Is this a documentary or is us a sleezy way to find out if there is anything of value worth selling in there...when you said" i used to sell figurines just like that" i knew it was a sleezy way to try to make $$ off the old man. The only thing you and your girl were worried about was money and stuff that might be worth something. You should feel disgusted that you need to resort to this type of thing to keep your antique and collectibles store up and running. Pathetic
“Well, Donald, if you had taken the time to look at what I do on my channel before commenting, you would see that this is not a channel about buying and selling things and I never have had a antique store.. I document Appalachian people, places, and their history. I’ve made over 40 videos with Ralph that I call “Greasy Hollow Memories”. I’m a full-time CZcamsr making money from my videos, not from buying $2 figurines and trying to sell them. That video is over 2 years old, and everything is still right there, just like you saw in the video. Ralph passed away back in December, but the Greasy Hollow Memories series is going to continue.” Ralph has six daughters, some of whom are seen in the videos, including this one. Frances, one of Ralph’s daughters, now owns the old store and all its contents. If you visit my channel, you’ll find new videos of me working at the old store. I’m working to turn it into a museum, preserving the history of the old store and the Robertson family. In some of the episodes, you’ll see me even giving Ralph $600. To get a better understanding, I encourage you to watch all the videos featuring Ralph and me. Thank you for watching. - John Ward oh here is the link the seriesczcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
You people are what's wrong with the world. If you had watched any of the videos he filmed with Ralph or his family, you would know what you are saying is baseless and ignorant. He's trying to help the family preserve the history of that store. And make it to where people can come and see it and enjoy it again. And he no longer has a store, the store he had didn't even sell antiques, if you had paid more attention you would know that as well. You should be ashamed of yourself. You don't even know John.
My good brother in Christ John. As long as you know the true reason behind what you are doing, that's all that matters. As you well know, GOD sees and hears everything, and he also knows your heart. The response you give to an instigating antagonist's comment should be: Thank you for sharing. GOD bless!
I remember visiting my grandparents in West Virginia. Grandpa would come home from the mine, get cleaned up and yell for us kids to go for a walk. Mom would say Don’t spoil their dinner. He would promise not to and over the hill we would go, through the woods and out at a little store much like this one. He’d give us each a dime. We were rich! We each bought a bottle of pop and two candy bars. It didn’t ruin dinner because grandma cooked any meat so it melted in your mouth and baked the best bread I have ever eaten.
Jan U must be close to my age & I dearly miss those days U drew a few tears. I lived on a semi Amish farm we were modern Amish my grand father broke the order in 1915 on his way home from an Amish school house on that same path I speak he found a flier to go fly fighter planes for the Escadrille. Nearly 95 years later I became the last flight commander CVN65 USS ENTERPRISE had. She & I are now retired and I am back on the farm... I look at my woods much differently today and all the memories those woods gave all of us including Olies General Store and all the game grandma cooked we took from those woods.
Why do I burst into tears when I watch this video? I've never been to America, I don't know any of you and yet it moves me to tears. Something is destroying our culture, worldwide, when did it start, when will it stop? R.I.P. lovely old man ❤
What a nice documentary . I'm very humbled that a place like this, that was closed for so long and respected without vandalism or defacing that tells you right there what a real "community" is and should be everywhere.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Now wait a minute. Lots of good folk around. Just see no one broke into the store and plundered it. It's all there. There are still plenty of good folk around. I believe that 100%
55 years ago ,when I was a child , there were still a few stores like this one . When you went in it , it felt like stepping back in time , which I loved .One of these stores so meat in the back of the store and had a saw dust covered floor . A different store . had drink boxes with a bottle opener on the front .All the Coke/Pepsi came in glass bottles , so little hands needed the bottle opener. Another of these stores, sold the most wonder cheese in the back of the store. His store was my favorite.The owner was a kind old man , who made me feel special. He always had a kind word .I will always remember Mr Roddys store . Love this reminder of my childhood. Thanks
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All I could say was WOW. WOW WOW through the video.😊😊 I am 72 years old and I appreciate being able to relate on the history.. I as really amazed there was no vandalism done to those great pieces of days gone by.
Wow!!! How I'd love to be in there!!! Amazing that it's not been looted and vandalized. Speaks volumes for the people in the area. Thank you for sharing this video.
Brings back childhood memories from the 70’s to see old general stores like that. Service with a smile vs. just give me your money and get out attitude of big box stores today.
No idea why this popped up in my algorithm, but I'm damn glad it did. Being in my 40s and my dad in his 70s and having suffered two strokes I have realized time is not only precious but borrowed now. We sit and talk weekly about family, history, people, cars, memories and experiences. Love these stories.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Write it down while you can. I used to talk to my auntie every Sunday and ask her questions about how they did things on the farm way back in the day. It really helped her memory to rebuild. Now I have a notebook full of her memories.
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Thanks for the comment and watching the video. It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
The sad truth is that shoppers don’t support stores like this,even in rural areas like this.Residents of small towns will drive miles out of the way to shop at Walmart,most small towns have Dollar General stores to fill in the gap.They call it “progress”.
Where I live you can't even have a store now days people will just run in and steal everything, love this video though reminds me when I would visit my mom in Arkansas.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
You know you're in the heart of God's Country when you can open the doors of your family's store for the first time in decades, and everything is still in the same place as when you locked the door. Try that in a big town. 😂
In the 1970’s went to summer camp in Pennsylvania. We’d walk to an Old General Store that was owned by a War Veteran who had a missing an arm. He was a quiet man but was always kind and patient with the us kids. It was the one of the exciting days of the week to walk to the to his store for sweets. Appreciate the Mom and Pop Shops. ✊🏼💯
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Its amazing to see an old store. Our last one went about 10 years ago. The gentleman who ran it passed. The kids didnt care. They bulldozed the whole thing. It warms my heart, that his daughters arent going to do that. Im sure it also makes Mr. Robertson happy. Knowing that his collection will be cherished by others.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
My parents, George and Arlene McCaw ran a small country store similar to this store in Ohio NY for many years! Their store was the gathering place in town and everyone loved my parents. This video brought back many memories!!!
Nice! Memories can be sad, but also educational. My parents ran a small country store and a "gas station." When you entered, The dry goods and grocery food items were on the right side , the paying counter in the middle. To the left you stepped down a couple of steps to where horizontal freezers held meat and such. My parents had a small bedroom behind the counter where they basically lived before I was born. The outhouse was down a path in the backyard; There were 2 gas pumps in the front of the store, 1 for regular and 1 for diesel. My dad had a huge rock near the pumps to protect them from being "run into" accidentally. It's funny what you can remember from a very young age. We lived further down the "highway" in a new home they had built; They moved there in a December and my mom had me during a blizzard the following month of January (as I was told.) My parents kept the store going a few years after I was born and I remember loving to go there, especially during Christmas. There was a Coca Cola calendar with the "jolly Santa Claus" on the wall. Since it was the only store within miles of the area, it was quite busy. I loved to go outside and sit on the big rock in the spring and summer. It was sad when they decided to 'quit' the store. It seems my dad was renting the building from a widow across the road and we went to her house once for my dad to pay her the final payment. Her home was an old, rather dark (inside ) pre-civil war home. I could swear they were still using candles 🤔 We went to the store when it had been "emptied" and my dad was selling the last of the freezers to someone. It was so sad....😢 After my dad passed, I was cleaning his "garage room" and found several cigar boxes, 1 was filled with nail clippers, 1 with men's small black combs, etc. I found bars of large laundry soaps and other items no longer made. At first, I was puzzled, but then realized they were items leftover from the store. Items too small to sell and still useful, so my dad kept them. 🤓My treasure trove inherited! The interstate was built a few years later nearby and "killed" all the small motor lodges on the highway where the store had been located. Now there is a road straight through were it sat. I cannot watch the movie "Cars" without crying....it takes me back to all the places that made life more colorful and nice. I know my "comment" was lengthy, but I hope sharing my families' past is worthy of our memories of days gone....and the people who made them important historically!
You see the old man going through random drawers and looking at seemingly regular items. I completely understand this. I had a chest of drawers when I was very young and am now 50 and I came across the chest of drawers in storage. I haven't opened those drawers since I was a kid and when I opened it all of these little things were so nostalgic and I remembered every little item. I had He Man dolls and even an entire set of Grey skull fortress.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Yeah, my son had a Hulk Hogan wrestling doll. He took it with him to a guest appearance that the Hulk was making and the Hulk took a look at it, held it up and told the audience that he could tell this doll was old because it was from when he had hair! Man had a sense of humor! And yes, he autographed it and it's around here somewhere.
Fantastic. I would love to browse through the store. Shame we have lost the Mom and Pop stores, heck, corporate greed has destroyed all manufacturing in the U.S and Canada. Sad days....feel for the kids today who never were able to experience how things were.
A lot of people are loosing jobs due to corporate greed and politicians allowing undocumented to work below livable wages. I'm an army vet and was never political but I've recently lost my job of over a decade along with a few hundred others across the country. 50 years old and feels like it's over for me.
My great grandpa and gram had a general store deep in the mountains of West Virginia for years. I loved spending summers there and now I live in the northern panhandle on top of a mountain.. home sweet home
this takes me back to my childhood. My gradpa ran a part store and garage most of my life. There was a old general store next door, probably the last one around for many miles. They sold rubber boots, overalls, clothes, shoes, groceries, and just about anything else you could think of. A old lady named Mrs. Buckner used to run it. They had a old wood burning stove beside the counter. She sat there reading the paper. They had a old timey fridge that kept the coldest bottle sodas I think I've ever had, and they were delicious. I sat there many hours drinking my soda, and chatting with her. Id burn her boxes for her, amd she'd give me a soda. Those are good memories.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
I have a Lotta the same kind of Memories 💕 Grew up in a holler ( long winding road to get to the house) in the Back Hills of Jackson KY. JD Vance wrote a book about Appalachian KY. 😊
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Oh wow!! I would keep that general store exactly as it is!! Preserve this beautiful treasure!! Wonderful memories of a simpler, more beautiful time. I’m 70 years old and this brought me back to the best time of my life!! I’d go back to that time in a New York minute!!!
I am now 70 also , Grew up In Ohio Which is part of the Appalachian Mountain mountain area Everybody was poor I didn't know it But we had a good life It circle back around Every little town has a dollar store now And hopefully Our grand grandchildren Experience The love.❤😇🇺🇸🙏
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in video views here on CZcams. The Greasy Hollow Memories videos have found a whole new audience. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
That is so sweet how you were able to give him the chance to see his memories of so long ago. Our elders are such an intricate part our history and all they want is to remember the great times they dad. Thank you for sharing such a sweet piece of history with yiur viewers. (I do have a soft spot for the elder, I mist say!) 😢❤
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
John you have done a super great job on all of your videos, something no one else probably would have never done in live in princeton w.va. but I love tennis. you have done such a wonderful thing fir all these people especially Ralf loved watching him so please continue doing the wonderful job you are doing it means a lot to all of us, would be nice if you could get around to parts of Southern w.va.
Hahaha, grampa tryin to remember where his money stash was ... He went straight behind the counter to the drawers ...lol.. what a cool experience... Wonder if the prices are still on things or if back then he would just say it . Alot of oltimers would know by memory and would tell u how much something cost when you ask or brought it up to the counter .. I was raised to call mine pepaw and memaw to...we have so much in common but from different places . I'm Texas..
What a wonderful visit to the past! Born in 1964 I have so many fond memories of our rural General Store where a dime would buy you a small bottle of Coke and a chocolate bar. I also remember how my mouth would water when the shopkeeper would pull out a roll of bologna and slice off a piece for me before laying a customer's order on the waxed brown paper he'd tie up with string. Our general stores were more than a place to buy things. It was also the place where you went to find out the latest news in your community. Children standing in the candy aisle with their nickel held tight in their hand trying to decide between the many treats before them. Housewifes with their list in hand trying to stretch the few dollars in their purse. The men in the corner visiting and discussing the price of grain. I sure miss those days
This really tugs at my nostalgia. I remember my family owning restaurants and stores down in Jenkins KY and I have so many good memories from visiting as a youngin with my daddy. The sights, smells and sounds. I hate how the passage of time changes everything we love. You never realize you're living in the good old days while they're happening.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
I literally have tears. When he was opening that sliding case I was wondering if he was going back all those years when he probably opened it for customers daily. Life is so difficult to process. We work hard our whole life just to age and live on memories. I'm older myself caring for my elderly parents and today my dad was reminiscing when he used to work. He has cerebral palsy but it never stopped him from construction work and even beautiful wood working. Life is so sad and we will all be there eone day if we're blessed enough to even live this long. Thank you and that family for sharing this treasure with us.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Yes one of them may do that one day. The best of times tool place at that old store over the years. Thanks for watching The Appalachian Channel. John Ward
Ralph reminds me of an old friend I have from Kentucky. He tells me of the old days growing up in the holler. Love the stories. He’s 81 now and still has a great memory of childhood days. @@theappalachianchannel
It's fascinating with these preserved places, and old folks and their history. I do like this and. I wish you could have shown more and told more, but he got tired, and we have to respect that. Much heart to this old man.🌹
I was born in 1950. First remembered years in a small Aberta, Cnd. village. Saved my penny's and nickles to buy a pint of ice cream. Always carried a spoon in my back pocket. Riding no hands on my bicycle eating ice cream. Those were the days. Thanks for sharing.
Great video! I am reminded of a small novelty store I would frequent in my youth called "AAA Hobby Shop" in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The owner was an elderly gentleman who lived in a room in the back of the store. He gave me wise advice, and always had a story or two to tell. I was actually able to help him 20ish years ago when he sold his shop. He couldn't find an apartment that would accept his beloved long-haired cat, so I went onto Craigslist and printed him a list of cat-friendly apartment listings. He ended up renting one, and was ever grateful. Although he is now deceased, I still reminisce about him and his shop often.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
@The _fancave my grandmother and grandfather lived in reading. I used to do my paper route and stop by a place treasurer island and fish. Then head to home to my grandparents stopped at a place called dragon corner for soda or water depending on hot it was after an all day job. Then eat and then go into the basement with my grandfather have a sip of whiskey that he hid in a Folgers coffee container that my grandmother didn’t know about and listen to frank Sinatra and learn how to do woodcraft. He taught me how to use power tools from a young age. I thank him for his wisdom and knowledge because I took those skills and became a builder. I still have his hand drills and and records un opened from the war and when he bought them. I also have family that still lives in Wakefield today.
Wow, small world! I grew up in Wakefield, lived in Colorado for a while, but moved back to Wakefield in 2012. This area sure has changed a lot over the years! @@anthonykontos7931
I love that he was active the whole time, gave him a reason to start remembering, and now we get to experience his memories for as long as CZcams exists.
It was really great to see this again about the old store and the history of it seeing Ralph again before his passing recently Thanks for showing it again Thank You very much.🇺🇲🇺🇲👋👋🇺🇲🇺🇲
Just watching him reminds me so much of my own Dad, by the way he talked to the way he laughed, and holding his cigarette, but still sharp as a tack. My Daddy left us back in 2021 when and he'll be truly missed by so many. Thank you for filming this before Mr. Robertson passed.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what yall do. Sorry to hear of Ralf’s passing. That’s a true gem. I hope it stays preserved for generations to come.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Thank you for documenting this incredible time capsule. It would be awesome to see someone take the store over and reopen it, keeping all the old coolers and decorations. More of a dream really.
This elderly man (pops) is wonderful, still with such clarity and memories that count. Pops’ silence of humor is GOD GIVEN.what a sweet heart and kind darling. My heart is so happy watching this video. I truly can’t see the men sitting around the stove playin their interments with the fire warming the store.😊❤❤ beautiful store. Please don’t change a thing. Cindyjo WPB FLORIDA USA born in Newark OHIO❤
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
I love the old timers and the stories that they have to tell. There won't be another time in history as the years they grew up in, and the things they've done, seen, shouldn't have done, and all that transpired around the world. Yup, the 1930s and up till these here very days. So much, so quickly, and I'm sad to say that everything has turned out the way it has.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Just came across this video.....loved it. My great papaw owned a store in the foothills of Lookout Mtn......already passed by time i came at end of 60s but heard stories from my mom and older sisters. Saw some things in there id definitely buy today.....greetings from Alabama 🕊️💜. RIP Mr. Ralph 🙏
I thought this was going to be a tour through an old country store but instead I got to meet Ralph and listen to him pull memories from the shelves and drawers. What a treasure this video is! Thanks for bringing it out for us to see.
The treasures and stories in these old country stores are unique to say the least. I always try to make time and stop in when I come across one of these old country stores. My grandpa had one not far from the house I'm in that my Great grandpa built in 1874. I wish I had written down the names and stories I was told in my younger years about the family members, house and the farm. At the time it was interesting but now that the older kinfolk have passed so have many of those stories and history that is lost now. Anyone out there that has their older relatives and they start to tell you about the old days> Please take the time to make notes so you can pass them on to the next generation. As always thank you for taking us along. Love the history of the people and the stories that they share with you and with us as well. And can't forget the buildings themselves that have withstood the test of time!
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My great grandparents owned a general store in Northern MN and I have the pictures of it. They also lived in the oldest home in my small town in IL. It was the first cabin built from settlers. ❤ I love his stuff
Thank you for this wonderful visit, what a lovely bunch of folk! Record all the older generations as they are our link to what’s past and being slowly erased. Sending love and light from England ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the comment and watching the video. It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Oh my, what a treat this was! Thank you so much to everyone involved, especially Ralph and his family. He was just the kind of country shopkeeper who took care of the community. Rest in that General Store in Heaven, Ralph.🪻🐦💐
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Very cool. I can't believe that all those vintage signs outside in such a rural area haven't been stolen, but I glad they weren't. Those are worth some good money.
Sadly only worth what people are willing to pay. In this day & age not a lot of people around anymore, that would really appreciate the history of those things. The younger generation now, have no idea what they are really worth as far as history & sadly have no interest.
Oh Boy , Over 2,000 comments in 9 days. Reminds me when I had my Jimmy O's Antiques & Carry Out , in Tiro, Ohio , opened in July of 1999 until about 2002 . I always love people. Its whats needed in the retail world.
I love old country stores! This was a real treat for me to watch. I felt like I was tapping on his heels and looking over his shoulder at every little item. What a walk down memory lane!
This was probably a booming store in the day, we sure did count on ours when I was a little guy...it was small but it had everything we needed and it had a lot of what I wanted but couldn't always have.
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Ralph was a treasure that will be missed by all who watched his videos and knew him. I hope that his daughters open his store back up for people to visit and enjoy. Make it like a museum of Ralph and his family's legacy. Rip to a man who touched our hearts through his videos. What treasured memories you have given his girls Mr John Ward.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Exploring treasures like this store shouldn't be considered hoarding it's priceless treasures to learn from and not discard! I love these old times things to explore.
I can't thank you enough for sharing this video my papa used to have a store at the end of the road back in the holler this brings back so much good memories of how hard it was back then my mother and father lived in the Great depression as well as my grandparents they were the true God fearing Appalachian homesteaders that believed in helping others in the time of their name the best they could I could go on and on but thank you so much this melts my heart thank you so much for bringing back the memories that my papaw from Harlan Kentucky showed us what it was like back then having a small tiny general store he had his church on one side of the building and he sold goods on the other side just trying to make dough for all 16 kids that him and my mama 16 kids that him and my mamaw had what little bit they got they were never shy of helping their neighbors or ones that needed the help thank you again for sharing God bless you all
I for one appreciate this documentary. What an incredible little sweet store from the past. So much memories and trinkets in there from a past life. Wonderful! and it is very humbling to watch as this elderly man go through his things from the past. Wonderful!
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
My grandpa owned a general store like this but much smaller. I wish it was still around. It feels as though this type of life has been stolen from us. But they cannot steal the memories: filling up Mr Hall’s truck with Good Gulf, the smell of the coal stove, eating Lance peanut butter cheese crackers with a small Coke, drinking out of the faucet, helping open and close it, and sweeping off the porch. I was 6 years old, and nothing I did felt like work. We had scales like that, and whatever we didn’t have could be ordered from Allen&Jemison in Tuscaloosa. I wish you could’ve seen that catalog. The one at the store had horse carriages and cast iron stoves.
Sad to hear about Mr. Robertson's passing. He struck me as being a kind man. A gentle man. Something earth shattering has changed America. We of a certain age, feel it. We know it. Something is wrong and we can't put our finger on it. We miss the way we were ! We want that comfortable feeling back. The feeling of belonging,, Of living in a community of good honest, kind people we can trust. It seems to have eroded away somehow. Up here in New England there was a time when people could trust each other, help each other. Neighbors were family back when I was a kid. Now...they don't look at you. They don't care about what was...only what is best for them alone. Rest in Peace Mr. Robertson.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Rest in Peace, Ralph. What a treasure you had that was passed down from your father and you kept it going for as long as you could and your daughters will keep it.
This has been an incredible journey!! What a treasure!! Thank you Ralph for inviting us to this time capsule!! Your store is phenomenal, to see it's just as you left it. God bless you Ralph & family 🙏✨
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward czcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
Ive worked with a few elderly folks, and the amount of joy they get just fishing through a bunch of old stuff, no matter the decade its from is a joy to watch. I'd of spent all day hanging out with that old boy in there looking at stuff.
Is this a documentary or is us a sleezy way to find out if there is anything of value worth selling in there...when you said" i used to sell figurines just like that" i knew it was a sleezy way to try to make $$ off the old man. The only thing you and your girl were worried about was money and stuff that might be worth something. You should feel disgusted that you need to resort to this type of thing to keep your antique and collectibles store up and running. Pathetic
“Well, Donald, if you had taken the time to look at what I do on my channel before commenting, you would see that this is not a channel about buying and selling things and I never have had a antique store.. I document Appalachian people, places, and their history. I’ve made over 40 videos with Ralph that I call “Greasy Hollow Memories”. I’m a full-time CZcamsr making money from my videos, not from buying $2 figurines and trying to sell them. That video is over 2 years old, and everything is still right there, just like you saw in the video. Ralph passed away back in December, but the Greasy Hollow Memories series is going to continue.” Ralph has six daughters, some of whom are seen in the videos, including this one. Frances, one of Ralph’s daughters, now owns the old store and all its contents. If you visit my channel, you’ll find new videos of me working at the old store. I’m working to turn it into a museum, preserving the history of the old store and the Robertson family. In some of the episodes, you’ll see me even giving Ralph $600. To get a better understanding, I encourage you to watch all the videos featuring Ralph and me. Thank you for watching. - John Ward
oh here is the link the seriesczcams.com/play/PLhiXVG-s0EOmwKTuG8AZ4_qRBG88DxNtL.html
We need to get you a diaper and a bottle. If you don't like the channel don't watch.
You people are what's wrong with the world. If you had watched any of the videos he filmed with Ralph or his family, you would know what you are saying is baseless and ignorant. He's trying to help the family preserve the history of that store. And make it to where people can come and see it and enjoy it again. And he no longer has a store, the store he had didn't even sell antiques, if you had paid more attention you would know that as well. You should be ashamed of yourself. You don't even know John.
My good brother in Christ John. As long as you know the true reason behind what you are doing, that's all that matters. As you well know, GOD sees and hears everything, and he also knows your heart. The response you give to an instigating antagonist's comment should be: Thank you for sharing. GOD bless!
Yes ,John that Guy Is Off Base & Inappropriate for Sure Kick it to The Ditch move on... Great What Your Doing...@theappalachianchannel
I remember visiting my grandparents in West Virginia. Grandpa would come home from the mine, get cleaned up and yell for us kids to go for a walk. Mom would say Don’t spoil their dinner. He would promise not to and over the hill we would go, through the woods and out at a little store much like this one. He’d give us each a dime. We were rich! We each bought a bottle of pop and two candy bars. It didn’t ruin dinner because grandma cooked any meat so it melted in your mouth and baked the best bread I have ever eaten.
Jan U must be close to my age & I dearly miss those days U drew a few tears. I lived on a semi Amish farm we were modern Amish my grand father broke the order in 1915 on his way home from an Amish school house on that same path I speak he found a flier to go fly fighter planes for the Escadrille. Nearly 95 years later I became the last flight commander CVN65 USS ENTERPRISE had. She & I are now retired and I am back on the farm... I look at my woods much differently today and all the memories those woods gave all of us including Olies General Store and all the game grandma cooked we took from those woods.
Life was better back then….i used to walk to the corner store all time as a kid. So much fun.
Man are you old!
Jan, thanks for sharing, that’s a lovely story & made me smile 😁
Blessed memories
Why do I burst into tears when I watch this video?
I've never been to America, I don't know any of you and yet it moves me to tears.
Something is destroying our culture, worldwide, when did it start, when will it stop?
R.I.P. lovely old man ❤
Greetings from rural West Texas
Sadly, it won't stop. I'm glad I'm old and gonna die soon. I hate seeing the world decaying.
@@FRLN500 I hate that too. But, there is always a reason to live, even if it's just a lovely cat who needs you. Do not give up !
75 yrs old from MN 🥶... merica' began to lose our soul in 1963... tech accelerated 1990s... world is under most stress in my 75 yrs😢😢
@@blainenodes8182 Yeah, 1863
The Old Man is my kind of guy. Still smoking with a sharp mind. The world suffered a loss with his passing. My condolences to the family.
That is the pinnacle of this video for me, as well! 🤯
I think the world will be just fine lol
@@BiffTannen1983what's the pinnacle? His death?
This was the "Good Ole Dats" how I lone for those days
@@neilinthecut the smoking at that age clearly!
In a blink of an eye it passes. I lived it and remember how wonderful it was. I was blessed.
What a nice documentary . I'm very humbled that a place like this, that was closed for so long and respected without vandalism or defacing that tells you right there what a real "community" is and should be everywhere.
Yes I’m shocked that someone hadn’t broke in and stole stuff and vandalized!
I kept thinking what a great community that can allow this sweet store to remain untroubled and full of memories to share
Amazing
Wonderful place! Untouched! The owners must be very well respected ❤ memories❤❤❤❤
Mountain folks see things differently.
When these folks started going away, the soul of this country went with them.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Truer words were never spoken!
I'm disgusted by what our country has become.
Amen
Now wait a minute. Lots of good folk around. Just see no one broke into the store and plundered it. It's all there. There are still plenty of good folk around. I believe that 100%
These old guys can teach you more than you can ever learn in school!!!
These old guys have forgotten more than you have learned
Wow now that's a silly comment lol.
Nonsense
I don't think this old bastard can teach me calculus or European economics
Why is everything so clean after decades of being locked up🧐
55 years ago ,when I was a child , there were still a few stores like this one . When you went in it , it felt like stepping back in time , which I loved .One of these stores so meat in the back of the store and had a saw dust covered floor . A different store . had drink boxes with a bottle opener on the front .All the Coke/Pepsi came in glass bottles , so little hands needed the bottle opener. Another of these stores, sold the most wonder cheese in the back of the store. His store was my favorite.The owner was a kind old man , who made me feel special. He always had a kind word .I will always remember Mr Roddys store . Love this reminder of my childhood. Thanks
After reading comments I didn't realise Ralph past away thanks for sharing your story Ralph RIP ✌🏽you are defiantly part of history.
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This is my first video, and I couldn't hit subscribe fast enough. I sure miss the good ol days.
My name is also ,"Ralph", and he will be missed
I just found your channel and subbed! I'm from Blue Ridge Mtns of Virginia!! Staunton Virginia, home of the Statler Bros!!!😊
I am happy for him.
All I could say was WOW. WOW WOW through the video.😊😊 I am 72 years old and I appreciate being able to relate on the history.. I as really amazed there was no vandalism done to those great pieces of days gone by.
The best of times! thanks for watching The Appalachian Channel. John Ward
That's right! Even no things knocked down by adventurous racoons
I guess nobody needed a bag of pens, a drawer handle, or a lint roller.
I can relate I'm 68.
71 here, amazing time capsule
Wow!!! How I'd love to be in there!!! Amazing that it's not been looted and vandalized. Speaks volumes for the people in the area. Thank you for sharing this video.
Brings back childhood memories from the 70’s to see old general stores like that. Service with a smile vs. just give me your money and get out attitude of big box stores today.
No idea why this popped up in my algorithm, but I'm damn glad it did.
Being in my 40s and my dad in his 70s and having suffered two strokes I have realized time is not only precious but borrowed now. We sit and talk weekly about family, history, people, cars, memories and experiences. Love these stories.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Write it down while you can. I used to talk to my auntie every Sunday and ask her questions about how they did things on the farm way back in the day. It really helped her memory to rebuild. Now I have a notebook full of her memories.
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I just wanted to say that I really appreciate how kindly you treated the elderly gentleman. It touched my heart.
Thanks for the comment and watching the video. It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Watching this just makes me miss my grandparents...
My grandfather would have LOVED CZcams for stuff like this....
Thank you for sharing. He now is reunited with his lovely Magdalene, I hope they are cutting a rug having a good time.
Gosh I miss stores like this! Our society needs to start bringing these back.....💖💖💖
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Get rid of Wal marts!😊
Yes...
The sad truth is that shoppers don’t support stores like this,even in rural areas like this.Residents of small towns will drive miles out of the way to shop at Walmart,most small towns have Dollar General stores to fill in the gap.They call it “progress”.
Where I live you can't even have a store now days people will just run in and steal everything, love this video though reminds me when I would visit my mom in Arkansas.
He left a wonderful legacy to his daughters! It's like a museum of memories! Thank you for allowing us in! 👍
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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You know you're in the heart of God's Country when you can open the doors of your family's store for the first time in decades, and everything is still in the same place as when you locked the door. Try that in a big town. 😂
Same thing I was thinking.
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I love listening to older generations share their history. This is not only entertaining, but a public service.
It always warms the heart to see all the memories in a old persons face and voice.
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In the 1970’s went to summer camp in Pennsylvania.
We’d walk to an Old General Store that was owned by a War Veteran who had a missing an arm.
He was a quiet man but was always kind and patient with the us kids.
It was the one of the exciting days of the week to walk to the to his store for sweets.
Appreciate the Mom and Pop Shops. ✊🏼💯
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I loved grandpa rushing behind the counter to search for some old forgotten stashes! 😅
This video made me yearn for gentler times and a simpler life. The stove in the middle of the room was the icing on the cake.
Its amazing to see an old store. Our last one went about 10 years ago. The gentleman who ran it passed. The kids didnt care. They bulldozed the whole thing. It warms my heart, that his daughters arent going to do that. Im sure it also makes Mr. Robertson happy. Knowing that his collection will be cherished by others.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Seeing Ralph reminds me so much of my dad. He was 93 when he passed in 2018. Ralph’s hat, jacket, hair and how he walks makes me miss my daddy.
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I lost mine 2 years ago. He was 92.
My parents, George and Arlene McCaw ran a small country store similar to this store in Ohio NY for many years! Their store was the gathering place in town and everyone loved my parents. This video brought back many memories!!!
Nice! Memories can be sad, but also educational.
My parents ran a small country store and a "gas station." When you entered, The dry goods and grocery food items were on the right side , the paying counter in the middle. To the left you stepped down a couple of steps to where horizontal freezers held meat and such. My parents had a small bedroom behind the counter where they basically lived before I was born. The outhouse was down a path in the backyard; There were 2 gas pumps in the front of the store, 1 for regular and 1 for diesel. My dad had a huge rock near the pumps to protect them from being "run into" accidentally.
It's funny what you can remember from a very young age. We lived further down the "highway" in a new home they had built; They moved there in a December and my mom had me during a blizzard the following month of January (as I was told.) My parents kept the store going a few years after I was born and I remember loving to go there, especially during Christmas. There was a Coca Cola calendar with the "jolly Santa Claus" on the wall. Since it was the only store within miles of the area, it was quite busy. I loved to go outside and sit on the big rock in the spring and summer. It was sad when they decided to 'quit' the store. It seems my dad was renting the building from a widow across the road and we went to her house once for my dad to pay her the final payment. Her home was an old, rather dark (inside ) pre-civil war home. I could swear they were still using candles 🤔 We went to the store when it had been "emptied" and my dad was selling the last of the freezers to someone. It was so sad....😢
After my dad passed, I was cleaning his "garage room" and found several cigar boxes, 1 was filled with nail clippers, 1 with men's small black combs, etc. I found bars of large laundry soaps and other items no longer made. At first, I was puzzled, but then realized they were items leftover from the store. Items too small to sell and still useful, so my dad kept them. 🤓My treasure trove inherited!
The interstate was built a few years later nearby and "killed" all the small motor lodges on the highway where the store had been located. Now there is a road straight through were it sat.
I cannot watch the movie "Cars" without crying....it takes me back to all the places that made life more colorful and nice.
I know my "comment" was lengthy, but I hope sharing my families' past is worthy of our memories of days gone....and the people who made them important historically!
You see the old man going through random drawers and looking at seemingly regular items. I completely understand this. I had a chest of drawers when I was very young and am now 50 and I came across the chest of drawers in storage. I haven't opened those drawers since I was a kid and when I opened it all of these little things were so nostalgic and I remembered every little item. I had He Man dolls and even an entire set of Grey skull fortress.
Those original toys are priceless I wish I had kept mine
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Yeah, my son had a Hulk Hogan wrestling doll. He took it with him to a guest appearance that the Hulk was making and the Hulk took a look at it, held it up and told the audience that he could tell this doll was old because it was from when he had hair! Man had a sense of humor! And yes, he autographed it and it's around here somewhere.
Fantastic. I would love to browse through the store. Shame we have lost the Mom and Pop stores, heck, corporate greed has destroyed all manufacturing in the U.S and Canada. Sad days....feel for the kids today who never were able to experience how things were.
@@karlwithak. Low quality products at high prices. That's where were at now. Still plenty of poverty.
A lot of people are loosing jobs due to corporate greed and politicians allowing undocumented to work below livable wages. I'm an army vet and was never political but I've recently lost my job of over a decade along with a few hundred others across the country. 50 years old and feels like it's over for me.
What an amazing piece of history! Full of memories! Thanks for sharing!❤
I to would love to explore the store for,a reminder on who it was too be a kid again.good man , that, Ralph.God speed
@@karlwithak. Liberals like yourself is what is wrong with America.
My great grandpa and gram had a general store deep in the mountains of West Virginia for years. I loved spending summers there and now I live in the northern panhandle on top of a mountain.. home sweet home
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this takes me back to my childhood. My gradpa ran a part store and garage most of my life. There was a old general store next door, probably the last one around for many miles. They sold rubber boots, overalls, clothes, shoes, groceries, and just about anything else you could think of. A old lady named Mrs. Buckner used to run it. They had a old wood burning stove beside the counter. She sat there reading the paper. They had a old timey fridge that kept the coldest bottle sodas I think I've ever had, and they were delicious. I sat there many hours drinking my soda, and chatting with her. Id burn her boxes for her, amd she'd give me a soda. Those are good memories.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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I have a Lotta the same kind of Memories 💕 Grew up in a holler ( long winding road to get to the house) in the Back Hills of Jackson KY. JD Vance wrote a book about Appalachian KY. 😊
RIP Ralph, not many of them old timers left from that generation.
he died?
It's disappointing to read that
Really? Rip Ralph 🙏
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Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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This was so sweet. Thank you. Such a wonderful family.
Ralph was such a gem. I'm missing new content with him. He was truly a historic legend
Oh wow!! I would keep that general store exactly as it is!! Preserve this beautiful treasure!! Wonderful memories of a simpler, more beautiful time. I’m 70 years old and this brought me back to the best time of my life!! I’d go back to that time in a New York minute!!!
I am now 70 also , Grew up In Ohio Which is part of the Appalachian Mountain mountain area Everybody was poor I didn't know it But we had a good life It circle back around Every little town has a dollar store now And hopefully Our grand grandchildren Experience The love.❤😇🇺🇸🙏
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in video views here on CZcams. The Greasy Hollow Memories videos have found a whole new audience. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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That is so sweet how you were able to give him the chance to see his memories of so long ago. Our elders are such an intricate part our history and all they want is to remember the great times they dad. Thank you for sharing such a sweet piece of history with yiur viewers. (I do have a soft spot for the elder, I mist say!) 😢❤
Great ❤video thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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John you have done a super great job on all of your videos, something no one else probably would have never done in live in princeton w.va. but I love tennis. you have done such a wonderful thing fir all these people especially Ralf loved watching him so please continue doing the wonderful job you are doing it means a lot to all of us, would be nice if you could get around to parts of Southern w.va.
Hahaha, grampa tryin to remember where his money stash was ... He went straight behind the counter to the drawers ...lol.. what a cool experience... Wonder if the prices are still on things or if back then he would just say it . Alot of oltimers would know by memory and would tell u how much something cost when you ask or brought it up to the counter .. I was raised to call mine pepaw and memaw to...we have so much in common but from different places . I'm Texas..
Bless the older man, when he was looking at those colors almost made a grown man cry…❤❤❤…
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I could spend days just looking at all the history. God bless Mr. Robertson.
What a wonderful visit to the past! Born in 1964 I have so many fond memories of our rural General Store where a dime would buy you a small bottle of Coke and a chocolate bar. I also remember how my mouth would water when the shopkeeper would pull out a roll of bologna and slice off a piece for me before laying a customer's order on the waxed brown paper he'd tie up with string. Our general stores were more than a place to buy things. It was also the place where you went to find out the latest news in your community. Children standing in the candy aisle with their nickel held tight in their hand trying to decide between the many treats before them. Housewifes with their list in hand trying to stretch the few dollars in their purse. The men in the corner visiting and discussing the price of grain. I sure miss those days
I remember a quarter getting a 12 ounce coke and 5 pieces of 1 penny chocolates in 1968.. the can needed a can opener !!
When I was a kid we had Wagner's grocery store in Long Beach Ca. Believe it or not it was just like this place.
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This really tugs at my nostalgia. I remember my family owning restaurants and stores down in Jenkins KY and I have so many good memories from visiting as a youngin with my daddy. The sights, smells and sounds. I hate how the passage of time changes everything we love. You never realize you're living in the good old days while they're happening.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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The old country stores with the wood stoves loved to sit by them get warm and listened to the old timers talk it was good times
I literally have tears. When he was opening that sliding case I was wondering if he was going back all those years when he probably opened it for customers daily. Life is so difficult to process. We work hard our whole life just to age and live on memories. I'm older myself caring for my elderly parents and today my dad was reminiscing when he used to work. He has cerebral palsy but it never stopped him from construction work and even beautiful wood working. Life is so sad and we will all be there eone day if we're blessed enough to even live this long. Thank you and that family for sharing this treasure with us.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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I thought the same thing ❤
His daughters should open an antique store in there, lots of treasures for collectors
Yes one of them may do that one day. The best of times tool place at that old store over the years. Thanks for watching The Appalachian Channel. John Ward
@@theappalachianchannel❤️🌹❤️ Sentimental about Ralph and the old store . Thank you for the wonderful video 🌹❤️🌹
Ralph reminds me of an old friend I have from Kentucky. He tells me of the old days growing up in the holler. Love the stories. He’s 81 now and still has a great memory of childhood days. @@theappalachianchannel
They are the worst business, nobody buys antiques anymore.
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It's fascinating with these preserved places, and old folks and their history. I do like this and. I wish you could have shown more and told more, but he got tired, and we have to respect that. Much heart to this old man.🌹
I was born in 1950. First remembered years in a small Aberta, Cnd. village. Saved my penny's and nickles to buy a pint of ice cream. Always carried a spoon in my back pocket. Riding no hands on my bicycle eating ice cream. Those were the days.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video! I am reminded of a small novelty store I would frequent in my youth called "AAA Hobby Shop" in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The owner was an elderly gentleman who lived in a room in the back of the store. He gave me wise advice, and always had a story or two to tell. I was actually able to help him 20ish years ago when he sold his shop. He couldn't find an apartment that would accept his beloved long-haired cat, so I went onto Craigslist and printed him a list of cat-friendly apartment listings. He ended up renting one, and was ever grateful. Although he is now deceased, I still reminisce about him and his shop often.
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@The _fancave my grandmother and grandfather lived in reading. I used to do my paper route and stop by a place treasurer island and fish. Then head to home to my grandparents stopped at a place called dragon corner for soda or water depending on hot it was after an all day job. Then eat and then go into the basement with my grandfather have a sip of whiskey that he hid in a Folgers coffee container that my grandmother didn’t know about and listen to frank Sinatra and learn how to do woodcraft. He taught me how to use power tools from a young age. I thank him for his wisdom and knowledge because I took those skills and became a builder. I still have his hand drills and and records un opened from the war and when he bought them. I also have family that still lives in Wakefield today.
Wow, small world! I grew up in Wakefield, lived in Colorado for a while, but moved back to Wakefield in 2012. This area sure has changed a lot over the years! @@anthonykontos7931
Wow! I love things like this. I could spend all week looking in there at everything. I love it! RIP Mr. Ralph❤️
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Kids today watching this thinking that's really what buildings used to look like in 1970.
That building is at least 100 years old.
How blessed to live in a country where you lieve home and store for 30 years and come back to found every thing as u leftit Omg.
Sure does stir up a lot of old memories. It's amazing how your brain still holds many memories that may have not come to mind in over 50 years.
Let's hope they come around more often. Living in the past seems more pleasing than living in the present.
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A life well lived. Rest In Peace Ralph.
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THIS GOT TO ME SOOOOO MUCH THAT I AM SUBSCRIBING TO YOUR VIDEOS!!! ❤
I love that he was active the whole time, gave him a reason to start remembering, and now we get to experience his memories for as long as CZcams exists.
Absolutely beautiful. So much history in this video and listening to him talk about the building makes my heart so happy
It was really great to see this again about the old store and the history of it
seeing Ralph again before his passing recently Thanks for showing it again
Thank You very much.🇺🇲🇺🇲👋👋🇺🇲🇺🇲
The best of times tool place at that old store over the years. Thanks for watching The Appalachian Channel. John Ward
We all miss Ralph so much. Thank you for the memories. ❤️
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Just watching him reminds me so much of my own Dad, by the way he talked to the way he laughed, and holding his cigarette, but still sharp as a tack. My Daddy left us back in 2021 when and he'll be truly missed by so many. Thank you for filming this before Mr. Robertson passed.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what yall do. Sorry to hear of Ralf’s passing. That’s a true gem. I hope it stays preserved for generations to come.
What a time capsule, of an old general store.. fantastic.. 🙂🙂
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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The owner must have been well in his 80s if not far in the 90s when this was filmed. Must have been emotional for him to go back. So many memories....
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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thank you for a look back on my teen years my gosh this was a special treat for me. I give your papa a hug from long shot ..
Thank you for documenting this incredible time capsule. It would be awesome to see someone take the store over and reopen it, keeping all the old coolers and decorations. More of a dream really.
This elderly man (pops) is wonderful, still with such clarity and memories that count. Pops’ silence of humor is GOD GIVEN.what a sweet heart and kind darling. My heart is so happy watching this video.
I truly can’t see the men sitting around the stove playin their interments with the fire warming the store.😊❤❤ beautiful store. Please don’t change a thing.
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Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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I love the old timers and the stories that they have to tell. There won't be another time in history as the years they grew up in, and the things they've done, seen, shouldn't have done, and all that transpired around the world. Yup, the 1930s and up till these here very days. So much, so quickly, and I'm sad to say that everything has turned out the way it has.
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Just came across this video.....loved it. My great papaw owned a store in the foothills of Lookout Mtn......already passed by time i came at end of 60s but heard stories from my mom and older sisters. Saw some things in there id definitely buy today.....greetings from Alabama 🕊️💜. RIP Mr. Ralph 🙏
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I thought this was going to be a tour through an old country store but instead I got to meet Ralph and listen to him pull memories from the shelves and drawers. What a treasure this video is! Thanks for bringing it out for us to see.
The treasures and stories in these old country stores are unique to say the least. I always try to make time and stop in when I come across one of these old country stores. My grandpa had one not far from the house I'm in that my Great grandpa built in 1874. I wish I had written down the names and stories I was told in my younger years about the family members, house and the farm. At the time it was interesting but now that the older kinfolk have passed so have many of those stories and history that is lost now. Anyone out there that has their older relatives and they start to tell you about the old days> Please take the time to make notes so you can pass them on to the next generation.
As always thank you for taking us along. Love the history of the people and the stories that they share with you and with us as well. And can't forget the buildings themselves that have withstood the test of time!
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Just found this video when it came up on my home page and I enjoyed watching it. So sorry to hear that Ralph has passed away now. Rest in peace.
The best country stores, I love them wish we still had them all
My great grandparents owned a general store in Northern MN and I have the pictures of it. They also lived in the oldest home in my small town in IL. It was the first cabin built from settlers. ❤ I love his stuff
I am so glad he lived long enough to enjoy the past, brought back memories you never forgot, I love that store,
Thank you for this wonderful visit, what a lovely bunch of folk! Record all the older generations as they are our link to what’s past and being slowly erased. Sending love and light from England ❤❤❤❤❤
❤Amazing Time Capsule ❤Thank You So Much For The Tour.
Such Blessings Of Being Able To Hear Ralph Talking About This 😊
Ralph owned a magnificent store, full of treasures and old memories. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for the comment and watching the video. It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Precious memories remain. ❤
The best of times tool place at that old store over the years. Thanks for watching The Appalachian Channel. John Ward
What a wonderfull experience for this lucky man! Thank you for giving him this amazing trip down memory lane .
I bet there was a flood of memories that came to him as soon as the door was reopened after so long. What a treasure of a moment to give back to him!
Oh my, what a treat this was! Thank you so much to everyone involved, especially Ralph and his family. He was just the kind of country shopkeeper who took care of the community. Rest in that General Store in Heaven, Ralph.🪻🐦💐
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
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Very cool. I can't believe that all those vintage signs outside in such a rural area haven't been stolen, but I glad they weren't. Those are worth some good money.
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Sadly only worth what people are willing to pay. In this day & age not a lot of people around anymore, that would really appreciate the history of those things. The younger generation now, have no idea what they are really worth as far as history & sadly have no interest.
I think American pickers would have a field day there.
@@dmariewalker6880I heard that was just for entertainment, but yeah, the shot.
I agree the American Pickers love this stuff. Younger generation are not interested.
Oh Boy , Over 2,000 comments in 9 days. Reminds me when I had my Jimmy O's Antiques & Carry Out , in Tiro, Ohio , opened in July of 1999 until about 2002 . I always love people. Its whats needed in the retail world.
I love old country stores! This was a real treat for me to watch. I felt like I was tapping on his heels and looking over his shoulder at every little item. What a walk down memory lane!
This was probably a booming store in the day, we sure did count on ours when I was a little guy...it was small but it had everything we needed and it had a lot of what I wanted but couldn't always have.
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you have to remember that it was probably the ONLY store for miles around, back in the day.
Ralph was a treasure that will be missed by all who watched his videos and knew him. I hope that his daughters open his store back up for people to visit and enjoy. Make it like a museum of Ralph and his family's legacy. Rip to a man who touched our hearts through his videos. What treasured memories you have given his girls Mr John Ward.
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more.
John Ward
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Yes, It should be honored as a museum , a time capsule for sure.
Exploring treasures like this store shouldn't be considered hoarding it's priceless treasures to learn from and not discard! I love these old times things to explore.
I can't thank you enough for sharing this video my papa used to have a store at the end of the road back in the holler this brings back so much good memories of how hard it was back then my mother and father lived in the Great depression as well as my grandparents they were the true God fearing Appalachian homesteaders that believed in helping others in the time of their name the best they could I could go on and on but thank you so much this melts my heart thank you so much for bringing back the memories that my papaw from Harlan Kentucky showed us what it was like back then having a small tiny general store he had his church on one side of the building and he sold goods on the other side just trying to make dough for all 16 kids that him and my mama 16 kids that him and my mamaw had what little bit they got they were never shy of helping their neighbors or ones that needed the help thank you again for sharing God bless you all
I for one appreciate this documentary. What an incredible little sweet store from the past. So much memories and trinkets in there from a past life. Wonderful! and it is very humbling to watch as this elderly man go through his things from the past. Wonderful!
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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@@theappalachianchannel Thank you so much for your kind reply! I will most certainly continue to watch this series. Thank you again for sharing :)
Think of the years of serving people. The memories. A simple man with a little store in the mountains. Beautiful life.
May Ralph RIP and love seeing all of the treasures and pictures that once was, I'm 70 and brings back a lot of memories ❤❤😊😊
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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My grandpa owned a general store like this but much smaller. I wish it was still around. It feels as though this type of life has been stolen from us. But they cannot steal the memories: filling up Mr Hall’s truck with Good Gulf, the smell of the coal stove, eating Lance peanut butter cheese crackers with a small Coke, drinking out of the faucet, helping open and close it, and sweeping off the porch. I was 6 years old, and nothing I did felt like work. We had scales like that, and whatever we didn’t have could be ordered from Allen&Jemison in Tuscaloosa. I wish you could’ve seen that catalog. The one at the store had horse carriages and cast iron stoves.
Sad to hear about Mr. Robertson's passing. He struck me as being a kind man. A gentle man. Something earth shattering has changed America. We of a certain age, feel it. We know it. Something is wrong and we can't put our finger on it. We miss the way we were ! We want that comfortable feeling back. The feeling of belonging,, Of living in a community of good honest, kind people we can trust. It seems to have eroded away somehow. Up here in New England there was a time when people could trust each other, help each other. Neighbors were family back when I was a kid. Now...they don't look at you. They don't care about what was...only what is best for them alone. Rest in Peace Mr. Robertson.
So sweet of you all to take Dad back to see the store...very interesting...thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!..It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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Legendary folk. Thanks for sharing this wonderful tribute.
Rest in Peace, Ralph. What a treasure you had that was passed down from your father and you kept it going for as long as you could and your daughters will keep it.
Loved these old Mom and Pop grocery stores.
Thank you, Ralph and family for sharing.
Rest in Peace Ralph.
This has been an incredible journey!!
What a treasure!! Thank you Ralph for inviting us to this time capsule!!
Your store is phenomenal, to see it's just as you left it. God bless you Ralph & family 🙏✨
It was a great honor for me to make almost 40 videos with . Ralph Robertson that I filmed over a two year period. Since his passing in December they have been a surge in his video views here on CZcams. The series was first posted a few years back on Facebook but at that time the CZcams Channel only had about 2k subscribers. Now that I’m at over 100k subs “The Greasy Hollow Memories” videos have found a whole new audience.. Come along with me to Greasy Hollow, Tennessee and meet a real Appalachian storyteller that became a living legend. Below is a link to the Greasy Hollow Memories series if you would like to watch more. John Ward
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How cool!!!!! Thank yall for taking us with yall and letting us see too!!!!! ❤ from Texas ❤
Ive worked with a few elderly folks, and the amount of joy they get just fishing through a bunch of old stuff, no matter the decade its from is a joy to watch. I'd of spent all day hanging out with that old boy in there looking at stuff.