[Ads-l] (Modest) blog post on early "Tar Heels"

Sat May 21 19:24:04 UTC 2022

Yes, Boonie as usual has made a wonderful contribution to scholarship.  "Tar heel" seems to me very similar to "Hoosier" in its importance and interest.  Bonnie, is there a journal devoted to North Carolina history where you could publish this ?

Fred Shapiro

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From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of Bonnie Taylor-Blake <b.taylorblake at GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:27 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Subject: Re: (Modest) blog post on early "Tar Heels"

(To those who've sent such kind replies and additional comments on-list and
off-list, thank you so much. -- Bonnie)

On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 1:53 PM Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

Excellent indeed, Bonnie!
> (The name trajectory reminds me a bit of Hoosier.)
> I think you would do well to publish it in a history journal so more will
> appreciate your research.
>
> Stephen
> ________________________________
> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of
> Bonnie Taylor-Blake <b.taylorblake at GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 7:29 AM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Subject: (Modest) blog post on early "Tar Heels"
>
> I recently put together some research on very early uses of "tar heels" and
> how the epithet may have been attached to North Carolinians. Some of this
> has appeared on ADS-L before, but I thought I should make a more coherent
> story out of these posts and incorporate some of your suggestions and
> finds.
>
> If you're interested, you can read about this at
>
>
> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fbtaylorblake.com%2F2022%2F04%2F29%2Fwho-put-the-tar-in-tar-heels%2F__%3B!!OToaGQ!4WXhg47LylDrR5967IYs9PV0A7maD2N38ttuZ7Beg1HWgFNRQr1Rot7u4UdkK0qo%24&data=05%7C01%7Cfred.shapiro%40YALE.EDU%7C582ee9bcd4784ed77c2308da398a9752%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C637885564653808790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jjEqSox7vfu5qrGHr%2Fp%2FuR92pzOquuK2EzTqsEe1vq4%3D&reserved=0
>
> Comments, questions, and criticisms are welcome, of course.
>
> I'm grateful to ADS-L members for their feedback along the way, especially
> Fred Shapiro, who made me aware of an important Civil War diary containing
> the moniker. I also owe thanks to Garson O'Toole and Peter Reitan, who
> shared on the list important examples of the phrase "tar on the heel."
>
> -- Bonnie
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From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of Bonnie Taylor-Blake <b.taylorblake at GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:27 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Subject: Re: (Modest) blog post on early "Tar Heels"

(To those who've sent such kind replies and additional comments on-list and
off-list, thank you so much. -- Bonnie)

On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 1:53 PM Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

Excellent indeed, Bonnie!
> (The name trajectory reminds me a bit of Hoosier.)
> I think you would do well to publish it in a history journal so more will
> appreciate your research.
>
> Stephen
> ________________________________
> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of
> Bonnie Taylor-Blake <b.taylorblake at GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 7:29 AM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Subject: (Modest) blog post on early "Tar Heels"
>
> I recently put together some research on very early uses of "tar heels" and
> how the epithet may have been attached to North Carolinians. Some of this
> has appeared on ADS-L before, but I thought I should make a more coherent
> story out of these posts and incorporate some of your suggestions and
> finds.
>
> If you're interested, you can read about this at
>
>
> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fbtaylorblake.com%2F2022%2F04%2F29%2Fwho-put-the-tar-in-tar-heels%2F__%3B!!OToaGQ!4WXhg47LylDrR5967IYs9PV0A7maD2N38ttuZ7Beg1HWgFNRQr1Rot7u4UdkK0qo%24&data=05%7C01%7Cfred.shapiro%40YALE.EDU%7C582ee9bcd4784ed77c2308da398a9752%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C637885564653808790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jjEqSox7vfu5qrGHr%2Fp%2FuR92pzOquuK2EzTqsEe1vq4%3D&reserved=0
>
> Comments, questions, and criticisms are welcome, of course.
>
> I'm grateful to ADS-L members for their feedback along the way, especially
> Fred Shapiro, who made me aware of an important Civil War diary containing
> the moniker. I also owe thanks to Garson O'Toole and Peter Reitan, who
> shared on the list important examples of the phrase "tar on the heel."
>
> -- Bonnie
>
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