Appalachian Words

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-words/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-words/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-words/message

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... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F727406.Hunter_s_Horn&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFFVd0ZlZ2NzY09KYmpibXh2MC0wTHVzRFFsQXxBQ3Jtc0trZHE1cjZUbjRremVMWG1ZR3liRF9KOW54M3FjY2NzVl9fblptZ05FRnVHemJERVpJU2RTZXlUX0ZZR2dkV0RpZzA5NXlrYVUzcGt0S0FyX1VFT3VZWEJOblBWRW9sOHFSR3ljcVMxM2ZqdUdhY2RwVQ%3D%3D&event=video_description&v=2kMPY3AmW3c] Rose Houk, Quilts and Coverlets of the Smokies https://www.smokiesinformation.org/ca... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smokiesinformation.org%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct%2Fview%2F_ignore_category%2F1%2Fid%2F87%2Fs%2Fquilts-and-coverlets-of-the-smokies%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGQzMkwtM29UOHF5cVlrbDg3Znd1WWNwYzRMd3xBQ3Jtc0tseG5vNHJQUVFIQXE1ODZaX0NKOVhJSERqQzEwVmdkWVlaYm5haTZMbjRtbnliUHlCWDh3UU40MVdEa2RrNy1Ec3JsOHBzUTJVdk1BQkwtMzFiUG9NV1Y3NmZyRVNtS1NxVEhxdG1WRFRuTS1iR3N1VQ%3D%3D&event=video_description&v=2kMPY3AmW3c] Sidney Farr, My Appalachia. https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentuckypress.com%2F9780813124506%2Fmy-appalachia%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1aOFJ1NzV4OWVzeGJ2eFNJZDNUZkdrUVVZQXxBQ3Jtc0tuaWcxNU82cWNnT3kzUUdjR1hYT0ZfZTc2U25scy1CRnJLTEdmMUV4QXhTOTk2aWVUMXhkWGlhYTBCZ19wdHJJTzZGREdnbDZSNWZBZUpYU3hOa2JYdlp5MmdaXzRLNWV2TzdJcm5wVXpULU9LMDMzbw%3D%3D&event=video_description&v=2kMPY3AmW3c] Gerald Milnes, Signs, Cures & Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F1801582.Signs_Cures_and_Witchery&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEd0ajRQUm9tTUd0X2VZUGRvSFJCSGh4ZWNHUXxBQ3Jtc0tsdmdRRHcxeWl5ai1raVlNR2wwRld0OW9yTlhDX01qemF0a1ljNUYtSzg4RTBuMV9GcHUtcVRKeVVLajM0UHlpN2dTSFNXQ1loZU5HQTBxWThPT2xmOEs3RjhDQmJUTl8tWFUwZVFaZkFZNHFoSVFHTQ%3D%3D&event=video_description&v=2kMPY3AmW3c] Contact me at: appalachian.dictionary@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-words/message

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... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm80TS1WcHc5TzFzQ1Izem1Bdy1tcjIzc3p1Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsZ3ptNXUzQXdfQmZDa0wwSWhCbWMxUWQwQ2NJVXQwUF9xamRkNUdkRlN5aElVU3ZsTVZpdWMxX25UanhxN0VFbXlyaEplWGk2WUh3NHN6MjcxQ2hEMm16MUh3TzRvZEpjTDROSUpEa0ZmeXRkUkZFYw%3D%3D&v=TmPFFBJqXbM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fgrsm%2Flearn%2Fhistoryculture%2Fwalker-sisters.htm&event=video_description] Walker Sisters Home: Historical Data Section https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/onlin... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnJ6LW5aVFJVTkkyXy15WU1wMGp0U3JZRmdWQXxBQ3Jtc0ttdTZmNFJOSnpNMGJKb1g2YkNFVXFQZnhXaFJmYThVM21IZ1h5X1Q4ZFpDbk51X2RvTHhhUGFDM01xdGROei1WQWlubDE0ajl3Q3JvV1RLazdYWld1eEk1U0YxY21fZWg1UjlrYy01eUU4S0VuTWJUMA%3D%3D&v=TmPFFBJqXbM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fparkhistory%2Fonline_books%2Fgrsm%2Fwalker_sisters_hsr%2Fsec1.htm&event=video_description] Doctor or Doctress? http://doctordoctress.org/islandora/o... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGxiYlg2aUpoWVRGVHNCQnFVeDI0eEw0dUhGUXxBQ3Jtc0trNWhvaHRXMXVwZnBKT0wxbGhnVklsQmdyNzFOcjZYeTJ6OGpDXzdCMkdRNHNvSHEzeTh6TDJsbVpCTkktLTNHOVdiV2ZsSVUxUE1UZERLbG5HOHJibXJjR2duOEtWNjNCbGE1Mm5laHNkNm9kcnV3dw%3D%3D&v=TmPFFBJqXbM&q=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctordoctress.org%2Fislandora%2Fobject%2Fislandora%253A1859&event=video_description] Women and Healthcare in Appalachia https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9WZFFIUEZxZXM4bXVxYXFReVkxUHFsckFrd3xBQ3Jtc0tsV1hYdUo2QWRzZkpBSm1QZUVMOWxVX2pySEFWa2Vpa2t0ZkM3VEpOU0NJVXhWMnVKOWRqSThORkNVbGxtbnFWU2ZDZXpjeFoySmd0MEVQQ2hhX3NQTUlvMVZYMFoxQ2g5eFBweGYzZzNqV21hb011cw%3D%3D&v=TmPFFBJqXbM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdc.etsu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D4464%26context%3Detd&event=video_description] Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia https://muse.jhu.edu/article/183548/pdf [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHI5SXRnX2ZPSy1vTXJpcVk3dTAwNVlYMGpRQXxBQ3Jtc0tsU0VfbjcyLWd0S0Y2V1F4NUNlbFZIdlhQT3pPdF9naWtJMk16VVBXT3R5cG00QzB0Vl9oQ0xfWm5uc3lGYkR0TlJzOW5UVkp1MjZHVlhYNlBpcW9Fd2dzcWIxRTNOMWlaUjYzd3gzcHdiVlBOV0ltOA%3D%3D&v=TmPFFBJqXbM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmuse.jhu.edu%2Farticle%2F183548%2Fpdf&event=video_description] [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHI5SXRnX2ZPSy1vTXJpcVk3dTAwNVlYMGpRQXxBQ3Jtc0tsU0VfbjcyLWd0S0Y2V1F4NUNlbFZIdlhQT3pPdF9naWtJMk16VVBXT3R5cG00QzB0Vl9oQ0xfWm5uc3lGYkR0TlJzOW5UVkp1MjZHVlhYNlBpcW9Fd2dzcWIxRTNOMWlaUjYzd3gzcHdiVlBOV0ltOA%3D%3D&v=TmPFFBJqXbM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmuse.jhu.edu%2Farticle%2F183548%2Fpdf&event=video_description] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-words/message