Appalachian Words

Jennifer Heinmiller
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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

  1. 06/10/2021

    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

    30 min

  2. 10/08/2020

    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.    Contact: appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com

    51 min

  3. 08/29/2020

    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

    1h 15m

  4. 08/16/2020

    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... Contact me at: appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com

    47 min

  5. 07/26/2020

    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   ***** 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

    1h 4m

  6. 07/12/2020

    Episode 10: The Coe Ridge Colony

    Contact me at appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com ! 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/

    58 min

  7. 06/14/2020

    Episode 9: The ABCs of the CCC in Appalachia

    Welcome back to Appalachian Words, the show about language and culture in the Appalachian Mountains.  Links for this episode: https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/historyculture/cccoralhistories.htm https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/ccc-a-new-deal-to-rebuild-a-nation.htm http://npshistory.com/publications/usfs/region/8/history/chap4.htm#:~:text=The%20CCC%20was%20disbanded%20starting,United%20States%20went%20to%20war.&text=CCC%20camps%2C%20usually%20with%20150,National%20Forests%20of%20Southern%20Appalachia. https://appalachiancc.org/

    50 min

  8. 04/05/2020

    #8 Springtime in the Mountains

    Show notes to come soon! Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, coming spring 2021. appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com

    36 min
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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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  • Creator
    Jennifer Heinmiller
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jennifer Heinmiller
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    Appalachian Words