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: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

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: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

Welcome back to Appalachian Words! Drop me a line at [email protected] 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

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: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

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: [email protected]   ***** 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   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

Contact me at [email protected] ! 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/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

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/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

Show notes to come soon! Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, coming spring 2021. [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

Welcome to Episode 7! This time I'm talking about ghost stories and spooky happenings in the mountains. Contact me at [email protected]   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/ Ghosts Along the Cumberland https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Along-C... Foxfire books https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/se... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message

Welcome to Episode 6! In this episode I talk about the traditions of Decoration Day and funeral practices in Appalachia.  Contact me at [email protected] 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachian-words/message