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Melungeon Resource Page - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/melungeon.html
Includes a FAQ about the mixed Mediterranean-Indian heritage of Melungeons, genealogy links, and information on the Melungeon mailing list. By Martha Short |
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Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware - http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/
Family history of most families who were free in this region during the colonial period. Includes extracts from government records. |
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Melungeon Heritage Association - http://www.melungeon.org/
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". |
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The Black Irish Myth - http://www.darkfiber.com/blackirish/
A theory as to why people of Irish descent like to lay claim to Spanish blood from the Armada. Links the Black Irish to the Melungeons. By Tom Kunesh. |
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The Melungeons - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/mlgn.html
Short article about Melungeons, particularly in Virginia. |
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Melungeons.com - http://www.melungeons.com/
Gives links to many sites, including the articles on the new DNA study. |
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Black Dutch and Irish, Melungeons, Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hornbeck/blkdutch.htm
Shirley Hornbeck's genealogy tips on the Black Dutch, how the term has been used, for Melungeons and other groups. |
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Melungeon Family Genealogy Forum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/melungeon/
Discussion of genealogical topics about Melungeon families. |
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The Melungeon Health Education and Support Network - http://www.melungeonhealth.org/
By Nancy Sparks Morrison. Provides information about the major Mediterranean illnesses that are inherited through the Melungeon connection. |
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Redbones and Melungeons - http://www.murrah.com/gen/redbones.htm
The Redbones or Louisiana Melungeons are a mixed origin group living near the Sabine River on the Texas-Louisiana border. They are connected to both the Melungeons and the mixed race groups of South Carolina. |
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Melungeon Mailing List - http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Ethnic-Mixed/Melungeon.html
Discussion group for genealogy and history. Includes searchable archive of past messages. |
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Wayfaring Stranger - http://sciway3.net/clark/freemoors/Patrin1.htm
The Black Dutch, German Gypsies, or Chicanere, and their relation to the Melungeons, by Linda D. Griggs. |
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The Melungeon Historical Society - http://melungeon-historical-society.blogspot.com/
Society dedicated to research on Melungeon history. |
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The Melungeons: My Perspective - http://brendanichols.tripod.com/melungeon.html
By Brenda Nichols. Histories of her family and some notable Melungeons such as Mahala Mullins. |
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People of Color in Old Tennessee - http://www.tngenweb.org/tncolor/color-pm.htm
Patrick Minges' articles on Cherokee history, with an emphasis on race and religion. Discusses the racial mixing which contributed much to the Melungeons. |
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Melungeon Origin Group - http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MelungeonOrigin
Discussion group on Melungeon origins and history. |
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Under One Sky - http://www.underonesky.org/Under_One_Sky.html
Bill Fields' personal web site including the archives of Under One Sky, newsletter of the Southeastern Kentucky Melungeon Information Exchange. Information on Melungeon Heritage. |
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The Melungeons: An Untold Story of Ethnic cleansing in America (by Brent Kennedy) - http://www.mediamonitors.net/brentkennedy1.html
This is an excerpt or introduction to the most famous and controversial book on the Melungeons. |
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Graysville Melungeons - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~appalachian/melungeons/THE_GRAYSVILLE_MELUNGEONS.txt
An article on the largest Melungeon community, in Rhea, Roane and Hamilton counties, Tennessee, and the only incorporated town with a Melungeon majority. |
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Muslims in the Americas Before Columbus - http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/mamerica.html
Some evidence for Moorish and Mandingo presence, which some people believe to be part of the ancestry of Melungeons. |
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Vardy Community Historical Society - http://vardyblackwater.com/
This society is trying to preserve the Vardy Melungeon site on Blackwater Creek in Hancock County, TN. Museum in the old Melungeon school. Mahala Mullins' cabin brought to the site from Newman's ridge. |
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The Melungeons: A New Journey Home - http://www.blueridgecountry.com/archive/melungeons.html
An article in Blue Ridge Country on the Melungeons of Vardy, with photos of the church and school. |
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Native American Muslims - http://www.themodernreligion.com/convert/convert_namuslims.htm
An article about early contact between Native Americans and Muslims, which contends many Native Americans adopted Islam. This may tie in with the better known Masonic movement among Native Americans. |
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American Indian Melungeon - http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/youngeagle/AMERICAN_INDIANbook.htm
Book on American Indians and the origin of the Melungeons, by Karlton Douglas. |
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Gowen Research Foundation - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/guests.htm
Information on families with the name Gowen, including variations. This includes the most common Melungeon name, Goins, Goin, Goings, Going, and others. Search the newsletters. |