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beeleaf wrote: I’d like to hear more about traditions handed down.
There are a couple that I’ve only recently realized might be handed down from the native side(s). Or they might just be southeastern. One is the everyday use of the word “pone”. The other is the way my g-grandma planted her garden. I cannot remember for sure where the squash was, but I do recall picking green beans that were growing down the corn stalks.
There were other things about this grandma that I always assumed were part of being Primitive Baptist, but now I’m not sure. Her hair was to her waist, but braided and “put up”. I happened to be swinging with her on the porch one day when she took it down. That is a cherished memory!
Hi Beeleaf,
That sounds like my father’s family! My mother told me that the women had very long hair but wore it braided, put up, and covered with a kerchief/scarf. They also dressed very different–always in skirts with aprons covering them.
I wish I had known some of them–they had all passed away by the time I was born.
Bee
I was raised Primitive Baptist as well…what a small world. My grandmother (Wilson side) was a very short woman and had hair down to the floor…it was a daily ritual to comb her hair, put it in a bun and pin it. I still have her hair pins…they were used in both my daughter’s and my wedding. And she always wore an apron…as did my mom when she was cooking. I showed my apron collection to my kids and they didn’t even know what they were for…or were very interested in them…they have lots of memories for me and I guess I will keep them…hmmm…maybe become regalia??? Thanks for bringing back some good memories of my grandma….bless her soul.
Hi Beeleaf, when you said “pone” were you talking about a pone of cornbread? All of the things you talked about is still done in the hills of Kentucky. We still us a aprons when we have a good dress on but nothing like my grandmother wore. I was white and covered her whole front. If we went somewhere she had to put on a clean apron. My grandparents on the Mathews side knew what everything in nature was used for. They were the only people who showed me how to fix pumpkin blooms to eat. And which were the male blossoms so you wouldn’t kill a pumpkin. Reading what you wrote brought back so many memories! It just warmed my heart! Darlene
Hi everyone. I would just like to ask someone a question. I was out gathering flint and I found a piece that was flat and there was an indention in the middle that was about an inch wide and about three inches long. Is this something the Native Americans might have used for something. I have never seen any flint like this. You know you can knap flint but I have no idea hou this was made so smooth. Any guess? Darlene
Hi Granny8. Yes, “pone” referred to cornbread, but it’s also what my mom called the giant biscuit they would make. Your mention of pumpkin blooms reminded me of Dad’s family frying up some squash blossoms!
Hey Red Metis. I’m straining to remember aprons, but I do recall home-made dresses, and quilts made from old dresses and shirts. I still have the quilt my gr-grandma (on the porch swing) made for me when I was about 12. It’s falling apart, but here to stay.
Becky, I like your idea of using these cherished treasures in regalia. I can almost feel the energy those hair pins must have.
I have several quilts as well…and since they are beginning to come apart after so much “loving”…maybe that should become a shawl or something, eh?
Jeff this is Wind/Dancer ; And now that I have seen the way of counting in Cherokee. It sounds alot like the way my grandfather counted . He was from S.C.
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