Appalachia People What is a Hillbilly and How did they get that nickname?
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- #donnielaws #appalachia #appalachian #appalachianhistory #appalachianculture #mountainpeople What is a Hillbilly and how did did they come up with that nickname for Appalachian people. They have always made fun of us in these hills. We will try to explain why they called us that along with other names and what's it's meaning. Also what it really truly means to be a Hillbilly. Thanks for watching. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL. THIS CHANNEL COVERS 12 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS !!! ( CHECK IT OUT) All Videos are Copyrighted and used by permission only. NOTE: Picture are used only to tell the story of our history and not the actual pictures of the event. PICTURE SOURCES : University of Tennessee Archives Tennessee State Library Archives University of North Texas Library National Archives HBSS Clark Family Photo Collection Tennessee Valley Authority Archives Personal Family Archives
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Good morning brother. The term redneck started in W.V. back when miners were trying to organize they wore red bandanas around their neck to show solidarity. I love the history and culture of our mountains and your helping to preserve a way of life that's slowly slipping away. God bless you Donny from one miner to another.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you. God bless the coal miner.
@@donnielaws7020 Yessir
I heard it stems from the lower class of people among the Mississippi riverboaters. The ones in the homemade dingies instead of the big boats for rich people. They had no shade on their homemade boats so their necks got red.
Hey Donnie, thanks for the history lesson. I've probably been called all of those names at one time or another. 😊
Yelp I actually live at Blair mountain..
My neck gets red when I work outside. I’m proud of my Irish heritage. Thank you Donnie
Thanks for sharing my friend. Your very welcome.
I love the country way of life hillbillies or not most are good people.
HERE HERE! THIS CELTIC GIRL AS WELL❤
Good morning brother! I was born in the mountains of southern Ky. We moved to Cincinnati in 1960, and I grew up back and forth to Pineville Ky. I watched and learned the old ways from my parents, butchering our own meat, canning, building, machining. I’ve passed as much as I could to my kids and grandkids. I believe that if we had to, we could draw back into the mountains and survive as a unit. That’s what being a hillbilly means to me. I wear that name proudly! Thank You for another uplifting video.
My SIL told me her grandmother sent her two sons to Indiana from Tennessee because she didn't want them dying in the mines. I have the utmost respect for people who work hard and know how to take care of their families.
My family also moved from Pineville to Cincinnati about that time even though I was born in Ohio it's prettier down there granted I've only been there a few times
Then you know where my kin live in B’ville
My family moved from Harlan to Dayton about 1955 or 56
@@assassinspoiler3488 just like my Dad, he’s from Knox Co. the rest of that side stayed and honestly I’ve always wanted to live down there poverty stricken or not, everybody else seemed to do just fine.
Hi there, I'm a scots-irish raised in the Swiss rhine valley and hills in the small town of Rheinfelden. The landscape reminded me a lot of Appalachia. And sure enough the cityslickers called us "Hinterwäldler" wich means backwood people in german. My folks also have allways been country people in Scotland, England an Wales. For me the term Hillbilly is a badge of honour. Love yir show, yeehaw and God bless ye all, Jeff.
You are blessed to live in back woods Germany. Even better is living in the back woods Czech Republic.
We were so Blessed to raise our family in the country. They can call us what ever they want. It was safe and the kids had land to play on. God bless you Donnie enjoy your videos. Thanks for keeping it real.
Thank you, Donnie ,for another walk through our past .I'm proud to say I'm a old hillbilly raised in the sticks of Alabama.
Many thanks. God bless.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
I'm Hillbilly born and Hillbilly bred. And when I die, I'll be Hillbilly dead. And I believe God loved the Southern Applachias best because He made these mountains so beautiful. Then He needed a husbandman to tend His mountain Garden so He sent in the Scotch/Irish and Germans. These green tangled hills show both tended gardens and wild gardens. Sorta like the people He placed here. Blessings on all Hillbillies.
Well said and I’m right there with you. And I think there’s no better man to marry than a good ole country boy. They know how to take care of their women and know how to keep their families sheltered, warm, and fed. God bless!
My mom is a hillbilly and I'm proud to be a hillbilly's daughter ❤️
Is she married to her cousin
I've heard my dad use the term clodhopper, lol! He was a sight for sore eye's! I miss him so much!!! When I struck out on my own in 1980, he gave me a knife and a small new testament Bible and told me if one didn't get me there the other one would!!! I'll always remember that! Thanks Donnie, you always bring the best out of me!
Lord I'd love to be able to call back 30 years. There's nothing that can compare with getting out and exploring nature. Thanks for sharing Donnie and have a great weekend!
That's so true my friend. I still do. Thanks for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.
You & Me both. Boy what i know now but didn't know then right? Id of taken better care of myself with healthier eating & sleeping. Happy Labor Day to you & yours.
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I was told "redneck" goes back to 1600s Scotland when there was a religious rebellion. The Protestant Scottish wore red cloth around their necks to symbolize which side they were fighting for. It continued on when they came to America because the English didn't take too kindly to them here either. I don't know how true it is, but that's just from a short documentary I watched. I'm proud to be called Hillbilly. Nothing better than growing up, running around the hills in my bare feet!
WOW Thanks so much this story my friend. It has so many different meanings. God bless you.
Story i was Told was, the pro union Coal miners wore red bandanas to signify their Loyalty, during the Coal wars. Hence the term,"Good ole Redneck Boy".. many of them were non Caucasian .......
I heard all this too, and there was also some mention of the Pennsylvania rednecks. I do not remember anything more about that.
and "HillBilly" originated around the same time because they lived in the hills and were loyal to King William (Billy)
The Scottish first wore the red rags around their necks for identification and solidarity. Then almost 300 years later in West Virginia it was again used this time with red bandanas.. Blair Mtn. Coal miners vs US Army. Look it up.
Here in northern Canada I grew up in a little mining community. When dad had days off we'd be at our cabin on a lake. Once I was working, it didn't take me long to find a place out in the country! Still living here 43 years later, only 6 miles from where my great,great grandparents are buried. I've told my kids to scatter my ashes back in the Bush along the creek where all our family dogs are buried... under the big spruce trees. I'm with you Donnie, I have no use for the cities and I walk our dogs on our Bush trails every day. Enjoyed your video. God bless
That's awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your memories. God bless you.
I AM SO WITH U !!!!! Mostly grew up in country n would like to remain there
That's the way it was! My father told to get out and find a trade!don't go in mines! He was 40yrs into it @good video
Thanks for sharing a great video. I was born and raised in the Southern Appalachians. I've been called Hillbilly and Ridge Runner in which I take great pride in!
Hello Donnie, I love that title hillbilly! I had a male friend who passed away in 2012 at the age of 78. He was a hillbilly. The kindest Christian man. Donnie I can tell you are a kind Christian man. My husband and I enjoy your videos so much. ❤🙏
Hello my friend. Thank you so much for sharing this. God bless you. So sorry for your loss. Your very welcome.
Good video Donnie, I live in South Eastern Kentucky. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else, the mountains are so peaceful. Going on walks on the mountain tops is the best therapy for just about anything in my opinion
Good morning my friend. That's so true. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Stumbled onto your site by accident but have subscribed and really enjoy your videos. I look at the older pictures of the houses and feel like I have gone home again. I lived with my grandparents in rural Georgia and our house looked much like those. Plain sided and set on stones. I moved into my fathers house when I started highschool, first house I lived in that had indoor plumbing. Joined the Army after high school and retired from there in 1986 and moved back to Tennessee. Small town, not as rural as I would like but a good place to raise kids. Finally retired for good on social security and still in Tennessee. Don't want to leave.
Good morning Donnie , here in the low lands here , they call us, flatlanders , enjoyed your video. Have a blessed labor day. Thanks for another great video.❤
I agree with you 100% Donnie, nothing like country, taking life slower and enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Thank you for another great video.
We will survive because it is in us to live.Good video,Donnie.Brought a tear to my eye knowing I ain't the only one that loves OUR Appalachian Mountain Chain! God Bless you,brother!
Awesome my friend. God bless you. Thanks for sharing.
@@donnielaws7020 Welcome.
Magnificent video Donnie. Loved it. Thank You. ❤
My family was a part of that migration. Dad's job took us from Kingsport, TN, to Dayton, OH in 1964. There were many of us hillbillies there, lured by jobs at GM, Chrysler, NCR, etc.
Instead of hillbillies, we were called briarhoppers, shortened to briars.
We traveled Hyw. 23 back home often to Kingsport and Scott Co. VA to visit relatives and friends.
After high school, I came back to go to UT in Knoxville. No place like home.
Thanks Donnie!
I was raised next door in Russell County, my Uncle's house in sight of the county line. I miss it so much...
I rmember watching the tv show " hillbillies" here in australia we use the name hillbilly or country bumpkin. Mind you theres nothing like appalachian mountain's in australia. Appalachia is so beautiful. Bless you Donnie for showing us and telling us the history.❤
WOW Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Thank you Donnie for your positive, uplifting message.
Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.
I don't live there anymore Donnie I still wear the name hillbilly Proudly always will.you're a very blessed man Donnie, thank you very much for taking us back home.God bless you
WOW Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Good morning Donnie…I pray you are doing well 🙏🏻…Thank you so much for keeping our Ancestors & their history alive….Great video….Take care….God Bless & Lord willing I will see you next time 🙏🏻💯❤️🇮🇱☦️
Good morning my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much. Your very welcome.
Love the memories of our precious country folks! Their Word was their bond back then! Loved the country life what little I was privileged to enjoy. Precious memories,clean pure air, lots of healthy trees and wild animals.... Sure miss those days! Thanks Donnie for sharing the information about country folks. Take care! ❤🙏
Thanks Donnie, oh how I miss the mountains. I doubt I'll ever return to stay but I'm so glad I found you and your channel. I hope you are feeling better.
We appreciate you Brother Donnie. You’re one of the greatest!
Always a pleasure watching Mr Donnie! I too cant stand the trafffic of the city plus I need to see trees and green. Thanks again for the history and awesome footage. Have a beautiful weekend!
Im black, from Roanoke Va, and a proud hillbilly.
Awesome my friend. God bless you.
@@donnielaws7020thank you, I thought I would let everyone from the outside world that know that hillbillies come in all shapes color and sizes, but we all have the same culture and values. God bless you Donnie.
@@mikematerne4579 Amen my friend. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
Hey Donnie! Thanks for the video. The Dogpatch in London Ky is still there as a souvenir shop. I live about an hour away from there.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. It's been there a long time.
I'm a true hillbilly, love you like a brother donnie.
Thanks for taking the time to share this story.
Your very welcome my friend.
Good morning Mr Donnie and thank you once again for another great video. Yes definitely a hillbilly once again since moving to the Southern Appalachian ridges of northern MS. As always it's beautiful country and proud to be a ridge runner. Take care and have a blessed day. ❤️🍀
Blessings,
Teresa 🦉
Good morning my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.
I hear ya, Donnie! Never have liked congestion, traffic jams, smog chocking fumes, the sweat and tears to be taxed and taken from you to be sent overseas somewhere, not doing none of us any good, we were literally the sweat blood and tears of this nation just dwindling away; so sad certain things being forgotten and its kinda worrisome to even think about!!! But life in the fast lane has taken us elsewhere!!!! Love ya Donnie, so glad I can curl up with you on my busted phone and relax thinking about the good ole days!!!
Morning Mr Donnie. I love this video. I live in New York now cause of my job. But I'm from the south, and by the grace of God I'm a country boy and won't change for the world .
Good morning my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Good morning Donnie. To be a hillbilly is to b blessed my great grandparents came to Texas where I live now. Thanks God bless
Good morning my friend. Thanks for sharing. Your very welcome.
Good morning, Donnie. I'm with you 💯 % I lived in the city came back to the country .they can keep the city's .God bless you ❤
Good morning my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you.
Good 🌄 friend, Thanks so much for showing us all sides of life in the mountains, and common sayings, and how things, and the people are viewed. Blessings!
Morning Donnie, thanks for sharing this great story of the past
Good morning my friend. Your very welcome.
Amen Donnie !! Excellent video, looking forward to meeting you soon 🙏✝️🎺🕊️
Wonderful video Donnie! Thank you for sharing it! Beautiful people!! 🥰♥️♥️♥️
Good morning Mr. Donnie. I sure did enjoy this video, thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful labor day weekend. GOD Bless you and yours.😊
Great video!! I am so proud to be a hillbilly. I grew up in the mtns of WNC and now I reside in E Tn. So many people do not get our ways of life and since I am in my fifties now, I still remember alot of the old ways of the way it was, and I have never been prouder. I agree totally with your analysis of the meaning of the term. Sadly tho, I think that alot of the new generation is losing touch with it.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS MR DONNIE ❤ WE WERE CALLED HILL JACKS HERE IN THE FOOTHILLS IN PENNSYLVANIA ❤ I LOVE IT❤ GOD BLESS YOU ❤
Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.
Mercy sakes, I remember driving by Dog Patch in London when I was a youngin with my parents. Don’t believe I was ever able to get them to stop Lol. Love this video brother Donnie. Thanks so much for keeping this history alive.
Awesome my friend. My parents were the same way. Thanks for sharing. God bless you. Thanks for your memories.
Good morning, Donnie .Thanks for sharing.!
This was beautiful. This is my heritage and made me nostalgic for something I never even experienced myself.
When i get in the woods i like to pray. My Almighty Eternal Living God spoke it all into existence. Three times Holy!!!
Amen my friend and. Me to. God bless you.
I was born in the NC Appalachias and live in the Ozarks. So I have been and still do get called a hillbilly. But I wear it as a badge of honor because my kin wasn't weaklings to make it in those hills.
Thank you for another great video, Mr. Donnie. I sent some folks your way the other day for a better explanation of food during the great depression. ❤
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.
I suppose that a lot of places in the south lived like that . My dad came out of of the hill country in central Louisiana to a small town to work in a paper mill in Bastrop Louisiana in the 1930s . He spent five years in the army during World War Two . After a recession in 1957 he lost his job and we wound up in Arkansas at another paper mill and he retired from there in 1974 . He and my mother moved back to Louisiana and built them a house there and lived the rest of their lives there . Now I’ve retired from the paper mill and moved up in the foothills in Arkansas where I can watch the wildlife . Love your videos on the wildlife and the mountain life in the Appalachia Mountains . We’re all so much alike .
WOW Thanks so much for sharing your memories my friend. God bless you.
Another great video Mr Laws.
Thank you so much my friend. God bless you.
You and I have the same ideas of a good lifestyle ❤. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thank you Donnie for the video of the way it used to be. It's important to remember how things were (much of it was better than what we have to deal with today) because a man could support his family and the mother could stay at home and raise her children. Holidays are meant to break up the work you have to endure and those days were precious and appreciated.
Today it seems that nobody appreciates anything.
God bless you and keep up with your great videos !
That's so true my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing this. Your very welcome.
Hello Donnie enjoyed your video. My Ancestors come from the Appalachian mountains its in my blood the outdoors. Growing a garden being outside its all in me. Hunting fishing for food substance to stay alive. Have a great day.
I’ll take a Hillbilly over a city slicker any day. The country folk are 99% good,honest, trustworthy,respectful and very wise.
Find a bad egg once in a while,but not often.
Because they usually didn’t have much money,they knew how to repair,reuse and repurpose things.
I have always had great respect for these hard working folks and always will.
God Bless you and yours Mr. Donnie,and all that come here.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you.
Good video Donnie. The beauty in those mountains is amazing but they don't make life easy to live there. But those that do live a rewarding life.
Thank you brother Donnie for these great videos.
I'm a Kansas farm boy myself, I learned so much from watching your videos and listening to you. I really appreciate this. God bless you
Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
Good morning Donnie and thank you for another great video. I'm so Proud of my Heritage and being a Hillbilly! I hope you have a Wonderful weekend My Friend and God Bless.😊❤🙏🏻
Good morning my friend. Thanks so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Thank you, I really enjoy these remnants from the past and you sharing your story.
Your very welcome my friend.
people had lots of kids in the cities too. My grandpa's family was in Baltimore and he was one of eleven kids. My grandmother's dad was from the hills of appalachia and she was an only child. Talking to "hillbilly's" is awesome. They have a wealth of knowldge.
Good morning, Donnie!
I remember watching the Hillbillies! I loved watching them! Knowing what I know now, I wish I grew up in the deep south!
Great lessons to learn from them in many ways! Love listening to you and the history! My heart goes out to you for had workin in the mines! I agree about the city. I love living in the country and all I've learnt. Yes, nature at it's best! Thank you and God Bless!
Good morning my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Oh Donnie ❤ I loved this. Give me the hillbilly life anyday ❤ Thank you for sharing
Amen my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Thank you for another great video that is so much more than just another history lesson! I was raised in the woods and would not last long in a city either. God bless your family and have a great weekend!
Thank you so much for sharing our name the hillbilly because that is the way I live and I am not ashamed of the name but I could write a book about my life you and your family have a blessed day I love your videos .
Good morning brother Donnie, love the videos you prepare for us. I love the country life with all God’s creation and the peace and quiet in the country. God bless you and your family ✝️🙏
Good morning my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing.
I WAS BORN RAISED 79 LIVE IN MICHIGAN WHOLE LIFE..BUT MY MOM DAD FROM KENTUCKY BOTH SIDES THERE FAMILY..I LOVE GO SEE FAMILY ALOT KENTUCKY..I GREW UP WATCHING DAD 6.3 280 STOMP FLOORS OUT OLD HOUSE TO CONWAY HANK GEORGE WAYLON VERN AND ON ..IM 45 YESTERDAY I WAS LISTEN TO CONWAY GUITAR PLAY THAT WAS LAST SONG I SEEN MY DAD DANCE TOO MOM STILL ALIVE..MY DAD HIS BROTHERS GRAMS MAMMA WE WAS STILL AM TUFF BUNCH ..WE DONT LET PEOPLE TAKE ARE KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS ..SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOT PATTON HILLBILLY STOMP..WE LOVE HARD IF HAD FIGHT WE HAD TO WHAT WE HAD TO DO TO NOT LOSE ..ALOT FAMILY DONE ALOT TIME IN PRISON JAILS..GREW UP POOR BUT I WOULDN'T CHANGE THING FROM MY CHILDHOOD MADE ME SO HOW LOVE HARD BE TUFF WHEN NEED BE ..SORRY FOR ALL CAPS PHONE ON LAST LEG..GOD BLESS EVERYONE US HILLBILLIES ❤❤❤❤
Bro. Donnie, another great video. I love the history and even tho I was born and raised in central Illinois, raised on a farm with a lot of woods around us, I spent more time in the woods than I did at home. Adopted when I was a year and a half old, I found out that biological family is originally from Kentucky. That tells me a lot about who I really deep down am. Why I love it in the woods than around people. I love what another gentleman I watch a lot of his videos has on the back of one of his t-shirts. Idaho Hillbilly. "The closer I am to nature, the farther I am from idiot people". Amen. That's right.
Donnie Laws, goodmorning to you and yours.
This episode is very interesting and entertaining at same time,proud of the southern people hillbillies, all family is from Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, some I myself are hillbilly on both sides
Godbless stay safe,keep on keeping it real.
Hey Donny, I am in my 70’s now and when I was a young one my oldest Sister and her husband and three little children drove from NE Texas to DOGPATCH USA, in Northern, Arkansas, they were the best of days, my Sister had heard of the bluest lake in the USA in northern ,Arkansas right there by DogPatch , we swam in it , it’s was the best of times, our Ancestors come from Kentucky and North Carolina, I’ve been call Hillbilly because of my accent, I got it from my Grand Parents., I’m still talking with the same accent., thanks for the video, keep them coming, so glad your feeling better
Hello my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your precious memories. God bless you.
Moved out of the mountains about a decade ago for the big city, thought about the hills every day I was gone. Couldn't get it out of my head, until I finally moved back for good to stay. 💯👍🏴🇬🇧🇩🇪🇮🇪
WOW Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
@@donnielaws7020 Your very welcome. Your videos are what I always listened/watched while on my late night shifts. Was the closest thing to home while so far away. Keep up the great work, God bless you also.
@@BlessedCitizen101 Awesome my friend
God bless you.
From the hills of southeast Ohio, thank you for another interesting and enjoyable video.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Good morning Donnie enjoyed video have a blessed day 💗💗💗💗💗
I just love your stories . Thanks for sharing some of the history of this great United States . God Bless you and your family . I look forward to your next one .
Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoy them. God bless you. Your very welcome.
You said it well Mr. Donnie! I'm also glad to be called a "Hillbilly" it's in our blood and goes with us and we take it with us until we are laid to rest. Thank you.
Love hearing your stories Donnie. Thank you
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Hi Donnie! It's been awhile since I've been in your neck of the woods. Everyone envies hillbillies! Why they make so much fun! I loved your video! God bless you and Mrs Laws?
I think you’re the luckiest person… you are blessed to live where you live! I think it a beautiful place and a beautiful life! I wish my ancestors would have stayed there ! I say that because I could have been raised there. I don’t think there isn’t a better place to
be. I watch your videos and I feel so comforted at home! Thank you for the wonderful video! You and your wife have a wonderfully blessed weekend! Take care! 😊
Good morning 😊
Thank you so much for sharing history with us
Good morning my friend. Your very welcome.
Thank You For That Fabulous Video. GOD BLESS YOU
Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.
Excellent share - very interesting
You put that together well Donnie I really enjoyed the video. Good job.
I’m from Alabama, and there’s a certain stigma about us ;) I love my home and wouldn’t change anything about my upbringing!
Like indoor plumbing!
@@abou8963 Hold on now, we’re not that sophisticated! ;)
Good morning Mr. Donnie thank you for sharing another wonderful video. As always I really do enjoy them. Hope you have a great and blessed day ❤
Good morning my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Hey Donnie. Thanks for a great video. I learned a lot and enjoyed the learning! Have a great weekend 😀
Hello my friend. Thanks so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Much thanks, Donnie, for talking frankly about you and your people in Appalachia. While I was mostly raised in the foothills in a tiny community that is now long gone, my parents were from Atlanta, Georgia, so my feet grew up in both worlds. I learned from the friends and neighbors I had growing up that the words rich or poor and all the names tagged to those words were just that. Words. The best people I knew had the least money. Some of them actually had good money but you wouldn't know it because they lived simply. The ones well-off only wanted more money and stuff. True happiness is being where you love to be, with who you love and working a job you like doing. Loving family and the Lord brings more happiness than anything else in the world. Hillbilly is a name to be proud of! I'm thankful you wear it proudly and do this show. Please take care now! May God bless you and yours. 😊
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your story and memories. God bless you. Your very welcome.
As a kid visiting family in Tennessee
Dog patch was a go to stop for us
Still have family in powel valy area but lost contact years ago
But lot of great memories you help me relive
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. God bless you.
Howdy Donnie- I’m a hillbilly and proud of it. Yeah, Dogpatch theme park closed years ago but I had heard the property has sold. Sometimes I wish I was farther out in the mountains than I am. We have a heritage to be proud of. Take care and God’s blessings to y’all
I grew up at Bristol, TN
and you are right.... It is NOT like other places.
I grew up on a small farm at the foot of Starr Mt in Etowah Tennessee a place called renager hollow behind the house a way i use to walk those woods alot i miss it so much..im only 37 but i always enjoyed listening to my parents and especially my grandparents tell stories about how they grew up n all the things they did..ive heard stories of witches, strange drifters, ghosts, sickness and death.. good times n bad...i live in a small town they say its small but its too big for me..i only live here for my job n out of necessity..but one day before im gone I'll be back way back in the mountains once again where i belong good Lord willin
The same kind of people were here to I live in the Ouachita mountains of southwest Arkansas we were called all kind of names. But the ones that did that are the ones that want to live here now go figure. Have a blessed day young man
WOW Thanks so much for sharing this my friend.
Donnie, I enjoy your videos so much! I suspect some of my family roots come from the Appalachians. I haven't found out if they do, but I feel such an affinity for the mountains and the tales you tell. Also, my grandmother Opal, who raised me along with my grandfather, Wayne, used so many of the terms I have heard people say came from the Appalachians. They were wonderful people, my grandparents, not perfect, but perfect for me. Thank you for all the stories you share. As long as you share them I'll keep on listening. I'm 71, and although I've never been there sometimes I feel like a part of me belongs in the Appalachians. I grew up in the small hills of the Oregon coast, and to me there is nothing better than being out in the woods, just soaking in the beauty and the freshness.
🤗 now you're telling my heritage. My granny run with three youngins from her drunkard daddy after her husband died in a Kentucky coal mine. Ended up north of Columbus Ohio. Ive been back an forth over the years. Torn between some of ya family, an where ya heart feels at home, 🤗✌🏼 I guess it's my Hillbilly Blood
Thanks , Donnie on another topic of an interesting video. You know all of us who lived and choose to stay in the Appalachia area that are picked on by the way we talk should try it out for themselves, them folks might just like the easy going ways of getting along with one another and living a peaceful life. I’m sure glad of where I was born and raised of God’s country of southern Georgia, love to go back there and walk along those old country dirt roads. ❤️❤️
Any news on the wildfire, sure pray for the firefighters will be able to get them under control really soon and no ones harmed.
God Bless you, please take care and be safe. 🙏❤️
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for your memories. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Your way of life is the best!!
Mornin Donnie .
You have a great and safe Labor Day weekend 🌞
God Bless You n Yours
I am 36 years old, but I still know how to grow crops. I know how to hunt fish make homemade food me and my wife and I’m teaching my kids because one day they may have to do the same the way this economy is going. I just hope they don’t have to struggle but if they do, they know how to get through because I am 36 years old. And I know how to get through it.
Mr. Donnie what a great video as always.. I’m proud to be called a Hillbilly, I’ve been in the Ozark’s here in Arkansas all my life, and when we’re out and about when I hear someone talk I can just about tell you where they were raised at..
We’ve got words here, like nar or norrow, fard for forward, hissin for his, and yourn for yours..
Keep up the great work, and God bless..
I would have rather been cash poor in the mountains than in the city. I love nature and peace!!!
I understand my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Me2!
I agree! I can hunt and fish!
Memories Pine Knot, Ky enjoyed our time spent w Grannie and Grandpa Garland. Thank you for sharing and stirring some fine memories as a kid. Thank you