Abandoned Places of Appalachia A time Gone By

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • #abandonplaces #forgottenplaces #appalachia #donnielaws.
    More Abandoned places of a time gone by. So much our Appalachian history is slowly going away and being forgotten. Our history and the lives our elders before us are all but gone. Only in our memories. Thanks for watching. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL. THIS CHANNEL COVERS 9 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS ! All Videos are Copyrighted and used by permission only.

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  • @janapetty2806
    @janapetty2806 Год назад +60

    Makes me sad to see these beautiful old buildings dying.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +4

      Me to my friend. Thanks for sharing.

    • @Ann-st8et
      @Ann-st8et Год назад +5

      Me too. All the memories, mysteries, hopes, dreams all fading into history. I wish they could be preserved, retaining all the original materials and architecture as best as can be.

    • @buckeyefangirl1976
      @buckeyefangirl1976 Год назад +2

      I so agree. So sad.
      If only these remains could talk.

    • @miask
      @miask 11 месяцев назад

      Me too. Thank you Mr Donnie for taking the time to show us these old pieces of history. There are more of these places than we know. I remember some of the abandoned home places and how sad they seemed.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  11 месяцев назад

      Your welcome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing.

  • @unclemonster48
    @unclemonster48 Год назад +69

    As a 47 year old man it amazes me how I long to be in my youth again visiting family in old houses like these. These houses represent in a way how people fade out of our lives as we grow old. Spent my whole youth dreaming of being older and on my own. Now I dream of going back to my youth. Thanks donnie I’m thankful to still be here

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +3

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome.

    • @hillbillydan4721
      @hillbillydan4721 Год назад +5

      @unclemonster48, oh how I wish I could go back in time and visit Grandma and Grandpa's old home place again, like you I couldn't wait to grow up and move out that holler...now here I am, wishing I could go back to the times of my youth, plowing a garden with my Grandpa and an ole mule named kate !! Definitely a better place and time, well at least in my memories !!! Well you have a good day Sir, appreciate you lettin me jabber on a bit, may God bless you my friend !!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +3

      Awesome memories my friend. God bless you.

    • @josephvanwie6706
      @josephvanwie6706 Год назад +1

      Maybe that's why when we were kids, the adults told us to be careful what we wish for. ....

  • @BonnieBahus-dx6hz
    @BonnieBahus-dx6hz Год назад +10

    Once in awhile I like to take a ride down the old country roads here. I love to see the old houses, cabins and barns. But on the other hand it's sad. I think about the folks who once had lived there. That old house, cabin was once someone's hopes and dreams. Thank you for documenting these old places. You're right, nothing stands forever. Perhaps we all should reflect on that. What are we building on in our lives? " The grass will whither and the flowers may fall, but the Word of our God lasts forever." God bless you Mr.Laws. Prayers for you and yours 🙏

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Amen my friend. God bless you. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @Backflipspagetti
    @Backflipspagetti Год назад +1

    Memories become reminders of what's gone and can't come back. Videos like this break my heart because I see it every day. More and more subdivisions and tiny home communities. It's like losing a loved one.

  • @amyhill9127
    @amyhill9127 Год назад +5

    My moms side of the family has so many beautiful homes falling down and abandoned in Wideners Valley. Breaks my heart. Just imagine the love, laughter and hard work that were in them.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @mrwilliams6626
    @mrwilliams6626 Год назад +4

    Couldn't I agree with you more? Donnie, I could spend a lot of time by that stream. If today's kids do that, they can clear that mind out and think a little bit clearer.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Troubled times for sure.

    • @Midge1k
      @Midge1k Год назад +1

      It’s why stream fishing is my favorite pastime. Catching fish is a bonus but the serenity , beauty, and soft water sound bubbling over the rocks is my escape from it all

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Awesome my friend.

  • @andrewstravels2096
    @andrewstravels2096 Год назад +2

    My grandpa lives in rural central Ohio in a town called Mount Vernon. I’ve seen a ton of places like this going on the backroads all my life, going here and there with him. Rural Ohio, especially eastern Ohio, is so beautiful with its rolling hills and farmland. It’s a shame seeing these abandoned buildings, but it shows you what used to be there and what life was like in rural Ohio at a time. The school houses reminded me of one on state route 586, heading towards Zanesville. I forget exactly where it is, but every time I see it, it gets more and more disjointed and it’s starting to collapse in the middle.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. It is very sad. God bless you.

    • @andrewstravels2096
      @andrewstravels2096 Год назад +1

      @@donnielaws7020 Thank you Donnie, God Bless, and have a great weekend.

  • @melvinryan2003
    @melvinryan2003 Год назад +1

    Lots & lots of those places here in the shenandoah Valley, lots of disappearing history, thank you for your wonderful videos Mr Donnie, God bless you sir

  • @nancyjackson9026
    @nancyjackson9026 Год назад

    The beauty of the old house’s Church’s are in the eyes of people who look with their heart. Thank you for the videos I can afford to go out to see them .God bless.

  • @JansFAMBAM
    @JansFAMBAM 7 месяцев назад

    I’m 58 an I’m old school also! It breaks my heart to see all the good the are going away and people an places of long ago

  • @brendanrapple5361
    @brendanrapple5361 Год назад

    Victims Of The Renteless March Of Time , Thank You For Sharing . GOD BLESS YOU

  • @johnbubbajohnson5630
    @johnbubbajohnson5630 Год назад

    I love seeing those places and when I do see them restored to there grand old day. I always love to go check them out. Around in this area of Ga. We do have alot these old biulds restored and used. It makes proud that they are still used to this day. God bless you and your whole family...🙏❤🙏❤🙏

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. So glad they are restored.

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    Love old barns that's how I was raised ❤ gd old gravey brown gravey and game. Love ya buddy

  • @jeanlawson9133
    @jeanlawson9133 Год назад

    Nothing Man assemble's out of what God has made will stand forever....But the true love God has given...that manifest through Man will forever stand in our Hearts (Soul) Amen... Love one another. Thanks 😎 Sir.... I can tell Love is in your soul.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Amen my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    Me to Donnie ❤

  • @tammybaker8758
    @tammybaker8758 Год назад

    Beautiful places

  • @mishalea
    @mishalea Год назад

    I do like these videos on old structures. Reminds me a lot of my home in the Appalachian mountains of PA. Which I just came back from visiting for a couple of weeks seeing family and friends, so I have been catching up on all of your videos all afternoon.😊 Thanks for the mtn videos. God bless.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoy them. God bless you.

  • @burkey548
    @burkey548 7 месяцев назад

    DONNIE SIR YOU ARE TOTALY ONE AMAZING MAN JUST LIKE JD PHILIPS LOVE YOUR STORIES SIR

  • @farkas-qc6kb
    @farkas-qc6kb Год назад +1

    I love

  • @bettymunguia2136
    @bettymunguia2136 Год назад

    Loved the pictures and story ❤😊😊

  • @Kel_Larua
    @Kel_Larua Год назад

    Another great one. Next time you come in this neck of the woods looking at these buildings and schools, you should stop and have a cup of coffee. That one school with the tree falling over on it is a rocks throw from me and I pass it every time I go to town. Always welcome to stop by. We even have an old barn next to our property that you could check out. I know the owners. Thanks for another good Friday video. God bless.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Awesome my friend. I would love to metal detect the place and tell it's story. Thanks for sharing this my friend.

  • @randlerichardson5826
    @randlerichardson5826 Год назад

    See you soon Donnie sir GOD BLESS you and your family Amen 🙏

  • @edwardh1591
    @edwardh1591 Год назад

    Enjoyed the video. Sad to see this happen but it happens here also.

  • @deanlibby5878
    @deanlibby5878 Год назад

    Thanks again Donnie for another great video 👍🙏

  • @CindyYr11
    @CindyYr11 Год назад

    You have the perfect narrative voice.
    Watching this has saddened me too see what was & what is.
    Truly it felt like a tour of house cemeteries.
    I believe there are some that can be renovated using the same skills as yester years.
    It’s the land that’s too unaffordable.
    Thinking of the sounds of people, who were these people?
    I wonder what’s the story, perhaps never knowing.😢
    Thank you and can understand how you must feel during the filming process.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      It is sad my friend. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @glennramsey917
    @glennramsey917 Год назад

    Simetimes when we dont have anything to do me n my girlfriend will grab a cold soda and some chips n snacks and head out on the backroads just to look at old houses n scenery … once while on a w wheeler in lower caney valley me n Clarence Raines found a house in the middle of the woods .. it was about gone then and that was 20 years ago .. i really enjoyed this video Donnie .. thanks ole buddy !!!!!!!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    So so sad ❤

  • @thejourneygirlcooks8170
    @thejourneygirlcooks8170 Год назад

    Love all your videos Donnie!

  • @bettymunguia2136
    @bettymunguia2136 Год назад

    My granddaddy, grandma, lived in Pungeteague, Virginia,way back

  • @idkwhoknew908
    @idkwhoknew908 Год назад +1

    Mostly gone. When these are gone the family dies, ño one will remember . Sad not to know your family history.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      It is my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @kaseycushman4851
    @kaseycushman4851 Год назад +1

    And you hear talk about a housing storage but beautiful homes like these being left to wrought what a shame

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      It sure is my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @washguy9577
    @washguy9577 Год назад

    Yeah, it's sad, especially how things were when these things were new and things now 😢

  • @shirleyroberts4496
    @shirleyroberts4496 Год назад

    I loved my homepage, my Dad was forced to move north, because he couldn't make a living on it. The house fell, the barn gone. Most of my family gone.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @TheWynch
    @TheWynch Год назад

    My family settled Grainger Co in TN, Cocke CO also, Haywood Co in North Carolina, I would love to get my hands on old family property and keep it alive, but most won't let anyone have it. This video made me sad. If you find any with my family names on it, I'd love to know. I can tell you stories.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    Lot of beans and cornbread in them houses😂

  • @markpospichal1309
    @markpospichal1309 Год назад

    "Progress" just means moving along, DOESEN'T necessarily mean the place you're heading to is better...

  • @ParisMtn
    @ParisMtn Год назад +43

    My great grandparents used to refer to the “old home place.” I really appreciate your channel. It warms my spirit. Thank you for keeping these good ole days alive, Donnie.

  • @nonnieprice5827
    @nonnieprice5827 Год назад +41

    Memories like these will be forever etched like canvas pictures in our hearts and mind .
    Thank you Donnie for keeping places like these alive through your videos.
    May God bless.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +4

      Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

    • @tucky2297
      @tucky2297 Год назад

      I'm from Appalachian areas of Ky. However, I had a grandmother who lived outside Versailles Indiana. We made trips to visit that area often. I recall a spring that ran out of a spicket along the way . Dad would cup his hands and give us children a nice cold drink of water on the way. There were also wild flowers "Sweet Williams". Think they are all gone today. Mamaw lived on a farm in a small town called Benam. She came from Clay County Ky and wound up there living with my dad's brother and sister and spouses. I was 3 to 6 years. It was a long trip from Clay County KY. We packed a picnic and pull off Route 25 in Ky go through Cincinnati and onto route 50 into My Indiana. I came to Cincinnati to live in my younger years. Dad ran moonshine into the tri state of Ohio Kentucky and Indiana.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      WOW Thanks for sharing your story and memories my friend.

    • @tucky2297
      @tucky2297 Год назад

      Hey Donnie I remember when a dog was thought to be a ( mad ) dog. That's a dog with rabies. It was loose in my aunt's area of southern Knox County. I remember her telling me " if you see Hit kill Hit!" !!! Hit was used in place of IT. Some other country words were Hey meaning hello and put your groceries in my buggy. Meaning a shopping cart. 🤣

  • @janeensizemore578
    @janeensizemore578 Год назад +20

    I grew up in WV and like you said all the old homesteads are falling down or being torn down. So sad seems childhood is disappearing before our eyes. We were poor but happy.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      I understand that my friend. It's happening everywhere. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @trapped7534
      @trapped7534 Год назад

      Amen!!!

  • @CindyVanover
    @CindyVanover Год назад +20

    I would love to see more of these old buildings. They’re going away so fast, breaks my heart. Just to remember playing in the barn loft when it was 100* degrees outside. That old hay in the loft was so scratchy and I’d climb up and down the ladder all day when I could. I’d run through the fields barefoot and step in cow poop. I can still remember that awful feeling but I’d give all the money in the world to go back to those times. I’d climb trees so high when I was barely 5-6 years old. Could barely reach that first limb to pull myself up. Went back years later as an adult and looked up that old tree just for the memories. In the end that’s all we have is the memory or the feeling of a place. It’s like Christmas, it’s in your heart. No amount of money could buy memories. Most of the old houses we grew up in are gone, siblings and mom and dad are gone. I still keep the old outhouse at our house even though we don’t use it anymore. It’s a memory. Fighting off the wasp and yellow jackets to use it for a minute. Funny times. What a wonderful childhood I had thanks to awesome people keeping me grounded and God fearing and loving life itself. Thanks for the memories DL ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      That's so awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your precious memories. God bless you. Thank you.

    • @Ann-st8et
      @Ann-st8et Год назад

      Beautifully and poignantly written. I just feel that you're a good person. So lifelike, I felt I was there with you, but luckily I have similar memories. Safe, fun, wholesome. Enjoy your day. 🌞

  • @goldenrulegirl7258
    @goldenrulegirl7258 Год назад +20

    I love the old places, so much character! I wish more could be brought back to life instead of tearing them down...

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      Some are my friend, but most are not. Thanks so much for sharing this.

  • @g2guns562
    @g2guns562 Год назад +6

    Good morning Donnie Laws
    Wish you a great weekend
    Thank you for all your hard work
    Godbless friend

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Good morning my friend. Thanks so much. God bless you.

  • @pamelaevans6485
    @pamelaevans6485 Год назад +9

    Mr. Donnie, thank you for documenting this history. Can’t help but think of the families who once lived there.

  • @lorenenath6002
    @lorenenath6002 Год назад +7

    Made me feel like crying listening to you and seeing pictures of these old homes and barns. I see them here too in west Tennessee. I think about the families and wondering what happened to them and what it was like living there. Thank you so much for taking the time to show us these places.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      God bless you my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome.

  • @perijetton9275
    @perijetton9275 Год назад +14

    My aunt has a horse farm in South Carolina. When I was a kid there was an old barn that was falling down and we were warned not to play in it. I went back recently and it’s still there. Thanks Mr. Donnie for always helping me remember the best times. God bless you!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      Awesome my friend. God bless you. So glad you enjoy them. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @sandraking9650
      @sandraking9650 Год назад +2

      Yes, the oletimers knew when to fall or drop the tree, when to Make the lumber, by the signs! So no wonder these have lasted so long. People worked hard, like you said, sunup to sundown, building, animals,gardening, canning, preparing for winter, cutting wood to stay warm, spinning wool for clothes for the usually large number of children they had, no birth control in those days. But the whole family worked together to keep life going. School was not so mandatory then as many particularly boys had to stay home & work the farm. Girls helped their mothers with cooking, washing, & tending to younger siblings. I guess it reminds me of the TV show ,the Waltons, big family living on a mountain that they owned. 3 generations, all there for each other. Back then, land was cheap, compared to today, but our dollar was different. But they still struggled to pay a debt because it was a lot of money to them.Deals were made on a handshake, as a man or woman's word was considered bond or honest. Should be always! Money was really scarce tho overall in those days till factories came along & people got " public " jobs, outside the home or farm. Funny to me now, being over 70yrs old, that people thought back then that a " job" was going to better the family. I think that's why a lot of divorce came about & women had to get jobs to raise children. Progress ? No.not for mankind, for the big heads pockets, like wars, another story. I'm like you, I miss these old places as they're becoming less & less. I'm familiar with some places you've shown. When a child, I can remember 3 Lil grocery store in Sevier Cty, plus the rolling store which was a treat just to see what they had in it. A nickel went a long way then but that wasn't very often for a coke or candy bar. One store is still standing today but it was built better vs the other two. But I have them tucked in my memories, forever. I would be happy in that time as you, my finest memories are of the river for picnics in Pittman Center, my Mom had lived there as a child. I can still feel the coolness of the air & smell the fishy water.Been a private place for years, I do not blame them one bit.That is my happy, my escape, like you, for the sound of rushing water over rocks that have been here for many Generations, if rocks could talk. The Flintrock is a special place, the now covered bridge.Another time ! Such blessings we have. I enjoy your stories so much & thankyou. Be blessed 🙌

  • @JaredKingTV
    @JaredKingTV Год назад +5

    What some amazing history Donnie! Sad how it's going away day by day. If them ole house's, Barns and railroad tracks could talk. God bless you my brother

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Thank you so much my brother for sharing this. Thank you. Stay cool out there. God bless.

  • @marykaystreasures
    @marykaystreasures Год назад +5

    I love the old farm homes and barn's I wish I was a millionaire I would bring as many I could to there former glory. Thanks for sharing 👍♥️🗝️🇺🇸😊

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      That would be nice my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. Your very welcome.

    • @danhughes587
      @danhughes587 Год назад +1

      Sadly a million dollars won't go very far with the prices of things today.

  • @roberthand6436
    @roberthand6436 Год назад +9

    Another heart-warming video, brother Donnie! I never pass any of these old run-down homes without thinking about the laughter and tears they experienced. As a share-cropper's son, I lived in many homes like these, and only one of the houses I lived in as a boy is still standing. Thankfully, it's still being cared for. As always on friday, I wish you and yours Shabbat Shalom, my brother. May our loving L-rd bless and keep you all! ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @Jazz1959
    @Jazz1959 Год назад +5

    I always go the back roads. I don’t like the crazy drivers. Thank you for this the home at the beginning reminded me of my great grandma and great grandpas home. They had such a big farm. We always went to help. That’s how I learned how to can. This brought great memories and tears. My son loves my home it’s old and it will go to him. He promised me he will never sell it and keep it in the family. He loves the home as much as I do. They sure were built better back then. My home is 140 year old farm home. When I bought mine I restored it to it’s glory.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      That's so awesome my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing your memories. Thank you.

  • @jimwinter3181
    @jimwinter3181 Год назад +5

    Thanks Donnie! One of your best videos yet!! All we have are memories and us old guys have a lot of them. It reminds me of our old farm house, built in 1903. My Dad worked real hard and fixed it up, but my sister and I had to sell it as we got older. But... memories!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Your very welcome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @deecooper1567
    @deecooper1567 Год назад +5

    It saddens my heart to see such a beautiful piece of our history just crumble & fade away.
    Thank you Donnie for keeping & sharing such long forgotten places for us to remember 🥰
    👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

  • @bettyfeliciano7322
    @bettyfeliciano7322 Год назад +6

    Oh Mr Laws! Bless your heart for making these “memories videos” of days gone by! I just love watching every one of your videos because I can remember the one room schoolhouse I went to. And the old country churches too. When I was young, I was raised on a farm and not too far down the road was a “mom & pop” combination grocery store & gas station(we called them “fillin stations” back then! Lol). I’m like you, I would love to go into these places…..it would be like stepping back in time! Blessings always sir! ❤️✝️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Amen my friend. I love the old places of of our youth. God bless you. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome.

  • @AStraya23
    @AStraya23 Год назад +5

    G'day Donnie, thankyou, excellent mate ,💯👍🇦🇺

  • @claymack1109
    @claymack1109 Год назад +5

    I love the old style and learning about the good ol days and how things use to be

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      Awesome my friend. Me to. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @claymack1109
      @claymack1109 Год назад +1

      @@donnielaws7020 you're welcome

  • @donnaregenauer2757
    @donnaregenauer2757 Год назад +4

    Hello from KY love your channel ❤️.Donnie you have done a great job preserving in photos what meant so much to so many of us.I also miss the barns advertising as you go down the highway.What stories these buildings could tell.The general store you can picture folks outside playing checkers.Just watching all the comings and goings.Thanks for this video.Stay cool it is so hot right now 98 .❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Hello my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @ScarletRebel96
    @ScarletRebel96 Год назад +5

    Time flows in a beautiful yet painful ways as seeing these old sights makes my heart ache for a simpler time

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      I understand my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @trapped7534
    @trapped7534 Год назад +3

    What a stroll down memory lane. There were many,many places like that here in SW Indiana when I was a kid. If someone had a car,us kids would pile in and go exploring. We loved going to these old places and walking around the property,”exploring”.
    We found old dishes,old bottles, lots of things. We left them where we found them,after we all touched them and imagining how these folks lived. My great-great grandmother’s home was just over a hill from my great grandmother’s place. I loved going there. My great grandmother passed away when I was 3 years old. By the time I was a teenager, both places were abandoned.Sadly.
    May God Bless and keep you and yours Mr. Donnie!!!
    You have a blessed weekend!!
    P.S. My younger brother and his wife opted before marriage to not have children. They both have worked very hard in high end jobs and have done well.
    About 15 years ago they bought 100 acres of farm land and a beautiful home that was built in the 1950’s.
    They were going to retire there. The wife turned up her “born rich and staying that way”nose and said,”of course we’ll tear that house down and build a new one.
    Sometimes you’ve just got to grit your teeth….
    We are no longer close, he met her in Savanna Georgia while he was still in the army. They married and settled in Atlanta and made their lives away from family.
    I was so happy that they bought that property,because it was only 3 hours from me.
    I found out a couple of years ago that they had sold that place.
    I am speculating that they got a ton of money for it. All of the out of state people are buying all of Tennessee,Florida and a couple more states.
    Unfortunately,they bring their “ways” with them.😡
    They come in and offer a million dollars over asking price. Then they whine about guns and other things. I need to get down off of my soap box now….

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      WOW Thanks for sharing your memories with us my friend. God bless you. Thank you.

  • @Skarfp
    @Skarfp Год назад +2

    Thank you for showing us these beautiful old places. I look at them and imagine people being born there. I also think about who may have died there. Those houses have a way of making us think about past days

  • @justinmckay6309
    @justinmckay6309 Год назад +5

    I love your videos

  • @xjackiex24
    @xjackiex24 Год назад +4

    Good morning sir 😊.. have a great day 😊

  • @janicemclaughlin8100
    @janicemclaughlin8100 Год назад +2

    I absolutely love exploring old houses and barns. My heart always feels sad at the places that are falling down. My love for history is very strong. I imagine what it was like to live there. You have much more thru Appalachia. Our material used is lots of field stone, and we do have lots of 1 room schoolhouses left. Thanks Donnie for a great video.✌️❤️✨

  • @glendamiller2929
    @glendamiller2929 Год назад +2

    Such beautiful places. It is so sad they are disappearing. Such simpler times. All of my families barns and structures have been torn down, but we will always have the memories. Thanks for sharing.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @drtom5936
    @drtom5936 Год назад +2

    Another great trip back in time and memories Bro. Donny. Thank you for capturing this history before it's gone.

  • @jeromesmith1662
    @jeromesmith1662 Год назад +2

    It's sad to me that the younger generations have no care for yesterday. They could care less about where they come from...what their roots are and were. Corporate America has killed the little man. That's why small farms are disappearing. That and the next generation doesn't want to do all the work it takes to run a farm. Shoot. Listen to me ramble. Thanks for all you do. See you next time. Take care. God bless you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      It is sad my friend. I understand completely. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @stephenmayne4886
    @stephenmayne4886 Год назад +2

    Morning Donnie, thanks for sharing this great story of the past.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Good morning my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @pumpthebrakes
    @pumpthebrakes Год назад +2

    If those old walls could talk Donnie…. I love your stories, thank you

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      The stories they could tell of the families that lived there. Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @nicohusky
    @nicohusky 9 месяцев назад +1

    These beautiful old homes should be preserved as part of US heritage. Sad to see them left to rot and crumble. The world today is a far less healthy and happy place than times gone by. Too much greed, entitlement and debauchery. Very sad indeed. Thank you for documenting these before they are truly gone.

  • @AStraya23
    @AStraya23 Год назад +2

    @1-41 top middle Donnie, awesome.👍👣💯

  • @thomasfugitt3461
    @thomasfugitt3461 Год назад +2

    It looks the same way here but not many still standing it's great to see something to get my mind off what kind of world we are living in today

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. I understand. God bless you.

  • @ritaammons639
    @ritaammons639 7 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful Memories. I thank you for sharing with us Donnie Laws

  • @johnpeddicord4932
    @johnpeddicord4932 Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing again, Donnie, GOD BLESS

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      Your very welcome my friend. God bless you. Thank you.

  • @randocalrissian347
    @randocalrissian347 Год назад +2

    That quilted looking design piece on that barn that blew down needs to be saved! Oh how I would love that. The art and beauty and energy is just amazing.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      I was told it was my friend. The barn is completely gone now. Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @randocalrissian347
      @randocalrissian347 Год назад +1

      @@donnielaws7020I’m going to have to make something with it, like paint a box or ornament with the design from a screen shot. I’ll change it a bit to make my own, but it really inspires me. It really shows the joy in the midst of struggle. ❤

  • @DaveCollierCamping
    @DaveCollierCamping Год назад +4

    Awesome- I sure do

  • @maryannconner9355
    @maryannconner9355 Год назад +2

    Love the pictures of the old houses . I would like to see more of them ❤

  • @mfree9202
    @mfree9202 Год назад +1

    Thank you from Scotland. Very interesting. Yes the old is passing away........however for us Born Again believers in The Lord, the best is yet to come......Be Blessed and look ahead

  • @orno8906
    @orno8906 Год назад +1

    thank you, Mr. Laws. simply beautiful. times that were, and will never be again.

  • @gailweikelcorrea
    @gailweikelcorrea Год назад +1

    Good Mornin Mr Laws brings back memories of my Popaws house that his Daddy left him and my great uncle.....they used itfor a hunting camp...its falling down now, the cemetery overlooks the house where Momma is buried so she can see it...have a blessed day dear friend ❤🤗🤗❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +2

      Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @colleenhelminiak1429
    @colleenhelminiak1429 Год назад +1

    It used to infuriate my Grandpa when he would see abandoned barns and silos. He was born and raised at our farm (received a Centennial Farm status in 1994 and yes, it is still in our family) and knew how much work it took to build a farm. It would break his heart to see the farms just fade away, fall down and be reclaimed by the land itself. He would occasionally ruminate on what had happened to the families who worked so hard to make the farms work. Thank you so much for your videos, Mr. Laws - bittersweet memories, and some can cause a tear to the eyes - but I wouldn't trade my life on the farm for anything. The values and morals that make up my character, were learned from my grandparents. I love and miss them so much - but I can still see and feel them when I go home - another pain to the heart, but I am so thankful that I can still go to our farm. Bless you, and am looking forward to your next video. 🥲🤗🥰💖💖💖

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      WOW Thanks so much for sharing your memories my friend. God bless you.

  • @whiterabbit-wo7hw
    @whiterabbit-wo7hw Год назад +1

    Oh, Donnie, I remember places in Utah where I grew up that had old places like these.
    We would drive down interstate 15 to Fillmore, or Beaver or Minersville, and see old houses and farms like these.
    It's so sad to see these places go , like an old person who has been abandoned by their family and left to die on their own.
    The picture of the two chimneys are the headstones of the house that once stood there.
    I, for one, would appreciate seeing more videos like this.
    Thank you, Donnie, for this very tender video.
    God bless you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome. Your very welcome.

  • @dolliemaesone
    @dolliemaesone 11 месяцев назад +1

    Donnie at 76 it sure makes me yearn for the old days ,it’s almost too sad to watch .The old places are gone mostly forgotten by the younger generations. Thank you for giving us a peek at how it used to be .😢😕❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  11 месяцев назад

      It does me to my friend. I surely understand. It's so sad. Thanks for sharing. God bless. Your very welcome.

  • @bradlane3662
    @bradlane3662 Год назад +1

    There's no peace of mind anymore. Regardless whether people have a lot materialistically or not, they aren't happy. These families were close. They lived remotely so they were each other's lives. No cell phones, tv, computers, or even electricity. A newspaper or maybe a battery operated radio. But they had a relationship with nature and the rural little world around them that rarely exist's today. Because they depended on it for their very lives. Thank you so much Donnie for documenting as much of this as you can!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      So true my friend. God bless you for sharing this. Thank you. Your very welcome.

  • @demo6349
    @demo6349 Год назад +1

    Please keep your wonderful videos full of Americana coming. So very sad that we live in a time of destroy rather than upgrade or preserve history. At least with these beautiful videos you do, some of Americana will be archived. Several old home places I drive by, sometimes I will stop when its safe, and just gaze upon these old home places and imagine children running and playing and ladies sitting on the porches shelling peas and a clothesline full of freshly washed clothes blowing in the wind. Thank you for keeping history alive.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @DBAllen
    @DBAllen Год назад +1

    Back in Nebraska where I grew up the really old places out in the country were sod houses and dug outs. But I've been gone from there far longer than I was there. Times are a changing and not for the better in my book.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. I do understand. God bless you.

  • @Chicago_grim_reaper
    @Chicago_grim_reaper Год назад +1

    Thank you truly Donnie for eternalizing our culture, God bless you

  • @tomhouston8769
    @tomhouston8769 Год назад +1

    Our generation appreciate the houses and family farms
    Another great story of our ancestors of our younger days
    God bless and keep up the great work

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      God bless you my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this.

  • @christinaoconnor1523
    @christinaoconnor1523 Год назад +1

    thanks for preserving this precious piece of American Mountain history!

  • @alligatorhorse
    @alligatorhorse Год назад +1

    One thing I have noticed is that once people quit living in an old place they fall apart faster when empty even if someone tries to keep them up. A house needs a family.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      Amen my friend and. It sure seems that way don't it. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @dormiacrouch1905
    @dormiacrouch1905 8 месяцев назад +1

    Those were the best of times and some tough times too.Thanks for the precious memories.❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  8 месяцев назад

      Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.

  • @kennethforeman5899
    @kennethforeman5899 6 месяцев назад +1

    I ENJOY EVERY VIDEOS YOU HAVE MADE, here on this channel.👍. We Have Alot in Common. ALOT.🌟. I SO LOVE, HIKING THE WOODS , EXPLORING, FISHING OLD PONDS, CLIMBING TREES, SITTING IN THE LONELY OLD WOODS, RELAXING, TAKING IN THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS, N SMELLS. Just Me, n Mother Nature. Ohio Has SO MANY OLD PONDS, (some forgotten:-) To Me, Nothing is Betterr Than, Fishing ALL DAY BACK IN THE WOODS OF OHIO. ITS VERY PEACEFUL. 👍

    • @kennethforeman5899
      @kennethforeman5899 6 месяцев назад +1

      I LOVE THE GREAT OUTDOORS. TO GO WAY BACK IN THE WOODS AND SIT ON A OLD LOG, COVERED WITH GREEN MOSS, ( I Call That, Gods Carpet.) Its So Soft.👍. Sitting There, I look Around, listening to The Wind n Taking in the sights. It's So Quite, in Places, You Can Hear, The Plants, Growing. What's NOT To Love?

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  6 месяцев назад

      That's awesome my friend. The are relaxing, but yet mysterious. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    They had it hard but some what happer

  • @lanacampbell-moore6686
    @lanacampbell-moore6686 Год назад +2

    Gm Mr Donnie❤

  • @sandy89107
    @sandy89107 Год назад +1

    I am glad you captured what is left of history on film ❤

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    I'm old fashioned

  • @resqfreedom9308
    @resqfreedom9308 Год назад +1

    This was a beautiful yet sad video! How families could sell off these wonderful places and move away from the most beautiful country in America I'll never figure it out! Thank you Mr Donnie, for ALL YOU DO MY FRIEND AND GOD BLESS
    🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад

      I understand my friend. Thanks for sharing this. It's mostly money. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @AStraya23
    @AStraya23 Год назад +1

    @3-03 pause,there's a hairy black arm if you look closely.👣👍💯

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Год назад +1

      WOW

    • @richardbonner2354
      @richardbonner2354 Год назад

      Sure enough, BRB..., there's somethin' a lurkn' under that buck-hoard.
      I figger it like this; when Mr Donnie Laws moseys on up to those abandoned Lands, all the haunts come up close to see Him, seein' as how there hasn't been any mortal Visitors in so long.
      God Bless(es) You an' Your'n, BRB and Donnie!
      🙂
      Rick Bonner Pennsyltucky

  • @burkey548
    @burkey548 7 месяцев назад +1

    DONNIE I AM NOT KIDDING TEARS IN MY EYES THE WAY YOU TELL THESE SO SAD STORIES

  • @directorphase
    @directorphase Год назад

    Donnie this was such an amazing video! I loved it alot. The beautiful music with the photos you've taken and the stories you told took me to another time. Thank you for documenting this for us!

  • @rhondaanderson5254
    @rhondaanderson5254 3 месяца назад

    Thank you… for sharing this… I would love to see these places…I could spend hours looking and wondering about the history……they are all 1:27 spectacular and it’s heartbreaking too see them erode away….. 😢

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 Год назад +1

    Wow so so sad

  • @TheLanise
    @TheLanise Год назад +1

    One of my favorite videos you have done ❤