Meet Appalachian Artifact Collector and Craftsman Kenny Tompkins

[@1954shadow]

What an interesting, amiable guy, Kenny is. I’d spend all day with him, not a boring moment, guaranteed.

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@deecaliqu4733]

Love history preservation. Makes me very happy.

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[@meloniemurillo2885]

I've used a well to get drinking water from when i was a child. My friends family didnt have inside running water. She lived on a farm. Great memories growing up.

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@sharont3406]

Thank you, Kenny!

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thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@ovalsteiner6543]

I still remember my neighbor using the well until the early 2000s... I liked playing in that well when I was little.

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[@ronbass8136]

Thanks John and Kenny. Kenny has a great collection. I was born the same year as Kenny and i used alot of those old tools when i was young.

[@theappalachianchannel]

Thanks for sharing

[@joybrackin2460]

I really enjoyed seeing all of these old things.

[@theappalachianchannel]

Kenny loves collecting!Thanks for watching and commenting on the video! John & Jodi

[@dontrump9362]

Miss the simpler way of life. 🥲 enjoyed the video. 👍🇺🇸🙏

[@theappalachianchannel]

the simple life is good!Thanks for watching and commenting on the video! John & Jodi

[@paulyoung5327]

Very interesting . Nice to see people that take time to collect and preserve our history.. Thanks John.

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[@maureenwareham8822]

How interesting!
I love the value of the history at Tompkins Farm

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[@purplehaze5977]

Wow kennys place is amazing so many treasure and memories just love it

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@kimberlyserrano9003]

Another amazing video with so much history ❤ love it ❤

[@deltonwatts9726]

Great museum! Thanks for sharing.

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@AnthonyRufo-rc1zm]

I love to watch your videos and enjoy how you bring back the simple life.
I'm from up north, Massachusetts, and I love when you people talk with the southern accent.

[@theappalachianchannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimmymalone3494]

I enjoyed the artifact thank you for sharing.I hope y'all have a great week and God Bless you all.

[@theappalachianchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@haroldhawkins9370]

I've used a well bucket like that, the water is much better than city water.

[@theappalachianchannel]

yes it sure is !

[@stephenrice4554]

From what I see , the Appalachian folks are working hard to open their beautiful area up to people interested in their history and the people today . Hard working , decent people . 👍🇬🇧

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[@donnabrowder2431]

A wonderful and amazing collection of old items and equipment. I hope Kenny has a plan to preserve and conserve it all in future years. It's important that these historical treasures aren't lost. Great video, John.
Richard in Tidewater, VA but from Southwest Virginia. Age 80.

[@theappalachianchannel]

I hope so too!

[@purplehaze5977]

I really enjoyed this thank you so much, great place

[@kathybricker6644]

Great to see relatives who collect things, too ❤

[@theappalachianchannel]

Always!

[@oldmanvic]

Interesting man to talk to. Lots of fun educational history tales. Grandpa tell me bout good ol’days.

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! What state did you grow up in ?

[@oldmanvic]

Foreign born. Been blessed to lived and USA. But bless again lived most my years living in the country. Galloway oh. Farmer community . Machinist was my trade get to know a lot of old folks. Lots interesting people you get to know . And it’s true small communities people help each other. Not expecting nothing in return. Watching your channel bring lots of memories. Thank you John and Jodi

[@towntourin]

Great job on the towns history Kenny.

[@theappalachianchannel]

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[@brianpjohnson]

Kenny Great Collection!I enjoyed seeing it! .Thank you so much for Video ! Wonderful job. I enjoyed it!

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[@sandylipscomb7003]

I love the history and restoration‼️

[@loripretti843]

I love the sign " Good June For Sale"!!! God Bless!!!

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@loubelle385]

What a nice man and so many great treasures! Blessings from Texas!

[@theappalachianchannel]

Thanks so much

[@carolynmiller8088]

Yes I can remember doing it

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@sandylipscomb7003]

I have watched my Great Grandparents use a well❤️

[@kennethboydsr3966]

Love this stuff ❤

[@josephrobichaud5198]

At one time the smitty was one of the most important people in town.
Without them there would be no steel tools to work with.

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@normanfrazier6695]

Have drawn water from a well many times. Kenny has lots of cool stuff

[@theappalachianchannel]

yes he sure does

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I love the old punched well especially the stove lid cover.

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thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@bevkern3858]

Good ole days and old barn . Reminds me of grandpa barn . And my dad's barn I use too jump out of it . 😅

[@londonkyguy]

I have drawn water with a well bucket like that one. We had a deep well like that. Best drinking water. Eventually there was a deep well pump put in it. There was a company here called London Bucket company. I love this channel.

[@ronlittle6397]

Used the same setup in rockcastle county ky. In 70's. Eventually got a pump and ran it to house

[@beverlyhill6783]

Great video

[@theappalachianchannel]

Thanks for the visit

[@whiteboi1856]

Kenny has a nice property there.👍

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thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@robertlusnia506]

Enjoyed your collectiom of old items I have a few of the item you have

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[@matthewellis2673]

I have a 20 lb sledgehammer and its handy at times. Especially working on trucks, etc

[@larrywalker3137]

Yes I used a well just like that with a well bucket many many times

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! What state did you grow up in ?

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome thanks

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! Kenny loves preserving history.

[@michaelkimberlin-nn8rk]

May papaw Edd Going had a well on his enclosed front porch with a well bucket just like that one I got cought playing with it a lot loved it.

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[@JFC1975]

That's the only water my grandma had until 1992. She drew water every morning. Kept water in the kitchen in a bucket with a metal dipper for drinking. Everyone used the same dipper. Any water left in the dipper was dumped into a large bowl that was dumped out every morning.
Her well was off the back porch on a gang plank and all was covered with a sheet iron roof. Home was 1 of 2 homes built prior to the civil war. The homes were mirror images of one another. The home is empty now but still standing. Arkansas

[@NanetteAycock-pq4tx]

interesting!

[@theappalachianchannel]

Glad you think so!

[@robertbotello1817]

MY UNCLE CLAYTON MADDOX OF KENTUCKY HAD THE SAME WELL SET UP.

[@theappalachianchannel]

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[@JamesShoemaker-c3l]

Yes, I had Drew water like that the boar bigger bucket

[@warrengilbert9100]

kenny the good guy

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[@TB-nh3xw]

It's been while but as a child I got to draw water from a well to have a cold drink of water

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[@jaessongee8864]

👍

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[@laurierenaud1210]

I HOPE THIS GUY RIGHTS A BOOK..HE HAS DATES AND SO MUCH INFO..THAT HE DOSNT REALIZE..HOW MUCH HE NEEDS TO DOCUMENT THIS!

[@nickharcrow5697]

Grew up drawing water from a well. well know what a well bucket is

[@theappalachianchannel]

thanks for the comment! What state did you grow up in ?

[@michaelkimberlin-nn8rk]

Goins not going 😂

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[@robertpirtle3638]

Boy he talks fast. I bet he’s always on the run. I’m thinking I my of said something or was thinking about the same last time . He needs to slow down so us slow people get to see it all

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[@kennethclaar922]

I wonder how his pap died .