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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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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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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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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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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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Redbone Heritage Foundation - http://www.redboneheritagefoundation.com
A group dedicated to investigating the history and origins of the Redbones, also known as the Louisiana Melungeons.
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The Melungeons Revisited: First Union - http://www.blueridgecountry.com/archive/melungeons-revisited.html
Article from Blue Ridge Country magazine on the First Union of the Melungeons and Brent Kennedy's work.
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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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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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Documenting the Melungeons One Page at a Time - http://historical-melungeons.com/
A Melungeon group especially interested in the Hancock County people.
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Melungeon Family Genealogy Forum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/melungeon/
Discussion of genealogical topics about Melungeon families.
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Jack Goins Research - http://www.jgoins.com/
Dedicated to research on the northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia Melungeon communities. Includes information on DNA research as well as information about his book.
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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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North from the Mountains: The Carmel Melungeons of Ohio - http://www.melungeon.org/node/110
By John S. Kessler and Donald B. Ball. Paper on the Melungeons of Carmel, Ohio, presented at Third Union.
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Melungeon Voices - http://www.melungeonvoices.com/
Announcement for a new film about Melungeons.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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What Is A Melungeon? - http://whatisamelungeon.webs.com/
History and description of several groups known as Melungeon.
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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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Melungeon Origin Group - http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MelungeonOrigin
Discussion group on Melungeon origins and history.
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Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia - http://books.google.com/books?id=bPV05xDZe70C
Wayne Winkler's book with much of the text given in the preview.
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Melungeon Heritage Research Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Melungeon_Heritage_Research_Group/
Melungeon group dedicated to correcting erroneous assertions about Melungeon history and origins, in particular the false belief that Melungeons are Turkish or join the Turks in denying the Armenian genocide.
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Black Dutch Yahoo Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Black_Dutch/
A discussion group for anyone interested in people described as Black Dutch or Black German.
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Melungeons | Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/melungeons?hl=en
Discussion group on Melungeon genealogy 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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