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» American Indian Melungeon - Book on American Indians and the origin of the Melungeons, by Karlton Douglas. » Archives of the Melungeon Mailing List. - Archives at RootsWeb. Choose arranged by subject threads or chronological order, with or without names and dates. Search for names or topics of interest. » Black Dutch - Six different meanings for the term Black Dutch or Black German. » Black Dutch and Irish, Melungeons, Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch - Shirley Hornbeck's This and That Genealogy Tips, Genealogy Tips on Black Dutch and Irish, Melungeons, Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch » Eastern Blackfoot - Siouan Indians from the VA-NC Piedmont - 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. » Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware - Family history of most families who were free in this region during the colonial period. Includes extracts from government records. » Goins Family History - This Group is for Goins From Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Everyone with Goins ancestry (all spellings and areas) is welcome. » Gowen Research Foundation - 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. » Jack Goins Research - Dedicated to research on the northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia Melungeon communities. Includes information on DNA research as well as information about his book. » Mahala Mullins - A site dedicated to the folk heroine of the Melungeons with a photograph of her. » Melungeon Definition 2000 - Definition of the term Melungeon developed by a committee of Melungeons active in research on the topic. Includes references and links. » Melungeon Family Genealogy Forum - Discussion of genealogical topics about Melungeon families. » Melungeon Family Photo Album - Site where Melungeons can post pictures of their family for others to see. » Melungeon Information - An introductory site on the Melungeons, with a list of common surnames. By Nancy Sparks Morrison » Melungeon Research - A journal and photo album by Nancy Morrison. » Melungeon Resource Page - Includes a FAQ about the mixed Mediterranean-Indian heritage of Melungeons, genealogy links, and information on the Melungeon mailing list. By Martha Short » Melungeons.com - Gives links to many sites, including the articles on the new DNA study. » Muslims in the Americas Before Columbus - Some reference to Muslim presence among the Indians which might tie into the cultural observations which have been used as evidence of a Turkish presence in Colonial times. Emphasis is on Mediterranean Muslims, not the much better evidenced contact with » Native American Muslims - 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. » North from the Mountains: The Carmel Melungeons of Ohio - By John S. Kessler and Donald B. Ball. Paper on the Melungeons of Carmel, Ohio, presented at Third Union, posted on the Melungeon Heritage Association webpage. » Our Melungeons: Taking Back Our Heritage - Here is a site from Melungeons determined to resist scientific and historical research and maintain their old legends as truth. » People of Color in Old Tennessee - Patrick Minges' articles on Cherokee history, with an emphasis on race and religion. Discusses the racial mixing which contributed much to eht Melungeons. » Redbone Heritage Foundation - A group dedicated to investigating the history and origins of the Redbones, also known as the Louisiana Melungeons. » Redbones and Melungeons - 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. » Searching for Saponi Town -- Eastern Siouan, Eastern Blackfoot Descendants - Historical information and forum for descendants of the Saponi/Tutelo, Eastern Siouan (Eastern Blackfoot Indians). Native people of the VA and NC Piedmont, thought to be the principal Indian ancestors of the Melungeons. » Shalacy's Melungeon Homepage - Shalacy is a 13 year old country/folk entertainer. She sang her "Melungeon Song" at the Melungeon Third Union. Site has links and her school report on the Melungeons. » Surviving Indian Groups of Eastern U.S. - 1948 article based on Census research on Indian and mixed race groups of eastern U.S. Description, location and common names given for many groups, including the Melungeons and Redbones. By William Harlen Gilbert. 32 pages. » The Appalachian Quarterly - A magazine from the Wise County Historical Society which regularly covers items on Melungeons. Includes information about their Melungeon Registry, which traces family histories of many families. » The Black Irish Myth - 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. » The Melungeon Health Education and Support Network - By Nancy Sparks Morrison. Provides information about the major Mediterranean illnesses that are inherited through the Melungeon connection. » The Melungeon Reemergence in Southern Appalachia - Jason Adam's paper on the Melungeon struggle for self determination. » The Melungeons - Historical sketch, and information about surnames common in the Melungeon community. » The Melungeons Revisited: First Union - Article from Blue Ridge Country magazine on the First Union of the Melungeons and Brent Kennedy's work. » The Melungeons: An Untold Story of Ethnic cleansing in America - A 1994 article from Islamic Horizons magazine, which is a reprint of part of Brent Kennedy's book. » The Melungeons: Genetic, Linguistic, and Historic Evidence of Their Turkish Roots - Term paper written by Mehmet Cakir, a Turkish student in Colorado. » The Melungeons: My Perspective - By Brenda Nichols. Histories of her family and some notable Melungeons such as Mahala Mullins. » The Multiracial Activist Melungeon articles - Articles on Melungeons at The Multiracial Activist including some from the recent Sixth Union (2006) of the Melungeons. » The National Melungeon Registry - List of Melungeon surnames. Register your family. » Under One Sky - Bill Fields' personal web site including the archives of Under One Sky, newsletter of the Southeastern Kentucky Melungeon Information Exchange. Information on Melungeon Heritage. » Vardy Community Historical Society - 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. » Wayfaring Stranger - The Black Dutch, German Gypsies, or Chicanere, and their relation to the Melungeons, by Linda D. Griggs. » What is a Melungeon? - 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. » Yahoo Groups: Black Dutch - A discussion group for anyone interested in people described as Black Dutch or Black German.

Last Updated: 2007-01-06 21:28:09