Historical Melungeons

Lawrence Crain, husband of Janet Crain passed away October 19, 2009 at his home in Lampasas, TX. Janet is my cousin, friend, and noted res...

Pctures top to bottom: Marvin James, Johnnie Rhea Becky Nelson, Johnnie Rhea, Robert Davis Carnel Williams, Seven Gibson Thanks to Becky Nel...

The Fall Festival dawned with beautiful weather. There was a large crowd and the booths were interesting and filled with talented people. Th...

Presented by Sneedville/Hancock Community Partners. Hancock County wants to welcome everyone to the 33rd annual fall festival. We hope you w...

. Copyright © 2009 by Jack Harold Goins. Printed and bound in the United States of America. All Rights Reserved. Front cover photo is Alice ...

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER Keeping Up With the Joneses: Descendants of Peter Paul Jones of Hawkins County, Tennessee http://jonesbook.ne...

August 12, 1942 Mr. W. A. Plecker, State Registrar Bureau of Vital Statistics Richmond, Virginia My dear Sir: The Secretar...

by Janet Crain On the Internet you are likely to encounter sites suggesting that Melungeon people or their descendants are prone to sever...

Jerry Wayne Ferguson, husband of Penny Ferguson, co-editor of this blog, passed from this life after a long courageous battle against canc...

That is one of the theories to be explored tomorrow night on Time Team America. Check your local PBS listings. THE TOPPER SITE In 1998, a...

by Janet Crain The Melungeons were a dark skinned people of indeterminate origin who were documented as having lived chiefly in East Tenness...

Last pole-driven river ferry may close in Virginia By BOB LEWIS – 1 hour ago SCOTTSVILLE, Va. (AP) — For more than 130 years, ferrymen h...

by Janet Crain A persistent rumor has spread all over the Internet that Melungeons descend from the some 300 to 600 Turks and other national...

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