This is a heartwarming story. Her grandfather and father worked through some difficult times, yet gave her a good upbringing and left a legacy. 💝
@Heavy_Distortion
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Love hearing stories from locals. Each one is special.
@roberthicks5704
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting as usual. Thanks.
@terrenceking5855
2 жыл бұрын
My father employed two brothers of Markella! I always enjoyed stopping at the grocery store on the way back to Northfork! I remember Markella as a teenager!!!
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
That is so awesome, a small world
@benlaw4647
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this! She had a great story of her life experience....I love greek food also ....thanks guys .....God bless....🙏❤
@bradlane3662
2 жыл бұрын
I consider Markella a good friend. Her last name is actually pronounced like the name Jeanette. I drove delivery trucks for Coca Cola and National Linen, which later became ALSCO. I delivered Coke to her dad and mom in the grocery store and then linen to the store and later the restaurant for 33 years. Her husband, Jimmie Joe was director of homeland security under Governor Tomblin. Her son Adam is currently the mayor of Kimball. These are fine people who work hard to keep the Kimball community alive. It's been a pleasure in my lifetime to know them. Thanks guys!
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for adding your personal experience with her, such a fine lady
@beverlyproudfoot583
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Clarksburg, WV. The population is a melting pot of cultures. Irish, Italian, Greek. A 🌈 rainbow of delicious food. Loved this story.. please give us more, 🙏🏻 thanks
@miask
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful interview, Shane. I’d love to see more interviews, especially ones with older folks who remember their towns in their heyday. Love to Melody!
@stevehannah5712
2 жыл бұрын
Love the story 💗❤️. thanks 👍. be safe out there
@debbieepperly3821
2 жыл бұрын
I loved the smile & light in this woman's eyes when she talked about what a happy childhood she had! I so enjoyed hearing a bit of her family history & about what happened during the flood. They must've been really loyal & hardworking folks since they decided to keep going after the flood. Don't think I've ever had Greek food...may be something I need to check into if there's a restaurant close by. Y'all are a mess! Melody looked beautiful in that light! Work it girl! Lol! But, Shane, honey you looked like you've been sunburned! Y'all are so much fun to watch & the videos y'all keep coming up with are awesome! Keep on shining Melody & you keep glowing Shane! Just remember to stay safe! Hugs, love & many blessings to y'all from me & Fireball kitty in VA! 🐈 🤗
@larrym.johnson9219
2 жыл бұрын
Love this! thanks Shane and Melody.
@sherrylynn2013
2 жыл бұрын
Know her personally, and also her father and mother as well. Very great people and very hard workers, love the people in my town of kimball, wv ❤️
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome, she’s a real sweetheart
@sherrylynn2013
2 жыл бұрын
Yes she’s absolutely precious and the best story teller
@robinhaupt9119
2 жыл бұрын
I really like these and all your videos. I appreciate getting the local point of view. Thank you Shane and Melody. The glow is working for you Melody!
@robertbolt5552
2 жыл бұрын
Great story. Come on back to McDowell county any time lots more to explore. Grew up here sadly now it's full of ghost towns with good memories of the past.
@johnmarinos3976
2 жыл бұрын
Great videos.. my favorite state is West Virginia .. I’m from New York but every summer we would visit my grandparents on my mother’s side . My father and both grandfathers were coal miners .. and we are Greek love the people and love the mountains keep up the good work on your videos
@WVRailroadPapa
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shane for the great interview.
@Pam-ew9xp
2 жыл бұрын
What an awesome interview.
@jeaniemcpeak8864
2 жыл бұрын
Great food
@izezee3815
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I do love interviews and I also loved her story.
@chubbawubba9801
2 жыл бұрын
Another trip down the old memory lane, of videos. Opah
@lazarusmesserian8186
2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't help but notice the similarities in our stories with mine beginning in 1921 instead of 1939. It is as though Markella and I went to the same school only at different times. My folks owned a restaurant as well until the flood in 77. Thanks for highlighting a sharing a great story. I would be happy to share some of my Armenian recipes with you since the food is so similar.
@peterjhillier7659
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Guys great Video, hard Times, guess Coal helped build the modern America, and how many People in other Countries know about the Coal Wars, not many I suspect. We now have to face the Challenges to the Environment so Times change. Thanks for sharing, always enjoy and look forward to your Videos.
@mariebelmont7269
2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel you both do such a great job. I am old and travel is li.ite
@bruinsfan8278
2 жыл бұрын
Love Greek Salad ! Great Video !!
@dennismullins4930
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with so many folks with similar stories of indentured servitude, and the like. This is a part of our history that doesn’t get told nearly enough. These type interviews are vital to keep the culture from disappearing amidst all the noise of the modern world ☮️
@talldude5841
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful job interviewing this wonderful woman Shane. This is one one of the main reasons I love about Appalachian people. Honest, hard working, family loving souls. You and Melody do such a great job of making sure the legacy will never end in this beautiful part of the country. Please keep going.
@countryroads4932
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! I like hearing peoples experiences and opinions. I could listen especially to elderly people all day. So interesting!
@ronbass8136
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I noticed the Ight orbs in the background.
@ronaldtiracchia2017
2 жыл бұрын
That was a great interview Shane. I hope you can do more of them. But I'm sure glad I have transition lenses because Melody was glowing.
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, might have to check those lenses lol
@haddassabhatisrael3438
2 жыл бұрын
Aww I just love her! Thank y'all for showing this part of West Virginia. I love watching y'all both! God bless you in your travels. Keep up the good work.
@fredsimmons2793
2 жыл бұрын
This lady you interviewed sure carried the colors for her people and town.You nailed this one down good with your empathetic questions Shane! And yes Shane thank you for sharing Melody's beauty with us, your both family!
@1BEAVIS13
2 жыл бұрын
A resident's view of an area's history would be a great addition. Safe travels.
@Julie-ms9ss
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. I’d like to see an interview of someone really old who worked in the coal mines who could tell us what it was like. Thanks, guys. 💕
@judypierce7028
2 жыл бұрын
Loved the sweet sweet story! With everything that this nice lady's grandfather and father worked through, there was still time for family. This has always been important and even moreso today. Great interview Shane and Melody. Great lady. Thank you for this heartwarming video.
@johnnymayo8534
2 жыл бұрын
Liked the interview. Listening to her tell the story of her granddad reminded me of my father's struggles. That generation was tough as nails. I don't think most of the folks today would be able to survive those challenges.
@jamespruett2849
2 жыл бұрын
You two might have been there but in March they opened the Holly Molly restaurant in War,WV it was good
@johnwhite993
2 жыл бұрын
I love all of y’all’s videos. Y’all take me home to my mountains with every video. Really enjoyed the Lebanon VA and blountville TN videos. I grew up between Lebanon and Bristol area
@brendalane4228
2 жыл бұрын
I love your interviews, and this one is no exception! I also like the travel tours. It is great to meet different people from different walks of life such as this lady on today's video. Very interesting. Great job guys!!
@bethwiegand2957
2 жыл бұрын
Most awesome 👌...Loved this! Amazing interview with an amazing and strong lady. A true slice of the real Appalachia...you rocked this.
@OrganNLou
2 жыл бұрын
This was FASCINATING!!
@DeeDee-dl7sl
2 жыл бұрын
Love that interview!!!
@WhispersFromTheDark
2 жыл бұрын
Bless this Lady's heart. I'm so glad she found her nitch and was able to return to her hometown and do what she loves doing. I know her Grandpa and Parents are proud of her watching from above. What I would have loved to see and hear is what kind of dishes she cooks that are Greek and how they're cooked or prepared differently than the American dishes we normally see. That would be a video or two all by itself...but would be very interesting. And possibly if she could talk about how her family held onto certain Greek customs or dishes from Greece and how they mixed it all into the American life here they lived... How fascinating all of that would be.
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
Yes those would be great topics, hopefully life will allow us to cross paths with her again
@rubensalcido5606
2 жыл бұрын
Inspiring story of her father and her own life in West Virginia.God has great plans for West Virginia and the Appalachians for revival.I keep hearing of these things!
@sherryfrische4391
8 ай бұрын
I’m late!!! What about Bed &Breakfast ?!? Anyone interest in that around there?? It’s quiet there, peaceful. ❤
@clarkjamieson692
2 жыл бұрын
A real nice video thanks for sharing at one time coal was king 👑.Over here in Scotland 70s/ 80s early 90s finished.Nothing at all but they still import it ?
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
I have roots in Scotland and always wonder if my ancestors worked in mining over there too
@sherryfrische4391
8 ай бұрын
Also people think because we have accents we are uneducated 🙄 Pround Texan here 😊
@thomastommy1192
2 жыл бұрын
Great video with another sad story. It is so sad the many downfalls that have happened to the Southern people in SW Va and WV. My family had some of those downfalls also. My father had his back brook twice in the mines. My oldest brother had his back brook once. So my parents decided to leave there and look for a better life. To keep their younger kids out of the mines. And thank God we all made fairly good lives for ourselves. I love to come back to visit but I'd never want to move back there to live. I will never understand why the people there stay and battle one thing after another. It's hard to start over. But by staying there, they never give themselves the chance to start over. They owe this to their kids & grandkids. I'm truly sorry but that is the way I see it. I know countless families that moved from there and dang happy they did. The people that stay and battle these things are not heroes. They are sadly miss guided people. ( No disrespect to anyone.) People just need to wake up and smell the coffee. Thanks for sharing your awesome video. Thumbs up to it. Stay well & safe guys.
@jamese3169
2 жыл бұрын
This is great. I love to get people's perspective about different eras and areas here in this area. Makes ya long for the better times.
@tomnohmy1273
2 жыл бұрын
U two are awesome. Great interview. Love learning about history, culture. Keep them coming. Greek diners, huge in the northeast where I'm originally from.
@Animefruba
2 жыл бұрын
Yes let's do more of Meet the people 👍
@debzvideos
2 жыл бұрын
I keep forgetting how diverse the population used to be in the old coal towns since it really doesn't seem like it is all that diverse anymore. I really like this interview.
@navydogsadventures3500
2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you can't get the country out of the blood! This was a great story!
@zxtenn
2 жыл бұрын
Shane, wasnt there a flood in Welch in the early 1900's?
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
I do believe that is true, they’ve been plagued by flooding for over a century
@sandy89107
2 жыл бұрын
Great interview....I love small town business and life 🥰
@billmeade9029
2 жыл бұрын
my mom and dad were from southern WV Logan is the biggest place near where they were from mom was from mudfork and dad was from Dingess , both of my grandpa's were killed in coal mining accidents one was well known as the Holden 22 mine disaster 18 men lost their lives unfortunately they died before I was born and never got to meet either of them
@realappalachia
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear your family had to endure that, terrible fate
@billmeade9029
2 жыл бұрын
@@realappalachia thank you from what I hear mom's daddy was a easy going nice man and if dads daddy was anything like him he was a great father and I wish I could have met both of them but they had to do what they did for their family and I appreciate that🥰
@cosettelaplante699
2 жыл бұрын
Ik some West Virginia natives with Croats/Slovenian ancestry.
@marylthompson9
2 жыл бұрын
It's sad you don't video more of WV I know you have done a few video's of WV but not many and the one's you have done is mostly of the same 2 or 3 cities. So sad.
@Tenebarum
2 жыл бұрын
Offshoring of jobs in the rust belt also caused financial devastation. You know, those bitter clingers and their guns and religion. People were used and forgotten. Coal and steel. Now it’s vilified. Doesn’t seem to be a reason why companies can’t bring telephone customer service jobs back. Appalachia is the perfect place to provide excellent service. Melody it is zahzeekee, but you can say it anyway you want. Don’t tell my Turkish and Greek family that I think Lebanese food is even better.
@brucecullum398
2 жыл бұрын
Nice interview but could not hear Shane to good but interesting story .
@christophermaggard9917
2 жыл бұрын
Shane should have used sunscreen!
@tcc187620
2 жыл бұрын
Help us out here please, and add the names of the Towns, Cities, Villages and or Counties in your video descriptions. My neighbor LOVES your videos BUT she's forever asking me what the name of this Town or City is...because she, ( and I imagine a few others ) has a hard time understanding the dialect or "Southern Drawl Ya'All",... and calls me after you two post every d@mned video now, and is almost ALWAYS asking me: Hey Tom, what's the name of that little Holler they were in today and what city is it in, and do you know what County it's in ? Having spent 13 years in Kingsport, Tennessee I've zero issues with comprehending every subtle hint of the local language, how it's pronounced vs. it's spelling, etcetera. And, I'm still looking for a place to rent in W. Va., Va., or Kentucky. I moved back to Michigan because I was led here to do something. My Wife and I rescued a long lost family friend who's life of seizure's has caused physical handicapped issues and who's only real blood family member, ( Brian's Mother ) died from Cancer and he was about to be homeless on the streets of Detroit, MIchigan. Well we put him in our House with us and our dogs a year ago and it's all been fine until the eviction notice came yesterday. It seems that even with the offer of additional rent at her discretion to be added, she feels that 3 folks in a 3 bedroom home is too many people, so now she's nullifying our lease and has placed a for sale sign in the front yard. Said She's selling it and her house too, and then moving to Florida to retire. I hate to tell her but when I worked for Operating Engineers #324 I lived in Florida on Venice Island in the Gulf of Mexico for a year and the Fire Ants made sure to leave such a great impression on me that I will never go back there. Ever. Not to mention the storms. ughhh ! So now, the Wife and Brian are all about getting out of the big city and back to the sticks of the Appalachian's. Hey, if you see anything for rent that'll accept a large dog or two for about $750.00 a month give or take let a guy know, will ya' ? Never know...might make some good friends with a shady tree you could pull under by a front porch with a swing in the shade, cold pitcher of Lemonade or some Sweet Tes ready to be served over an ice filled mug or a hot cup of coffee... ;) Anyhow. Now that I've placed a small request AND rambled on about st00f's I'll let you two get back to your st00f"s too. With all due respect and adoration for what you two do, Mr. Cross, Thomas C. S.W. Detroit, Michigan At: trespassersoffroadclub@gmail.com ,,\/. PEACE ! :)
@sirloinofbeef3862
2 жыл бұрын
She is a cutie. Sorry dude. 😋
@TomHoffman-uw7pf
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Nice, down-to-earth woman. And I bet she made her husband a very nice wife. 🙂
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