I wish I had people that I cared about on film before they passed away!! That's a true blessing! I have never been to Appalachia, but I have always been curious about the lifestyle!! I live in a suburb of Philadelphia! Life is totally different here!! lol
Yes, as a photographer I value photographs, but I think there is a reason most people grab the family photo album first in an emergency. Be sure to check out the video with Analo Phillips where he shows six generations of family photos. I think you'll enjoy it.
Born and raised in wva im just a good old country boy i was raised to always help anyone i still do today the only thing I ask for is a good old thank you
You really have created a section of History and have kept it all alive. It is important people don't forget and for the young folk to day to see how hard things were, the little they had, but how happy they were. Now people have so much, everything on tap as it were, phone and lots of unnecessary things that get turfed out and not given on or handed down.
I am glad you find value in what I am trying to do. I have spent most of my adult life trying to document and preserve the history and culture of the area through its people. I hope you will stay tuned to see more in upcoming episodes..
Thank you for bringing back childhood memories. My cousin married into Coates family My grandmother was a Parker. She lived on grapevine. My uncle and cousins live on grapevine. Ken Parker and his kids still live there
Yes, Ken Parker is the minister in my river baptism photos from many years ago, and his daughter Kim is a good friend of mine. You have a wonderful, extended family.
Thank you Tim. Truly incredible respectful work & photographs. A 'hippy' friend took me in and sheltered me in a 100+ year old cabin on the East Fork of Bull Rush Creek, in Madison County, in the mid '70s. Still Remember feeding Ponder's cattle in that deep snow, and the outhouse. Long time gone."Don't play checkers at the corner station. Tobacco money came in and they're playing for real stakes." Thank you for documenting what no one else may ever understand. ~ T (from Pat's laptop)
Yes please do a lot more of these. I'm a 9th generation NCer and have so many roots that I'm related to about everyone. Some of my family grew around Wilkes County, some down here in the Piedmont, and a few out on the coast. We came down from Pennsylvania and further beyond through Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and England. Too many surnames to mention here. I really look forward to this page and wish you all the best. I will try and find your books too. My grandfather on my dad's side were Moravians and furniture makers. So my dad made furniture in High Point NC when I came along and that's where I grew up and am still in this area today. Some of his pieces are in the White House.
Wow, thats fascinating family history. You should be proud of those accomplishments. My family hostory parallels much of that in how they got here from Scotland and England. We are working on a long episode now and hope too have it up next week. It will show how one of the old farms was used and also the new owners and how they are using it today. Stay tuned!
Maree; So glad that you are enjoying the programs so far. I have hundreds of hours of interviews so a wealth of content to choose from. As I have been listening back to conversations I had 10 and 15 years ago it brings back so many memories when I hear the actual voices again. As primarily a photographer, it's great to hear you are enjoying the photos, too.
@@AMB1R So great to hear that your mom is in the photo. I have been trying to locate all the five ladies in the photo to see if I could get them all back together for a photo of them today. If it would be possible to contact her please have her, or you, contact me though my website www.barnwellphoto.com Thanks for the comments and making that connection.
Wow, that's somewhere I have always wanted to travel. I did meet a couple of ceramic artists from Tasmania recently that were in Asheville visiting and had a great conversation with them and their host, who is a friend of mine. I hope you will enjoy upcoming episodes to get an in-depth look at the Appalachian culture and its hardy and wonderful folk.
I was pleased to find your RUclips channel. One set of my wife’s paternal grandparents, the Corns, were from the little community of Grapevine, NC that you discussed in Episode 2. They left Grapevine around 1900 to find work in the textile mill at Glendale, SC. Glendale was then known as Bivingsville. The Corn family was related to the Coats family that you also discussed in Episode two. Some members of the Coats family had already immigrated to South Carolina and that seems to be the main reason the Corn family followed in their footsteps. The story, in my wife’s family, is that their relative, Francis Marion Coats, picked them up in his wagon at the Spartanburg train station and carried them to Glendale. Thanks for your work, it is an interesting channel. - Gerald Teaster
Geral; What a wonderful story. Family histories like yours are so rich and I thank you for sharing your story. I think there has been a lot of migration back and forth between the Carolinas as you discussed. My grandmother on my mother side and her sister did piecework for the textile mills in Greenville, SC, turning socks inside out by hand for the mill as there wasn't a machine to do that back then. I hope you will stay tuned as we have a lot of great things planned.
I just subscribed and can hardly wait for your next video! I hope it's soon. I loved these first two videos. Although I have been in New England most of my life, my people go way back in time in the appalachia's. I'm very excited to see what new things you can show me about these wonderful people's.
Hello. Thanks so much for subscribing. Glad you are interested in this great area and its people. we have a number of programs in the works and one to be released this Friday we hope, so stay tuned!
Awesome stuff, Tim. I never knew the women featured in this particular video, but when I was young, I was babysat by two pillars of the Arrington branch community in Faye and NA Arrington. I had a thick country accent in my younger years that was in large part thanks to their influence. Sadly I pretty much had to train myself to not talk like that when I got further along in high school and college but I wish I had never tried to change it because it was part of who I was. Great videos, looking forward to the next one!
Donna; I appreciate you tuning in and hope to have more to share with you soon. As an Appalachian native I hope you will enjoy what I have been able to do over the years and what I will present here.
Janet; Glad you are a fan of Appalachia as am I. We've got a lot of ideas of how to share all the conversation s and photographs I've made over the years so stay tuned!
Hello; I certainly am glad to hear you are enjoying the programs. We are going to do longer ones soon as we have several in the works. Just takes an incredible amount of time but we are getting better and quicker so stay tuned.
I hope you do more videos . I have your book and see you have a couple more, I’ll have to look. I enjoy celebrating appalachia with tipper, so I’m looking forward to more videos from you.
Sandra; Great to hear you are looking for to more. We've got a lot of great ideas and working on several new episodes right now. Love Tippers channel as well. Doing a new episode based on content for my Hands in Harmony book now that I hope to post next week.
Thanks man for doing this! I had a copy of Face of Appalachia when I worked for BCSO and left a copy for the fine folks of D&D Grocery in Barnardsville. You also photographed my cousin Collie Payne! I remember as a little kid making the climb up the mountain to his place from my Great Grandparents Ethel(Payne) and Ed Lunsford. Thanks for all you do as I explore my history of a lot of generations!
Wow. Great to hear from you and about your connection with the Paynes. We are working on a whole program about Collie and Zola so stay tuned. Doing interviews with friends and family to add to historic photos and interviews. I too remember the mountain, parking at the road and hiking with all my gear to the cabin then on up to the field on top of the mountain. Love to hear more of your memories.
Just subscribed, found ur channel. Enjoy ole history and true stories or unreal lol..u have a awesome channel and great video. Hey from South Carolina..
Roberta; Thanks for letting me know you are enjoying our channel and the people we are featuring. We've got new episodes in the works and hope to have our third up next week.
While the terms cemetery and graveyard are used interchangeably by folks there is a difference. Graveyards are connected with a church and cemeteries are not. So, you are correct about the terminology. Many governmental burial places such as national, battlefield, and VA places are cemeteries, and family plots on private property are cemeteries. It could be that people are more comfortable saying cemetery for all the types than graveyard, or aren't aware of the distinction.
@@thefaceofappalachiathank you for this information. I was never aware of this and just used the terms interchangeably. I always thought it sounded more “refined” to say “cemetery”, and so used that term when I was going through the years of self-doubt that come along with going off to college amongst people who laugh at your accent.
You have bought joy to my heart today...this is such a pure channel! Thnx for sharing your beauty! Bless your heart ❤️
You are so kind. So pleased you are finding value to what we do.
I wish I had people that I cared about on film before they passed away!! That's a true blessing! I have never been to Appalachia, but I have always been curious about the lifestyle!! I live in a suburb of Philadelphia! Life is totally different here!! lol
Yes, as a photographer I value photographs, but I think there is a reason most people grab the family photo album first in an emergency. Be sure to check out the video with Analo Phillips where he shows six generations of family photos. I think you'll enjoy it.
Born and raised in wva im just a good old country boy i was raised to always help anyone i still do today the only thing I ask for is a good old thank you
Thats a great guide for living, and something we should all aspire to.
You really have created a section of History and have kept it all alive. It is important people don't forget and for the young folk to day to see how hard things were, the little they had, but how happy they were. Now people have so much, everything on tap as it were, phone and lots of unnecessary things that get turfed out and not given on or handed down.
I am glad you find value in what I am trying to do. I have spent most of my adult life trying to document and preserve the history and culture of the area through its people. I hope you will stay tuned to see more in upcoming episodes..
Thank you for bringing back childhood memories. My cousin married into Coates family My grandmother was a Parker. She lived on grapevine. My uncle and cousins live on grapevine. Ken Parker and his kids still live there
Yes, Ken Parker is the minister in my river baptism photos from many years ago, and his daughter Kim is a good friend of mine. You have a wonderful, extended family.
Lockie was my mom's best friend, they worked together at Mill Manufacturing
So good to hear from you! I hope the video brought back some good memories.
Thank you Tim. Truly incredible respectful work & photographs. A 'hippy' friend took me in and sheltered me in a 100+ year old cabin on the East Fork of Bull Rush Creek, in Madison County, in the mid '70s. Still Remember feeding Ponder's cattle in that deep snow, and the outhouse. Long time gone."Don't play checkers at the corner station. Tobacco money came in and they're playing for real stakes." Thank you for documenting what no one else may ever understand. ~ T (from Pat's laptop)
What great memories. I can picture it all from your description! Glad we share some of the same memories and appreciation of these great folk.
Yes please do a lot more of these. I'm a 9th generation NCer and have so many roots that I'm related to about everyone. Some of my family grew around Wilkes County, some down here in the Piedmont, and a few out on the coast. We came down from Pennsylvania and further beyond through Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and England. Too many surnames to mention here. I really look forward to this page and wish you all the best. I will try and find your books too. My grandfather on my dad's side were Moravians and furniture makers. So my dad made furniture in High Point NC when I came along and that's where I grew up and am still in this area today. Some of his pieces are in the White House.
Wow, thats fascinating family history. You should be proud of those accomplishments. My family hostory parallels much of that in how they got here from Scotland and England. We are working on a long episode now and hope too have it up next week. It will show how one of the old farms was used and also the new owners and how they are using it today. Stay tuned!
Thank you so much Tim! I love hearing these stories as it is a way of honoring the past. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos too! xxx
Maree; So glad that you are enjoying the programs so far. I have hundreds of hours of interviews so a wealth of content to choose from. As I have been listening back to conversations I had 10 and 15 years ago it brings back so many memories when I hear the actual voices again. As primarily a photographer, it's great to hear you are enjoying the photos, too.
My mom is a Coates and Lockie was my neighbor. She was a sweet lady, she always sent me Christmas cards:)
Actually my mom is in this video! 1:10 she’s the second from the left
Hello. So great to hear from someone who knew Lockie. She was a wonderful lady who kept everyone in her church and community connected!
@@AMB1R So great to hear that your mom is in the photo. I have been trying to locate all the five ladies in the photo to see if I could get them all back together for a photo of them today. If it would be possible to contact her please have her, or you, contact me though my website www.barnwellphoto.com
Thanks for the comments and making that connection.
Thank you for the video, watching from Australia.
Wow, that's somewhere I have always wanted to travel. I did meet a couple of ceramic artists from Tasmania recently that were in Asheville visiting and had a great conversation with them and their host, who is a friend of mine. I hope you will enjoy upcoming episodes to get an in-depth look at the Appalachian culture and its hardy and wonderful folk.
Thank you for caring about our deep & rooted culture. I've studied about the fascinating Australia & New Zealand culture as well!
I was pleased to find your RUclips channel. One set of my wife’s paternal grandparents, the Corns, were from the little community of Grapevine, NC that you discussed in Episode 2. They left Grapevine around 1900 to find work in the textile mill at Glendale, SC. Glendale was then known as Bivingsville. The Corn family was related to the Coats family that you also discussed in Episode two. Some members of the Coats family had already immigrated to South Carolina and that seems to be the main reason the Corn family followed in their footsteps. The story, in my wife’s family, is that their relative, Francis Marion Coats, picked them up in his wagon at the Spartanburg train station and carried them to Glendale. Thanks for your work, it is an interesting channel. - Gerald Teaster
Geral;
What a wonderful story. Family histories like yours are so rich and I thank you for sharing your story. I think there has been a lot of migration back and forth between the Carolinas as you discussed. My grandmother on my mother side and her sister did piecework for the textile mills in Greenville, SC, turning socks inside out by hand for the mill as there wasn't a machine to do that back then. I hope you will stay tuned as we have a lot of great things planned.
Thanks for replying! I look forward to the next episode.
I love this music
I just subscribed and can hardly wait for your next video! I hope it's soon. I loved these first two videos. Although I have been in New England most of my life, my people go way back in time in the appalachia's. I'm very excited to see what new things you can show me about these wonderful people's.
Hello. Thanks so much for subscribing. Glad you are interested in this great area and its people. we have a number of programs in the works and one to be released this Friday we hope, so stay tuned!
Awesome stuff, Tim. I never knew the women featured in this particular video, but when I was young, I was babysat by two pillars of the Arrington branch community in Faye and NA Arrington. I had a thick country accent in my younger years that was in large part thanks to their influence. Sadly I pretty much had to train myself to not talk like that when I got further along in high school and college but I wish I had never tried to change it because it was part of who I was. Great videos, looking forward to the next one!
Calan;
So great to hear about your experiences and the Arington connection. Great folks in that area, for sure!
….Such impressive photographs!
Thanks for your kind comment. Happy to know you are enjoying the photography.
Thank you for all your hard work! I have been born and lived all my life here in Appalachia!
Donna; I appreciate you tuning in and hope to have more to share with you soon. As an Appalachian native I hope you will enjoy what I have been able to do over the years and what I will present here.
Awesome stories - thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more.
Thanks for the feedback, Great to know folks are enjoying the episodes. It's a good motivator for us to want to produce more. Stay tuned!
I love all things Appalachian💜Looking forward to future videos.
Janet; Glad you are a fan of Appalachia as am I. We've got a lot of ideas of how to share all the conversation s and photographs I've made over the years so stay tuned!
Thank you for another great vid Tim 👍 so interesting... wish they were longer.
Hello; I certainly am glad to hear you are enjoying the programs. We are going to do longer ones soon as we have several in the works. Just takes an incredible amount of time but we are getting better and quicker so stay tuned.
Same here!
Thank ya for the stories of the Wonderful folks of the mountains❤❤❤
You are welcome. We appreciate you tuning in and hope you'll check out some of our other episodes.
I hope you do more videos . I have your book and see you have a couple more, I’ll have to look.
I enjoy celebrating appalachia with tipper, so I’m looking forward to more videos from you.
Sandra; Great to hear you are looking for to more. We've got a lot of great ideas and working on several new episodes right now. Love Tippers channel as well. Doing a new episode based on content for my Hands in Harmony book now that I hope to post next week.
WONDERFUL VIDEO !!!~!!THANK YOU
Nancy;
Thanks for getting in touch and letting us know how much you enjoyed the episode. Glad to know they hit home with folks.
Thanks man for doing this! I had a copy of Face of Appalachia when I worked for BCSO and left a copy for the fine folks of D&D Grocery in Barnardsville. You also photographed my cousin Collie Payne! I remember as a little kid making the climb up the mountain to his place from my Great Grandparents Ethel(Payne) and Ed Lunsford. Thanks for all you do as I explore my history of a lot of generations!
Wow. Great to hear from you and about your connection with the Paynes. We are working on a whole program about Collie and Zola so stay tuned. Doing interviews with friends and family to add to historic photos and interviews. I too remember the mountain, parking at the road and hiking with all my gear to the cabin then on up to the field on top of the mountain. Love to hear more of your memories.
Just subscribed, found ur channel. Enjoy ole history and true stories or unreal lol..u have a awesome channel and great video. Hey from South Carolina..
Lisa;
Thanks so much for subscribing. We have some great things in the works that I am sure you'll enjoy so stay tuned!
Awesome video. Thank you
Roberta;
Thanks for letting me know you are enjoying our channel and the people we are featuring. We've got new episodes in the works and hope to have our third up next week.
Loving this channel man! Thank you keep it up!!
Glad you enjoy it! We appreciate you joining us on this journey.
Just Subbed!
Hello. I certainly appreciate you subscribing to The Face of Appalachia. We've got more great content in the works so stay in touch.
Wouldn’t it be the church’s graveyard, Not cemetery? Since a cemetery is privately owned.
While the terms cemetery and graveyard are used interchangeably by folks there is a difference. Graveyards are connected with a church and cemeteries are not. So, you are correct about the terminology. Many governmental burial places such as national, battlefield, and VA places are cemeteries, and family plots on private property are cemeteries. It could be that people are more comfortable saying cemetery for all the types than graveyard, or aren't aware of the distinction.
@@thefaceofappalachiathank you for this information. I was never aware of this and just used the terms interchangeably. I always thought it sounded more “refined” to say “cemetery”, and so used that term when I was going through the years of self-doubt that come along with going off to college amongst people who laugh at your accent.