from outsiders. Quite to the contrary, the outsiders, or “outlanders” that were never from here, that I have met, respect the region, culture, and heritage that we take for granted. The people I meet seem to come to our region for the first time with their mouths gaping open in awe. It is as if they had just died and were transported to paradise. While we sometimes complain about the isolation, the lack of industry and jobs, these “outlanders” coming here remind me why my home is so special, and why I shouldn’t take it for granted. It makes me proud to be called “Hillbilly,” though I was always proud to be a “Hillbilly.” However, like a lot of people who are native to our region, I am always suspicious of the motives out “outlanders” coming here to live. Fear of outsiders does seem to be a very common and typical trait of all Appalachians. I don’t mind them to come and visit with us. But, by God! Do not come here to try and change the area! Do not come here and try to change the people! We like things to stay just the way they are. I don’t know if my words were what you wanted when you asked for comments about your film. But, after watching your film, this is what it means to me. Thank you.
My family has lived in Yancey County North Carolina since the 1700s. I take pride in being called “Hill Billy.” We are the most self reliant, industrious, and independent folks in all of America.
The description of a holler is families that have settled in a close space makes me smile. Nowadays, “generational estrangement” is normal. If I could find property where my mom, myself and my not so little could live with adjacent properties, that would be awesome.
