Appalachia History of Cades Cove the John McCaulley Story

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  @mrsc1952 · 4 years ago

  As I look around at our world my heart breaks for all we have lost. Our children won&apos;t know the beauty of these humble but rich lives.<br>I feel our generation is starving for home, love, community and decency.<br>Thank you for sharing this. My heart is warmed and deeply touched

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• AC

  @accousticdecay · 4 years ago

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

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• ST

  @stephaniegamble3571 · 4 years ago (edited)

  This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Oh my, when he said &apos;no idee&apos; i got tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. &nbsp;It was like standing in my Grandparents house listening to them talk. I forgot they said Idee for Idea...until I heard him. How I would love to go back to some of those moments long past just for a little while. <br>This man is THE example of God intended us to be. If anything lost from the past that is so desperately needed today, it was how the loved and helped one another. This is beautiful. Thank you Donny, Thank you to the family for sharing your loved one and reminding us there was a precious, kind time.. Not that far past. Maybe, just maybe, this will instill these values in those listening and we can learn to live and love like Mr John and his people did. Like our people did. <br>Thank you Donny.. This was AMAZING. Be blessed my friend.. Thank you for keeping these times alive. You honor our heritage and families well.

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• NA

  @nanslife · 4 years ago

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

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• RO

  @roxannecooper588 · 4 years ago (edited)

  John was my great great grandpa ❤️ I have this recording and lots of family photos. I am proud of the people they were and we still all are. Cades cove is a special place to me and I’m lucky to live just down the rd from it.

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  @robyndconner · 3 years ago

  I sure bet Mr McCaulley wasnt expecting his interview to still be heard and listened too 62 years later. Thanks Mr Laws for sharing this. Ive subscribed to yours videos for several years and have watched so many of them. Im only in my 30s, but I wished we still lived this way. I love how close these families were and the heart each of them had. Thanks again.

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• KA

  @kathygirlygirl4109 · 4 years ago

  Boy, John McCaulley was sharp as a tack just before he died. What a treasure trove of info. he gave in this interview. Thank you for that story.

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• TR

  @truthwarrior4412 · 4 years ago

  Mr. McCulley was quite a treasure and sharp as a tack! I have all of the Foxfire books that I treasure because of all of these country secrets. Thank you Donnie for sharing! The pair of socks for Winter was a great story.

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• AS

  @ashleighsalinas8526 · 4 years ago

  Stories about remarkable people like this makes me proud to be a &quot;hillbilly&quot; from the Appalachian mountains. My generation needs to preserve these traditions and stories, even our accent is dying. We&apos;ve been the butt of a lot of tasteless jokes for decades but it doesn&apos;t say anything about us as much as them! At 31 I definitely feel more connected to my heritage than ever especially in these trying times. Some people still have the mindset of &quot;love thy neighbor&quot; especially in our culture. We came from generations of tough, savvy, resilient people. Pioneers, coal miners, many also from native people and former slaves. Nobody will ever make me feel ashamed of my culture.

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• CA

  @CathyHendrix1 · 4 years ago

  What a wonderful man he was!! Such an honest, hardworking, kind and humble man! Thank you so much for sharing this with us Donnie! I truly enjoyed it! God bless!

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• TU

  @turdferguson5300 · 4 years ago

  Donnie you&apos;ve had a bunch of good videos and this one ranks near the top. We could learn a lot from these folks. I don&apos;t know how we&apos;ve declined so much in such a short time. This man knew everybody in the cove and we don&apos;t know 10 people in our subdivisions and can&apos;t trust some of them. It&apos;s really a shame.

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  @freedomspromise8519 · 4 years ago

  Well, that brought tears to my eyes.<br>Such a matter-of-fact recount of history but told with heart.<br>I especially liked when he told how they took care of each other.<br>I am sure there were hard times but he did not dwell there.<br>It sounds like a wonderful place to have grown up.<br>I long for that kind of community today.<br>Thank you for sharing this gem with us!

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