Surf these sites: A Melungeon HomePage -- News | Archive | Reseach Aids. Avoiding Pitfalls in Melungeon Research -- This talk was presented by Pat Spurlock Elder at "Second Union, a Melungeon Gathering" held in Wise, Virginia. Carol Huff''s Appalachian Home -- Personal account of a Melungeon, Carol Huff, of living in the Mountains and being a Melungeon. Implementation of Segregation -- An interesting site highlighting racial laws that affected some Melungeon peoples. MELUNGEONS: Examining An Appalachian Legend -- A book by Pat Spurlock Elder. Published by Continuity Press. Meet the Melungeons -- Ian Morphitt goes in search of the lost tribe of America. An article from the Fortean Times 106. Melungeon - Book Merchant -- The Book Merchant is an independent book store with an extensive selection of regional and cultural titles. Native-American, Creole, Cajun, Melungeon, Southern, Preservation. Melungeon Family Genealogy Forum -- Discussion of genealogical topics about Melungeon families. Melungeon Heritage Association -- Sponsors of First, Second and Third Union - Melungeon conventions. Keep register of Melungeons and their geneology. Melungeon History -- Melungeon names, places, and sources. Melungeon Links of Interest -- Part of Mountain Ties, Martha Short''s site for Appalachian geneology. This list gives many Melungeons sites. Melungeon Research and Links -- If you follow these links that I have listed here you''ll notice that there are various theories on who the Melungeons were, and what their ancestry was. This makes the Melungeons all the more interesting, because no one knows for certain their background or origins, (though many have VERY strong opinions on the matter). Melungeon Resource Page -- The homepage of the the Melungeon Mailing List, an active mailing list for all persons interested in Melungeon genealogy, history, and culture, where we are trying to fit the Melungeon puzzle pieces together. Melungeons and Other Mestee Groups -- Description and history of mixed race communities in eastern United States. My Melungeon Heritage -- The explanation that I was given about what "Melungeon" meant was that they were a mixture of three different races. It was not until I got the genealogy bug from my mother and began climbing further up my family tree that I realized there were those who questioned this explanation. P.A.H.R.F. Melungeon News by Libby Pearson Killebrew -- Portuguese-American Historical & Research Foundation. Strat43z''s TriRacial Genealogy Page -- Personal page by a TriRacial who identifies with Melungeons and which has Melungeon information and links. Summary on Melungeons -- Discussion on historical and linguistic roots of the Melungeon people, with some mention of Turkish. Published in the Linguist List 7.119. The Melungeon Connection -- By Nancy Sparks. The Melungeon Health Education and Support Network -- By Nancy Sparks Morrison. The Melungeons -- Historical sketch, and information about surnames common in the Melungeon community. The Melungeons of Appalachia -- By Henry Robert Burke. Theory of Melungeon Origins -- By Jerry Warsing. Under One Sky Melungeon Newsletter -- Under One Sky is a newsletter of Melungeon research and history by Bill Fields. Who are the Melungeons? -- By Harold E. Sparks.
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