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Appalachian Houses 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxjCeDDOJek © History Chasers Click here to view all recent Historical Melungeons Blog posts Enter your email address to start receiving this blog in your inbox Ente...
Becoming Melungeon: A Review 22 Aug 2013 | 09:54 am
I am really impressed with this Melungeon book. At first I thought it would be very different as I misunderstood the title and I thought it would be the manifesto of one more self identified modern da...
Jack Goins Melungeon and Appalachian Research Blog 19 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
A great new blog has just come online. Jack Goins will be publishing some of the articles from his years of research and publishing new articles also. This will be of great benefit to Melungeon rese....
“Did My White Ancestor Become Black?” 11 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
Hat Tip to DNA Explained The Root recently published the article, “Did My White Ancestor Become Black?”, written by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Eileen Pironti. We all know who Henry is from his PBS S....
Melungeon Myth of Drake Dropping off Passengers on Roanoke 11 Aug 2013 | 08:48 am
Melungeon Myth of Drake Dropping off Passengers on Roanoke By Janet Crain A myth exists on the Internet that the Melungeons, a group of dark skinned persons of mysterious origins found living in Ea....
The Shepherds and Sizemore's of Eastern Kentucky 7 Aug 2013 | 07:34 am
Abijah Shepherd center. Grandson of Henderson Shepherd and great great grandson of Russell Sizemore. © History Chasers Click here to view all recent Historical Melungeons Blog posts Enter your email...
Forts in Southwest Virginia 28 Jul 2013 | 08:02 am
Forts in Southwest Virginia Native Americans had a network of trails throughout the mountains, gaps, and waterways. The early settlers realized the importance of these networks so a clash occurred w....
A Code To Live By In Appalachia 27 Jul 2013 | 08:48 pm
Radio Interview with Jack Goins and Johnnie Rhea A Code To Live By In Appalachia “Mysterious” is probably the first word most people associate with the Melungeons. They were a mixed race group that....
Getting Creative with Genealogy 9 May 2013 | 07:39 am
Amateur genealogists hoping to uncover a link to Abe Lincoln can easily turn to the web to dig in their ancestor's closet. But taking the commercial route doesn't come cheap. People curious about fam...
The Life of Angus Chavers, a Confederate POW 20 Apr 2013 | 10:17 am
Angus Chavers and his wife Melissa The Life of Angus Chavers, a Confederate POW Dr. Dean Chavers March 12, 2013 Most of the Lumbees who fought in the Civil War were in the Confederate Army. A secon...
