NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...

Virginia recently celebrated a milestone anniversary. Four hundred years ago on July 30, the body that became the Virginia House of Delegates first met at Jamestown. In the case of Jamestown, we can ...

It was a question that endured for more than 200 years. What are the family origins of the dark-skinned folks who live in the high country dominated by Powell Mountain where it traversed the Virginia ...

The genetic mystery of one ethnic group—the Melungeons of the rural American South—illustrates the challenge of tracing one's origins ... and the existential case for trying to do so. SHARE Wayne ...

Melungeon Mythology: Who Are We And How Did We Get Here? -- Dna, Disease And Demographic -- The Keys To The Mystery -- 1492 A Most Propitious Year -- Rewriting The Past A New Origin Story -- Family ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A conference in Swannanoa this week may help unravel the mystery of the Melungeons, an Appalachian people much discussed and often feared by generations of white ...

The Melungeon Heritage Association will host its 29th annual gathering at the Langston Centre on Friday, June 20, according to a news release.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. – If you see Connie Clark wearing her favorite T-shirt, you’ll quickly know her heritage. It reads: “Melungeon and Proud of it.” “I probably wear a Melungeon shirt three times a ...

"Melungeon Women” will be the theme when the Melungeon Heritage Association holds its 23rd annual gathering in Wytheville June 20-22. “All interested people are welcome, whether the interest is in ...