Appalachia History of Cades Cove the John McCaulley Story

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  • This is a real story of how it was in Cades Cove before the National Park took it over. Story and life of John McCaulley and his life in the Cades Cove from 1880 till he left it in1937. A rare audio interview with him from1960.SPECIAL THANKS to the McCaulley family for the old family photos and the audio interview. Thanks for watching. NOTE: Some pictures are just to tell the story and not the actual pictures. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL THIS CHANNEL COVERS 12 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS !!! ( CHECK IT OUT) All Videos are Copyrighted and used by permission only.

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  • @mrsc1952
    @mrsc1952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    As I look around at our world my heart breaks for all we have lost. Our children won't know the beauty of these humble but rich lives.
    I feel our generation is starving for home, love, community and decency.
    Thank you for sharing this. My heart is warmed and deeply touched

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your very welcome my friend. Thank you for sharing.

    • @cynthiabrowning9118
      @cynthiabrowning9118 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DITTO

    • @debireginabroughton9982
      @debireginabroughton9982 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said... thank you...

    • @dianecharles881
      @dianecharles881 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s so sad that our generation would never know how to survive off the land , like he said They were like Millionaires, and that’s a true fact. They were off grid and had everything they needed. We would never survive!! It’s wonderful to listen to listen and learn from that generation!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

    • @emilyhughes4099
      @emilyhughes4099 ปีที่แล้ว

      The great loss you’re describing I feel strongly is the sign of the end of the age. Jesus is coming SOON! We are at the end of the end.

  • @nanslife
    @nanslife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    To hear the voice of a man born 1800's and died 60 years ago was amazing, hearing what life was like , I just loved every minute of it. What a simple honest life , he was blessed. Thank you for bringing this to life. I live in Australia and will probable never get to see these places in life. You bring them so much to life. Bless you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @J.L.P.777
      @J.L.P.777 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was thinking the other day how blessed I was,when I was 16,(1995) I was helping and hanging out with a man that was turning 100 years old in that coming spring, B.B. was his name,a very quiet and humble man,he told me when he first saw a car,I believe he was around 5 years old,he was black folk and grew up in Mississippi,his dad told him never to retire, so at age of 100 he was crawling under houses that the foundation was sinking in the ground and jacking them up with hand bottle jacks,,,one don't see hardly(or if) any from the 1800s anymore

  • @jeannemarshburn1833
    @jeannemarshburn1833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandfather was the doctor in Cades Cove around the turn of the century, Dr Thomas McGill. I so enjoyed listening to this, hearing stories from that time in history. Thank you for putting this together.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @rainydaydiva6320
    @rainydaydiva6320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Rest easy Mr. McCaulley! Your work on this earth made a difference in this world. I’m very happy that I was able to hear a bit of your life story. Why can’t people be this way now, work hard, help your neighbors & just be a good human being? Imagine the world we’d be a part of. Times may have been hard, but Mr. McCAulley and people like him lived a rich life beyond measure.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and prayers my friend.

  • @accousticdecay
    @accousticdecay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Donnie, this is such a priceless treasure. Many thanks to the McCulley family and to you for sharing this recording. I heard him say $20 for 100# of honey. When I was a beekeeper, my honey went for about $2.30/# in 2000 era. Now I pay a much higher price for local honey. Life was easy because they looked after one another; Oh how I wish we could be like that today!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Times have changed my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this.

    • @rebeccachambers419
      @rebeccachambers419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wish it were that way today too.

    • @vickiewest1199
      @vickiewest1199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I just bought a 3 lb jar of honey today for 15.00 from a local bee keeper. It tastes so much better than store bought, even though it’s higher priced. I think there’s a lot more work to bee keeping than most people realize

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@vickiewest1199 Awesome my friend. A lot of work in it. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @poorscottie9343
      @poorscottie9343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      $22 a quart here in ND for local honey.

  • @kelliethomas8171
    @kelliethomas8171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    My heart jumped for joy. In the cemetery pic I saw my grandmother's family's name Sands. Thank you for sharing this!! Cades Cove is where my family is from. I've never been there, my grandmother moved to California. Some day soon I will be in Tennessee, where my sister lives. To walk where my ancestors walked. Again thank you!!!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @sherryweeks5956
      @sherryweeks5956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kellie, which family are you related to? I'm fascinated.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sherryweeks5956 None there my friend just dear friends.

    • @kelliethomas8171
      @kelliethomas8171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sherryweeks5956 Related to Sands and Simerly's.

    • @TheMiriam333
      @TheMiriam333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coke stay with me! I’ll take you to Cades Cove!

  • @robinunderwood7695
    @robinunderwood7695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    WOW .....What a Wonderful Life he lived and the kindness he shared in his community that was probably one of the most BEAUTIFUL Stories of History I've ever had the pleasure of hearing Thank you Mr. Donnie...time's seen to be so simple back them 🐻🐾🐾

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. Thank you.

  • @Alan-Godden
    @Alan-Godden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hello Donnie thanks for another great post.
    I don't know if you realise but your videos are very soothing in a world gone mad with corruption, depravity and of course greed $$$.
    God bless you and yours, Mr Donnie Laws...

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @kelliesharpe1067
    @kelliesharpe1067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    My husbands great great grandfather was Big Will Walker. Big Will was raised in the Cove but later moved to Walker Valley…now known as Tremont. He’s in all the history books you’ll find in the visitors center and his claim to fame is having 37 kids lol. He used to stay in the valley and do handyman work while the husbands of all the ladies in the valley went to Maryville and Knoxville to work. Hence the 37 kids by a whole lot of women.
    My own favorite story of the Cove was when I was a little girl and me and my friend rode our bikes around the loop while our parents were back at the campground. I met Kermit Caughron that day…he still lived in the Cove and I’m pretty sure he was the last to leave. They tore his house down…it was back up behind the Lawson Place. Kermit kept bees and he let me help him that day with his bees and one other time after that. I even got to wear one of those screened hats of his. I’ve loved bees ever since. He was nice to me…a kid doesn’t forget that. He wasn’t part of any tourist attraction sort of things…it was just me, him, and my friend up by the barn working with his bees. Every time I pull through the gate I look to the left over the horse field at that big horse shoe shape on the mountain. That’s Kermit’s Horseshoe…it was his favorite part of the Cove. I’ve spent a lot of my life up there…we’re from Townsend and we were as poor as dirt when our 3 boys were kids. They never even realized it though. They had such a good time riding their bikes down to the river and sitting in the woods with bears when they were kids that they tell me today they had no idea we were poor people.
    I love your videos and the things they make me think of. I love them with all my heart.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WOW what a great story my friend
      So much history. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.

    • @jeffreykbevins7116
      @jeffreykbevins7116 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My ex-wife was a (Walker), Theresa (Walker) Bevins and she loved going to Cades Cove, she was the person that first took me to Cades Cove when we were dating, but she never did mention to me that there was someone by the (Walker) name that lived there, I don't think . I will have to ask her about it some day . I love going there it is such a beautiful, peaceful place there . My ex-wife's dad of the (Walker ) name I think
      was married 7 times, so my ex had several half brothers and sisters .

  • @ageorgiapeach9442
    @ageorgiapeach9442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful story. Most enjoyable. Thank you for sharing this.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome.

  • @JanOsborne-Sage
    @JanOsborne-Sage 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you so much for sharing, Mr Donnie. This interview is such a treasure, and so are you, sir. God Bless you and your family.
    😘💋😍❤️☮️✨

  • @jimadams5574
    @jimadams5574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Hi Donnie, - This conversation with Mr. McCulley was a great find! I loved hearing him talk about the times back then and how people treated each other. So different today. His perspective on life was also very interesting - he had what he needed so life was fine. Thanks for the top-shelf video! You have outdone yourself- this video should be at the Library of Congress if it isn’t already. Thanks for all you do.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this.

  • @renaecarpenter8137
    @renaecarpenter8137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This recording is truly a treasure. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Lisa-pb7jd
    @Lisa-pb7jd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This made my heart ache to the point of tears for simpler times. I’ve been to Cades Cove many times without knowing any of it’s history. I live in the Appalachian mountains. The only things we needed from the grocery store were sugar, coffee, salt and pepper. Most communities were just like this even as recent at the 1970’s. I was only a child in the 70’s but I can remember people looking after the elderly. Not much need for nursing homes. Everyone helping their neighbors. Lord help us now.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks my friend for sharing your memories. God bless you.

  • @SouthernArtist77
    @SouthernArtist77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cades Cove is absolutely gorgeous, the scenery is breathtaking.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it is my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @suz632
    @suz632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I so enjoy hearing about history from you Mr. Donnie. And thank you for the breathtaking views of the gorgeous mountains. Just beautiful!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @sharonwillis993
    @sharonwillis993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Loved hearing this interview. It was as if you were stepping back in time. What a wonderful attitude he had regarding the life he and his family lived. He was thankful for all that he had. I loved that all the people worked together and helped one another. We need to have that same sense of community to get us though the days I feel we have ahead of us.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing this my friend.

  • @SJ-db1lh
    @SJ-db1lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I really enjoy listening to this interview. It sounds a lot like the stories my grandmother used to tell about her life in NE Alabama. They worked hard, but had a good life. Thank you for sharing Mr. Donnie!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @cjsjedi73
    @cjsjedi73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you brother for that one. That's my area of the hills I miss so much. Those people had a value way above this world now. Hearing him say, we cared for one another, we helped one another and we worked for one another. That's living a useful life.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @kendramalczyk2613
    @kendramalczyk2613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great to hear this history! Thank you, Donnie! God bless you! 🤗♥️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @papajeff5486
    @papajeff5486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “A funeral for $2 or $200.” I have a small home just down the road from Townsend, on the Little River, toward Maryville. My people were from just off the Hiwassee River, in Calhoun, Bradley County, TN. Mr. MacCaulley’s speaks very much like my grandparents and their friends, reminds me of my early days. Folks helped one another. Just buried my little sister, last week. It cost a bit more, now. I bought my place because I enjoy visiting Cades Cove and the Smokies. This recording is a precious blessing. Thank you for sharing.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome my friend.

  • @mrwilliams6626
    @mrwilliams6626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love history Donnie I remember my grandfather and my mom telling when they moved from Illinois to the Missouri ozarks it was a long trip in a wagon back then Thank you for the memories again Donnie God-bless you look forward to the next one

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this story.

  • @mrskenscott9643
    @mrskenscott9643 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "As good a cow as I ever laid a bucket under."
    This whole interview made me smile. Thanks Donnie.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

  • @charlene5461
    @charlene5461 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing. Mr. McCauley sounds JUST LIKE my Grandad💗 Stayed with my Grandparents a lot, during childhood and adulthood, I shared in the care of both when they got old. My Grandparents were great story tellers and I loved to listen!! The same morals and standards and "love thy neighbor" practice was handed down and distilled in me. I thank God for my Grandparents and their love and life lessons that has made me who I am.💗🙏💗

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. God bless you.

  • @joysmetaphysicalnaturechannel
    @joysmetaphysicalnaturechannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Such a lovely video. Wonderful story, it sure would be nice to back to those times when family's and neighbors stuck together for survival and fun etc. Thank you Donnie for sharing this and also to the McCulley family. Just Beautiful.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I totally agree! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @donaldwells2102
    @donaldwells2102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mr McCulley,sure sounds like a fellar I'd like to sit down with and share some time with. Thanks Donnie for sharing the interview with us of Mr.McCulley and his Home in Cades Cove,what a real treat. God Bless and have a Good Evening 🙂.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @soniaclayton3563
    @soniaclayton3563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was so lovely to here the stories of yester years pls keep bringing them to life again I love things like this I'm from shrewsbury UK Thank you

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! Thanks for sharing my friend.

  • @gdc3084
    @gdc3084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks again Donnie that was special. what a life.

  • @terryqueen3233
    @terryqueen3233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for the history on Cades Cove Donnie that's always been one of my favorite pieces of Earth. Have a great day and stay safe and keep you tired of dry and may God bless!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.

  • @rickyhenry4958
    @rickyhenry4958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Donnie, you really outdid yourself with this one! I love all your videos and always look forward to them but this one has to be my favorite. Thank you for sharing that old interview and your hard work on making these videos!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @Southernson-dy5nq
    @Southernson-dy5nq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That’s Donnie, what a great story. Really enjoyed hearing about how the families looked out for each other.

  • @debluetailfly
    @debluetailfly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "I was borned in Cades Cove in 18 and 80". I remember people commonly talking like that. My own father was borned only 25 year later. 'and' was always used in the date. I remember seeing a gravestone in a cemetery that was crudely carved out by hand. It had the word 'borned' carved into it. It was an ordinary flat rock to serve as a marker for the grave of a young girl. I can imagine a father laboring to inscribe the stone the best he could, out of love for his daughter.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this story.

  • @kymburriss4260
    @kymburriss4260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was awesome . So much history, and that's how my parents were raised, but in Kansas. I was raised the same way, to help where and when I could, and over 60 years later, I'm still that way. Thank you so much for sharing this Donnie. ❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @joemiller8965
    @joemiller8965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video Donnie! Thanks for sharing. Cades Cove is such a beautiful place!

  • @evdallas123
    @evdallas123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love cades cove been there many times this interview is priceless for anyone that's ever been there it gives me a new perspective on it thanks for a wonderful piece

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tammyevans7333
    @tammyevans7333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love Cades Cove, great story, thanks, Donnie

  • @EinsteinSurfer
    @EinsteinSurfer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video.
    Loved listening to Mr McCulley. Reminded me of listening to my grandmother and great grandmother when I was little. Great granny died in 1978 the day after my birthday, she was 107. The stories she used to tell... Thanks Donnie, I love your videos.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @geversonsr
    @geversonsr ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved that interview...neighbors helping each other...families taking care of each other...sad that is lost to time. Thank you brother for posting this

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @rubber-duck
    @rubber-duck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My Granny and her family came from Cades Cove they were Garlands, she met my Grandad and moved couple hrs away in NC. Cades Cove has always been a special place to me and my family ❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

  • @perryholloway540
    @perryholloway540 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watch this about a year ago. Incredible history, enjoy the just as much the second time. Sheridan with some friends. John McCauley was a heck of a human being. Smart people to have the sense, to record this gentleman.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome my friend. That's a great story. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @George-zg6bs
    @George-zg6bs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Donnie, thank you for presenting this well done interview! I'm not sure if you intended to do this, but you have helped preserve history and the story about the McCaulley family and life in the Cove. My family (3 generations) goes to Cades Cove to camp at Cades Cove each year. Over the years, we continue to learn more and more about the history and people of Cades Cove, but this story really touched us. We travel from 3 different states (Florida, Virginia, & Ohio) to get there, and we never want to leave because Cades Cove is so beautiful and is such a special place. We are looking forward to upcoming camping trips this coming October and next May/June. But now because of your story and presentation, we will have an even greater appreciate for what we collectively call "God's Country". Again. thank you for making this video, and it was amazing to hear the interview with Mr. John McCaulley! As has been previously said....this brought tears to my eyes! Thank you for all you have done to help keep history going! We hope you will be doing more stories such as this one!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      WOW, You have a lot of history there my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this story with us. God bless you.

  • @garyglanville1158
    @garyglanville1158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Donnie for the history snd interview you shared. Made me wish I would have grown up in those days in Cades Cove. Every time I walk there and walk by her creeks and forest I always say, what a place to have grown up in”. You gave us a little bit more about the people who lived there. They looked out for each other and loved each other. Yes indeed, they were rich. Thank you so much.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jimmieloge575
    @jimmieloge575 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Couldn't help but Love this interview, the man spoke about taking care of their neighbors just like they were family! So Beautiful to hear all the good times that he and others had in Cades Cove! Fantastic!!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you friend for sharing this. God bless you. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

  • @debishaw9355
    @debishaw9355 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this conversation with Mr. McCulley…thank you, Donnie for sharing this. I agree, it’s priceless…..

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome.

  • @MrBce1965
    @MrBce1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is where my Father and all of his family grew up. They were there until at least the 60’s. My Grandfather Nathan Everett work at the CC camp. Some of these people mentioned were my family too. So much beautiful memories. ❤️
    My Father’s homestead if the barn still set’s on the National Park. I don’t think a one of us would know how to live like they did. ❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @janicew6222
    @janicew6222 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful interview. My husband and I went there many times, walked back to all the cabins and wondered about those living there, wish I could show him this now.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much.

  • @kennethpierce7304
    @kennethpierce7304 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This interview was great. My wife and I just sat and listened to every word. Sounds like great people lived in the Cove.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it. God bless you. Thank you so much.

  • @fordsrestorations970
    @fordsrestorations970 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Donnie has done a great portion to preserve our history. Man alive it takes money time and study to do this stuff but if somebody didn't do it it would be lost forever thank you Donnie thank you very much

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome my friend. Well said. Thanks so much for sharing. Your very welcome.

  • @lannyfaulkner6697
    @lannyfaulkner6697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How wonderful Donnie! Thank you for this. Everyone hearing this is remembering our Grand and Great-grandparents. I have been through the Cove three times in my life including the last vacation my wife and I had before her illness. These posts are a treasure to me.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. God bless you.

  • @peterjarvis1990
    @peterjarvis1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can relate to a lot of that,grew up on a farm that was built in 1858. My father always had enough garden for the whole community. We're up here in nova scotia, Canada. Donnie, if you get a chance, Google up Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Tell me if we don't have our own version of the smokey mountains, lol. They even have their own language-Gaelic. Keep up the great vids 👍

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's so awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this story with us. Thank you. God bless.

  • @galenmullenax4039
    @galenmullenax4039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Country folks working together is the best life on earth. Helping each other and not being selfish is the key to happy living. Thank all who made this video possible and to Mr. Donnie you are the best there is. Thank you so much. God bless you Sir❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @kirkeberding304
    @kirkeberding304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great video, Donnie! Thanks for sharing this audio reel. My family and I just visited our new property in East Tennessee back in June and were very fortunate to visit Cades Cove on a day that didn’t have a lot of traffic. What a beautiful and serine place it is! Thanks, again, for sharing more history of East Tennessee!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @snowsam6563
    @snowsam6563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow what a treat...thank you for the interview amazing........made my bad day a good one 🙂

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @hollyh5032
    @hollyh5032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I truly enjoyed this! To hear Mr. McCulley talk was about his life back in those times is a treasure! Thank you for sharing!

  • @graceandglory1948
    @graceandglory1948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, Donnie. It brought tears to my eyes. How blessed these people were to have known one another then..such love, understanding, such giving hearts. Yes...blessed indeed.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @vickiewest1199
    @vickiewest1199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for sharing this. My family and I have been going to Cades cove for many many years when we go to TN on vacation. It’s a beautiful place . There is a huge difference in the amount of vehicles going through now compared to the first time we went. But I still love going every time.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. It's getting worse every year. Thanks for sharing.

  • @BrandyinIndy
    @BrandyinIndy ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for preserving and sharing this glorious story and history!! ❤

  • @200x-v4k
    @200x-v4k ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you DonnyIt’s nice to see a native or southerner narrating and making a video of our own history

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome.

  • @jmac3480
    @jmac3480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    James McCauley jr was John' father.
    James jr was born and laid to rest at cades cove. 1833-1906. James Sr. also lived in cades cove for a period of his life living in the Tipton cabin. James Sr. Is my great, great, great grandfather.
    THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS !!!
    JS McCauley

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your very welcome my friend. I was told he was in the civil war to. There is so much history and stories of John yet to share. He reminds me of my uncle. I have become good friends with his grandson John. God bless you friend.

  • @kimaustin1158
    @kimaustin1158 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed seeing the pictures and listening to Mr. John speak about the days in Cades Cove. I can only imagine the life back then. Seems like the life I long for, when people lived simple lives and everybody got along and helpingthe neighbors during times of need. This world has come so far from that these days. I've had the pleasure of visiting Cades Cove many times. Next trip, when walking through the cemeteries I'll be sure to think of Mr. John, knowing he built so many of those caskets.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.

  • @NoraBear61
    @NoraBear61 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤ this is not just up there it is awards quality and I can listen to John every day and not be tired of it. Perfect community. I know Tipton's that are in Kingsport... ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @leonardedgarsr2014
    @leonardedgarsr2014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you...I first went to Cades Cove in 1959...Still love it.

  • @charlotteshifflet4422
    @charlotteshifflet4422 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great interview. A man who loved his life for sure. Those were the days, sounds like ❤️also love the pictures. Thank you for sharing.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @DOMINYPAUL
    @DOMINYPAUL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been there ,Mr. McCaulley story brought it to life for me. Thank you for sharing.

  • @dynjarren5454
    @dynjarren5454 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing. I could listen to John talkin all day long about whatever he said.
    Thank you for this little bit of American history from our Smoky Mountains

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Thank you very much.

  • @nancyyonce2906
    @nancyyonce2906 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have watched several videos tonight beautiful villages in Switzerland and Austria but my heart keeps coming back to Cades Cove !!! Thanjk you Donnie and Merry Christmas !!!~!c

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you and Merry Christmas.

  • @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649
    @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of your best, Donnie ! Thanks from South Africa.

  • @stephenmayne4886
    @stephenmayne4886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Donnie for sharing this great story.

  • @annamariehewitt3173
    @annamariehewitt3173 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'M HANKERIN' FOR A RETURN TO THOSE TIMES......THANKS FOR POSTING....

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing this my friend.

  • @K2mtp
    @K2mtp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was watching a few videos about the Amish and they pretty much live the same way today. Thank you for this interview and I look forward to others like this.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your very welcome my friend. Thank you.

  • @conniewilliams3644
    @conniewilliams3644 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a treasure! Thank you for sharing! My family is from the cove and this is so interesting! My family includes Myers, Chambers and more!

  • @TnVolFan
    @TnVolFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow that was amazing.....Thanks Donnie for making this a better day

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

  • @demo6349
    @demo6349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The richness and natural beauty of many places becomes overwhelmed by 'tourism'. I realize its a double edge sword, because it brings revenue in to areas, but at the same time it kind of buries the everyday lives of those born and raised in such humble beginnings. Thank you Mr Donnie for helping to preserve the richness of your beautiful historical area.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      WOW that's so true my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. I understand. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @louparry7721
    @louparry7721 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The wonderful Love and respect these people had for their community is so heart warming.
    God bless each and everyone of them. Hard working and God fearing people. The support they gave to anyone in need was such a beautiful way to glorify our LORD. Just absolutely top notch people. Thank you for this beautiful piece of history. God bless , Louise

  • @markfrost8728
    @markfrost8728 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a good video. I love listening to the old timers from the old time. Love it. Donnie you do a great job.

  • @carriekay4827
    @carriekay4827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really really enjoyed listening to John talk about his life...he had an answer for all your great questions. Reminded me of younger years where we supported ourselves with gardens/raising our meat/hunting for meat...raising chickens for eggs...milk cow Bossy who ran off every year to hide her baby from us. Happened with free range cows back in the day. If you were hungry the seller always had something canned to open up...fruit/veggies/meat/dandelion wine.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome life my friend. It was simple and they were happy. The only thing hard was their labor it took to survive.

  • @rogerhuber3133
    @rogerhuber3133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Donnie, thank you so much for your work providing us with a look back at a better world.

  • @Jlevin1955
    @Jlevin1955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love looking at all of the old pictures!

  • @markclewis1962
    @markclewis1962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Donnie
    That was a great interview with that gentleman from the cove. Sounds like he was a really caring person who would help his neighbors in need not for the money he just wanted to help like many others around him. Sounds like these great people were Godly and lived as the Lord would have them to do so. Very close Community looking out for one another. It’s great how they could stop what they where doing an help others. America really is missing out on this now. It’s a hurry up world. The older generation where truly great hard working people. Thanks and God bless.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks my friend for sharing this. Your very welcome.

  • @eveslady100
    @eveslady100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a beautiful heartwarming story. So much to be learned from these people.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for sharing this my friend.

  • @nikkiscrafts5621
    @nikkiscrafts5621 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing! What a treasure! People meant more to each other back then than now. Now life seems to be a competition on who can out do each other. Not with everyone but with most. Precious memories

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      So true my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @edwardhayden4626
    @edwardhayden4626 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is much could be said in appreciation of what you do but I think a simple thank you covers it all. Thank you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.

  • @Betheden222
    @Betheden222 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has to be my favorite video. What a treasure. Blessings.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing this. Them were real life people.

  • @kennethsloboda4958
    @kennethsloboda4958 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s Truly That Much More Special When We Hear The Stories From The These Individuals Thats Lived Them, It Certainly Feels Like listeners Are Living It As Well 🙏🙏🙏

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing this my friend.

  • @CelebratingAppalachia
    @CelebratingAppalachia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic Donnie! Thank you so much for putting this together!!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your very welcome Tipper. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @Nulife23
    @Nulife23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a wonderful life! I loved how they took care of each other. Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @jimbetzing3587
    @jimbetzing3587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such wonderful truths in that interview! Hard work, helping your neighbor, enjoying what you had. We should all take a lesson from this.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you friend. It's real life.

  • @artgorecki2146
    @artgorecki2146 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cades Cove is my favorite place to visit. I’ve always imagined how it was living there. Now I understand better how life was. Great video!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Thank you.

  • @khbow2810
    @khbow2810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. This is a beautiful story 💜

  • @melissapina1609
    @melissapina1609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm from East TN. I lived an worked in Pigeon Forge TN for several years. I miss those beautiful mountains. I've been way up North for 7 years now this video makes me want to go home.

    • @rainydaydiva6320
      @rainydaydiva6320 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come back to the mountains, Melissa, you will be glad you made the decision. These mountains and it’s people can never be matched anywhere.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @thesilentgeneration
    @thesilentgeneration 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing interview. How different things are today, and how better off we all would be if we could live like that today. Thanks for sharing.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your very welcome my friend. Thank you.

  • @tenn6993
    @tenn6993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From southwest Tennessee, thank you, I enjoyed it.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Your very welcome my friend.

  • @janawilliams9138
    @janawilliams9138 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is how life should be the love and respect they had for one another warms my heart.

  • @charlieknoll5206
    @charlieknoll5206 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Donnie, thank you so much for these videos. My wife and I sit in the kitchen with our grandkids on the weekend and watch your videos. The kids love them. We try to teach them the old ways of doing things, just like our grandparents did for us. Thank you again for all you do.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @sharonmccomas4173
    @sharonmccomas4173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this I love your voice and your gift of telling stories. I love how your videos are like a portal and takes you there and you can see families, neighbors, ways of life etc. You are so right leave animals alone. I have a few videos of yours to catch up on my friend. GOD bless

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your very welcome my friend. God bless you.

  • @davids6533
    @davids6533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Donnie, This is one of the best videos I've seen anywhere about life in the Appalachia Mountains. I would love to see many more videos like this one. I'm a subscriber, so maybe if you post more like this, I'll be sure to see it. Thank you for the videos you post, and the awesome content within, especially ones like this one! I love hearing some of the older sayings, like "the best cow ever he set a bucket under". I almost came out of my chair! Lol! Have a blessed day my friend!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome my friend. Thank you. Your very welcome. More stories to come my friend.

  • @jehovahuponyou
    @jehovahuponyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS WAS *"GREAT"* - THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING IT - BRAVO - LORD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!

  • @Jared-Brubaker
    @Jared-Brubaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My wife’s uncle bush hogs all of cades cove once a year. I think it takes around a week.
    I love Cades Cove, thanks for sharing!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @repetemyname842
    @repetemyname842 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, what a treasure that interview is. Thanks for sharing, Donnie, thats a slice of America everyone should hear.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true my friend. Thank you friend.

  • @ellennoblitt7728
    @ellennoblitt7728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. What an interesting, touching story.