This is my Story | Harlan County Kentucky Documentary of Charlie Day
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- This film documents the story of Charlie Day. He shares with us many details from his life that include his birth and early childhood in Harlan County at the old cabin that stood in what is now Kingdom Come State Park in Southeastern Kentucky. Join him as he revisits some of his most fond memories.
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I think I was born in the wrong era because, I could go back in the woods and live, and fish for my food, I use to fly fishing with my father in law, and I loved it. When you walk down that lane, I am on your shoulder, enjoying every thing you to sir. May god bless, you for everything you do. And, god bless to your family.
I am also a June 10th baby.
A BIG THANK-YOU FOR GIVING THIS WONDERFULL ELDER A CHANCE TO TELL HIS STORY..A BLESSED STORY IT IS~MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY~🤍😊🤍~
MR.JON HALL..I ;AM READING THEZE STORYS..YOU BROUGHT PEOPLE BACK TO A WHERE SO MANY HERE WERE RAISED..NOW..HOW GREAT AND WONDERFULL IS THAT..I TOO COULD HAVE LISTENED FOR ANOTHER HOUR..THANK-YOU AGAIN..FROM A 67 YR OLE MOUNTAIN WOMEN~LOL~BLESSINGS SIR~🙌
He's truly a gentleman anyone would love to call : Dad or grandpa.
I hope he has more stories about his life/ childhood he will share with us.
Much love & respect to Mr. Day.
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art”
Charlie you are work of art. We are privileged to get to glimpse into your past and see what hard work and tough love was. Jon Hall you did an exceptional job of capturing this fascinating tale. We need more of these stories!!!
I love listening to older people talk about the days gone by. I find their stories fascinating, informative and somehow comforting.....
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same
Yessir!!
I do too!
First I'm 70 y old.I lived thru the 50s,I drove old cars,had a paper route,a Draft Card,Bought&sold cars,Dad bought&sold cars,not many late 40s to current havent driven. ANYTIME someone post a video of the 50s someone always tells how we hung blacks&done this or that😡,YES there were bigots and racist,BUT a lot of that talk was not true!. We WORKED and never had time for all they said we done!!. I lived in Indiana,like I said bought cars,off black people,We never had racial issues here that I saw,I went to school w blacks in the city and suburbs after we moved.Most blacks stayed in their own areas.There were stores here called Atlas that sold items they liked it was a biracial store whites went there too.@ least around here we never had many issues,NOW WE DO!,They hate us now!, We have shootings about every night,Racial progress!??...
Its horrible!.
My Dad was born in 1920. His Dad had a 20 mule logging team. Dad's Dad passed in 1932 & he was sent to the CCC Then he was Career Military. I was born when my Dad was 55 yo.
Dad passed in 2008, I miss him so much.
This gentleman reminds me of my Dad a little.
THANK YOU for sharing!
Similar to your story. My dad was born in 1919 and had me when he was 48. I grew up listening to all of the great stories and I love the music. Most of the old people at my church are shocked that I know the music their parents knew.
Mr. Day, I just saw this wonderful video. I lost my dad 35 years ago to cancer. He was 68. I am now 65. My dad always made sure that I knew our family history and roots from the time I was old enough to understand it all, to his passing. I have done the same with my children. My mom had a heart condition and was unable to have children. Mom and dad adopted me when I was 3 months old and they never hid that fact from me. They wanted me to know. As far as I’m concerned, they were my mom and dad and I loved them both very dearly. I know from the bottom of my heart that I am a very blessed person. You remind me so much of my dad. He had a hard life and quit school at the age of 12 years old to go to work because of the death of his dad in the coal mines. My dad hired out in the old CC camps to support his mom and his 3 younger siblings. May God go with you and continue his blessings upon you!
I have been so inspired by “Your Story” Charlie Day! America is need of men like you. Thanks for sharing.
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So true.
Wow, thank you
This elderly fellow has been blessed, if any your person could hear this and heed to they could be blessed also,, I’m only 86 years, but I had a different life in Springfield, La, but I ve been blessed also, thank you Jesus.
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Your family is so blessed that you made this video. I love the stories my grandparents told me. I'd give anything to have a video of my grandparents telling them since they have passed. I could watch this over and over Mr Day. Your memory is impeccable. You are so charming.
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you Charlie Day,for your story.My mother was a Hall raised in Central City,Kentucky.You’re right.God has been with us all!
Thank you for sharing your story. Mr. Day. Beautiful and it made my eyes leak. That's ok. LOL
People that lived in these KY. and TN. mountainsides are raised to be tough. My mother told me lots of stories. She was born 1935 in KY. She said that they had beds made from the corn shucks on the floors. She told me that she could remember looking through the cracks in the floor and seeing their chickens under the house. She talk about all the cold winters growing up on that mountain in Eastern KY. I was raised on a farm we worked so hard for everything. My mother passed away in 2013. She worked so hard to give her 7 children a good life. Then today you have these people using words like white privilege. They all need a wake-up call. It is called hard work!!! I miss you mom.
I'm from the East Coast but my father's from Canada. I don't know why, but he loved Bluegrass music. I'd press my ear up against the speaker to listen like a fool. My grandfather was a machinist for Sun Oil and worked on the battleships that would need repair from the war. He grew apples when he retired, and my brother and I would help in the fall. It was hard work (to me), but worth so much. He was friends with the last chief of the Lenni-Lenape Indians in MD. He was shown where their grave site was, I think among Indians that's sacred ground. Pop-pop was known by everyone around. People would drive from up in PA to buy apples from him. He had brought timber from an old barn in Pennsylvania to build his barn, He had two J Deere tractors, a '50 and '55. He was the hardest worker I knew, and hunted, fished (he was on Field&Stream once for fly-fishing), apple farmed, and was a good example of a man. I honestly think people now-adays have lost their minds. Joe Biden lived near me about 3 miles away. He used to come in a popular restaurant I worked at. Everyone would make a big deal about him "Biden's here!". I was extremely suspicious of him because he seemed like he just loved the attention, but not the people. My girlfriend's family were friends with the Bidens. Her younger brother told me that he "knew that guy was a pedophile when I met him". Biden had lived in the artist community in Arden, Del. It was a strange place, my Dad worked at IBM, and we'd go to the dinner theater there for christmas party. We drove into that place and I got a wierd vibe, I was wondering what in the world we were doing there. A man who lived there, Jay Parker, said that it was an Illuminati center. They used to have rituals in the basement of the dinner theater there. It was a very bad place, the local police were called, and they killed the two officers and called the headquarters and told them "If you want anymore of this, send more policemen". Biden is connected with extremely evil people. This is how it is now-adays, people have lost their minds.
My mom grew up in north Georgia. When you said, see the chickens under the house, I had to laugh. My mom said snow flakes would come through the walls. It was a hard life, but a darn good life full of love and a big family.
@@davidm1149 Irish roots?
WHITE- PRIVILEGE came from WHITE- HYPOCRISY " IT'S A DISEASE THAT INFECTED HARD WORKING DECENT WHITE PEOPLE, "AS A BLACK MALE☻ I KNOW ABOUT DECENT WHITE FOLKS, "THE LEGAL SYSTEM IS WHERE WHITE☹ PRIVILEGE LIVE, "MANY DECENT WHITE😡 PEOPLE ACCEPT PERSECUTION UNDER EVIL 😠AND STRONG- WILLED WHITES AS THEMSELVES, "FOR THE SAKE OF WHITE SUPREMACY 😠😡
Amen
My mother is from Harlan County, born in Ages Creek in 1933. Her name is Forstene Smith-Humphrey. Her mother and father watched the fire tower in Putney. Their names was Ed and Sarah Smith. They would climb the tower every day to watch for forest fires.They were there for 26 years. They lived in a log cabin by the tower built by CCC. They're gone now but my mother is still living, she's 86 now. She has so many stories like Charlie's that need to be told. This was great to watch.
Forstene, what a pretty name!
The tower is still there
My wife is from Harlan Ky..and I love talking with the older generation down there..they are a rare breed of people ,and I'm glad you made this story so it can be preserved..such a great story..thank you for making this..
Wonderful story of his life. I wished there were more men like him .reminds me of my grandfather. And he's right.if y8u have the lord .you'll have a wonderful simple life.beutyful place.god bless him
Just got home from a visit to the cemetery, mom's birthday would've been tomorrow. She must be sending me a message. LOL. My mom and dad are from that area. Mom's from Harlan KY and dad's from Gray KY. Mr. Day reminds me of my mom the way she spoke. Sure miss them both. Nice video wish it was longer.
~🤍🙌🤍~HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR MOM~🤍🌻💐🌼🤍~I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING ADAM~MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILYY~
💙💙💙 I’ve been to Harlan, once. I ended up there by accident...I took a wrong turn after leaving Keokee, VA. My MIL was from Keokee! Beautiful area...wonderful people! Thank you for sharing Mr Day!
Charlie seems like a wonderful person.I love listening to his story.
Than you Mr. Day, you brought so many memories of my grandparents stories they used to tell me. God bless you.
Charlie Day, you are a true gentleman and your story brings joy to my heart. Thank you for sharing your wonderful life’s story.
Wouldn't it be great to listen to this gentleman in person. To walk with him to the places he played and lived would be an absolute pleasure. Thank you Charlie for your story and I'm glad you got to tell it like you wanted to. GOD BLESS.
Charlie is the "real" American spirit. Thank you Jon for this beautiful story. Modern people need this wisdom badly.
I agree, that is why I'm sharing it!!
What a beautiful testimony of Gods faithfulness , thank you for sharing your story😇
I'm from Pike county. I've lived in California for many years. I love to hear the stories from my mountain people
I'm also so happy to have been raised on a small farm in Kentucky
Sir, thank you for sharing your story, and giving God the praise for your wonderful life. I so enjoyed hearing about it.
Glad you enjoyed it
Mister Charlie.....you have a beautiful family and a wonderful life....your story is a breath of fresh air in these troubled times .....thank you for sharing this with us.....i thoroughly enjoyed it.....God has blessed you and will continue to do so I expect.
Thanks 👍
I’m sad I ever left eastern Kentucky. Had to find work but always dream of home. His voice warms my heart
Nature is true beauty. Must be really peaceful there.
Wow doesn't get any better than his story. Ty Charlie Day for bringing back so many great memories of growing up on SandMountain, Alabama!!!
Kids now need to know exactly what he is talking about. Thanks for sharing.
Yes they do
I could listen to you all the day long,John! Thank you for sharing your memories.What a treasure you have.
Wow, thank you
Thank you Mr Charlie, I could listen to these stories all day so peaceful
Glad you like them!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful story of you're life sounds like you had a Blessed Life I remember my Mother wanted to tell her story year or so before she Passed away My olderst sister came from Oklahoma and recorded the story Memorys are all we have now she passed away in Sept 5th 2003 God Rest Her Soul... And May God Continue to Bless you and you're Family Charlie Day...
I lived in Harlan Kentucky for 6 years. Beautiful country.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. Mr. Day you truly are a wonderful man. Your life story is a great one and I hope it has many, many more chapters to go.
Lucky man. Not just content, but happy. Can you imagine growing old with no family and not so much as a fond memory to look back on? It happens.
@Jon Bonez Sorry to hear that, Jon. You're not alone.
Jon Bonez, I was going to comment to Serviccarrider that it was happening to me now. I have 2 boys, 3 grandchildren, and siblings....but I’m alone, no friends, no one calls, comes by, or invites me. I have a husband, but he’s an alcoholic, when he gets off work sits in his truck on a daily and drinks till he’s falling down drunk or abusive....so I have no husband really. I keep telling myself, I have God and my dog to talk to & protect me.
yes I totally understand, 56 no kids no family. Recently broke my foot and found out no friends.
@Jon Bonez I hear ya same boat
Well I guess we are in good company even if just for a moment here, 56 here , family gone or far away, friends the same. I do have some great memories but I alone most of my life so memories are bittersweet, the best are from the rockymountains new mexico to Canada, just faded now.
What a wonderful, full life Mr. Charlie has lived! I enjoyed his memories of childhood and the blessings he and his family have received. I am 72 and have great memories of wandering fields and climbing our mimosa tree. I wish everybody could see this! God bless these people, and thank you to Mr. Day for sharing this recollection with us.
Our pleasure!
I love your history, Sir I Missed my Dad he is really good story teller about Japanese world War ll and everything.
A truly grateful man Charlie Day.
God bless this man. A lovely sharing of his memories.🌲🌲🌳🌲🌳🌳💚🙏
Very inspirational ! Charlie’s faith certainly provided his positive attitude about life. God bless him and his message.
Beautiful story. I could sit back on a rainy day and watch videos like this all day long.
Wow, thank you
My daddy was raised in rural pike county. Hearing you tell your story makes me think of his.
Interesting stories of life like that you'll never get again thanks for sharing
"But we've got it" I love his last quote.
He is an amazing man!!
Watched your story this morning, absolutely wonderful and very real . Thank you for sharing with us all God Bless
Brought tears to my eyes at times remembering my grandpa and the times we shared.
I found this story some time ago then looked until I found it again maybe a year later. Here I am on a cold, snowy winter day revisiting your story and imagining your life up there in those beautiful mountains, Mr. Charlie Day. Thank you so much for creating this video, Jonathan-what a gift. 🙏🏻💙
Thank you so much for watching!!
Beautiful story! Harlan County and Eastern Kentucky is one of the most beautiful places in America! Thanks for Sharing! God Bless!
It sure is!
I could sit and listen to that man for days he's an inspiration of what life should be and how is still could be
Thank you Sir for opening your heart to the world. Wish things were as they used to be. Seems like the more advanced we get. The more we loose sight of what really counts.
I agree with you, sadly it’s changing our country and not for the better
You are a amazing down to earth good man. Thankyou for sharing a glimpse of your life. God bless you all.
I appreciate that
Well sir...times were tough and you folks found happiness in what ya had...love listening to your stories of things and places that brought you joy...and never a complaint...you sir are a great man!!! Thank you for helping us understand what true joy is!!!
Well said
I really enjoyed this video. It so reminded me of my Granddaddy and my Daddy. They both could talk about anything and everything. They were natural born story tellers. I sure miss them. We all would say we need to tape them talking but we never did. I did take some photos of Granddaddy telling some stories sitting in the living room with friends gathered around . I live in the old home place now, I sit and from time to time think of me and Granddaddy watching Lawrence Welk and eating oyster stew. Frying up some of the oysters cause he liked eating them in cold biscuit . Sure miss those days.
Best times ever for this man .
This was beautiful thank you very much , it brought back memories for myself as a young man.
Best wishes to anyone who watches. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Great stories. Thank you. My dad is from Harlan county KY. The last name is Cox. He was born in 1934. They lived on the same hill as the Mullins family near Kingdom Come a state Park. I miss going there. Thank you for the memories. 💜
I sm kin to xox folks in northeast Tennessee. My best friends Sonja cox crowe ended up being my 5th cousin when i did my ancestry.com dna test back in 2018.
My Mother was from Harlan County, my Great Granparents are from Middlesbrough. Alot of Mitchell's. My two sisters were born in Crummys Creek. Love Love Love Middlesbrough
Do you know any of the Mullins names ?
Shawn Mullins Hi 🤗 No I don’t remember the names. I just remember when I visited my mamaw and papaw they were the mom and dad (or mayb the grandparents) that lived there. This was back between 1961 and 1990.
Oh wow!
Awesome life and awesome story I could set and listen to him for hours.
Mr Day i came across your story , what a story. I wanted you to know that my first ship in the navy was the USS Harlen county LST 1196 amphibious landing craft. I knew where Harlen county was , and now i have a story to go with it, thankyou and God bless
You ever get a chance let a old man tell his story you won't be sorry. My dad used to talk about how his brothers used to run around. Back then you raised your farm help. My father came from a large family so did my mother and so did I. This brought back memories of my own. Thank you for this video . Make God-bless you all.
You have a wonderful story Charlie Day. I enjoyed watching and listening to you telling it.
Thank you for taking the time to share it with the rest of us so we can learn about and remember the wonderful people and places of years gone by.
You are so welcome
How sweet is this and Southern expressions of life. My Mother was from Knoxville around the same time and I have pictures of her life that looks just like this.
Thank you. I was born in 1960 and raised on sandhill in Cumberland. Truly love hearing about this family. So many memories.❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful!
I was mesmerized listening to this mans stories. He thought of his growing up life nostalgically, to me it would have been hard, especially for the women. But this man was contented and happy right where he stayed. Such a lovely person.
Reminds me of daddy stories.." that generation has great memory..they weren't poisoned like these days..😞
My grandfather told me that when he was a young boy growing up in Montgomery county in Tennessee that while playing in the yard he saw a man walking toward him and he yelled for his mother it turned out it was his dad coming home from the civil war,he also told us how the government bought their land and other peoples to put FT.CAMPBELL on the land and they had to take what the government gave them,He died when I was 15 and I was forced out of school by the CEDAR HILL men's club and made to work on their farms for 12.00 a week because my mother had no job and they gave me a choice of putting my younger brother and sister in foster homes or me leave school and work for them which I did, The only thing that kept me going was remembering the stories and hard times my grandfather told me, We could learn a lot from the previous generation who went through hard-times but we are to damn busy doing nothing,
whiskey run ❤️BLESS YOU DEAR ONE❤️
All I can do is ponder what it would have been like to live such a great life many people would read this and think it wasn't such a good life but in reality it's the best life you could possibly live just listen to him talk about all the things nature had to give among all the hard work he gave everything sounds wonderful to me that he lived
God bless you Charlie you are a bless man. Thank you for sharing your story you will not be forgotten!
No doubt!
Touching, a real gentleman.👍
What a wonderful life, I really enjoyed your story .Bless you. My grandmother’s brother was Charlie Day .
What a beautiful and blessed life you have had Charlie, may God be with you and your family forever and always. May we all be as blessed is dear Charlie and his family
Thanks for taking time to watch!!
Beautiful story Mr Day. I love hearing stories about Kentucky. I'm from Western Kentucky myself a small town Grayson Co. We share a lot in common simple country guy's I love to hunt but fishing is my favorite. I'm very glad to have listened to your story. You're a blessed man. Stay humble and kind. God bless you with many more years.
He is just the cutest!!! Would love to hear some of the stories he has...I could listen for hours!!!
What a great story. Reminds me so much of my dad who grew up in the Ohio River valley, and spent his days hunting, fishing, and bird watching. I loved hearing this man's voice. Such a heartwarming film. Thank you!
i ove his story and can only pray mine turns out somethin like his i ove how thankful he is for the small stuff and thankful to the 1 and only who allthe thanks is owed
Mr. Day thank you so much for telling us your story. Stories from my elders are my absolute favorite thing on earth. I could listen to people share their memories and wisdom with me 24/7. Unfortunately I don't have family in my personal life who like to share their stories so im so thankful there are people like you. ❤
I growed up with Men like Ole Charlie in my town in South Western Va. Just hearin him talk takes me back, I feel fortunate to be a Southern Hillbilly
Same here grew in the mtns of arkansas
Great worrk Jon. i will check out more of this series. You have done a great service not only to the man in the film but also to the generations to follow him. Nice camera and editing work. The real beauty is in the story this man tells of a simpler place and time. Has to be one of the best vids I've seen on here.
I could listen these old timers stories all day
A life lived right, Thats all i can say. Thank you Charlie for your lifes story and may your life go on for a long while,al
So heartwarming! I am the granddaughter of the late G. Lee Brashear and Maggie Hall of Viper, Kentucky and I loved this! It's always so dear to my heart to see even pictures of the Kentucky hills and my love and admiration for Kentuckt mountain folk - like Charlie here - is with me always! Thank you 😊
A life well lived! i come from a pioneer lineage in a different area of north america,but can relate to a simpler and meaningful time.thanks from the Saskatchewan Prairies!
Brings back so many memories when I visited kingdom come park when I was a kid. Me and my brother loved it. And I feel like I had a conversation with me Charlie, about trout being stocked in the pond. Beautiful place great story
That's awesome!
Wonderful story, a life well lived..back then people knew what they had and what was important, thanks Charlie and God bless you and your family
Yes it was
I throughly enjoyed this ,,,Thank You for sharing Charlie's story. I love listening to the elders talk.
Thanks for listening
Very interesting story looks like you had a great life and dry your wife very happy to hear your story about your life
What a wonderful life. Best regards to Charlie Day and his family from New Zealand
Thanks so much for watching!!
I could listen to this man all day.
Thanks for the story.How selfish we have become.He stuck by his family and is the example of what a family is. A BLESSING
My family are still their
Beautiful land Great Blessing of wonderful people quiet peaceful
God bless Harlan Ky
I love this. More of our younger people should savior and hang on to these stories from our elders. They are pages of history we will never get back. So much wisdom. Thank you for your story sir!!!!!!!!!!
You are a gem! So satisfied with your life, and you're living a good one. God bless.
Thank you! 😊
So glad to hear ur story. All my grand parents are gone so I like hearing others storytelling. Thanks so much for this.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting story. Stay well and continue to enjoy life. God Bless !
Thank you! You too!
Frankfort Ky, here Sir..I admire and love your life story....Ky proud..
A beautiful, sweet, endearing documentary story of your life, one that I'll never forget !!! Thank you so much for sharing your story !!!
RIP Charlie
Charlie may not have been known by many of us, but we are all Charlie.
This is something that everyone should do, to leave memories for future generations.
Charlie's wife, Alma, was a distant relative of both of my parents.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so very much for bringing us the special video from Charlie Day’s life!!! So happy for him that he had this made as he wanted to! And we learned about him and his life in Tennessee more… I’m from not too far away in the suburbs of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I appreciate seeing all of the back woods country and all the old hardwood trees that I miss so much, living here in Utah now. I had an uncle Charlie, my dad‘s brother!
Your parents made you a good life as you did for your family. Good dads make good lives. Thank you
Yes they do
Mr Day you are a breath of fresh air in these days and time.You and your family are what we should aspire to be.A love for the Lord,your family and love of the land.Your story inspired me that's for sure.God bless you and your family.
Wow, thank you
Absolutely love this kind of history. God bless you ol boy.
That was a heart felt recollection and memory
My momma is from Floyd County Ky. She was born in Grethel Ky not far from Pikeville and Prestonsburg Ky. I love my memories of eastern Kentucky.
my mom Joanne Wright married a Gene Hall. She passed away last summer in a car accident. Gene now lives with his daughter Winnie. Do you know of them?
Cumberland(Harlan county) is about an hour from pikeville and prestonsburg
I was born in Fairview 1952 412 rose street just outside of the city of Harlan there was 8 of us we moved to florida in 1963 and Harlan was the best place to live my father fred Moore was a policeman until 59 and Harlan was the best childhood that could ever be Billy G.Moore now 68 years old
Mary Loaiza I went to job Corp in pikeville