14 episodios
Appalachian Words Jennifer Heinmiller
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- Cultura y sociedad
Welcome to Appalachian Words, the show about language and culture in Appalachia. I’m your host, Jennifer Heinmiller. I am co-author of the Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, a historical dictionary that is over 1.3 million words long and covers everything from "ain’t never" to "zonies alive." If you’re curious about that one, subscribe and tune in.
I welcome your questions, comments, stories, suggestions, and pumpkin bread. Contact me at appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com
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Episode 15: Announcements and Corn
Welcome to Appalachian Words, the show about language and culture in Appalachia! I'm your host, Jennifer Heinmiller.
The Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English is available for pre-order and will be on shelves June 28! Get your copy here:
https://uncpress.org/book/9781469662541/dictionary-of-southern-appalachian-english/ (Use code 01DAH40 for 40% off!)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dictionary-of-southern-appalachian-english-michael-b-montgomery/1137590890?ean=9781469662541
https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Southern-Appalachian-English-Montgomery/dp/146966254X
Contact: appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com
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Episode 14: The House that We Built
Welcome to Appalachian Words, the show about language and culture in Appalachia! I'm your host, Jennifer Heinmiller.
This time we're talking about traditional houses and how they were built in early Appalachia.
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Episode 13: Fall Treats - Beans, fox grapes, and molasses
Welcome back to Appalachian Words!
Drop me a line at appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com
Today we're talking about early autumn treats! It's time for harvest, so settle in for a talk about beans, fox grapes, and molasses in Appalachia.
Links of interest:
Folk Apothic
https://www.folkapothic.com/partners-and-cool-folk
Fox grapes
Hikers Notebook
https://hikersnotebook.blog/flora/berry-plants-and-fruit-trees/fox-grape/
Blind Pig and Acorn
https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/making-grape-juice-making-grape-jelly/
Glen Arbor Sun
http://glenarborsun.com/making-jelly-from-wild-fox-grapes/
Molasses
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/oct/04/molasses-making-time-20151004/
Books of interest:
Dictionary of American Regional English
https://dare.wisc.edu/
Encyclopedia of Appalachia
https://www.neh.gov/explore/encyclopedia-appalachia
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Episode 12: Everyday Superstitions in the Mountains
Welcome back to Appalachian Words! This episode is about some of the superstitions and beliefs that people lived their everyday lives by.
Some books of interest. Please support your local bookstore or buy direct from the publisher!
Harriet Arnow, Hunter's Horn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Rose Houk, Quilts and Coverlets of the Smokies https://www.smokiesinformation.org/ca...
Sidney Farr, My Appalachia. https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813...
Gerald Milnes, Signs, Cures & Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
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Episode 11: Dew Poison & Milk Sick: Folk Medicine in Appalachia
Welcome back to Appalachian Words! Today I talk about folk medicine and traditional healing in Southern Appalachia, including some of the plant remedies people used and the weird ailments that were a common part of life once upon a time.
Contact me at: appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com
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Resources: The Walker Sisters https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/histor...
Walker Sisters Home: Historical Data Section https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/onlin...
Doctor or Doctress? http://doctordoctress.org/islandora/o...
Women and Healthcare in Appalachia https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c...
Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia https://muse.jhu.edu/article/183548/pdf
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Episode 10: The Coe Ridge Colony
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Resources for this episode:
Coe, Samuel S. Chronicles of the Coe Colony
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979771315?ie=UTF8&tag=mystscen-&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0979771315
Montell, L. The Saga of Coe Ridge: A Study in Oral History.
https://books.google.com/books?id=4j_OOzGDH7gC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
WEKU segment on Coe Ridge
https://www.weku.fm/post/moment-kentucky-history-coe-ridge-settlement
Coe Ridge website
http://coeridge.com/
American Chestnut Foundation
https://www.acf.org/the-american-chestnut/history-american-chestnut/
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