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Becoming Melungeon: Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South by Melissa Schrift published today 2 May 2013 | 05:00 am
The University of Nebraska Press has just published a new study that I hope many of us will be reading and discussing in the weeks ahead. Melissa Schrift is an associate professor of anthropology at ...
Top ten states in Google searches for `Melungeon' 10 Oct 2012 | 02:39 am
A revision in Google Trends has made it impossible to continue updates on the top ten cities, but here are the top ten states ranked for searches over the last twelve months: Tennessee Kentucky Vir...
NYU graduate student in search of recipes from Melungeon communities and families 4 Oct 2012 | 10:11 pm
Justin Kennedy, formerly of Abingdon, VA, is a student at New York University whose current research involves Melungeon history. This flyer provides contact information and details.…
MHA board consultant Dr. Arwin Smallwood's new article, "A History Long Forgotten" 2 Oct 2012 | 08:25 pm
Those of us who have been fortunate to hear Dr. Smallwood's presentations at Melungeon Unions will find much familiar material in this article published by Oklahoma Humanities this summer, "A History ...
16th Union Report 12 Jul 2012 | 03:00 am
(Johnnie Rhea and Rose Trent at 16th Union-- photo courtesy of Julie Williams Dixon) 16th Union at the Southwest Virginia Historical Museum State Park Report by K. Paul Johnson Every Melungeon Unio...
Top 10 cities in Google searches for `Melungeon' 23 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
1. Kingsport 2. Knoxville 3.…
