The Best Place to Live - Appalachia
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Watch this video to learn about the longevity of family lines in the Appalachian Mountains, the reason there is so many ghost stories in Appalachia, and to hear about David and Carolyn's life in Clay County North Carolina.
My favorite quote from the video: "I've been to Maine to Spain from Bagdad to Trinidad to two world fairs and a hog calling contest, but this is the best place I've found."
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“Baghdad to Trinidad” haha I second that. I’m from Trinidad and I love Appalachia so much, especially Western NC. I keep visiting for the people as much as the enchanting landscape. It’s rare to find people who value and take pride in their stories and traditions like this today. You all have something very special.
“It’s ok to look back, but not stare.” This beside your favorite quote is my favorite.
Born the 9th child, 5 Sisters & 3 Brothers. Well water & Outhouses were very common in our neck of the woods. Gardening, hunting & fishing were vital in our diet. It was hard then but now, all good memories. My Mothers side of the family has been here since the 1740's and my Dad's side came over in 1812. German & Scottish respectfully. I'm still here, by God's Grace in West Virginia.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you 😊 I agree. Morals and respect for our elders is incredibly important.
This is Americana. These two are very special people. I love their stories, their accents and their rich character. Thanks!
There’s no other place as nice as Appalachia. The people and the communities are like none other. I grew up in Polk County Tennessee on greasy creek. We were poor but my childhood memories are something now I wouldn’t have wanted any other way. I’ve recently moved to Florida for work. After residing here for 4 years I dearly miss the mountains. Appalachia economically may be considered a poor area but the simple way of life there is priceless. Also not to name the people born and raised there are truly genuine and you won’t find that anywhere else in the world these days
My mother was raised in the Greasy Creek/Reliance community of Polk County. My grandfather, grandmother, and many of my mom's aunts, uncles, and cousins are buried in the Greasy Creek Baptist cemetery. The church had their homecoming on Mother's Day every year (probably still does), and we would always attend, decorate the graves, and have a picnic in the area at some secluded spot -- a family tradition in my youth. The day would end at my great aunt and uncle's home, Jim and Betty Lowe, who were still living in the area, where many family member gathered on that day. Great memories of a beautiful time and place.
I'm from Cleveland my granddaddys name was Reynolds they lived on Reynolds bridge road in Polk county
I can hear crows in the background. I bet you have American Bald Eagles around your place. Eagles and crows are mortal enemies.
Loved this video. Stories are such a blessing.
I’m a country girl at heart. I’d love to spend time with them on their porch and just enjoy the joy. What a great vid
In a way I think, this life would be so much better if we lived a simple life like Carolyn and David did. Thank you for your story Carolyn and David. And David thank you for your service😊
My grandma’s family always said, “ crik “. I was reading a cowboy book once that had that work. Knew exactly what it was, creek.Brought back memories!
I'm catching up on y'alls videos! My mother talked fondly of her childhood Christmas being oranges & hard candy. That was it. She said it was still very exciting and she didn't know any different until later in life that other kids got actual toys.
I wonder why there's so many Greasy Creeks? I was born and raised on Greasy Creek in Bell County, Kentucky. I raised my now adult children there. I live close to 30 miles away. I enjoyed hearing this couple talk.
I was born in 1953. In northern Vermont. I am the oldest of 11 children. 8 girls in a row, twin boys and my youngest brother on Halloween. Didn't have a TV until the sixties. A lot in common with you folks. Many differences as well. I enjoyed listening to these folks. Thank you.
thank you so much for this episode people just really don't realize how important their history is
Hi Karina, how are you doing
Thanks for this video. Very similar to my family from mountains of S.W. VA. My mom's Dad was a carpenter, built their home, the church across the road, my aunt's home, all occupied today. He was a farmer, plowed with a mule. I remember he and my uncles butchering a hog when weather turned cold. Always had good country ham from the smokehouse. Cold fresh water came from a spring high up the mountain through a pipe Papaw laid. Mamaw lived in that house until she was about 93, then in a nursing home until age 98. I still miss her and the beans and cornbread she made on that old wood stove.
Mike-what great memories you have!! Thank you for watching.
“Just up the way”. Sounds just like my family talked . I miss them and the way we did and said everything .
I love interviews like this. Makes me feel closer to my paternal ancestors. My Daddy was born in Anderson Co., TN and his family had lived in that area for hundreds of years. Some still live there. These mountains are “home” and are to me, the most beautiful place on earth.
My mother is from Appalachia, and I watch this for the memory of my dear Grandpa (and Grandma) who passed on, even though they left the area. I could see living there. Thank you all for sharing!
Hi 😊, how are you
I'm from the Fraser Valley in BC so the PNW area. We tend to grow Sweet Millions and Early Girl tomatoes. We grow ours under cover in a green house or a covered little house that gets sunlight through the sides. If they are out in the rain they get blight and die. Something I've never had luck with is carrots. Always full of bugs. I guess they need grown under cloth. My favourite is tomatoes though. Nothing like fresh picked tomatoes from the garden. Thanks Tipper. 💜
I liked hearing about grave visiting. I dragged my daughter all around Alabama to find our ancestors graves! We had a great time!
A delightful couple and an educational and entertaining interview. These interviews you conduct with native Appalachians are worth their weight in gold, Tipper!
Thank you Noah!
I love this couple.How sweet.learned a lot.
Just good people, enjoy listening to them...What a gorgeous big porch they have too!
My grandma had 13 kids! My great grandmother was Cherokee and I know I’m Irish!!! ❤️😍🙌🏼 my daddy grew gardens every year and he went by the signs faithfully!!!🙌🏼❤️
Love you’re vlog! My husband is from West Virginia and I’m from the Philippines 🇵🇭 so our children is hillypino 😂 we live in north Georgia, near the mountains.
😀 Thank you!
Love the hillypino name. That's cute. I've been around a lot of both of you.
Hillypinos..now that is funny saying!
thats funny! i'm from the southern mountains my kids are half Mexican. we call em mexibillys.
Hillypino thats so cute lol
Our roots run deep. God bless this fascinating couple! I certainly enjoyed visiting with y’all!
Wonderful, wonderful people, you are doing a marvelous job, recording history.
I live in the Ozark Mountains in North Arkansas. Many of the stories and traditions I'm hearing from your interviews are the same here. Country living is the best.
Lovely to listen to them both talk about their lives. Coming form Ireland it was interesting to hear how his three times? grandfather settled there. I can imagine back then it was a brave thing to do, set off into the unknown to start a new life. Lovely video :-)
What an awesome vlog to sit and hear the stories of life from days gone. I am 74 and love looking back at my family history. I loved that porch they were on, and can imagine what a beautiful place David and Carolyn live in. I agree with you about being able to visit the gravesites of our family, and our kids are not as excited about it. Thank you for sharing this family with us...such a delightful couple.
Hi Linda, how are you doing
I really enjoyed this interview. The way they described growing up was much like my childhood in E. KY. I think we got electrical wiring in our home around 1950. I can remember my parents getting a refrigerator and how I didn’t like the milk so cold at first! Our food was almost all homegrown. Mother did a lot of canning, drying apples and green beans on a string. I remember my parents helping a neighbor at his cane mill one fall and I loved going there after school. Kids could get a cane stalk and dip the foam for a tasty treat. I have very fond memories of my childhood, although we didn’t have very much. I didn’t know that, as we had just about the same things as our neighbors had. We knew all our neighbors back then, but we can’t say that now! I agree with what they said about visiting the graves of our family. My grandsons will probably never visit the graves of their great-grandparents, which, to me, is sad.
Thank you Jan! I've never thought about the fact that folks would have had to adjust to using a frig instead of a spring house 🙂
Have known David and Carolyn for years, Great folks!
They sure are! Thank you for watching 😀
Thank you to all 3 of you for this interview and for sharing your stories. Maybe one of your grandsons will watch your video someday and decide to continue your traditions. :-)
What a wonderful conversation and story!
I hope you do many more of these I could listen to these videos all day as I do my chores with my headphones on and as I just sit and relax.
What wonderful times to learn about thank you for doing these.
I love your channel. This gentleman is so right. You can’t teach anyone about growing up in Appalachia. You have to have lived it. There are just things we know that should or should not be done that is hard to explain to others...and I like that. Respect is very important to us. I’m sad to see that the younger generation are not being taught that like we were. Keep up the good work.
Sindy-thank you for watching!!
Makes me want to live there. Thank you all for sharing.
Bonnie
Tipper, I just love your videos, a part of my heart lives there, where I never lived. In Graham & Swain Counties, lies many of my ancestors & in eastern Tennessee. I always wanted to go there on Decoration Day & fix graves & fellowship with kin. I just got so busy in life I never got around to it. Now, I'm widowed and too old! (79) I found several family cemeteries out in the hills. Some are hard to find & I cried with joy when I found my great grandparents resting place. Descendants of those mountains leaves a deep love for the place, it passes down through the generations. Thank you for your videos. Love & prayers 😊😊❤❤
What wonderful people, they are real and true! I can hear their values in everything they say, true son and daughter of Appalachia! Thanks Tipper for sharing them with us.
So glad you enjoyed it-they are really great people!
@@CelebratingAppalachia - You described some tomatoes they grow, and that you also grow some now. I would love to know the name of that tomato - it sounds mouth -watering delicious!! Could I buy some seeds from you or them?
@@gwenhafford4112 I asked Carolyn and she couldn't remember the name. Email me at tipperpressley@gmail.com 🙂
I am so glad I found your vlog. I could sit and listen all day Thank you so much for the interesting stories and have a wonderful day!
Another great interview, my favourite videos! 😊🇨🇦
I love the "Wood Spirits " carved on the door frame. Thats great talent. Thank you for the video. Super nice people.
Lovely couple. I so enjoyed listening to their story. Beautiful. God Bless!!
I'm from the same place they're from, I've relocated minutes away from the same place they did and unfortunately I work in Atlanta too.
So enjoyed listening to your friends and their life here in Appalachia. It's nice to have those kind of roots, like a steadying influence on the beliefs you hold dear. Thank you.
Thank you for these stories. Reminds me of my parents and grandparents.
He looks dang good for born in 1941. Love listening to this! I’m only a few minutes in, I’m sure I’ll have questions haha.
I really enjoyed this video Tipper. It's so interesting listening to people talk about their lives through the years. I had heard you mention Decoration Day and Homecoming before. I googled them and I am interested in hearing more about them. How you and your family observe them and maybe more about them in the interviews like this one. Thanks for all your videos. I watch them all the time.
We need more people like these. God bless them and thank you for this interview, Tipper. 🙌🏼
Great interview. I appreciate the time spent and spirit shared.
fascinating! I love good story tellers! its such a gift!
Hi Meg, how are you
Loved this interview. Lovely down to earth couple. Enjoy hearing their story. You all are so lucky!
I've always said North Carolina had the best town and community names of any state and this interview and commentary section prove it. You couldn't have picked two better people for an interview.
That was the best....I really enjoyed the history that David and Carolyn shared about their family and the area.
So familiar. I am the youngest of 11 children from Madison co. So many memories made with my family.
Great Interview .... Loved it , and admired these lovely folks ! I'm born, and raised in Ill. Lived most of my adult life in the great State of West Virginia ! ! Love the Appalachian people ! ! !
Joann-thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!!
Awesome too listen in much respect to this lovely couple. ❤️🙏🏾
They are great folks! Thank you for watching 😀
I like the way he pronounces Tennessee. It's the way we said it where I grew up in Englewood/Etowah, TN.
Informative story.Thank you. ❤️
outstanding !! I absolutely love hearing their old stories !! 💯❤️
Hi Tracy, how are you
I’ve camped on greasy Creek . Beautiful place. We have good friends that live in Murphy ! Love your channel!
I had to look up on a map where y’all are. It’s not far from Blairsville, GA where we rented a cabin last October. I loved the mountains but hearing these haunting stories reminded me how I was actually kind of afraid of the mountains at night, lol. I figure it’s because I’m a Florida girl and I am just used to flat land. Those mountains combined with a full moon I thought was kind of scary lol
Love it! I grew up in eastern KY and the language/dialect and way of is very similar.
What lovely people ♡
I love that you are doing this - capturing, preserving, and passing along the history.
God bless
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your lives & history of yourselves & your family’s
Good afternoon folks!😇✌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I thoroughly enjoyed this, and learned new things! One for instance is I'd never heard the term 'double first cousin'. Which I would've had use for, because my mom and her sister had married my dad and his brother!😁 God bless!
Hi 😊, how are you doing today
Thank you for sharing ❤️ lots.of great memories for me
Thank you for sharing memories. I hope everyone takes time to record or write their stories. I know too well the it will take the next generation years before they will take the time to remember their ancestors.
Ett-Thank you for watching! Everyone has a story and you're right we should record more of them!
You know I can go to my family’s graves and I’m proud that I’m a part of them. Very interesting video that a lot of children should see so they can be proud of where they came from. God bless y’all.
Vera-thank you for watching!! I'm glad you're close to your family-even the ones that are long gone on.
@@CelebratingAppalachia yes ma’am.
Hi Vera, how are you doing
This video came across our feed today . We enjoyed listening to locals from Warne area. The story about the moonshiners scaring people off is a good one . Makes sense .
Delightful interview! I appreciate the content of your questions and your respectful and fond style.
Great episode. Good people, love the porch and the Woodwork. Interesting story and I agree with the importance of the respect for the genealogy and visiting the graves and remembering our elders. The lifestyle he's describing is not much different than mine in Southern Ohio. Of course by the time I came along we sent our hog or cow to the slaughter house to prep for us. My parents generation was still butchering at home. Now the slaughter houses are fewer and the gardens are getting smaller.
Steve-thank you for watching and for your comment. I wish I could have shown the entire porch, they have some very interesting things on it.
@@CelebratingAppalachia is that your home and porch Tipper or your guests ? Very nice
@@sallenky It's Carolyn and David's porch 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia he did say he was a contractor so I guess am not surprised. He probably built his home.
Such a great interview!
I enjoyed watching this video! So many of the memories that should be written down or see the family history is being loss these days , it’s sad
Thanks for sharing you sure brought back a lot of memories
Thank you Tipper, and Carolyn and David!
Charles-thank you for watching!!
I just discovered your channels about a week ago. I was looking for other people who enjoy the homestead lifestyle, and I guess I'm not the only one who has fallen in love with Appalachia online. It feels like a place I long to go back to but have never lived. I was wondering if someone had it to do all over again, hand could pick a place, where would you start out? I'm a single man, have some chickens, and a dog. Looking for maybe 5 acres. Thank you so much for sharing. I knew there had to be a better place than this frigid Minnesota 🙂
Welcome and so glad you're enjoying our videos! It's hard to say a particular place, but I would look in the most affordable areas. Some online research will likely show you those places 😀 Good luck!!
@@CelebratingAppalachia Thank you Tipper! Sure got me back in the kitchen mood again. I don't know what happened to my sausage gravy this morning, it started to cook down like usual and then it seemed to stop. I think I may have brown all the fat out of the sausage. If I'm not using cast iron I have to treat the pan with care, and I didn't have any regular flour so I used some Bisquick. The internet said it should be okay haha! Maybe too many ingredients. I've always had good luck using regular flour. My granny in Indiana taught me, but she would brown the sausage, add half of a 1/3 cup of flour, mix it in with the sausage until the fat soaked most of it up, then add the rest of the 1/3 cup of flour and stir it up again and put three or four cups of milk in and cook it down. Season to taste. Always seem to work well until today, but that's the way it goes some days.
Just true and real, I'm so glad to be connected with these fine folks through your amazing channel
Thank you!
Just discovered your videos, brought back so many memories of growing up in south east Kentucky. I live in Tennessee now. Thank you so much
Thank you for watching!! So glad you enjoyed the video 😀
It's like I always say, You don't know where you are going if you don't know where you've been.
I'm a little behind today. It's almost midnight. I wouldn't miss one of your videos for the world and this one is no exception. These are fine people, my people. I haven't figured exactly where they fit in, but I will.
I have a CD that has your uncle Ray saying " I see David Anderson back there" So I knew of David before today. Now I know him better. One thing that really struck me was David's uncanny likeness to my wife's cousin Pearlene's husband Leroy. If I saw David out somewhere I would be likely to say "How are you doing Leroy."
Papaw-thank you for watching!! Yes they are good people for sure 😀
Great interview, Carolyn & David! (Cheryl Powers)
Thank you for watching!!
thanks for bring back wonderful memories we got hot water from elec. at hawkens pond in the 90s
I forgot to add that we also have a Greasy Creek/neighborhood in my home county and I’ve never known why or how it got that name.
Precious people.
Hope you have read the book "Up Cutshin and Down Greasy" I was born up on Cutshin on Long Branch. Beautiful mountains. My family was Adams.
I have anderson bloodlines from the hills of western,nc. There are lots of andersons living in northeast Tennessee in the tri cities areas in hawkins county,Washington county and carter County.
My grandpa Joseph Lester Jones older sister Blanche Jones was married to an Anderson guy from Washington county,tn. They lived just west of jonesborough,tn in the sulphur springs community.
I regret not learning my heritage. Believe me; when you get older, you do wish you had. Learn your heritage. You won't have regrets like me. Mrs. Caroline and hubby; I love your porch!!!
Loved that brings back memories.
Thank you so much for this video.
My Mother born in Kentucky and her mother was born 1912 fletcher /van lear where loretta lynn was born ..my grandmother Effie Mullins ..she married George Mullins not related .. My grandfather a coal miner for Vanlear Coal mines ..my mom didnt like when we played Coal miners daughter ..reminded her of where she come from her roots .. She used to say ..all we had to eat was pinto beans and cornbread
Hi fellow melungeon. The Mullins are from around sneedville,tn area. They are one of many melungeon surnames like sizemore,collins,gibsons,chavis,jones,kings,nichols and Clark's.
Excellent.
Good interview!
What a wonderful interview, thank you Tipper. Would you please tell me what he meant by "double first cousin"? This is the first and only time I've heard this phrase outside of my own family.
Thanks Robin! If 2 brothers married 2 sister the children from each couple would be double first cousins 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia Thank you Tipper! In my family a brother and sister from one family married a sister and brother from another. They always said those kids were double first cousins and I always thought they made that phrase up.
There is a Greasy Creek Kentucky. I imagine there are many. I have heard different stories of how they got that name. One was that the trappers would skin animals in the creek and the fat made it greasy??? Hmmmmm. I never heard anyone use the term "cove" before. Is that a holler?
Thank you for watching! Yes a cove is similar to a holler 😀 Most of the time it indicates a larger area though.
I work in a school for 11 years and before that I worked at IBP meat packing and all so frito lay company.
My daddy told my papaw he would hoe his potatoes if he would let him marry my mom. I always had to wash the jars when my mom and mamaw was canning because I had the smallest hands. Always love playing in the creek
New sub to your channel . Enjoyed!
Welcome and thank you!
On my dad's/ mother's side (Bonnie yates)/ her huskins,plotts/botts,little johns,conrads and schells/shells were form cherokee county and murphy area back in early to mid 1700's before some of my huskins and yates migrated westward over the smokey mountains by 1770's to settle in unicoi and Washington county areas.
In Washington county near jinesborough,tn area there are lots of Rambo and Paynes/Paine families. Both families are intermarried.
Hi 😊, how are you doing
This LOVELY lady resembles my mother in law so much! Carolyn, is there any chance you are related to the Black family? Mother in law (Mattie) is from the Lexington/London area.
Good people. I can see why their friends of yours Tipper. 😊