This feature story from the Asheville newspaper, featuring interviews with DruAnna Williams Overbay and Dr. Kathy Lyday was picked up nationally by USA Today the weekend of 19th Union: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/06/21/melungeon-…
Month: October 2016
Melungeon Heritage Association plans gathering in North Carolina– Johnson City Press
From Dylan Chesser in the Johnson City Press, a story dated May 25, opening paragraph excerpted below: A group of people historically estranged because their ancestry did not fit into accepted United States ethnic categories is trying to spread awareness of their history and reconnect with their roots. Read more: Melungeon Heritage Association plans gathering in […]
Melungeons Explore Mysterious Heritage at Local Gathering– Asheville CItizen-Times
The first local publicity for 19th Union has appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times this week. The opening sentences are: The dark-skinned mountaineers whose origins are shrouded in mystery will be returning to Asheville next month. The Melungeon Heritage Association will hold its 19th annual meeting at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa June 26 and 27. The […]
“The Melungeons Got Me!– and I Couldn’t Have Been More Tickled!
The Melungeons Got Me!—and I Couldn’t Have Been More Tickled! By Linda Ladd Townsend I attended the 18th Union: A Melungeon Gathering, (June, 2014), and felt instantly included. I am writing this summary to encourage other newbies to attend a Union, to answer the question of “What happens at a Union gathering?” and also to […]
MECC Announces Donations, Creation of Center for Melungeon Research
This exciting news was a highlight of the closing portion of 18th Union in Big Stone Gap, a true milestone moment for Melungeon studies. The MECC announcement opens with these words: Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce three major donations that will establish the college as a […]
Researchers Discuss Origins of Melungeon Heritage at Annual Event (TV coverage)
Thanks fo Wayne Winkler, Lisa Alther, and Arwin Smallwood for providing facts and insights for this interview by wcyb’s Olivia Caridi: http://www.wcyb.com/news/researchers-discuss-origins-of-melungeon-h…
