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. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. I used to sleep on the bread racks. Add to home screen. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. Just found your blog while attempting to refresh my memory about the name of the theater, the Margie Grand, in Harlan. She retired in 1982. I had him for a health class. It has always been home for me. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. HARLAN PRICE OBITUARY. My mother taught Home Ec at Evarts for 28 years. These are the folks who stayed in Harlan. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. For instance, threats didnt faze me. Love the article. My mom (Joyce Abraham) was a home ec teacher at JACHS at the time of government commodities, and she had students who always offered to sell her their cheese for $5.00 a block. She always bought some, even though she was never sure if doing so was legal. 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. The road to lexington did get better tho. Still have family there. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun "thug," Basil Collins. Were isolated. Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! . Im sorry that I didnt do more to keep in closer touch with them both as we grew older. An outlander is someone who used to live in Harlan. 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. I was even sent back to Atlanta to attend Agnus Scott College, and didnt stay because I actually missed my family AND Harlan County. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. Loyallalso had a theaterthe Roadenuntil I was about 6 years old. your a fuckin mooron ive lived here all my life ,my family pioneered this place ,both sides, why arent u still living here? I was one of the Hensley girls that lived on the strawberry farm. Offended by the possiblility that outsiders will use them to measure the intelligence of my people. No one from Harlan . My Mom taught at SE Community College. Look at my blog post Adventures in Hitchhiking, and youll see a story about JImmy picking me up hitchhiking one night. I had friends in Pathfork. The women have help, of course. There is no Holiday Inn Express in Harlan. We also suffer from stereotyping. I live in Lexington, but always tell people Im from Southeastern Kentucky, Knox Co (not to be confused with just Eastern KY or Knott Co. Cawood was named after James A. Cawood, long time Superintendent of the Harlan County Schools. Great article!! It even had an old balcony whererumor had itblack folks used to be seated. Barbara Kopple Reflects on Joys and Dangers of Filming 'Harlan County, USA'. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, My mom is from Cote (Evarts) I cant wait to read this to her! He was from Leslie, she from Perry. , well leave the porch light on. We had our own post office, City Hall and fire station. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. I have more memories of the younger Brittons that are closer to my age. Jan had so many stories about the hospital. November 20, 1931 - January 8, 2023 Harlan Price passed away peacefully at the age of 91 years with his wife Harriet at his side. ! Whatd I say? https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/. A miner was killed by a company foreman. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. Theres no future. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. USA. More than 450 new Canadian obituaries add each day. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. If you dont, I cant fault you for that, either. She was stationed in Newport News, Virginia when the war ended. I happened across this blog through a friend. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. I live in Texas but will always be a Harlan Co Ky girl. Women took over the picket lines. It was a Best Western when it was first built. Probably like 4th or 5th cousins. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. I am a Harlan Countian, born in Harlan at the old hospital as they call it. Fun read. Brought back alot of memories. There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. Life in the mountains is easy or hardvery little in between. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. Then we moved up on Park Hill in Loyall. I have enjoyed these old memories!!! I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! Collins starts flinging the N-word at a black miner at one point, apparently to make himself come off as that much more evil. Like much of Eastern Kentucky, the population has declined for decades. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. He had a lot of money. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. And a little c.r.a.z.y. And they didnt. . First, there is a Holiday Express in Harlan, and a few other places to stay if you want to visit our town and county. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. She is survived by her sons, Nicholas George Ingemi Matthews and Eugene Christopher Hanc. My reply was that he didnt scare me, I am from Harlan, Kentucky! Not a native but my ears always perk up when I hear Harlan. 7. I didnt mean to turn my comment into a mini blog, but you inspired the flood of memories! Really enjoyed the read. 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). John, this is really good stuff! I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! There has always been tension between those who work and those who dont or wont. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and just being outdoors. Government checks. I have many relatives there, but Ive been gone since I graduated from high school in 1979, when my family moved to Corbin. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Go help someone else. Disability checks. They might have gone to college or joined the military. Obituaries may be a good source of information about a person and may also include information about family members. They are either Harlan by birth or moved there at a young age. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. Our reputation precedes us. Did you live here? I visit very often, as my father still lives there. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. They had four children..and not once did he ever treat me nor my older brother like step-chilldren. By Steven Gaydos. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Harlan County, Kentucky Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places 1.7 History Timeline LOL! I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. I am from Wynntown, went to Evarts High School and live in Richmond Ky. Oh, and that knife fight deal down there: I saw a big one at Hall once, in the yard in front of the school crazy watching the teachers try to break that one up. Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. Who We Are. Would I be a pretender? Its still pretty much the same. Basil Collins asks the sheriff, who is handling the situation in plainclothes, why he's being arrested and hears, "Disorderly conduct I guess; I don't know." Even at a tragic moment, a union veteran speaks after the death of Lawrence Jones and puts it this way: "Why couldn't it be somebody like me, some old man just about spent anyhow." He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. . My husband is a retired coal miner. I guess you can tell by my rant that I CANNOT stand anyone putting this beautiful part of Gods earth down. In fairness, many went to both joints. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? Sudie Crusenberry talks about her father's work as a miner and his suffering from black lung. They are my parents. 1944 - 2023 ONEONTA - Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, at his home. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. I have all the respect in the world for the good people in Harlan county its rough with mines getting shut down and people loosing what they know best and thats coal Im sorry it rough that is a reason I moved but keep strong everyone in Harlan has a big heart and I promise they are some the best people u ever meet in ur life. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. We know at least one person who has been shot with a gun by someone else or by themselves accidentally. There are a lot of us spread over the country, but we still think of ourselves as being from Harlan. 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. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. The general store, a thriving Coal community. They lived near Dionne along the river there. For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. Help me out with what category to look at to fi the hitchhiking story. Abe was in my class @Black Star when it was an elem. Greenup is east of Harlan, Ashland is east of Whitesburg, and if Catlettsburg gets any more east it`s going to be West Virginia, are you seriously arguing with the lat/ and longitude? I worked with them both at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in the late 60s, early 70s. My grandfolks, originally from Johnson Ct. lived up at the end of a holler. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. [citation needed] She only worked sporadically after that, in guest roles on Fantasy Island (1984), Murder She Wrote (1985), Hardcastle and McCormick (1985), and Blacke's Magic (1986). Clarences family was pretty small. Obituaries usually give the name of the deceased and the death or burial date. Vacation at Hilton Head, Tybee Island, Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, have an American Spirit Coachman that sleeps ten and a pontoon. Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. He tell the difference between bills by touch. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! So, watch your step. But they dont always leave. Daughter of a preacher. I love your blog, it is a great read. Happy to be an Outlander! Im not sure where you found this, but most folks realize that some of it is tongue-in-cheek. The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? I lived there 6 years and worked in the mines . It was originally the Bays Motel. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. While my friends and fellow graduates were leaving here, I was happy to stay in a place I loved. It was a movie experience like no other. John. 1 Index Record. This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. February 24, 2023. Nobody has ever even looked at me sideways up there; theyve always treated me well. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. Swanson is preceded in death by his Parents, Franklin and Opal Swanson; a Brother, Franklin Swanson Jr.; His companion for 20 years, Minnie Sue Earls; and Nephews . My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. Brought back some memories. 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. I called some place the other day, got an automated machine.your name, address, (Im sorryI didnt get that could you repeat that again. We went to the movies most weekends and to every football and basketball game. To add to my previous comment above, my other Grandfather was Elijah Depew (nicknamed Lidge? I do think this is good stuff. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. If we had a problem like that today in my slice of Suburbia, there would be a full-blown panic. Lived in Hazard then, after Hazard we came to Ohio. My grandparents, Elve and Flaura Campbell, moved to Sunshine and eventually to Loyall. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. My Mother married her high school sweethart Robert Kitts right before he left for the army as WWII started. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. They were both sweet, kind, honest, decent people. Second, my parents lived in Harlan County their entire lives, as have aunts, uncles, cousins and many of my closest friends. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. 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