Appalachian Words

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

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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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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

Fox grapes

Blind Pig and Acorn

Glen Arbor Sun

Molasses

Books of interest:

Dictionary of American Regional English

Encyclopedia of Appalachia

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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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.  

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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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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/

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/

Show notes to come soon!

Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, coming spring 2021.

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Welcome to Episode 7! This time I'm talking about ghost stories and spooky happenings in the mountains.

Welcome to Episode 6! In this episode I talk about the traditions of Decoration Day and funeral practices in Appalachia. 

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If you would like to contribute to the publication of the Dictionary of Smoky Mountain and Southern Appalachian English, contact the University of North Carolina Press: 

https://uncpress.org/contact/

Interesting books to check out from your bookstore or local library:

https://uncpress.org/book/9780807833971/decoration-day-in-the-mountains/

https://uncpress.org/book/9780807843284/cabins-in-the-laurel/

https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/comfol

https://www.amazon.com/Museum-Appalachia-story-nationally-acclaimed/dp/0887401023