A Portrait of the Ozarks Part I - Shannon County: Home

[@georgehenry76]

Most people I know wouldn’t understand how I sit mesmerized by these kind of “old America” documentaries.. ⬇️ I see I’m not alone ⬇️

[@lorikelly538]

You're not alone!!! I enjoy hearing history from folks too!!!

[@bridgettegallagher2264]

I love them too

[@maxwellclindsay]

Oh shit today is day 1 theres more?

[@bronsky1410]

Its real that's why we watch them! I guess we're not stuck in the matrix.

[@pamelatollett472]

There are many of us who yearn for a simple existence... it’s hard to find these days

[@wyatterp6480]

These films are so great I'M 60 now and can remember some of these traditions, Thank You

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I was born in 67’ in Oklahoma, these videos make me yearn for those days, we used to go camping and canoe the river in the ozarks. It is February of 2022 and I look back and wonder how things have changed so drastically in just 45 years, it’s so sad the way things are today ☹️

[@crikker9447]

I agree, I also was born in 1967 and I yearn for those lazy days of summer… where you left your house in the morning and you didn’t come home until you either heard your name being called or the streetlights came on

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I was born in 50 and was there to see the whole thing, from nothing to folks throwing up Shell homes and acting like they really had something and lived in a hovel in Florida in winter to come stick their noses up living here in the hills in summer. Even more so now. Pitiful.

[@chado_outdoors]

I was born in 79 and I have to agree. I'd much rather it be this way still today here in the Ozarks.

[@winstonernest4123]

I'M NAM VET 75 TELL ME ABOUT IT!

[@winstonernest4123]

I WAS BORN 1948 S.E. OK! LITTLE DIXIE RC COLAS MOON PIES SQUIRREL GRAVY! HA!

[@lydiahalliday6532]

My uncle Ricky, after Vietnam, moved off the grid in the Ozarks of Arkansas, it takes 4 wheel drive, 2 hours off a dirt road to get to his home! He bathes in the creek, has a literal ice box for a fridge, and no electricy. On the weekends he drives about 6 hours into the nearest town to work, and he sleeps in his truck till Sunday then heads back into the woods. He and his wife are so happy while the rest of the family is cramped in small quarters up in NY. Life seems much happier the simple way. I live in a a city, have everything I want or need at arms length, its 2020 and I'm miserable. You do the math!

[@kennethclaar922]

Peace of mind is better than anything.Same here I have worked hard and could retire at my age of 56 and I find myself not happy. I think I need to downsize and head to the country.

[@cidDraGonFly]

The less you want, the richer you are.

[@remko1238]

Thank you,, i did the math 😌

[@shawnalynn5198]

Genuine question - why not move to the country if you prefer that lifestyle and are miserable in the city? Personally I grew up in a rural area and absolutely hated it, I got out as soon as I could, but some people seem to love it. Life is too short to spend it being miserable you know?

[@Muhmawmehmaw]

​@@shawnalynn5198the grass is always greener on the other side.

[@merrilee1000]

The gentleman with the story about his grandson and the 'widdling' sticks, touched my heart. It simply doesn't get any better than that!

[@danny-li6io]

Me too friend. I thought I was going to cry listening to that simple, innocent, beautiful story. This world today makes no sense to me.

[@annacaldwell8151]

I just loved it ❤️🥲🫶🏾

[@YearRoundEggnogNogger]

Are you guys joking? What were they even doing? Is "widdling" supposed to just be standing there with a knife slicing tiny slivers off of a stick until its all gone? He wasn't even carving anything! You might as well be reminiscing fondly about standing around sharpening pencils down to a nub mindlessly. And then you weirdos are saying how much you loved it, and how touching a story it was?! Are you people high or just daft? Please tell me what im missing!

[@victoryinchrist368]

Proud to say, I LIVE HERE and Thank God every day.

[@godschildyes]

You are so blessed! Are many things the same, or has a lot changed? I've talked to others from Shannon County and they say that drugs have taken over, especially in Eminence. Is that true?

[@Grammysgarden]

I grew up in Shannon County and my ancestors were here since the early 1800s. We moved to Central Missouri when I was 12. We returned often to visit Grandparents in Pine Holler and around Eminence. Many people in these Shannon County Home videos are related to me. Seaman Rayfield and Danny Staes were my uncles. My grandpa McBride in Pineholler had a horse used to skid logs, he was a horse trader and often came home with a horse, mule, and burro in the pickup bed. He hunted wild boar. I remember electricity coming up Pine Holler when I was a kid. I've written about the stories so impressed on my soul. My sister and I went to Delaware school when Edna Staples taught there. We got the most varied education in those grades 1 thru 8. We learned Scottish and Irish dance and how to card wool, this was 1958. I am currently starting a youtube channel and found myself wanting to show this "gem" of Missouri and the USA to the world. My Granfather Lon Gates wrote on the wall in Alley Springs Mill while he helped his Dad and brothers operate the mill. My great grandmother was a Chilton which were pioneers in tbe area. I could go on and on about the rich dialect that still slips out of my mouth. I watch your videos to see the rich culture over and over thank you, for helping preserve this wonderful history.

[@sissyrayself7508]

Birn in Mountain View Missouri in 1971. Daddy was from Poplar Bluff area.. Shannon County. I was delivered by Dr. Coffee. I was a tow head as a child. Wonder if I am related to anyone you mentioned in your comment. Daddy played the role of Young Matt in Branson( Shepherd of The Hills) in the early 1960' s. He was a logger.

[@Grammysgarden]

@@sissyrayself7508 I know the name Self, if that’s part of your name. Since my parents moved from there in 1961, I might not know. Shannon County has a Historical Society in Eminence if you want to get in touch with them. I had my tonsils out in the Mountain View Hospital. 😊

[@justinrad5073]

I wish our whole country was like this. God bless all these people that are in this documentary most of them are probably long gone but now we have to remember to keep their way of life and traditions alive so that future generations learn the old ways and cherish them. God bless ✝️🙏🏻

[@countessratzass5408]

I’m from WV and later lived in the Ozarks in the 1960s, attending a one room schoolhouse. AR made WV look cosmopolitan, the boys would bring their .22 to the cloak room in case there was something to shoot in route. I’d never in my young life seen such poverty. My mom bought the kids toothbrushes and got them eye exams. Nothing but respect for the mountain folk.

[@countessratzass5408]

@LiveOkie Then meth took that away.

[@Reloadeez]

@@countessratzass5408 Was thinking the same thing while watching the first 5 minutes of it.

[@janetcathey9817]

I disagree, I watched some film on Appalachia. Appalachian is much poorer and hopeless. I think the people who left Appalachia and came to the Ozarks were the ones with better genes.

[@sportsmediaamerica]

@@janetcathey9817 Interesting, Janet!!!

[@jeremymcclary3901]

@@janetcathey9817 being of that particular line of decent, I would agree.

[@silvergoldking]

I wish someone would do a remake now 45 50 years later? Boy would that be something to watch. Same family tree and homes.

[@jaystanley2827]

Everyone under 40 is a drug addict.

[@darrenclements5431]

i was born in the ozarks, moved all over america, then came back to raise my kids....never saw anything as great as this place and am glad to die here......my husband and i built our own cabin and i do believe it will be here 100 years after we are gone....gave the best we had to give...how much, we'll never know....

[@rrpearsall]

I drove all through US except the Canadian border states and pacific coast north of LA.. But have to say traveling through the Ozarks was the most scenic.. reminded me a lot of the rocky hilly landscape of Kentucky, Ontario, West Virginia, except I never knew or got to see the Ozark Lakes until Jason "Marty" Bateman moved there.. What a magical place, especially in the 50s through 80s I bet..

[@jamespoteat9361]

I once met a man from The Ozarks. He was wearing one shoe. I said, “Hey man! Looks like you lost a shoe.” He said, “No I didn’t, I found one.”

[@lizziesangi1602]

@ James Poteat I met the same man. I said, "You're not too far from a fool, are you?" He took off his hat, scratched his head, and said, "Nope. About an inch away."

[@formerlyarandompropernameb9327]

James Poteat ha ha. Good stuff.

[@deborabowlin8950]

lol

[@howardsmitheysr6152]

Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!! Thanks JAMES! That is HILLARIOUS! I live in the TENNESSEE hills. Beautiful country and beautiful folks!GREAT vid.! 👏👏👍👍☮️🇺🇸

[@jamespoteat9361]

Robert Gardea that’s funny!

[@countyphotographer]

The film-makers have to be credited, first for the foresight in documenting a disappearing way of life, second for gaining the trust of the community to act and speak so naturally while on camera, and finally to be so unobtrusive that the viewer only notices the Ozark people and the camera and interviewer put the focus on them. Superb work. The 2-part documentary is excellence in every way.

[@timechangeseverybody3608]

I swear, all I want in this life is a piece of land out in the southern country, a little house, garden and peace of mind. Not being a slave to a 40 hour work week, taxes, and society inner city pressures

[@lydiacabrera6251]

timechanges everybody millions of us want the exact same as you swear for.🥰🙏👍

[@TheRick8866]

That sounds great to me

[@thejerseyj9422]

Make it happen. Even if it takes a while, time starts now.

[@crystaleyes4288]

👌

[@jazzcatt]

I am just a few days away from that dream. CoViD-19 put us out of work as gigging musicians. Have enough saved up, and I finally have gotten my retirement coming in. Am buying a large beautiful home in semi rural Kentucky on 14 acres. Looking forward to people being spread apart and driving roads that aren't packed with jerks who, it seems, are out to kill you. Looking forward to being a two hour drive from any major metropolis. Looking forward to dark, quiet nights and again, being able to see the stars. Looking forward to owning a small patch of earth again!

[@steverichard1740]

I'm only 10 minutes in and I'm already liking these people, such kind and genuine folks.

[@evan4672003]

That's so true about a lot of country people. I've met a lot of country people and a lot of Cajuns. They're all good people but I know don't piss a Cajun off I've seen that it can be funny sometimes and brutal other times.

[@evan4672003]

@allelbows97 why do you say that?

[@bobbywall172]

Me too, 7 of us in a 3 room house here in N.C., didn’t bother us, 5 children, no bathroom but a lot of people were in the same boat. We’re grown now, most live real good, education helps, good memories like raising tobacco, sleeping on the front porch, hamburgers, hotdogs and milk shakes were our thing, riding our bicycle, swimming in the river, no drugs, some alcohol, didn’t learn about church or Jesus until out of the Army. Good times, simple life, wouldn’t want it any different❤️😇 Pepsi’s, Coca Cola, dr. Pepper, nabs, honey buns, mr. goodbar, any candy, chocolate milk, pintos and taters, cornbread, biscuits, country ham, eggs and gravy, now that’s living.🤩

[@paulrose2664]

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[@roygunter3244]

My mother was born west of Winona about 6 miles or so just south of US 60 in 1920. Her father James Longstreet Lindsey is buried in a small cemetery about 4 miles south of there. My mother, her brother Cecil and three of her cousins and I put a tombstone on his grave in 1994. My Grandmother was Mary Ellen Price and after my grandfather's death she moved to the boot heel region of Missouri. My sister and three of my mother's first cousins put a tombstone at our Great Grandfather's grave, George Roush Lindsey, in the Mt. Zion cemetery near Winona in about 2005. I used to go to the Winona area to visit my Mother's first cousin, John Price until his passed on from cancer in about 2009 or so. I haven't been back, the family that I knew are all gone. This reminds me of so many of them. Thank you for posting this.

[@doniphan72ify]

If you go to part two of this documentary entitled heart of the children I think , and go to the comments there . There is someone on the comment string looking to get in touch with Lindsay's . I shit you not . Thought you might like to know

[@jaysonvance594]

Birch Tree is about 8 or 9 miles west of Winona. That's where I live now. My father in law and his parents are buried at Mt. Zion cemetery. I was there last Monday for a funeral to bury my father in laws sister.

[@davidp2707]

Hey Roy were related! A fellow Price here from that area.

[@shaneprice9901]

@@davidp2707I’m a Price from central Illinois. Maybe related down the line/tree.

[@mgibbar]

Reminds of when Dad a two week vacation every year to go to Arkansas for a deer hunt. Many family members participated. thank you for sharing this life in the country.

[@stanleyshedd2643]

I was raised in Shannon county and recognize some of these people. I love this video.

[@jeffreyflynn5746]

Same here. I used to live eminence Missouri..mtn view.. west plains..birch tree.

[@jaysonvance594]

I live in Birch Tree now, I have family in Eminence and my brother is a county deputy.

[@sissyrayself7508]

Do you know my family? Ed and Jenny Self were my grandparents. My daddy was Robert Ray Self. I have aunt's named Rosemary and Too And an aunt named Edaline

[@renegadesofjunk7942]

Hey Fred! Hope y'all doing OK. Been pining for the old homeplace myself.

[@cobycuzzocrea9142]

I have ancestors from Lake of the Ozarks n Early Settlement, My Grandpa was a Toombs but his Gparents were part of the early settlers, also From Nc,Tn,& Georgia but Mostly from the Ozarks

[@mssimpleone1]

Oh thank you for putting this up. I've been so homesick watching this...I grew up in the 70's, not in the Ozarks, but in N.C.. But we were the same...the old farmers that had no running water in the house, the church dinners outside in the summer, the deer hunts in the fall. I can smell the woodsmoke, see the sticktights that blanketed my socks and shoes, gosh my mom just hated those things! I've had a wonderful afternoon because of this! Thanks!

[@shirleyharrison2580]

I loved this too. I was raised in the South, in Kentucky, on a big old farm with no indoor plumbing. We had cows, hogs, chickens & our mother always had a big garden & canned food fir winter months. I remember one room churches & we went to a one room school, same one our dad & his siblings went to. We had a wood stove for heating the house, there was woods on our property so our dad & brothers cut the wood for it. Our dad also worked off the farm too, he drove a road grader for the county, then went straight to work with farm work soon as he got home. When i got old enough my job was to bring the cows to the milk barn from the pasture. Always amazed at how they knew the road & where to turn in at the barn & which stalls to go to. I moved North when i got married but never did lose my southern accent, got teased about it sometimes. I retired from nursing after 21 years, had a lot of patients ask what part of the South i was from..lol.. Sometimes wished i could of raised my 2 sons like i was, where they could run around & play, go swimming in the creek without be afraid they'd be kidnapped or killed like some are these days, but drugs & crime is everywhere now so don't think anyplace is safe anymore.

[@huckleberryhuffman2822]

Shirley Harrison ain’t much more southern than this type of livin

[@marcusee1234nation]

These beautiful people have a quality of life very few people understand. It's about authentic living and undying Faith.

[@susandscraper4770]

I love how he so proud of the fact that his grandson wanted to spend time with him ❤️.

[@jadefire2817]

God , this makes me miss my Pawpaw and Nan. We will never see their like again. And the world is poorer for it.

[@godschildyes]

Society is garbage now and people like your Pawpaw and Nan are a treasured memory. Glad you were blessed by their lives which adds to the richness of who you are.

[@crikker9447]

I could listen to their stories for hours and hours

[@memyselfimemyselfi4788]

Born and raised in NYC....I enjoy the peace way about our brothers and sisters down south...anything happens these people will survive ...period

[@roberttroxell4006]

I’m from Ohio and last visited New York City about 20 years ago. People live a fast pace there, but they were curious about us, as we obviously looked and acted different. Some were pretty friendly. There are good people all over.

[@TerriLynn714]

I lived in Warsaw Missouri for 14 year's and had never l❤️ved any place better. Such kind folk's. I'll forever be a Missouri girl. Miss that Ozark River.

[@theozarkduke]

Born and raised in the Ozarks. i was born in 1962. and what todays world looks like i wouldn't trade the 70s in the Ozarks for every penny in the world today.

[@Bambisgf77]

Watching from Ozark, Missouri April 2019

[@Kagaines]

Felene Pollard Henderson Kentucky, 8/2019

[@rickdavis2235]

Felene Pollard You probably know Brock Wade and Makenna, both from Ozark. My family was from Taney County and Ozark County.

[@gregfuzi1069]

God bless Missouri from Michigan.

[@amandarogers2449]

Watching from Ozark mo. December 2019. God's country. I love it.

[@jeffreyflynn5746]

I used to live eminence..now live in nixa missouri

[@kevinlong1104]

My dad was born in the next county over and listening to these people brings back the stories he would tell of growing up there in the 30s and 40s.. i watched both part one and two intently. Thankyou for this..!!

[@wolmntn]

I grew up poor. No running water and we had to use a outhouse. Sometimes I miss those days. Back then you learned to do for yourself and we had no electronics.

[@kennethclaar922]

I grew up kind of poor but some people had it way worse.

[@linnsmith181]

Exactly not much different these days for some. And there's nothing wrong with any of it. I live on my folks old homestead we still have the out house etc) lots of secrets n shopping from wards catalog done in there hahahaha!)

[@linnsmith181]

What did they have b4 outhouses the trees...n people still pee on the trees n n in the woods

[@ObscureDestinationsOutdoors]

@@linnsmith181 I don't know anyone that pisses on the tree. Trees are for hiding. If you're in the woods you don't need to hide. As God intended.. Freedom!

[@jeremymcclary3901]

❤❤❤❤

[@sirwoofsalot]

Ah . . . the memories, the longing to go back. In California, land of the fruits and nuts since '61, from Rector, Arkansas. Born in '51, now most of the old fols are all gone - now I'm the old one . . . What a wonderful video to remind one of a better life. Thanks for making this video. Blessings.

[@sirwoofsalot]

@MrTop Gamer howdy! My folks used to go across the St. Francis to buy their booze cause Clay County was a dry county. I've got folks in Kennett to this day. Ever know any of the Sheltons?

[@doniphan72ify]

@Wolf Gamer ... The football player from Little Rock Arkansas ?

[@jessecomer5316]

I was born here and am being raised on my family’s centennial farm. I didn’t get but the last of these folks with my grandpa being born here. All I can say is we are some of the most humble people you’ll ever meet. I love it.

[@forgetful1100]

I love it! 80 + years of living here in the Ozarks, I've seen a good deal of this. Wonderful memories!

[@ammymorales1501]

Praise the Lord ..this is how we are raised here in my little ol town in NC. SO thankful I was raised this way too. Church on Sunday and family dinner afterwards.. gardening and raising our animals together. The Southern ways!❤ Still going strong in 2022

[@alansmlth7989]

This is the kind of Church Folk and Music i grew up with. Thank You Jesus.

[@melloone611]

Every since I was a little kid I wanted to move to the Ozark. Think it had a lot to do with the book I read, Where the Red Fern Grows. Now I’m 54 with three grown kids and six grandchildren 12 and younger. I took my kids out of California and the fast life to the Shenandoah Valley in 2000 for a slower more peaceful life. Twenty years later all three live within a few miles from me. It was the best move as a mama I’ve ever done!

[@deborahmcham7895]

Happier times. Even as a little girl in the 60's growing up and the struggles that we went through. Just a happier time. ❤

[@houstonsrb]

I grew up in NE Okla in the 70s and 80s and these older men remind me of my grandpa. I sure miss him.

[@catherineswearingin5545]

My thoughts as well. I also was taken back to the memories of my elders. You don't see many like them these days.

[@deborahchesser7375]

I sure miss those ol fellers

[@richardbowers3647]

Something's missing in our society?. Closure is a big problem for many people! Most are taught this. Others are rugged individuals. Just saying.

[@anniehall8474]

I grew up in Oklahoma, good old southern people, my Grandfather was a bootlegger.

[@samiam6052]

I grew up in north eastern Oklahoma as well. My grandparents moved down here from the Ozarks. This definitely reminds me of them.

[@cwavt8849]

I grew up in deep southern east Texas. My father was born into the start of the depression. His family was poor, even by the standards of the day. Listening to these men speak takes me back to my childhood listening to his tales of life in hard times. I feel like these people are my people. I love them. I miss them. Now I am old. My husband and I weren't blessed with children, so, when I die, all that history does with me

[@jasminflower3814]

What a fantastic doco. Hello from Australia to all the lovely people that live in the Ozarks, Shannon County. Your place looks beautiful. I hope it stays that way forever. :-)

[@MEME-mp7ek]

It mostly has today

[@Lisa1111]

I wish that I were there right now. Back in time with these here God lovin' folks 🙏🏽❤

[@1958newboy]

Really enjoyed this show, beautiful people, the salt of the earth folk, they will take the shirt off their back & give to a stranger & expect nothing in return

[@pocoyo8936]

That reminds me of the dominican republic county people they give you what they don't have

[@vickiburt2676]

Wow, really...

[@churchether]

God bless them, and all other people like them. What treasure. I thank the lord for KZbin, so the next generations can learn from the past in this way.

[@kevinsteele6799]

I love the areas of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. This documentary is GOLD.

[@lynlee6861]

That horse is beautiful!

[@JasonH75]

I grew up in this area, around Birch Tree, Montier and Mtn. View. I was about 4 or 5 when this was filmed. It brings back a lot of memories.

[@poesantana7679]

My grandmother died about a month ago at age 94, born and raised in Taney County, two counties west of Shannon in the SWMO Ozarks and I somehow stumbled across this video today and was taken back to the place and time that she was likely most familiar with. I can tell you people like this still exist here, but they’re becoming more and more rare. This video isn’t all that different from what I experienced being a kid in the 90’s in Protem, Missouri.

[@zacharysmith4787]

Yeah, this isn't too dissimilar to my own childhood as a '90s kid in Arkansas. Soon there won't be any people like this left. It's all different now. But I guess things aren't suppose to stay the same forever.

[@wayneburks5872]

I could watch these all day long. They bring back wonderful memories.

[@h.e.pennypacker4567]

I’ve always been a “urban dweller”, but I can sure appreciate the simplicity, humility and respect that these folks have for one another.

[@kimwray7638]

It’s so wonderful to see people living off the land and working hard. They didn’t know any other way. Wonderful folks! These children know what work is too! Just so sad that these kids these days are on video games and in their rooms all day😪

[@jt66radioguy4]

So glad to find this documentary. My people are from KY & TN… and I see so many similarities in this Ozark culture to my family’s. Just something different and special about that rural mountain culture whether it’s the Appalachian or Ozark. Some slight accent differences but I noticed many similar words & phrases… takes me back to family visits from years gone by.

[@locustgrove7212]

Accent is deeper when you head into arkansas ozarks.

[@catdaddy3302]

I love living in the Ozarks of Arkansas. I’ve lived in Newton and Carroll County. It’s beautiful country, and the people are the salt of the earth. ❤️

[@dasan9178]

I think I love these people. No, wait a minute...I KNOW I do! Salt of the earth community. Incredible video.

[@TheInvisibleOne1026]

See how that young man was quite and listening to the ol timers when hunting until they started talking to him. Respectful, unlike kids today who don’t have time to listen to anyone and just run their mouths.

[@ljalexi]

Keeping the kids silent is often what leads to a society that never changes. 75 years later, this area is exactly as it was previously. By the time you're allowed to speak, you're old enough to have lost your imagination and desire to improve anything. Couple that with forced religion and you create an environment where nothing ever advances, including healthcare and employment. You just accept how things are, with high birth fatalities, loss of teeth, and indoctrinated child abuse.

[@kneedeepinbluegrass3086]

@@ljalexi amen

[@larisajeffrey2312]

My children don’t run their mouths.........but I listen when they speak.....how else are they going to form their opinions?

[@stanleyshedd2643]

I understand what you mean. A good friend of mine came by I hadn't seen in years and his kids chimed in on everything we tried to discuss. Kids need to have a voice but also need to understand there's a time to be seen and not heard.

[@DanMcCheese]

@@ljalexi There's trade offs. The romanticized "advanced" society you espouse is a fiction. They have low birth fatalities and more teeth. They also have different forms of indoctrination, mental illnesses, stress, processed (poisoned) food, etc. There are reasons that traditions exist. Many forget that.

[@lolaboden2641]

Interestingly, if there were ever a catastrophe these folks would be the survivors. The power of faith can move mountains. Much appreciated for this documentary.

[@formerlyarandompropernameb9327]

I’m just a quarter way through into this video, and so far I love it. The guy that has the horse ribbon, and the guy right after him it was talking about the church - absolute appreciation for this. I am a black woman from North Carolina by the way, yet when I tell people I was born and raised here nobody believes me :-) I don’t have an accent of any kind. I love how these people sound when they talk....The accent though of course I’ve never had it, has always been one that I enjoy hearing for some reason :-) that is when it’s not a company with any stereotype racist stuff. Anyway can’t just the whole video because I hadn’t watched-but the guy just at 1306, & just before - and the horse I could hug them all!

[@elainepavek3156]

I understand it's the computer age and children need to know about them, I just wish all kids could start out simply like these people. Mama raised ten of us and taught us how to work hard and play hard and I don't mean drinking and partying but to use our minds to create a wonderful experience. Because of her I'm a geriatric nurse and am happily married. I love you Mama and I MISS you😭

[@delawar3]

Ma'am, I feel the same. These people are amazing. Much respect.

[@lorimangold2890]

I hate that racist Crap too, anybody who expresses it, IS NOT CHRISTIAN, same God that made me, made you, and EVERYONE ELSE, only ignorant people don't get that, God Was and Is and Always Will Be About Love, Anybody preaching ANYTHING ELSE isn't preaching What God taught, their Religion has been Falsely rewritten to suit Hateful Seperation beliefs

[@bradleytreece642]

@@lorimangold2890 I

[@no1fibersplicer525]

I honestly didn’t feel like I had much of an accent. Until I heard myself in videos from my friends and kids. I grew up in the swamps of south Alabama but left when I was 19 for the military. When I got out I felt like I had no more accent. Didn’t realize that was coming from my friends and family back home. In comparison to the rest of the world I still sound like a river rat haha. Oh well, I can think of a lot worse things

[@TheTaoofEternalWar]

Best thing I have watched in a long time. Thanks for posting. Makes me want to cry to tell the truth.

[@jayrob280]

I live in the Ozarks of arkansas and I love ozark country life wouldn't have it any other way.

[@janellr.n5238]

johnnyboy lovin life I live in S.W. MO.

[@pamelak7924]

Also from swMissouri

[@dempseyguidry5433]

Just want to thank you for doing both documentaries. Excellent video. Makes me want to go back and live in the past again. Nothing like country folks and a country church. I miss my growing up days. I was one of 11 kids and I would not trade my childhood fore anything. I am 71 years old and still try to relive my past. These 2 videos made me reminisce so much. My mother will be 89 and she would love these also. Thank you much. You did excellent.

[@moonchild7222]

I grew up in the next county to here (Reynolds County) on a farm. When people ask me what my life was like, I just say "ever see that show Mayberry RFD?" It was a wonderful childhood!!! Henry Gore in this video is my husbands uncle, he was a special person. Miss him a lot.

[@doniphan72ify]

I'm just south of you, in Carter County Missouri

[@crawwwfishh3284]

What’s happened to Henry’s land. Bet they built houses all over it.

[@ThatBeeyatch]

I could watch these documentaries all day . Love and admire how these folks used to live .

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

This is what it was like for my grandma, these were her kinda revival meetings. This is so genuine and heartfelt for me. So precious, so very precious.

[@barbarakelly1916]

A sensitive documentary that let the people, places and music do the talking. The photography had some breathtakingly beautiful scenes. The farm people reminded me of my kind, gentle and resilient farmer relatives......now passed away. Thank you.

[@jenihansen7201]

I LOVE THE OUTSIDE CHURCH'S REALITY. WHAT A WONDERFUL THING. WISH WE STILL HAD THEM HERE IN PADUCAH, KY.

[@joycebrannen1943]

Maybe you can raise some $, get some little people to donate their time...someone could Give Back...give lil piece land...lil outdoor chapel/old fashioned weddings. A new movement to go back to simpler times. Bless your day...Everyone!!!

[@emenem6131]

the kind of people that would help you do anything within reason!!!! 30 years ago ALL the older people I knew from 35 to 80 years old everyday was checking and visiting or eating supper with each other, fully supported the 10 smaller churches in the area, summertime cookouts, helped each other with their gardens, hay, tobacco....these things were done with and for neighbors. not just for family!.....very good caring people. when I met my British brother in law what a shock!!! His constant distain for God fearing people, lack of respect for people who were poor in his eyes, and of course the jokes about Appalachian mountain folk done in really poor taste stirred an anger in me that couldn't be controlled. he showed me respect but guaranteed only from necessity being part of the extended family. I'm sure by the way he didn't know how to act, I was the subject of some cheap shots behind closed doors. he actually got offended when I told him I couldn't believe he was raised to be like that in good ol Great Britain....absolutely no disrespect to people in the UK, I'm sure he wasn't an average product of culture there or they wouldn't have political allies! I only wanted to check him by calling his people into question just to give him a little of his own medicine. IT WORKED SO WELL I FELT BAD. but how can you say mountain people are backward and ignorant when they know full well what the alternative is.....neighbor hating neighbor, could care less about what the fellow man could be going through, not okay with making a profit in business dealings but taking it to the point of stealing because "they shouldn't be that dumb"....you name it. this is what they are "giving up"? no I think they are the examples of good social structure and rich culture. the very things that need to have importance these days. whatever social engineering debacle that has happened all over the US in the past 20 years was a terrible mistake. now even small town America is overran with crime, drug addiction, dismantled families, and laziness. I feel bad for the younger people who have grown up in this and don't know another way to be. it wasn't perfect for sure 30 years ago but now everyone is the town drunk ..so to speak. ahh, modern progress...what a smell. sorry got carried away. 😊

[@sonyafox2782]

I noticed you used the word supper. I was raised, on the word supper myself.

[@ddubsmclovin]

@@sonyafox2782 so was I. The city folk tried to correct me but failed! 😀 They looked it up in the dictionary on who uses the word supper. Said the Southerners, Amish and Canadians! So I told them I'm a Southern Amish Canadian! What a laugh we all got!!

[@jtwright4095]

@@ddubsmclovin awesome lol

[@PurePatriot]

I am from the Missouri Ozarks, I live in a very small town that has changed so much in the last 10 years it is pathetic. Hateful people ,thieves and tweakers are the norm around here now.

[@joycebrannen1943]

Sigh....you just got carried away to special time....we weren’t this poor, but poorer than most...in little town on sea. Sadly, a lot wealthy people sit on the Town Board, glitzing in up-a lot looking down on locals. The sign leading into town always said “Settled” in... Now it says “Incorporated”. Comforting to me to go to cemetary and see Stones of my ancestors-some of the early settlers. There’s still lot charm...More locals need “Come Home”.

[@susiemcd3941]

Thank you for this fascinating series from an old Iowa farm girl. I do miss the simple times back then.

[@alanspikin8432]

This is really awesome.. This is the heart and soul of America. My Mother and Father immigrated from Chile South America (also alot of country people there) to Texas (Dallas/Oakcliff) back in the 60's. My Father (a Vietnam Veteran, thats how he became an American citizen) loved America and has a huge heart for the American country folks and the American heartland. My Father would often speak about how strong and tough the American country folk were here in America as a small boy growing up in the 80's. This video gave me tremendous kindred feelings and brough me memories of when I was a kid.

[@dannyboy8883]

I was born in the wrong place these people are awesome. God Bless Shannon and its folks.

[@SK-or4lw]

Aww the sweet little home in the beginning look so much like my mamaw's house in southeastern Kentucky. I'm so thankful I got to experience just a little bit of the old ways. My mamaw lived to be 96 and cooked a huge Sunday dinner up into her late 80s and raised a garden. She never had indoor plumbing and heated her house with a coal stove and cooked on a wood burning stove. Someone bought her an electric stove but she rarely used it. I have many fond memories.

[@janellr.n5238]

GOD BLESS The People of the OZARKS

[@jimclaire7996]

A great video on a wonderful way of life. Thank you for sharing this great documentary. God bless America and those who have served.

[@joejohnson8711]

Its a great place to live I love it here

[@justshelby4589]

Me too

[@LordoftheOzarks]

Thanks ;)

[@freakinfrugal5268]

gorgeous horse!

[@robertcaldwell707]

39:29 Henry Monroe actually lived to be 84, going to his reward 18 November 1989. He rests in Turner Cemetery as he anticipated. May he rest in peace.

[@kennethclaar922]

So you knew him

[@jeremymcclary3901]

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[@MichaelEJones-qn3kb]

Yes, small correction though, his name was Henry Gore, not Monroe. His Dad and Mother are buried there also, very small cemetery.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

@@MichaelEJones-qn3kb And his land. What happened to it. Thanks.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

What happened to his land.

[@charlesmichael9188]

Beautiful video and wonderful people. God bless and keep you all.

[@huevoneousmaximus2309]

These proud folks are what America was founded on. It's where our traditions came from. Raised on hard work and honesty, God bless America.

[@xxtheblessedhellride]

I don't live down there but being a descendant of these kind of hill folk, I can understand them and when I hear it, I feel like I'm home : )

[@robertsroberts1688]

Chad Neal same but my dad was taught to hate his parents by school teachers here in oregon hes got multiple ancestors here and denys hes from there would rather make the stupid midwest argument

[@ozarkmountains4947]

Chad Neal you got to be jill folk ro understand.

[@sissyrayself7508]

I feel Er too.

[@daveinstlouis7296]

Love the Area, Started back in mid 80's in HS Floating the Rivers and Visiting the Springs Etc. Great to see the History Brought to Life.. Thanks

[@davidratcliff8960]

I've actually watched these several times. Something draws me to these folks. I think it is their genuine simplicity and the fact that they all know just who they are and, in my opinion, they were all just great. These types are now sorely missing around America. I'd love to see an update, but I also feel that it will be quite sad.

[@hedgehog5001]

Simple beautiful, the place and the people. Blessing to all.

[@williamledford6488]

I was born and raised in the mountains of Western North Carolina, highest in Appalachia and these folks remind me of my grandparents who raised me. It amazes the similarities and it makes me feel i was born about 70 years too late

[@jasonblack4208]

going back to visit for the first time in over a decade. gawd I miss the Ozarks.

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

What an amazing time to be alive. You have to wonder, why on Earth have we all got so damn greedy and in such a hurry these days. Madness.

[@1995jug]

That way of life is leaving, when the old timers are gone that will be it so sad.

[@kathyjones8207]

I was raised in the country and I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you for uploading it. One man on here said that he had been a bachelor all his life. I never have lived a bachelor's life but I've lived a spinster's life all my life. I love it ;)!!!!!!

[@illyboulder2557]

Where did the indians build their home after they were kicked out .

[@doniphan72ify]

@@illyboulder2557 ... Somewhere in Oklahoma

[@cornstar1253]

@@illyboulder2557 mud huts somewhere else

[@edwardjonez6615]

If you hadn't burnt down Cousin Proctors place when you got drunk that time he would have married you.

[@charisserempel23]

Wonderful documentary. Lucky folks to have that kind of lifestyle and the close knit families and friendships.

[@naomiali5802]

Its 2019 anyone out there Bring back d old time days Those were d best days of our Life .no ph /internet /fast cars life was simple back then

[@williamastin9241]

I am 90 years old. I grew up this way. So many really good things in the past...but, also some very sad and bad ones.

[@jamjam731]

These people seemed to have much better memories and lived much longer than people nowadays. They didn't have smart phones with calendars to help them keep up with important dates, and they didn't have the medicines and treatments we have now to prevent and treat illnesses. They also seemed more content. Wish we could go back to simpler times. They seem like happier times to me.

[@philgambill4473]

Hi

[@dempseyguidry5433]

I love the Ozarks so much. I am from South Louisiana (Cajun Country) and have always wanted to live in the Ozarks. I love me some country folks.

[@MEME-mp7ek]

Its nice here, but good jobs are hard to get depending where you live.

[@imfacejacked6046]

I'm originally from the Ozarks in Missouri and I lived in Cajun country to for a few years I lived in Lafayette and I love Lafayette it was a great experience lot of culture there but I will say there's a lot less poverty in Missouri then in Louisiana but there's a given take from both places the Bing from Missouri I love Missouri a little bit more but if you're going to go move to the Springfield area or Branson where there's more jobs

[@meeshafike3430]

I'm currently living in South La myself lol Westwego it's ok but I'm trying to retire in the mountains

[@crawwwfishh3284]

Ain’t much left. Folk up north keep moving in to escape the city. Then they get here they bitch and gripe until they turn it into what they left.

[@richnovotny5008]

That's what living in america is all about we live in the fast lane today it's sadd

[@vickiburt2676]

Not all of America.

[@formerlyarandompropernameb9327]

Rich Novotny Fast lane has a lot of wrecks.

[@kristinebailey2804]

@@vickiburt2676 Exactly. Where I was born and raised you couldn't see another house, 6 kids and a garden plot bigger than the footprint of the house. Michigan

[@lisacooper3991]

Just plain.. simple people, living simple way. The way God intended for us to. Ain't it beautiful waking up,on porch rocking with cup coffee. Hey from South Carolina... thanks for sharing

[@Paxyart]

thanks for this portrait of 'down to earth' real people ... it reminds me of old times - btw.. the good music of 'the Ozark Mountain Daredevils' brought me here... God bless you all !

[@mollypowell196]

Grateful Believer, “Chicken Train”

[@dinebonte4014]

Just moved down south to the Ozarks of Arkansas, three years ago form Wisconsin. Love it here! Nicest people on earth! Don’t care to go back up north where I was born. Not even for a visit!

[@jonjones6300]

When the old gentleman called "sook"and the cow answered at around 1:03:30 I got a lump in my throat...sounded like my dad, and a part of my childhood I had just about let slip away from me...

[@hiyapal7719]

Jon Jones, He made me think of my pappaw Denny. 😊

[@Barkley2010]

That sounded like my granddaddy calling the cows.

[@jewelhaines8842]

Try to hang on as tightly as you can. Those are the good times 😌

[@Barkley2010]

Jewel Haines ❤️

[@historybuff5739]

Back in the early 70's I spent two summers in Pea Ridge Arkansas with relatives on their ranch. My Grandparents lived in Eureka Springs AR, which is not too far away. Those were some of the best summers of my young life. I'm in my 60's now and most them are gone now. If I could go back to those days I would in a heart beat.

[@ladyjane9980]

I live the kind of life that many of you say that you long for. While it is a nice life, it is but it is a huge amount of work. My work day, just like the homesteader, is twelve hours long. Sometimes longer. But if you are willing, it's fantastic.

[@texasclodcruncher9580]

I can relate! Grew up in Arkansas 1963-1976. Went on several field trials with the numbers painted on the walker hounds.

[@cherrytie1060]

Favorite new series and now one of my favorite documentaries of the past. Love it!

[@Wanderlust598]

I grew up on the edges of the northernmost portion of the Ozarks and own land down in the Southeast portion in Reynolds county near Dent. Beautiful land. Interesting people once we got to know each other.

[@doniphan72ify]

Where'd you grow up at ?

[@jordang7717]

I love this channel. This footage is amazing. The true picture of how most Americans live. Simple, hard working people who want to enjoy life and the company of friends, making a difference in the lives of those around them. Not thinking about hating other people.

[@johnmcclintock8004]

May God Forever Bless America & all of it's fine friendly folks !

[@michaelhatem799]

If only we could get back to these ways. Much respect!!!

[@devonseamoor]

Thank you very much for publishing this video, I'm looking forward to see part 2. It's touching to see these families so close knitted and what strikes me is how easy going some of them are, embracing each other and shaking hands, actively creating a good atmosphere together. Enjoying their simple life and their work. The modern world has moved on fast with its inventions and consumerism, with signs of an Orwellian lifestyle. How much is lost in that world of what's present and shared in this community of Ozarks.

[@laurensalooser]

I grew up in the Arkansas Ozarks and I can relate to this video. I miss those days, sure do. It has not changed much there. I would like to go back. I hate to see us getting away from these ways and the direction America is going. This is a great video.