They worked hard and helped one another. They were totally self reliant and a man’s word was his bond. They built barns and homes with an axe and wooden mallet and made many of there own tools. To have a blacksmith close by was a luxury. Thank you Donnie for another wonderful post. May God Bless you.
Most beautiful place on earth to me. Can you imagine todays young people surviving in those conditions? Greatest people ever. I’m 82 and only knew these folks thru stories ? Once read nothing soothe me like these great folks. Guess I was born in wrong century. Thank you for providing us with a prime look into these beautiful folks. Yes they were what was called hard people, but I can only imagine being loved and appreciated by these folks. Today people have so many useless clothes it takes days to wash a families clothes in modern washers/dryers. When they get bored with that fashion they toss away and buy new stuff that lasts maybe 1 year.👏🙏💕
I'm in my 40s but, I love seeing people of your generation commenting online. 30+ years ago when I was a kid most 40+ year old people weren't much into computers, tech, or video games unless that was what they did specifically for a living. Now a days online has gotten to be easy enough that everyone is accessing it. I long for days gone by, but this library at our fingertips is a useful tool. For all the filth out there there are also great channels like this one.
@Caoilinn S Most of my clothes are 20+ years old. I never use a dryer, I always hang inside in winter and outside when the weather is good. I agree to never wash with hot water, luke warm is my preference and many items I wash by hand. Peace be with you.
Thanks for a great video. My granddaddy was born in 1889. He was a farmer, blacksmith and carpenter. He wouldn't even throw away a 6 inch piece of rusty haywire. I learned so much from him. He took care of his family and helped others whenever they needed it. My dad was the same. We raised most all our own food. My mom made our clothes. It was hard work but a great life.
There's no doubt that the mountain folk were talented and hard working, Donnie. Life was hard, but they made the best of it! My Nanny's favorite saying was, "Make do, or do without."💖
That bed looks more comfortable than these beds/mattresses today that cost over $1,000. I absolutely love these stories of the Appalachian people of days gone by and how they survived. Donnie, I'm surprised a film maker hasnt signed you for a documentary on PBS, or National Geographic( kinda glad they didnt)
The nostalgia, love it.....if anyone has ever been gifted one of those handmade quilts, cherish it, they are gorgeous, I inherited my great grandmothers, made so well it's still used today (albeit a little more careful) lol I would gladly go back to those 'times', hard work, natural clean living....and a good sleep at night, thank you Donnie !
@@cjtn1746 How wonderful, I treasure the flannel and yes the weight......one day I will splurge and buy another for myself at a good craft sale that will last me my days, lol
Good Solid People ! Your video is a great tribute to the wonderful memories. Smart hard working people, self sufficient. I always enjoy watching they fellow at Dollywood making molasses with his mill and mule
We must have been high class when I was a kid, our outhouse had 2 toilet seats , a water pump in the kitchen and every Saturday morning pancakes smothered in BoB White syrup. I sure miss BOB White syrup. Thanks for the hard work you put in to make these great videos!
Once again Donnie you have blessed us. Thank you. My daddy was born in 1932 and my mother in 1935. Oh what a treasure we have lost. These people are still here but few and far between now. I’m afraid that a lot of people will suffer because of all the knowledge that has been lost.
Love our people of Appalachia and their heritage. It lives on. People who did not dare rely on the government for anything. They made their own way. Thank you Mr. Laws for sharing.
Awesome video! Such a part of our American history, I just love it! My grandmother was born and raised in Dyersburg, Tennessee in 1911. She told me were are desendants of Davy Crockett and Eli Whitney. Her maiden name was Whitney. But she has no historical documentation of proof. She was my mother's mother. My father was from Pago Pago, American Samoa. What a combination right?!😅
These folks were not only tough but so very smart! As I was watching this video I couldn't help but think what a wonderful world we'd have if we truly still helped our neighbors and really cared about one another like they did back in that time! Thank you for sharing this! I love the videos you make sharing the way these folks lived!
Thanks Donnie...I wish I had appreciated our heritage more was when I was younger but I am now teaching my children and grand children how special it is...our people were/are creative smart and extremely clever....
The sun comes over the ridge at about 9am in the winter and it’s getting dark by 4:30 in my holler. It’s truly like another little world where I live. I love these mountains.
I was a surprise that came along later in my Mom and Dad's life, my Dad and Grampa both passed in 1971, I was 9 years old. I always wished I'd been able to learn all the things they knew. My grampa was just starting to teach me. Thank you for bringing this story to us!
Hey friend, you just showed the lives of my ancestors from my mom and dad to way back in the history of our beautiful mountains. I was fortunate enough to have seen and sometimes worked side by side with my people doing the very things you showed in this video. And if I wanted to learn how to do something all I had to do was ask. I guess as I have become a senior, I spend a lot of time reminiscing about how it was back then. But you know I wouldn't trade those times for the Taj mahal stuffed with gold!!
It was a pleasure to see the forge in Cade's Cove at the mill area at 10:54 for a few seconds. I was the blacksmith there in 1976 working 40 hour weeks. Rebuilt the stone forge & made lots of tools & hardware while telling the many visitors about the craft and the life in the cove back around 1900. I have made my living at the forge for 49 years & still love doing it at age 77.
DONNIE…I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤️ These where the type of people who made AMERICA GREAT…I wish and pray that we could return to those times and values again!❤️🙏🇺🇸THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US 👍❤️
The only thing bad about that life is it's not around today, the work, morals, values, honesty, Humanity & respecting The One God! Thank you Ole Friend, a class act video.....JMO
Amazing the way these good people lived and survived even during the great depression of the 1930's, when they weren't even aware that there was a depression in the cities. Another great and informative video.
Hey Donnie. Outstanding. My maternal grandparents immigrated to this country in 1902. They brought the family Bible, the clothes on their back, and the knowledge of how to make what they needed, if they couldn't afford to buy it. They made alot of stuff. They died when I was a child, but I learned from my Mother and uncles how to do most of what they did. When you work hard and gain self reliance, you are truly free. Thanks friend and have a great evening! P.S. I still have the family Bible.
Really enjoyed this video Donnie. My Grandfather was the oldest of 15. They grew up in the mountains of Grayson Co. Virginia. It was a hard life, but I don't think they would have changed it if they could. They were proud, happy and thankful for all they had. Hope you are having a great week. God bless!
My grandmother was the last child in the family born in VA, up in the mountains in a little settlement called Lead Mine, in Grayson County, (the older were all born in Wythe County) . She was # 4, the other 7 were born in Nebraska. Times were hard there too.
Such a neat video Donnie.....and neat pictures ....there were so many little hamlets like Cades Cove....everyone was so resourceful and honed their skills , and learned off each other and helped each other...they weren't rich but they were blessed and so wealthy in many ways...I tried to learn what I could from the old timers and my Grandpa and Daddy while growing up ....I've kept their now antique hand tools and all....and all the wonderful memories of them....Thank you for the videology Brother.
I remember going to my great grandmothers house, she died when I was five but I remember being out in her yard and thinking that was the most wonderful place. She had apple trees, pear trees, cherry trees, peach trees, she had rhubarb, gooseberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, grape vines,she raised eight kids and farmed with my great grandfather he died when he was in his 40s and she had to end up raising the kids without him although she did remarry someone down the way. She had her own pigs,her own cattle and her own milk cow the only thing they actually bought at town was sugar and flour,as best I can remember. I sure would love to have that back again the way it was she had a huge garden put out every kind of vegetable you could think of,put out potatoes and sweet potatoes all other vegetables and she canned everything. She had a smokehouse, and a little Springhouse over the spring.What a beautiful memory,thank you Donnie!!!! Oh!!! When I was a kid,the animal feed and flour came in material sacks. My mom used those feed sacks and made me little sun dresses and pajamas.
I agree Kim. I feel that they are portrayed in the media as backward or ignorant people and as a result many view them that way. But this is definitely not the case!
When I sleep tonight it will be under a 50 plus y.o. quilt Granny made. Papaw was a blacksmith and carpenter. And a Baptist preacher. If I could snap my fingers and take us back , I sure would. Stay safe Donnie, the fish are starting to bite again and huntin season aint far off. Wood is cut and covered, garden playing out. Its been a good season.
Thanks Donnie for the video. My wife says that I was born 100 years late I love them old ways and the mountains. But God put me here where I am I just live with what He's blessed me with. Thank you again for the videos.
Thanks Donnie, the story you shared today of our Appalachian Ancestors,takes us back to remember our families of the past,and a time that might have been hard, but a happier life,in my opinion. God Bless and have a Good Evening 🙂.
Thank you for keeping our history alive. I am so fortunate to have learned how to "make do" with all the many small skills my grandparents and parents taught me. Mountain people are some of the toughest and proud folk I know. God bless.
I am 73 and that was good living making things for your own I remember my big mama and grand daddy made that lye soap wash clothes on a rub board you had outhouse all houses were about a mile apart a man’s word was his bond the inside was made by hand those were the days
God bless you, Donnie, for making us remember our past. It would do us Americans good to go back to the old ways where we could work and walk in the way of the Lord.
Yes, Donnie, I remember doing all these things as a kid, even helping my mom in the making of her quilts, I still have a couple of them,,, my sister's were away, and that left me to help her,,, she was very good at just about anything she put her hands to do,,,,,,we sure were blessed to have such a good mother,,, love these old pictures your showing, I'm going to show my grandchildren what it was like back then,,,, but of course it wasn't all work and no play,, I remember playing tag your it, and my sister was going to get me so I climbed into a pine tree and when she got up in it and was about three feet from me,,, I jumped and let the tree branches slow down my fall, and made it to base safe, and she had to be,,,it,, again,. now you be good there brother Donnie and let the Lord bless you.
I love your way of telling the story of our past. It's like a fond memory of grandad reading me a bedtime story. I so remember the wood stove in the kitchen. And the outhouse which was darn cold in the winter!! And the washing board mama got one year. I always loved the smell of fresh clothes off the line. We kids had the easy jobs of hunting for treasures along the roads or for gathering wild berries or mushrooms. I even remember the time daddy got the biggest buck ever!!!! Everyone, except mama, had to help bring it home. Lord we ate good that year. And not a single part of the buck went to waste neither. You, Sir, have such a sweet soft voice. I could listen to you all night long. Thank you for bringing back such sweet memories of my youth. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You take me back home every time I watch. I miss the self sufficient life we had on the farm. I still make do and mend, quilt, weave and garden. Cook from scratch and a lot of do it yourself. It's very rewarding.
Great video Donnie. Thanks for highlighting and explaining the resourcefulness, intelligence and hardworking Appalachian people of our past and present.
I can relate to making your own stuff. I bought a place that had an oil furnace in it and I did not like it or trust it, plus it stunk!! lol The place had a fire-place in it and I used it for a while before I realised it ate wood faster than I could cut and stack it!! lol So I bought some 5/16 plate steel and welded up a fire-place insert that the insurance company deemed bettter than any store bought insert on the market at the time. It was WAY more effictiant than an open fire-place and with a window cut in the door, It was amazing!! The ceramic-glass I used never did crack and I had that stove soooo hot in the middle of winter in Wisconsin, that there was a 100 to 120 degree deferance between inside and outside. It would be 30 deg. below zero outside and 80 deg. inside. I loved it!! I also had a snowmobile that would start with 2 to 3 pulls in 30 deg. below zero temps any day of the week, and I loved it!! I could have survived the " old days" in the mountains! , I think!! lol Take care
I was lucky enough to spend my summers as a child in the great Appalachian mountains,where I watched my grandfather and learned how to be self sufficient and when he got older in age bartering for goods and services was preferred
Except for the spinning wheels and basket making, almost everything in this video has been part of my experience even though I came of age in the 50's. But by the time I left home at age 20, things had changed dramatically primarily because of electricity and automobiles. (Our first family vehicle was an A model Ford, which I remember.) We worked hard but ate really well! Didn't know we were poor until we read about "Poor Appalachia" in the newspaper and was a bit surprised to learn that it was us they were talking about. Looking back, growing up the way we did was the best thing that could ever happen to a young person. Thanks for the video!
Donnie, this was both wonderful and sad at the same time. My grandparents on both sides are gone. My parents are gone. Even my Aunts and Uncles have gone home. They were the ones I loved listening to with the stories of my ancestors who came from Sweden, Denmark, England, Ireland and Wales. The reason why the people knew how to do things was that either they learned the trade or they came from the old countries where they were the tradesman and brought it with them. I love these old stories you tell. They remind me of the stories my relatives told me. God bless with His choices blessings my good friend. Stay safe.
Thank you for the history. My grandparents raised me. They were from another part of the country,grew up poor,as share choppers and tenet farmers. My pop said they did what ever they could. They taught me how to hunt,grow a garden,raise my own meat ect. How to can,cook. Both went to college but even after that they both continued to do these things. I was so blessed. I really wish more people could live and learn this. I wish that people would fix these homes up and live in them. I learned also to sew. My daughter does a lot of this. I do to. My current husband teases me about doing these things he says it is old fashioned. But loves the results. He is a city boy. I want to move to the country and do more on a small farm. It is so wonderful to listen to these stories. As a nurse many times for my self and kids I would use many cures from my greatgrand mother. Her dad was a shaman. Like willow bark tea,comfrey and fennel tea,for congestion and an plant that grows under sage brush she called it squaw tea. I do not know how to say thank you. I'm proud of my family history. Means so much to hear of it. Blessings and love to you.
Thank you Mr. Donnie for another wonderful video. People need to start learning these old ways of survival before much longer. Take care and have a blessed evening.❤️🍀 Blessings, Teresa
I grew up hearing about alot of this same stuff.. My Grandparents on BOTH sides lived almost EXACTLY like what this video explains & is about!!! Thank you Again for another great HISTORY VIDEO.... Donnie..!!!
I have to comment again - these videos really are a treasure. The insightful and accurate narration, and the old photos, are really irreplaceable if forgotten. It's great that you're doing it. I'm not from the area, but I really want to express my thanks. I love hearing about it.
How wonderful to see your video first in my que! Always so informative and sad how we lost the ability to take care of ourselves. There life was so hard but they were close and had large families to help. They remind me of the Amish.
Thank you Mr Donnie I remember the stories my grandmother told me about making soap washing the clothes boiling them she even told the story one time after her mother had passed away and she was about 10 years old and her daddy told her to go pick the greens and she did and she cooked them but there was something he neglected to tell her was to wash those greens and they were full of worms what she called the green salad and she she got a bad woppin and about that one but that was life she learned to do better and was an excellent cook I miss her ♥️♥️♥️♥️👍🗝️
It cracks me up that you brought up the depression. Back in the early 70s, my mom asked my dad's mother what was the depression like. Granny responded that she just didn't notice it. She was a west TN country farmer's wife. Resilient.
I'm lucky Donnie I'd like to know half of what they knew yes so so hard times but they were happy miss miss the history the history is getting away from us quickly really appreciate you sharing these videos keeping the tradition going long as possible
Hello from KY love you and your channel 💗.Well that brought tears to my eyes.Wasn't it wonderful how the kids helped out?It's like pulling eyeteeth to get kids now adays to do simple chores.It makes you ashamed to feel tired after cleaning up the house after watching this video.We have it so easy now adays and still complain about laundry.Thanks Donnie for another soul searching video.stay safe
This is a video after my own heart. We're not ALL dying out. I cooked and baked all day from scratch, no recipes; I just do it off the top of my head. I don't measure anything- just eyeball it. Right now I'm making a blanket while I'm watching this video. I tore apart an afghan with a hole in it & now I'm making a new one out of the old yarn, mixed with some new. I can't just sit. I have to be doing something constructive. My Grandma and my Mom taught me all of these things. I think I would get along just fine in Appalachia. I couldn't build a barn, but I could feed the men who could build it. Thank you for posting these inspiring videos that have real, timeless value. God bless you.
Been watching your videos from Australia, very calming and interesting. I always liked listening to the stories from the old timers they were very resourceful and frugal. Keep the stories coming
Yes sir, the women sure did have it hard, doing everything by hand. My mom always said a woman's work is never done.😉 So much to appreciate with the old timers. Sad to think they're pretty much all gone now. We could learn so much from them. Enjoyed your video. God bless!
Thanks again DONNIE, jarred my memory. Remember when my great grandma and grandpa use to tell me stories about when they were growing up about killing hogs they use everything except the squeal etc canning broom making great video
Such a shame that most of todays society knows no more than to push a button. Some have lost the art and appreciation of the wonderful tools God has given us, our hands and our minds. What would todays society do without electricity, brotherhood and common sense? God Bless you all
So interesting and inspiring. Sad to think in just a couple generations these skills are lost to most. Do you think we could regain this as a whole nation again Mr. Donnie? I think we're about to find out. Thank you for another awesome history lesson. 🇺🇲❤️💙
Dear Suz, mothers were the linchpin that held the family together. They instilled morals and taught many life skills. Keeping house, cooking, washing, grocery shopping, etc. Women had the greatest profession ever, Motherhood! Sadly, most women traded this for a nine to five. The last two generations haven't been taught life skills. The incredible art of fine cooking is nearly non existent. Many young people are still living at home and think hard labor is helping to carry the groceries in. Our country is headed for the worst depression this country has ever seen. Not many crops were planted this year and many didn't have fertilizer to boot. Hail storms and floods severely damaged many crops also. It's the same scenario around the world. Energy prices are going through the roof and many generating plants were shutdown. One half of the country is at the other halfs throats. The up and coming generation is totally unprepared for what's coming, and I fear for our people. Most don't have it within them to face this great challenge. Most have had everything handed to them and now demand it continue. Even the World Economic Forum has said to prepare for intense shortages across the board. I hope that your family educates themselves on what's really happening and begins storing as much food as you can afford. Don't forget pet food because it will probably be the first shortage. My intent wasn't to scare you, it was to alert you to what is definitely coming, and coming fast. May God bless you and direct you, Joe.
@@josephvanwie6706 I agree completely with everything you said....thank you for your thoughts. Everything you said rings true. I stayed home when I raised my kids because I was a latch key kid of the 70s. I wanted normalcy for my kids. It wasn't easy on 1 salary either....coupons and scrimping along. Unfortunately I'm a generation away from being taught those skills of the past. I lament often now, because I do have the memory of my grandparents being rich with wisdom and ability. I come from salt of the earth & sea. When I was young and they were telling stories like Mr. Donnie tells about days gone by and trying to share their wisdom, sadly I didn't think it was necessary to remember those old timey things. I thought modernity made an easier life for us now. But has it? Daily I now search my mind to remember my grandmother's words. We too are dismayed by the lack of patriotism and civility. It seems very much like we are heading worldwide into the abyss. Grasp your Bible....and be kind to people. We're preparing best we can. Hoping everybody is. One thing is for certain - if it gets as bad as they say it will, there won't be time for petty squabbles. I just wonder how humanity will react? Will we find our nation and our hearts again? Or fall because we can't come together for whats important? United we stand. Divided we fall. Remember those words nobody sings anymore? God Bless. 💙
Another great video donnie!!! I was fortunate enough to be raised partially by my grandmother who was born in the late 1800's we always slept good due to hard work and old feather bed,hand made quilts, her last of 13 is 83 now and a familly treasure, I'm a country boy myself, hunt fish, raise garden, chickens, can , been salt curing meat, practicing old va ham techniques, in process of building a smoke house, I have city water on top my mountain, but catch water , been blacksmithing for two years, I dont like crowds, "Iraq vet" and dont tolerate lazy, in process of learning native plants other than the obvious, folks where laughing at me 3 years ago, now they want my products lol
I have 3 of those beautiful old quilts my Husbands Grandmother made from old clothes. I treasure them. One is on the foot of my spare bed right now. Love them.
Being from Appalachia, your stories are like flashbacks from childhood. The best of times and the worst of times. We didn't want for much or need much, because we had each other. Our Grandparents, had a two bedroom house surrounded by fruit trees, a vegtable garden, chickens, rabbits and a huge blackberry patch. Grannie canned everything and filled her Pantry, with food to get us through the winter. The house was heated by two Fireplaces, a Coal Heater and a Cook Stove. There was no such thing as Insulation, so the house was cold as crout in winter. We stuffed newspaper around Widow cracks and slept under Homemade Duckdown Compfeturs. Clothes were often handmade or recycled hand me downs. Nothing went to waste not even Corn husks, they were made into Toy Dolls, corn silk was smoked like tobacco, animal skins were made into clothing like hats, gloves and shoes/moccasins. Entertainment was home-made too. We'd gather on our porch on Saturday evenings and listen to our Elders sing and play instruments made from Spoons, a Zinc Tub Bass, Juice Harp, Sandpaper Blocks and Dad's Harmonica.
I was about to try and pull my own tooth out not too long ago. I imagine I probably could have but I was afraid of breaking it off and leaving the infected root in my gums. Luckily I got in to have a dentist pull it out. I've had some other medical things done also that make me wonder how people got along without doctors, even though I think doctors are the cause of a lot of health problems too.
It seems like a good amount of the Country has lost their way. I’m in Hendersonville TN, and everyone’s busy trying to develop every scrap of land they can get their hands on. The more they develop, the further away from it I want to get.
Ain't that the truth. I lived in Antioch for the 1st 10 years of my life, and then my family moved to the Brentwood/Franklin area. And then I went to college in Nebraska and graduated about a year ago and now I'm just working here in the meantime. But I swear, every time I go back to Tennessee, to the Nashville area, it just keeps getting more and more developed and crowded. Traffic is getting excessively awful. It's getting to be where there's hardly any acreages or forest left because it's all been turned into subdivisions and strip malls. The town of Nolensville. I swear, probably half the buildings there did not exist when I graduated high school, which was only about 4 years ago.
Sir, I just want to say thank you. In a time of so much turmoil, it's a nice breather to hear you talking of the old times. I wish we could go back to that simple life. Self responsibility and a strong sense of community. I miss my grandparents. So thank you for taking pappys place in the storytelling. It calms the soul.
Love your videos It’s shameful how lazy we all have gotten ( myself included) God forbid our world gets worse than it is We’d all die cause we know how to do zip Those Mountain folk know what’s up
Thank You Much Mr. Donnie for bringing The Great People of Appalachia to some who never got to know or live the life!! I know I am Proud of my heritage and tell my kids and grandson of all that I know from the generations!!
I've been hear on RUclips for years and when I found your videos it made my whole year I grew up listening to my grand dad and grandma they grew up back in those mountains both of them that is were all my family came from and I've missed their stories about those mountains and when I heard your's it was just like sitting crossed legged on the floor when I was just little again listening to my family tell their stories thank you so much it brings back so many good memories and God bless you
@@donnielaws7020 I've been watching your videos and subscribed awhile back ago and thank you again and all your videos are very amazing so keep them coming and I can't wait to watch more of them
Yes we did and still do...wudnt have it any other way! And we live abundantly... But if u didn't grow up this way, it's gunna be hard for u... Learn as much as u can from the elders... listen to them... My papaw wud catch wild hogs and fatten them up real good and he wud catch opossum too..had to feed them clean for about a month or they wasn't fit to eat.. squirrel bear...we live in God's country for sure! Herbs everywhere medicine too! Lye soap is just hog fat and Ash..the best soap on earth!! Godbless and SHALOM
@@donnielaws7020 I absolutely love ur channel! I always keep an eye out for my papaw or my uncles! Lol...they have been on the heartland series several times...the Whiteheads, Hearons Borings,Buchanans, plz keep doing what ur doing.. God bless and Shalom
I loved sitting with my grandmother and her telling me stories about growing up during that time period. She had passed now. But I have those memories and stories she told me so now I can pass down to my children and grandchildren one day.
Thanks for another great video Donnie. I was fortunate to be raised on a homestead in rural Western NY State. I was taught a multitude of "sustainable" skills, which I still use today on our mini-farm/homestead here in East Tennessee. We grow and preserve about 95% of our foods, grow medicinal and kitchen herbs, and fruiting vines and shrubs. I make the majority of my own clothes and other items like drapes, towels, etc. I knit and crochet, weave, make soap and candles. I play 5 instruments and sing beautifully (as I've been told,) plus a LOT more "blue collar" practical skills. Heck, we even heat with wood and cook on a fully restored 1901 Charm Crawford kitchen wood-fired range. I very blessed to have a wonderful man in my life with excellent carpentry skills that loves to garden in our 9,600 SF veggie gardens. I love this way of life and wouldn't trade it for anything else.
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“Didn’t know there was a depression”- because they didn’t rely on government for ANYTHING. The way it should be. Bless them all.
So true my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
They worked hard and helped one another. They were totally self reliant and a man’s word was his bond. They built barns and homes with an axe and wooden mallet and made many of there own tools. To have a blacksmith close by was a luxury. Thank you Donnie for another wonderful post. May God Bless you.
Thank you friend for sharing this. Your very welcome.
That is the way I come up, a man's word was his bond!
When in this day and time you hear a man use the phrase "a man's or my word is my bond" you know they are all right and come from solid stock
@@hughcarothers9511 Amen Hugh!
@@Cook-hb2nf Yes! Men then knew that your reputation followed you forever and once you lost it you would never get it back.
Most beautiful place on earth to me. Can you imagine todays young people surviving in those conditions? Greatest people ever. I’m 82 and only knew these folks thru stories ? Once read nothing soothe me like these great folks. Guess I was born in wrong century. Thank you for providing us with a prime look into these beautiful folks. Yes they were what was called hard people, but I can only imagine being loved and appreciated by these folks. Today people have so many useless clothes it takes days to wash a families clothes in modern washers/dryers. When they get bored with that fashion they toss away and buy new stuff that lasts maybe 1 year.👏🙏💕
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
I'm in my 40s but, I love seeing people of your generation commenting online. 30+ years ago when I was a kid most 40+ year old people weren't much into computers, tech, or video games unless that was what they did specifically for a living. Now a days online has gotten to be easy enough that everyone is accessing it. I long for days gone by, but this library at our fingertips is a useful tool. For all the filth out there there are also great channels like this one.
The young can learn these skills again. Necessity is the mother of invention. lol
This kind of deep mountains makes me claustrophobic!
@Caoilinn S Most of my clothes are 20+ years old. I never use a dryer, I always hang inside in winter and outside when the weather is good. I agree to never wash with hot water, luke warm is my preference and many items I wash by hand. Peace be with you.
Thanks for a great video. My granddaddy was born in 1889. He was a farmer, blacksmith and carpenter. He wouldn't even throw away a 6 inch piece of rusty haywire.
I learned so much from him. He took care of his family and helped others whenever they needed it.
My dad was the same. We raised most all our own food. My mom made our clothes. It was hard work but a great life.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
Yes we did and still do
Amen my friend.
Good people and proud people. They are my people Donnie. ❤
Mine too, but I am a long way away.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
There's no doubt that the mountain folk were talented and hard working, Donnie. Life was hard, but they made the best of it! My Nanny's favorite saying was, "Make do, or do without."💖
Awesome my friend. God bless you.
How about this one...."Waste not, Want not".
'Use it up, wear it out, make do, do without.'
I think this saying came from here in Ireland.
lol
@@JaiHylRubis The Irish never settled the Appalachians, your quote was coined by Boyd K. Packer, on this side of the pond and used during WW2.
@@hetrodoxly1203 The Scots-Irish most certainly DID settle there.
That bed looks more comfortable than these beds/mattresses today that cost over $1,000.
I absolutely love these stories of the Appalachian people of days gone by and how they survived.
Donnie, I'm surprised a film maker hasnt signed you for a documentary on PBS, or National Geographic( kinda glad they didnt)
Thanks for saying this my friend. God bless you.
I have one of those beds. My husband made it. It's called a rope bed. And I use it when I go camping at the forts.
Their skills are awe inspiring. They did whatever they could to survive day to day. Another wonderful history lesson. Thank you as always. 👍🏻❤️
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Such smart, hard working people . I am thankful you did this story on them.
Another great video, thanks for helping to keep our Appalachian History alive
Your very welcome my friend. Your doing a great job your self my friend. God bless you.
THOSE OLD MOUNTAINS ARE ALWAYS SPEAKING TO US IF WE JUST TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN!🙏❤️🙏🇺🇸
@@mountaingator001 indeed my friend
The Appalachian people knew how to survive and get by and take care of things by their selves they were smart love the Appalachian people
That's true my friend. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Donnie your welcome always happy to be sharing
The nostalgia, love it.....if anyone has ever been gifted one of those handmade quilts, cherish it, they are gorgeous, I inherited my great grandmothers, made so well it's still used today (albeit a little more careful) lol I would gladly go back to those 'times', hard work, natural clean living....and a good sleep at night, thank you Donnie !
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
I've got my grandmother's. She made it from the old rags on the flour sacks. It's so heavy from all the cotton batting!
@@cjtn1746 How wonderful, I treasure the flannel and yes the weight......one day I will splurge and buy another for myself at a good craft sale that will last me my days, lol
Good Solid People ! Your video is a great tribute to the wonderful memories. Smart hard working people, self sufficient. I always enjoy watching they fellow at Dollywood making molasses with his mill and mule
We must have been high class when I was a kid, our outhouse had 2 toilet seats , a water pump in the kitchen and every Saturday morning pancakes smothered in BoB White syrup. I sure miss BOB White syrup. Thanks for the hard work you put in to make these great videos!
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
You rich… 🐺💨🥷🫥
Once again Donnie you have blessed us. Thank you. My daddy was born in 1932 and my mother in 1935. Oh what a treasure we have lost. These people are still here but few and far between now. I’m afraid that a lot of people will suffer because of all the knowledge that has been lost.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
Thank you for bringing back memories of my childhood. My Grandfather was a basketmaker. You're the best Mr. Donnie and God bless you Sir 🙏 ❤️
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
Love our people of Appalachia and their heritage. It lives on. People who did not dare rely on the government for anything. They made their own way. Thank you Mr. Laws for sharing.
So true my friend. Your very welcome.
Awesome video! Such a part of our American history, I just love it! My grandmother was born and raised in Dyersburg, Tennessee in 1911. She told me were are desendants of Davy Crockett and Eli Whitney. Her maiden name was Whitney. But she has no historical documentation of proof. She was my mother's mother. My father was from Pago Pago, American Samoa. What a combination right?!😅
That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
These folks were not only tough but so very smart! As I was watching this video I couldn't help but think what a wonderful world we'd have if we truly still helped our neighbors and really cared about one another like they did back in that time! Thank you for sharing this! I love the videos you make sharing the way these folks lived!
Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your so very welcome my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 You're welcome! Thank you for sharing all these awesome treasures 😊
That time of sharing will return, out of necessity. lol
@@JaiHylRubis You're probably right!
Thanks Donnie...I wish I had appreciated our heritage more was when I was younger but I am now teaching my children and grand children how special it is...our people were/are creative smart and extremely clever....
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
The sun comes over the ridge at about 9am in the winter and it’s getting dark by 4:30 in my holler. It’s truly like another little world where I live. I love these mountains.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I was a surprise that came along later in my Mom and Dad's life, my Dad and Grampa both passed in 1971, I was 9 years old. I always wished I'd been able to learn all the things they knew. My grampa was just starting to teach me.
Thank you for bringing this story to us!
Your very welcome my friend.
Hey friend, you just showed the lives of my ancestors from my mom and dad to way back in the history of our beautiful mountains. I was fortunate enough to have seen and sometimes worked side by side with my people doing the very things you showed in this video. And if I wanted to learn how to do something all I had to do was ask. I guess as I have become a senior, I spend a lot of time reminiscing about how it was back then. But you know I wouldn't trade those times for the Taj mahal stuffed with gold!!
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. God bless you.
It was a pleasure to see the forge in Cade's Cove at the mill area at 10:54 for a few seconds. I was the blacksmith there in 1976 working 40 hour weeks. Rebuilt the stone forge & made lots of tools & hardware while telling the many visitors about the craft and the life in the cove back around 1900. I have made my living at the forge for 49 years & still love doing it at age 77.
That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
DONNIE…I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤️
These where the type of people who made AMERICA GREAT…I wish and pray that we could return to those times and values again!❤️🙏🇺🇸THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US 👍❤️
Me to my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
The only thing bad about that life is it's not around today, the work, morals, values, honesty, Humanity & respecting The One God! Thank you Ole Friend, a class act video.....JMO
Amen my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Amazing the way these good people lived and survived even during the great depression of the 1930's, when they weren't even aware that there was a depression in the cities. Another great and informative video.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Hey Donnie. Outstanding. My maternal grandparents immigrated to this country in 1902. They brought the family Bible, the clothes on their back, and the knowledge of how to make what they needed, if they couldn't afford to buy it. They made alot of stuff. They died when I was a child, but I learned from my Mother and uncles how to do most of what they did. When you work hard and gain self reliance, you are truly free. Thanks friend and have a great evening! P.S. I still have the family Bible.
That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. God bless you.
Really enjoyed this video Donnie. My Grandfather was the oldest of 15. They grew up in the mountains of Grayson Co. Virginia. It was a hard life, but I don't think they would have changed it if they could. They were proud, happy and thankful for all they had. Hope you are having a great week. God bless!
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Thank you friend.
My father's family is from Grayson and Wythe counties. Many are still there. They lived as you described.
My grandmother was the last child in the family born in VA, up in the mountains in a little settlement called Lead Mine, in Grayson County, (the older were all born in Wythe County) . She was # 4, the other 7 were born in Nebraska. Times were hard there too.
Such a neat video Donnie.....and neat pictures ....there were so many little hamlets like Cades Cove....everyone was so resourceful and honed their skills , and learned off each other and helped each other...they weren't rich but they were blessed and so wealthy in many ways...I tried to learn what I could from the old timers and my Grandpa and Daddy while growing up ....I've kept their now antique hand tools and all....and all the wonderful memories of them....Thank you for the videology Brother.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.
I remember going to my great grandmothers house, she died when I was five but I remember being out in her yard and thinking that was the most wonderful place. She had apple trees, pear trees, cherry trees, peach trees, she had rhubarb, gooseberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, grape vines,she raised eight kids and farmed with my great grandfather he died when he was in his 40s and she had to end up raising the kids without him although she did remarry someone down the way. She had her own pigs,her own cattle and her own milk cow the only thing they actually bought at town was sugar and flour,as best I can remember.
I sure would love to have that back again the way it was she had a huge garden put out every kind of vegetable you could think of,put out potatoes and sweet potatoes all other vegetables and she canned everything. She had a smokehouse, and a little Springhouse over the spring.What a beautiful memory,thank you Donnie!!!!
Oh!!! When I was a kid,the animal feed and flour came in material sacks. My mom used those feed sacks and made me little sun dresses and pajamas.
Thanks so much for sharing your memories with us my friend. God bless you.
Donnie, thank you for showing me a time when life was pure. Most see poor, simple people but not me, I see richness and beauty in hard hard times.
Your very welcome my friend.
I agree Kim. I feel that they are portrayed in the media as backward or ignorant people and as a result many view them that way. But this is definitely not the case!
When I sleep tonight it will be under a 50 plus y.o. quilt Granny made. Papaw was a blacksmith and carpenter. And a Baptist preacher. If I could snap my fingers and take us back , I sure would. Stay safe Donnie, the fish are starting to bite again and huntin season aint far off. Wood is cut and covered, garden playing out. Its been a good season.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
Thanks Donnie for the video. My wife says that I was born 100 years late I love them old ways and the mountains. But God put me here where I am I just live with what He's blessed me with. Thank you again for the videos.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
Thank you Donnie ! It’s so much fun to see the old ways my family grew up in Southern Ok and it was hard times there also.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
Thanks Donnie, the story you shared today of our Appalachian Ancestors,takes us back to remember our families of the past,and a time that might have been hard, but a happier life,in my opinion. God Bless and have a Good Evening 🙂.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
They knew how to survive, awesome video
Thank you friend.
Thank you for keeping our history alive. I am so fortunate to have learned how to "make do" with all the many small skills my grandparents and parents taught me. Mountain people are some of the toughest and proud folk I know. God bless.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
I am 73 and that was good living making things for your own I remember my big mama and grand daddy made that lye soap wash clothes on a rub board you had outhouse all houses were about a mile apart a man’s word was his bond the inside was made by hand those were the days
Awesome my friend. Thanks for your memories. That's exactly how it was my friend. God bless you.
God bless you, Donnie, for making us remember our past. It would do us Americans good to go back to the old ways where we could work and walk in the way of the Lord.
Thank you friend. God bless you.
Yes, Donnie, I remember doing all these things as a kid, even helping my mom in the making of her quilts, I still have a couple of them,,, my sister's were away, and that left me to help her,,, she was very good at just about anything she put her hands to do,,,,,,we sure were blessed to have such a good mother,,, love these old pictures your showing, I'm going to show my grandchildren what it was like back then,,,, but of course it wasn't all work and no play,, I remember playing tag your it, and my sister was going to get me so I climbed into a pine tree and when she got up in it and was about three feet from me,,, I jumped and let the tree branches slow down my fall, and made it to base safe, and she had to be,,,it,, again,. now you be good there brother Donnie and let the Lord bless you.
I love your way of telling the story of our past. It's like a fond memory of grandad reading me a bedtime story. I so remember the wood stove in the kitchen. And the outhouse which was darn cold in the winter!! And the washing board mama got one year. I always loved the smell of fresh clothes off the line. We kids had the easy jobs of hunting for treasures along the roads or for gathering wild berries or mushrooms. I even remember the time daddy got the biggest buck ever!!!! Everyone, except mama, had to help bring it home. Lord we ate good that year. And not a single part of the buck went to waste neither. You, Sir, have such a sweet soft voice. I could listen to you all night long. Thank you for bringing back such sweet memories of my youth. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
You take me back home every time I watch. I miss the self sufficient life we had on the farm.
I still make do and mend, quilt, weave and garden. Cook from scratch and a lot of do it yourself. It's very rewarding.
Awesome my friend. Thank you friend for sharing this. God bless you.
Great video Donnie. Thanks for highlighting and explaining the resourcefulness, intelligence and hardworking Appalachian people of our past and present.
Your very welcome my friend.
Donnie i love these stories, please don't stop telling them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thank you friend.
I can relate to making your own stuff. I bought a place that had an oil furnace in it and I did not like it or trust it, plus it stunk!! lol The place had a fire-place in it and I used it for a while before I realised it ate wood faster than I could cut and stack it!! lol So I bought some 5/16 plate steel and welded up a fire-place insert that the insurance company deemed bettter than any store bought insert on the market at the time. It was WAY more effictiant than an open fire-place and with a window cut in the door, It was amazing!! The ceramic-glass I used never did crack and I had that stove soooo hot in the middle of winter in Wisconsin, that there was a 100 to 120 degree deferance between inside and outside. It would be 30 deg. below zero outside and 80 deg. inside. I loved it!! I also had a snowmobile that would start with 2 to 3 pulls in 30 deg. below zero temps any day of the week, and I loved it!! I could have survived the " old days" in the mountains! , I think!! lol Take care
That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
I was lucky enough to spend my summers as a child in the great Appalachian mountains,where I watched my grandfather and learned how to be self sufficient and when he got older in age bartering for goods and services was preferred
Awesome my friend.
Thanks Donnie for sharing this. I love stuff like this that shows how self reliant people were in the rural areas back then.
So true my friend. Your very welcome.
Loved it! An amazing generation of people!
Thank you friend.
Except for the spinning wheels and basket making, almost everything in this video has been part of my experience even though I came of age in the 50's. But by the time I left home at age 20, things had changed dramatically primarily because of electricity and automobiles. (Our first family vehicle was an A model Ford, which I remember.) We worked hard but ate really well! Didn't know we were poor until we read about "Poor Appalachia" in the newspaper and was a bit surprised to learn that it was us they were talking about. Looking back, growing up the way we did was the best thing that could ever happen to a young person. Thanks for the video!
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome.
Donnie, this was both wonderful and sad at the same time.
My grandparents on both sides are gone. My parents are gone.
Even my Aunts and Uncles have gone home.
They were the ones I loved listening to with the stories of my ancestors who came from Sweden, Denmark, England, Ireland and Wales.
The reason why the people knew how to do things was that either they learned the trade or they came from the old countries where they were the tradesman and brought it with them.
I love these old stories you tell.
They remind me of the stories my relatives told me.
God bless with His choices blessings my good friend.
Stay safe.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
We Appalachian people can do anything we set our mind on it
Thanks Donnie Laws Godbless you and yours my friend
So true my friend. Your very welcome.
What I’d give for a plate of sorghum & butter with one of maw-maw’s cathead biscuits, thanks for bringing light to our culture
Yum, Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Thank you for the history. My grandparents raised me. They were from another part of the country,grew up poor,as share choppers and tenet farmers. My pop said they did what ever they could. They taught me how to hunt,grow a garden,raise my own meat ect. How to can,cook. Both went to college but even after that they both continued to do these things. I was so blessed. I really wish more people could live and learn this. I wish that people would fix these homes up and live in them. I learned also to sew. My daughter does a lot of this. I do to. My current husband teases me about doing these things he says it is old fashioned. But loves the results. He is a city boy. I want to move to the country and do more on a small farm. It is so wonderful to listen to these stories. As a nurse many times for my self and kids I would use many cures from my greatgrand mother. Her dad was a shaman. Like willow bark tea,comfrey and fennel tea,for congestion and an plant that grows under sage brush she called it squaw tea. I do not know how to say thank you. I'm proud of my family history. Means so much to hear of it. Blessings and love to you.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this story. God bless you.
I love listening to grandmother story and I tell everyone the stories. I look forward to next video
Thank you Mr. Donnie for another wonderful video. People need to start learning these old ways of survival before much longer. Take care and have a blessed evening.❤️🍀
Blessings,
Teresa
So true my friend. Your very welcome.
There is nothing like picking fresh vegetables out of a garden warm from the sun they taste so good that way thanks for the video have a good one
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
I grew up hearing about alot of this same stuff.. My Grandparents on BOTH sides lived almost EXACTLY like what this video explains & is about!!! Thank you Again for another great HISTORY VIDEO.... Donnie..!!!
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this
Hard work is food for the soul. We need to work half as hard as our great and grandparents did. Thank you Mr. Laws.😊
You are absolutely right, my friend! 🙏
I have to comment again - these videos really are a treasure. The insightful and accurate narration, and the old photos, are really irreplaceable if forgotten. It's great that you're doing it. I'm not from the area, but I really want to express my thanks. I love hearing about it.
Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you.
How wonderful to see your video first in my que! Always so informative and sad how we lost the ability to take care of ourselves. There life was so hard but they were close and had large families to help. They remind me of the Amish.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
Thank you Mr Donnie I remember the stories my grandmother told me about making soap washing the clothes boiling them she even told the story one time after her mother had passed away and she was about 10 years old and her daddy told her to go pick the greens and she did and she cooked them but there was something he neglected to tell her was to wash those greens and they were full of worms what she called the green salad and she she got a bad woppin and about that one but that was life she learned to do better and was an excellent cook I miss her ♥️♥️♥️♥️👍🗝️
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. God bless you.
It cracks me up that you brought up the depression. Back in the early 70s, my mom asked my dad's mother what was the depression like. Granny responded that she just didn't notice it. She was a west TN country farmer's wife. Resilient.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
I'm lucky Donnie I'd like to know half of what they knew yes so so hard times but they were happy miss miss the history the history is getting away from us quickly really appreciate you sharing these videos keeping the tradition going long as possible
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Thanx Mr Donnie.....
Your welcome friend.
Hello from KY love you and your channel 💗.Well that brought tears to my eyes.Wasn't it wonderful how the kids helped out?It's like pulling eyeteeth to get kids now adays to do simple chores.It makes you ashamed to feel tired after cleaning up the house after watching this video.We have it so easy now adays and still complain about laundry.Thanks Donnie for another soul searching video.stay safe
Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
This is a video after my own heart. We're not ALL dying out. I cooked and baked all day from scratch, no recipes; I just do it off the top of my head. I don't measure anything- just eyeball it. Right now I'm making a blanket while I'm watching this video. I tore apart an afghan with a hole in it & now I'm making a new one out of the old yarn, mixed with some new. I can't just sit. I have to be doing something constructive. My Grandma and my Mom taught me all of these things. I think I would get along just fine in Appalachia. I couldn't build a barn, but I could feed the men who could build it. Thank you for posting these inspiring videos that have real, timeless value. God bless you.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Been watching your videos from Australia, very calming and interesting. I always liked listening to the stories from the old timers they were very resourceful and frugal. Keep the stories coming
Awesome my friend. Thank you so much.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS.LOVE THE HISTORY. SEE YOU NEXT TIME. ⭐
Thank you friend.
Yes sir, the women sure did have it hard, doing everything by hand. My mom always said a woman's work is never done.😉 So much to appreciate with the old timers. Sad to think they're pretty much all gone now. We could learn so much from them. Enjoyed your video. God bless!
Awesome my friend. That's so true. Thanks for sharing this.
Love your channel buddy! From Bristol,TN.
Thank you friend.
Thanks again DONNIE, jarred my memory. Remember when my great grandma and grandpa use to tell me stories about when they were growing up about killing hogs they use everything except the squeal etc canning broom making great video
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
Such a shame that most of todays society knows no more than to push a button. Some have lost the art and appreciation of the wonderful tools God has given us, our hands and our minds. What would todays society do without electricity, brotherhood and common sense? God Bless you all
Amen my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks Donnie for sharing another great story about Appalachian people 👍
Your very welcome my friend.
Thank you for sharing this, with what's coming these are the lessons we will need to be learning to live again.
Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
So interesting and inspiring. Sad to think in just a couple generations these skills are lost to most. Do you think we could regain this as a whole nation again Mr. Donnie? I think we're about to find out. Thank you for another awesome history lesson. 🇺🇲❤️💙
Thanks for sharing this my friend
I pray not.
I really feel the same suz
Dear Suz, mothers were the linchpin that held the family together. They instilled morals and taught many life skills. Keeping house, cooking, washing, grocery shopping, etc. Women had the greatest profession ever, Motherhood! Sadly, most women traded this for a nine to five. The last two generations haven't been taught life skills. The incredible art of fine cooking is nearly non existent. Many young people are still living at home and think hard labor is helping to carry the groceries in. Our country is headed for the worst depression this country has ever seen. Not many crops were planted this year and many didn't have fertilizer to boot. Hail storms and floods severely damaged many crops also. It's the same scenario around the world. Energy prices are going through the roof and many generating plants were shutdown. One half of the country is at the other halfs throats. The up and coming generation is totally unprepared for what's coming, and I fear for our people. Most don't have it within them to face this great challenge. Most have had everything handed to them and now demand it continue. Even the World Economic Forum has said to prepare for intense shortages across the board. I hope that your family educates themselves on what's really happening and begins storing as much food as you can afford. Don't forget pet food because it will probably be the first shortage. My intent wasn't to scare you, it was to alert you to what is definitely coming, and coming fast. May God bless you and direct you, Joe.
@@josephvanwie6706 I agree completely with everything you said....thank you for your thoughts. Everything you said rings true. I stayed home when I raised my kids because I was a latch key kid of the 70s. I wanted normalcy for my kids. It wasn't easy on 1 salary either....coupons and scrimping along. Unfortunately I'm a generation away from being taught those skills of the past. I lament often now, because I do have the memory of my grandparents being rich with wisdom and ability. I come from salt of the earth & sea. When I was young and they were telling stories like Mr. Donnie tells about days gone by and trying to share their wisdom, sadly I didn't think it was necessary to remember those old timey things. I thought modernity made an easier life for us now. But has it? Daily I now search my mind to remember my grandmother's words. We too are dismayed by the lack of patriotism and civility. It seems very much like we are heading worldwide into the abyss. Grasp your Bible....and be kind to people. We're preparing best we can. Hoping everybody is. One thing is for certain - if it gets as bad as they say it will, there won't be time for petty squabbles. I just wonder how humanity will react? Will we find our nation and our hearts again? Or fall because we can't come together for whats important? United we stand. Divided we fall. Remember those words nobody sings anymore? God Bless. 💙
Another great video donnie!!! I was fortunate enough to be raised partially by my grandmother who was born in the late 1800's we always slept good due to hard work and old feather bed,hand made quilts, her last of 13 is 83 now and a familly treasure, I'm a country boy myself, hunt fish, raise garden, chickens, can , been salt curing meat, practicing old va ham techniques, in process of building a smoke house, I have city water on top my mountain, but catch water , been blacksmithing for two years, I dont like crowds, "Iraq vet" and dont tolerate lazy, in process of learning native plants other than the obvious, folks where laughing at me 3 years ago, now they want my products lol
Cannot thank you enough for these wonderful stories.
Your very welcome my friend.
These folks knew how to take care of themselves
So true my friend. Thanks for sharing.
I have 3 of those beautiful old quilts my Husbands Grandmother made from old clothes. I treasure them. One is on the foot of my spare bed right now.
Love them.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
Being from Appalachia, your stories are like flashbacks from childhood. The best of times and the worst of times. We didn't want for much or need much, because we had each other. Our Grandparents, had a two bedroom house surrounded by fruit trees, a vegtable garden, chickens, rabbits and a huge blackberry patch. Grannie canned everything and filled her Pantry, with food to get us through the winter. The house was heated by two Fireplaces, a Coal Heater and a Cook Stove. There was no such thing as Insulation, so the house was cold as crout in winter. We stuffed newspaper around Widow cracks and slept under Homemade Duckdown Compfeturs.
Clothes were often handmade or recycled hand me downs. Nothing went to waste not even Corn husks, they were made into Toy Dolls, corn silk was smoked like tobacco, animal skins were made into clothing like hats, gloves and shoes/moccasins.
Entertainment was home-made too. We'd gather on our porch on Saturday evenings and listen to our Elders sing and play instruments made from Spoons, a Zinc Tub Bass, Juice Harp, Sandpaper Blocks and Dad's Harmonica.
Awesome story my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories with us. God bless you.
my dad came from Barbourville kentucky.. i really appreciate this content.. thankyou so much and God bless you all
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.
I was about to try and pull my own tooth out not too long ago. I imagine I probably could have but I was afraid of breaking it off and leaving the infected root in my gums.
Luckily I got in to have a dentist pull it out. I've had some other medical things done also that make me wonder how people got along without doctors, even though I think doctors are the cause of a lot of health problems too.
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.
My grandparents especially my grand dad showed me how to be resourceful I really appreciate tgat at 45
It seems like a good amount of the Country has lost their way. I’m in Hendersonville TN, and everyone’s busy trying to develop every scrap of land they can get their hands on. The more they develop, the further away from it I want to get.
I don't blame you my friend. Thanks for sharing.
Ain't that the truth. I lived in Antioch for the 1st 10 years of my life, and then my family moved to the Brentwood/Franklin area. And then I went to college in Nebraska and graduated about a year ago and now I'm just working here in the meantime. But I swear, every time I go back to Tennessee, to the Nashville area, it just keeps getting more and more developed and crowded. Traffic is getting excessively awful. It's getting to be where there's hardly any acreages or forest left because it's all been turned into subdivisions and strip malls. The town of Nolensville. I swear, probably half the buildings there did not exist when I graduated high school, which was only about 4 years ago.
Sir, I just want to say thank you. In a time of so much turmoil, it's a nice breather to hear you talking of the old times. I wish we could go back to that simple life. Self responsibility and a strong sense of community. I miss my grandparents. So thank you for taking pappys place in the storytelling. It calms the soul.
I'm doing my best to bring some of it back. I do things for folks that I'm able it makes a difference if not for them it helps you a lot.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Thank you Donnie God bless🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽All of that is a lost art that here soon may need to be learned again.
Amen my friend. Your very welcome.
Love your videos
It’s shameful how lazy we all have gotten ( myself included)
God forbid our world gets worse than it is
We’d all die cause we know how to do zip
Those Mountain folk know what’s up
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Thank You Much Mr. Donnie for bringing The Great People of Appalachia to some who never got to know or live the life!! I know I am Proud of my heritage and tell my kids and grandson of all that I know from the generations!!
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
That's when people were real and NOBODY was "woke."
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I've been hear on RUclips for years and when I found your videos it made my whole year I grew up listening to my grand dad and grandma they grew up back in those mountains both of them that is were all my family came from and I've missed their stories about those mountains and when I heard your's it was just like sitting crossed legged on the floor when I was just little again listening to my family tell their stories thank you so much it brings back so many good memories and God bless you
That's awesome my friend. Welcome to the channel. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
@@donnielaws7020 I've been watching your videos and subscribed awhile back ago and thank you again and all your videos are very amazing so keep them coming and I can't wait to watch more of them
Yes we did and still do...wudnt have it any other way! And we live abundantly... But if u didn't grow up this way, it's gunna be hard for u... Learn as much as u can from the elders... listen to them... My papaw wud catch wild hogs and fatten them up real good and he wud catch opossum too..had to feed them clean for about a month or they wasn't fit to eat.. squirrel bear...we live in God's country for sure! Herbs everywhere medicine too! Lye soap is just hog fat and Ash..the best soap on earth!! Godbless and SHALOM
Amen my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories.
@@donnielaws7020 I absolutely love ur channel! I always keep an eye out for my papaw or my uncles! Lol...they have been on the heartland series several times...the Whiteheads, Hearons Borings,Buchanans, plz keep doing what ur doing.. God bless and Shalom
God bless you Donnie🙏🏻
Keep bringing us the truth my friend
Thank you friend.
They could skin a buck, and run a trout line..
I loved sitting with my grandmother and her telling me stories about growing up during that time period. She had passed now. But I have those memories and stories she told me so now I can pass down to my children and grandchildren one day.
So sorry for your loss my friend. God bless you. Thanks for sharing this.
Boy this is so well done . It’s a History class . I really thank you for these stories
Thank you friend
Your very welcome.
Thanks for another great video Donnie. I was fortunate to be raised on a homestead in rural Western NY State. I was taught a multitude of "sustainable" skills, which I still use today on our mini-farm/homestead here in East Tennessee. We grow and preserve about 95% of our foods, grow medicinal and kitchen herbs, and fruiting vines and shrubs. I make the majority of my own clothes and other items like drapes, towels, etc. I knit and crochet, weave, make soap and candles. I play 5 instruments and sing beautifully (as I've been told,) plus a LOT more "blue collar" practical skills. Heck, we even heat with wood and cook on a fully restored 1901 Charm Crawford kitchen wood-fired range. I very blessed to have a wonderful man in my life with excellent carpentry skills that loves to garden in our 9,600 SF veggie gardens. I love this way of life and wouldn't trade it for anything else.
That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your story. Thank you. God bless you.
@@donnielaws7020 Blessings to you as well.
Thank you Donnie for this wonderful story. Love the old ways
Your very welcome my friend.
Bless you Mr. Laws