Pioneer Women Of Appalachia, Their Will and Determination to Survive
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This is a look at how our founding Women of Appalachia came into these mountains. The life they lived settling this rugged country and raising a family. Their strong will and determination to survive. Thanks for watching. NOTE: Picture are just to tell the story and not the actual pictures. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL THIS CHANNEL COVERS 9 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS !!! ( CHECK IT OUT) 1. Metal Detecting 2. Wildlife Videos 3. History & Mountain Culture 4.The Unexplained 5. Home projects 6. Hunting & Fishing 7. Nature Videos 8.Mining History 9. Video Shorts
Bless their hearts, each and everyone of them. It wasn't uncommon for Women to have a child about every year for 12 or so years. Like you said Donnie, alot of the babies wouldn't survive. It wasn't uncommon to lose a quarter of the total of kids you had from various diseases or injury. My Grandma which was born in 1900, was a midwife and would ride sidesaddle across the country to go help some Woman during her birth. And that sweet Lady was only 4'11. Bless her heart, she wasn't afraid of anything. I miss ya Grandma. Rest in peace, you are not forgotten, nor are the countless others who did what you did.
Thanks for sharing that my friend. God bless you.
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My wife's Granny was a Cherokee midwife, and helped birth her. Like the midwife in the story, she was well under 5' tall. Had it not been for her, my dear wife likely would not have survived.
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That's a cool family story
I'm always fascinated by the pioneer women, they were the backbone of all the early settlers, even here in Australia.The conditions were extreme!! I love these stories Donnie!! I always see something I want to draw in your wonderful stories!! It's really all about passing the traditions down!! 'That's just the way it was'!! Beautiful my friend!!😀👍💯
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
He's a fine storyteller ain't he. Best thing about family gatherings to me was listening to those old stories.
Hi Rusticated art.
Hi friend. Fellow Aussie here. Grannie Cyndy from South Australia.
Great inspirational stories, aren't they? Just love Donnie.
Can't help wondering what part of the country you're from.
If you like these pioneering stories I can recommend a great book, Australian Pioneering Women by Eve Pownell.
God bless.
Love to hear the Appalachian Storytelling by Mr. Donnie. You described my Mom, Grandmother perfectly. Thank you Sir ! See you around the next ridge. God bless you!
Thank you friend. God bless you.
Both sides of my family have been in these hills traced back to the 1600s.... hard life but they didnt know it-they felt blessed. :)
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Women were tougher than nails and old boots until 100 years ago Now even a 'capable' woman won't last three months in those conditions.
Thank you for the wonderful upload. 🌸
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Donnie, Thank you for this beautiful history lesson. My beloved, hundred year old, Aunt Rita passed away today. I was thinking of how difficult
my relatives had it back then. I come from an Italian immigrant family who settled in New York. You showed me how life was pretty much the same regardless of where one lived. Their strength of character was passed down the line to succeeding generations. God bless them all!
So sorry! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
We tend to complain so much about the inconveniences of today. But just going back a few generations in our own lives allows us to remember when times were so much harder. Without these strong women most of us wouldn't be here today. Donnie, I follow 50 plus channels on RUclips. Yours is my favourite by far. You can relay these historical facts in a way that can send me back in time. You're able to use many of the same photos, while linking them to different stories, and make it work anew. My friend you're one of the best storytellers that I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Don't change a thing Donnie and God bless you my friend.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend. God bless you.
I thought of my mom, who passed away in 2007, when I saw this video. She had iron will and inner strength, though suffered from a congenital heart murmur. She told me that before she married my father, she was a young widow, raising my older sister and brother. She lived in a Texas farmhouse with no central heating or plumbing. The water from the well was rusty, so she pumped the water through a cloth. She dug a pit for an outhouse and built the outhouse. She cooked on a hearth, with heavy iron cookware hung from cranes. (This was in the late 1940s to the early 1950s!) She did all this while driving a model T to a low-paying job in town. She lost a lot of weight, but she made sure her toddler son and baby daughter were fed. Then life continued to be tough for her even after she married my dad. Despite the hard life, Mom had a loving heart and she always had class. I imagine the pioneer women were just the same.
WOW, Thanks for sharing your memories with us my friend. So sorry for your loss. God bless you.
My Great Grandmother came from South East Kentucky. I hope to learn more about her and her family. The story goes that both her parents died when she was very young. She was sent to live with her grandmother and her sister sent to live with an aunt, but we've never been able to find her sister or her name. It's my understanding that her sister was an infant. My Great Grandmother married my Great Grandfather when she was 14.
Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Have you tried ancestry DNA to see if she had any kids?
@@SmallTownGirl3 Yes and I've found nothing.
I am a Genetic Genealogist. I would be happy to help. Just let me know :)
These women did it hard. We whine and think we have it hard, the kid’s today have no idea what hard work is. Thank’s Donnie for the reminder just how good we do have it.🙏🇦🇺
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Hi Donnie, great history lesson! Very true what you show in this video. My grandfather and grandmother worked a farm so my mother was born on the kitchen table. No time to get to a hospital - farm work couldn't wait. Thanks again for the history lesson.
WOW, Thanks for sharing this story my friend.
Thanks Donnie God bless🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Your very welcome my friend. God bless.
Reminds me of my Granny I sure do miss her & Thanks Mr Donnie 😊❤️
Awesome my friend. God bless you.
@@donnielaws7020 Ty😊
Congratulations on 100K! You've worked hard and earned every single one!!!! I bet you'll say it's not work because you love telling these stories. When my husband and I are driving on I-64 in eastern Kentucky where we live, we often talk about the pioneers. We wonder what they thought coming upon these mountains. Were they intimidated and scared or did they see the beauty that we do and see opportunity? I can't imagine seeing Kentucky the way it was then. There are good roads (mostly), lights on utility poles, and houses all over the hills and it's still rural and frightening at times. Brave people our ancestors. Great video!
So true my friend. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. They had be brave and scared to death at the same time.
@@donnielaws7020 I would say that you are 100% correct.
My dear friend,
This segment brought tears to this old man's eyes.
Thinking about the pioneer women in the Salt Lake Valley, when the Mormon pioneers first entered that desert valley.
There was nothing for them .
Jim Bridger told Brigham Young, he'd pay him $100 for the first crop of corn they raised.
Old Bridger knew that there was scaresly any water that grow the crops they needed.
But with determination they proved him wrong.
That's the kind of women they had to be back in those harder times.
God fearing, Bible reading, hard working and fierce family loving women.
My great grandmothers on both sides were like that.
Love these videos.
Thank you Don. My friend.
WOW, Thanks for sharing your memories with us my friend. So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. God bless you.
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And may the Good Lord bless you and your wonderful family.
i can't get anyone on board much with helping me in the garden and canning,but i still get it done.hard times are coming again.managed to break and can a bushel of green beans this past weekend.
I know the feeling my friend. God bless you.
Gosh this brought back memories of my mama. I remember her using a washboard and teaching me.
Thanks my friend for sharing this with us.
God bless you also Donnie, and I look forward to seeing you next time!!
Thank you friend. God bless you.
Oh goodness how I love to hear you talk and tell stories about Old timey people and the pioneer woman! I watch all your videos and I so Appreciate your Stories about Our History and my oh my goodness I love it!
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Glad you enjoy it. God bless you. Your very welcome.
You are a great story teller....I catch my kids listening in sometimes! They snicker a little but we talk about the stories on occassion. Thank you, you provide great Entertainment!💗
OMG Donnie you reminded me of when I first moved out here. I did wash clothes in the creek once...had to. I picked up a rock and brushed all the mud off my husband's pants....cleanest they ever came😂 Not something I'd want to do weekly.
Awesome my friend. Thank you for sharing this. Your very welcome. God bless you.
I’m praying for your recovery, Donnie!
Thank you friend. God bless you.
Bless YOU Donnie for telling it like it was. Very few people anymore have any knowledge of the ways in those days.
Your very welcome my friend.
Excellent! Truthful. Needs to be shown to school children. God bless you.
Thank you friend for sharing this.
Thanks Donnie. My grandmother was a tough Appalachian women from Jefferson ( Jackson County) Georgia
Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
@@donnielaws7020 YW
This was the way I grew up I love hearing your stories I still live where I grew up but it is not the same, all the people I grew up with are gone or moved away, I miss people caring about each other, checking in on each other, I am determined I am going to be a better friend and neighbor in the future God willing than. I have been in the past.
Thanks for sharing your memories with us my friend. God bless you.
Love your narrative and stories! Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy them. Feels like home and I miss all my departed hillbilly family and so much of the good times.
Thank you friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Beautiful. Place s
Thank youi friend.
These stories really encouraged me.
I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Thank you friend.
I love the music you have in your videos , so relaxing and goes perfect with the Civil War and videos such as yours. Doing a great job sir keep em coming and I'll keep watching .
Thank you so much for sharing this my friend.
Thanks, for making these incredibly beautiful videos, Donnie. The history, narration, the music, & of course the photography, all superb.
Thank you friend. Your very welcome
Thanks for an awesome history lesson of times past. I wad 14 years old when we got indoor bathroom.
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Jehovah bless a god fearing woman. Another excellent video - thank you!
Amen my friend. Thank you.
Excellent tribute
Thank you friend.
Great video as always!
Thank you friend.
Thanks again Donnie, for a wonderful history lesson and bless the families of West Virginia who got caught up in that flood
Amen my friend. They need our prayers. Thanks for sharing this.
These women were amazing . Some of our young women sure could use a dose of how stuff these women were. Fantastic video Donnie. Would love to see more of these videos. God bless them. 😊 God bless you Donnie.
Awesome, Thanks so much my friend for sharing this.
This is so wonderful just like the people of that time ! A time when things were simple but so hard for the first pioneers men and women alike!!! My grandmother had 13 children all at home she was blessed to live through all that with Gods Grace and Mercy !! I wonder sometimes if the ole song 🎵 is true is the good times really over for good ! ? Well we have the conviences of today but I’m not sure with the shape the country is in today if that’s what’s best anymore ! Nobody wants to suffer the hard to have the simple life anymore ! More is not always better ! Thanks Donnie for letting me visit the best yesterdays even if it’s only for alittle while ! Blessing on you ❤️
Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
God Bless all this women. They worked very hard. All them babies they had. They were plum wore out by 30. These women took care of their families. And the men worked hard too. Just workin tryin to keep their families fed, clothed and all the other stuff they all did. Thank you Mr. Donnie. This story made mmy heart hurt. All them young mama's tryin to have them sweet babies by themselves. And then they end up diein in a few days. 2 months pregant again. Every year for years being pregnant. God Bless them all.❤
Amen my friend. They are our backbone. God bless them all. Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.
2nd time I watched and comment on this is sad but a wonderful story. Hard living.❤
Thank You 👩 Ive read all of Laura Ingalls Wilders books and she talks about these very things, now the books are starting to be outlawed on the grounds of discrimination, modern man is going to pay a dear price for rejecting some of the wisdom of these old school elders, Loretta Lynn sings about how her daddy worked in the coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, from: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.
I have traced my ancestors to the 1700s in Nottoway Virginia and then they went from Georgia to North Alabama and I just think about how the travel was for them during those days I thank God for my ancestors my grandmother made her own soap to wash clothes with they were hard-working women my grandmother even picked cotton and I thank the good Lord for all of them and honor them and yes they took care of their elderly and I pray that my children will do the same thank you for sharing story sorry for such the long lengthy message
Thank you friend for sharing this story with us. God bless you. Thank you.
Really neat video
Thank you friend.
I'm a native American! yea, i was born right here in America! LOL, good video Donnie, thank you! my mom was close to full blooded Indian, i think Cherokee. really not sure,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Awesome my. My great grandmother was Cherokee. I would have loved to meet her. Thanks for sharing my friend. God bless you.
IF ONLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY HAD TO LIVE THIS WAY, HOW LONG WOULD THEY LAST? SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THANKS DONNIE.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.
At 2:59, did Donnie Laws say dark and bloody ground? There is an interesting story about the Melungeon people (truly fascinating) of the area, there was about 250 words common with turkish, stranded ottoman naval prisoners killed their portuguese captors and headed inland, mixing with natives. Anyway... The native name of Kentucky is said to be from the turkish loan words kan (blood) tok (full or saturated), perhaps based on an old battle. So to see Kentucky on the map, and then hear bloody ground made me connect the dots. maybe some residual connection forgotten over the years. Thanks Donnie for putting my imagination into high gear.
Awesome my friend. That's what they called Kentucky country at first. Your very welcome my.
@@donnielaws7020 Oh!, I wasn't aware of that. So interesting. I just found your channel and I am watching all of your videos back to back, I love it. I'm a city boy from Brooklyn but I watch these videos longingly. What a hard yet romantic existence. Thanks again for your work.
@@alpaykasal2902 Awesome! Welcome friend. Thank you.
Had not heard about the slop jar in a long time. My grandparents had one under their bed to use at night. I got the pleasure of having to empty it a couple of times if you know what I nean.
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.
My grandma Mary in the North Carolina Smokeys was left with 10 children when her husband died. My dad the baby. The do gooders came to take the kids to an orphanage and my Grand ma ran them off her land with a shot gun. I love that story and have tried to be strong like she was. A good God fearing woman of the mountains.
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Love your stories. The girls today wouldn't survive, they cant even take their kids to the grocery store without help or holler their husbands are abusing them because they dont come home from work and start cleaning or cooking. They have no idea how hard things can be.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
My family were the original settlers of this area in West Virginia. (Virginia then, obviously.) They built a fort called Nutters Fort, which now has a small community named after it, in Harrison County. We’ve been here ever since. I proudly tell people I am a hillbilly, but it doesn’t mean what they think it means. 😉 My grandma was the most amazing, salt of the Earth, smartest, most caring woman I have ever known. She raised a slew of children through the Great Depression, death of two babies, wars, etc, and nothing broke her spirit or faith. She was a fantastic cook, farmer, seamstress, and educated business lady, which was truly amazing for a woman born in 1800s Appalachia. I was 10, and she was almost 95, when she died. I will miss her forever. ❤️
Awesome! God bless you. Thanks for sharing your story my friend.
Thanks for sharing your story! Your grandma sounded like an amazing woman! Your very blessed my friend!! God Bless you and I am so very sorry for your loss!! I just lost my father in September 8th, 2022…. He had dementia and Parkinson’s. He was 83.
Sounds like my grandma...and like you I will miss mine 4 ever too! Thx for sharing about your grandma!!
Mine too!
I'm form West Virginia too way down in the coalfields of Logan county. I'm proud of being a hillbilly to.
I'm 22 years old yet I feel some sort of deeply rooted connection with mountains, farm living, growing food, Christian upbringing, and living in a big family myself and helping each other out makes me think that living in those times would have made us even closer. I appreciate a hard working and God fearing family, but I've never once gotten to live on a farm. Make my own garden. These are things that I want to experience before this way of living dies out. This video brought a tear to my eye, for the lost traditions and life I never got the chance to experience. Hopefully I can learn these things if I ever have my own family so that this way of living doesn't die.
So glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your story. God bless you.
Breed well & often. Protect yourself from all sides of humanity & don’t listen to ppl just do what you decide.
These were beautiful people. Unlike others writing, I think these folks were happy for the most part. They could not miss what they didn't have in those days. Children today know nothing about hard times. I'm 72 and born in Arkansas but can relate to hard times with these folks.
Start with one skill at a time.
Things like making your own brooms, growing your own vegetables, taking care of a flock of hens and soap making are skills that have to be learned. It takes a lot of knowledge, so start with smaller things, one at a time. Growing up, we learned it as we grew so we began with small things and built up on it, so do it that way so you don't get overwhelmed.
Routines are really, really important on a farm bc everything on it depends on you to survive and thrive, so while you're young, I suggest a housework routine. Do a big chore every day along with regular maintenance chores daily. Like do all your laundry on one day, do all your fridge and freezer cleaning, grocery shopping and meal preparation in one day to get you started on the weekly cycle of maintenance and big chores.
Start a small window garden with a tomato plant or some herbs and get good at gardening wherever you can.
Make daily Bible study part of your routine.
Building up a functional routine makes sure that everything gets done every day, every week, every month, like clockwork. Children, plants and animals thrive on routine, which is why it is so integral to farm life.
@@azurephoenix9546 G EVENING..THOSE ARE WELL SPOKEN WORDS..THAT IS ABSOLUTE FACT..GET ONE THING DOWN TO A TEA..THEN THE NEXT..IF NOT YOU ARE OVERWELMED AND ALL CAN FALL APART VERY FAST AND EASY..DISAPOINTMENT WILL FOLLOW..WORDS WELL SPOKEN.~MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY~
Oh, Donnie, this one hits home. I have ancestors who came into the New River Valley in the 1750s that were killed, maimed or scalped by indians, Those Scotch Irish/ German women were a reverent, energetic, resourceful, loving bunch of mountain women and I'm proud of every one of them. Thank you and Congratulations on reaching 100K.
WOW, Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing this story.
The French started scalping because the Indians had long beautiful hair. They sold the scalps and shot all the Indians they could for money. Then the horrified Indians started the practice to show the white man the barbarity of the practice. History is written by the victors! I'm sorry your kin had that done to them but Indians were only fighting back against the genocide of their race. They nearly went the way of the Buffalo. There were so many that some herds would cover an entire state! They were slaughtered to starve the Indians out and were down to 200 individuals before the government stepped in. Imagine if every state had a herd like deer or Elk. What a marvelous creature and a source of food for the coming famine. True history is amazing. ....
New River Valley descendant, Appalachian. Montgomery and Chapman, New River Valley
Donnie, Congratulations on 100k.
Your stories have a family value content to be enjoyed by anyone.
Always look forward to your videos.
Have a blessed to Everyone🌷🌷🌷
I appreciate that. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend. God bless you.
Thank you for this! Our young have no idea what their ancestors did to survive. We all owe a debt of gratitude to them!
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
99,9% of the younger generation could care less about their ancestry
Great video
@@tomrobards7753 That's so true, but very sad my friend. God help us all down the road. Thanks for sharing.
Pioneer women had to be tough spiritually and physically. They had families to feed; which I’m sure was extremely tough to do at times. Another excellent history lesson. Thank you.
Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
What true, brave ladies, who deserve recognition, thank you, Donnie!
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Sir, I love the way you narrate these stories. You always make me smile when you say “That’s just the way it was”. These people were gems to the land. We are so soft today. Most of us couldn’t work one day as they did. We would collapse and then not be able to get up and move the next day due to body pain! I grew up on a farm and we worked hard but nowhere near as they did. Thank you, again, for more history of these wonderful people.
Well said my friend. Thank you friend for sharing this. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Some wont get out of bed they have that game in their hand Xbox. 🎮.
@@lespoole8527 That’s a whole new group of people. They’re called useless.
Thank you for honoring this great generation of women. The women in my family were such hard working women, cooking, quilting, canning,etc for their families. My mom was one of 13 children of which 10 survived. My generation took a different approach to life, my siblings and I became nurses, electricians, and telephone operators. I cherish the memories from my childhood. Sending prayers of healing to you Mr Donnie.❤️
I have much respect for the Pioneer Women. I think I could manage hard work happily, but not all that childbirth. They needed large families for survival. We have it so easy in our present lives and compared to the Pioneers, there is not one thing to complain about.
Thanks for sharing that my friend.
I was looking and remembering the old houses that had them hand hewn chestnut oak beams for walls a neighbor of mine down the road here him and his family live in a log house that close to 250 years old it’s got siding on the outside of the logs but open inside best I remember. He told me it was at least 225-245 years old.
WOW, Thanks for sharing this my friend.
These Ladies are special indeed. They paved the way for wonderful family traditions. How very special they were. They cherished their children and husbands. Wonderful god fearing souls. Thank you Donnie for telling these stories and keeping them alive. God bless you for all that you do. Your friend, Louise
I love these stories I would love to see more of them they are so important to not to forget where we came from
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Beautiful story of how it was. This generation has no idea of what hard times and hard work is.
Thank you friend. Thanks for sharing this.
Celebrating Appalachia mentioned a book, woman of the mountain, i ordered it & an excellent read!!
That canning is art in my opinion
My moms rule was nothing canned could be opened till Thanksgiving or else it wouldn't last all winter
Awesome my friend.
I love that book
Donnie my friend this totally hits home , we still can today , make our own soaps , sew 🪡 much work to be done ✅! The best most important job a woman can have is making a loving home for her family and PROVIDING. Teaching children included ! Daddy died from black lung . Family means everything . Thank you for sharing this , your wonderful good 👍 God bless you friend 🥰
So sorry to hear about your dad my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your story. God bless you.
Thanks Donnie, for Honoring our Pioneer Women, for they deserve it.Both of my Grandma's where born and raised in Sevier County, Big Greenbriar in the Smokeys and Wilhite near English Mountain, I love them still and miss them more as time goes by. God Bless You Friend and have a Good Evening 🙂.
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Not only the story, but also these old photographs bring one to tears. These are the most beautiful faces of the most beautiful people, their whole lives are written in them. They survived it all.
Thank you for posting this video.
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.
My grandmother from Kentucky, told me that women tried not to get attached to their children until they were 2 years old because of the death rates. They also nursed their babies through their second summer to give them more protection and stronger immune systems.
WOW, Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I would love to go back in that time and have the women show me how to do things they did back then. It’s hard work and I respect that. Those women seemed strong. Thank you for the video. Have a good one Donnie!
Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
Hey Donnie. Wonderful story about the life and times of the mountain women. They sure had it hard, but were thankful for everything they had. Where would we be without them? Thank you my friend and have a good night.
Thank you friend. Amen for them.
Oh wow very interesting Donnie love to hear about the Pioneer women of the Appalachia love that beautiful view of the mountains awesome scenery it was tuff back then you had to do whatever you had to do to survive love the history and all and about the Pioneer woman love the pictures you are showing us also interesting info
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Thanks happy to be sharing Donnie always
I’ve watched many of your videos and have thoroughly enjoyed them; but, this has to be my very favorite of all! Thank you for sharing so much of your heart.
Awesome, your very welcome my friend. God bless you.
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Another great video that hit me straight in my deep Appalachian-rooted feels! I’m proud of my stubborned, determined streak and know *exactly* who & where it came from. I sat and watched this with my 17 y/o nephew and got to share stories that were shared with me along the way. Once again, you almost brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for keeping our rich history alive, Donnie. Like you said in the video, we’re losing more and more of it every day. ❤️
That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
thank you Donnie for paying tribute to the women.!! They had to be tough too. God bless you sir !!!
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Howdy Donnie- those women were the salt of the earth. None tougher than them. Thank you for sharing this. God bless
Amen my friend. God bless you.
Beautiful and inspiring video, Donnie. Have you ever visited the Martin's Station living history museum in Lee County VA at the Wilderness Road State Park. I recommend it. When we were there ten years ago, there was a staff of actors in costume who portrayed early settlers and travelers on the road. They engaged us in conversation that made us feel like we'd traveled back in time to Boone's day.
That's awesome. No I haven't my friend. I need to. Thanks for sharing this.
God fearing is and was the key to life. Bless you brother Donnie for sharing these wonderful stories! A lot of people have forgot or fail to remember where we have come from. ✝️
Thank you friend for sharing this. God bless you.
Thanks for the memories Donnie I lived that about the 1st 7 years of my life and I don't never remember a bad day Thanks again And God-bless you
Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing.
Donnie I really appreciate your videos and storytelling. I have learned a lot watching them
I appreciate that! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
I can not imagine how the back breaking work these women endured It was never ending. Thank you for the work u put forth in making these videos and you always mention God in these videos. God bless you and yours
Thank you so much my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Donnie, my family grew up that way but most of all of them are gone now. I still hear stories about how hard it was just to live. I'm so thankful I know how they made it and that they survived that way and those ways were handed down.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend. God bless you.
Thank you Mr Laws!! Most of us don't know how good we really have it!! 👍👍
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I just found your channel & I am THRILLED to hear someone keeping our past alive! I'm from East Tennessee deep in the Appalachias. I love our beautiful land & our people. I love our culture & the way we talk. I thank God He blessed me to be born here. I will never leave here or live anywhere else, God willing. Bless you Donnie for keeping "us" alive.
Awesome! Welcome friend. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
That was beautiful Donnie !
I always loved hearing the story of my brave great grandma hitting a bear that got into the hog pen with a fire poker in central PA
Thank you and god bless
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this story.
Appalachians are known to be great storytellers and you’re right up there with the best of ‘em!! Keep it up!! We need all of ‘‘em you can tell!!
Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you.
Such a neat video Donnie....and some great historical pictures....we can't even imagine how hard these people had to work for their families to live to see another day.....so rugged and determined and resourceful. ..making something out of nothing....my folks and Grandparents used to tell us some of their life's experiences...we are so and forever grateful for them...
Thank you for the video Brother and God Bless you and yours.
Thank you! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Thank you, Mr. Laws. Always informative and interesting! 💖
Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
The Appalachians ARE among the most ancient mountains in the world. They are close to ten times as old as the Rocky Mountains according to my Geology Professor from my college days.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Yes, bless their hearts!💕💕💕Donnie, this is a beautiful tribute. Well done. Tears in my eyes.
Thank you friend. God bless you.
Thank you so much again sir, another beautiful history lecture. Thank you!!!
Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.
You are correct donnie, kids now days need safe spaces and are spoiled rotten , I'm teaching my grandkids how to shoot and safety of guns and how to work hard . Oh and they know there are only men and women 2 genders. Dang I miss the 70s and 80s
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Absolutely love to hear about the pioneer families….thank you for sharing..😊
Your very welcome my friend.
Great 👍 video friend you bring up some good stories lot of hard times friend that's why America 🇺🇸 is a special place lot of different cultures pray that people come back together we can make this place Great again 🙏 thank you for the history friend God bless and I will keep praying for my people of this great land
Amen my friend. Thanks for sharing this.
My people have been here on both sides since before the Mayflower, they help settle this land from Coast to Coast.
My grandfather and my great grandfather both died from black lung. My ancestors fought in a revolutionary war on both sides of my family...
My people have been here for hundreds of years and some of my people were native to this land....
My people made it !
💜🙏🕊️🪄✨💫
Beyond Blessed
As were my ancestors
And your ancestors,
Whoever you maybe.
Many Blessings to All Y'all's 🙏🕊️
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your memories and history. God bless you.
Donnie Laws, your educational video's are the best .so much history in your lil video
Really appreciate your hard work and wisdom 🙏
Thank you so much my friend. God bless you.
Thank you sir for recognizing, remembering and dedicating this episode to all of my grandmothers and to all of the grandmothers of the families that have settled this country and specifically Appalachian mountains....
I'm just going to go head out on a limb here and say that I bet some people didn't know that Kentucky was called the dark and bloody ground and that the native American people really only hunted there they didn't actually live there but as I'm sure a lot of people that's watching this is quite familiar with a lot of things and probably is familiar with this as well....
💜🙏🕊️🪄✨💫
Beyond Blessed
As were My Grandmothers of Every Generation, 🙏🕊️ May God Bless Them and Keep Them Always
Because if not for them , me and mine would not be here and probably not you and yours.....
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
Dear Mr. Laws,
I just discovered your channel (because I have an active interest in Appalachian folklore and witchcraft) and I am in love with your work and just watching your nature videos! Your voice is so kind and warm and that you bless even me makes you a very special person. Thank you so much for all you do! 🖤
Awesome, Welcome friend. Thank you so much.
I enjoyed the Store on the pioneer women.I love the old store an thank for sharing with us.God Bless you all
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Love ur stories I watch everyone u make.... Ur voice is just soothing to listen to 👍 good job on the videos
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Midwives are better than obstetricians any day. I think I was born old because I had all my babies at home and that’s what I wanted. No baby of mine ever wore a paper diaper either. I still live in these Appalachian mountains and I am sure happy here.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend. God bless you.
I didn't know I was going to cry during this story. 😭😭😭
I'm sorry! Thanks for sharing that my friend.
Bless their hearts and God rest their hardworking souls❤🙏♥️. Thank you for reminding us of the hard times and strength that people have when they need it the most
Your very welcome my friend. Thanks so much.
Donnie,Thanks again for more information on women pioneers in the South. I know alot of families couldn't have made it without those women. My Moms Granny was full blood Indian near Manchester,Ky. Married into the Napier name. William Abner by name. I wish I had more info.
That's awesome my friend. God bless you.
There is a University in Scotland called Edinburgh Napier University.