Established to document and preserve the cultural legacy of mixed-ancestry peoples in the southern Appalachians. Articles, links, and information about periodic Melungeon conventions known as "unions".
Site where Melungeons can post pictures of their family for others to see.
A group dedicated to investigating the history and origins of the Redbones, also known as the Louisiana Melungeons.
Book on American Indians and the origin of the Melungeons, by Karlton Douglas.
This Group is for Goins From Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Everyone with Goins ancestry (all spellings and areas) is welcome.
A discussion group for anyone interested in people described as Black Dutch or Black German.
Description of several groups which are called Melungeon. Stresses the need to have a definition broad enough to cover all of them, by Mike Nassau.
Patrick Minges' articles on Cherokee history, with an emphasis on race and religion. Discusses the racial mixing which contributed much to eht Melungeons.
Dedicated to research on the northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia Melungeon communities. Includes information on DNA research as well as information about his book.
Historical information on this group, Saponi Indians who migrated widely and contributed many ancestors to modern Melungeons, Cherokee, African-Americans and Whites in the Southeast and Appalachians. Perhaps the principal Indian source of the Melungeons.
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