The 27th Annual Melungeon Heritage Association Union/conference will be held in Berea, Kentucky this year. The dates are Friday, June 23rd, and Saturday June 24th, so mark your calendars! We will continue to post up to date details, so stay tuned.
Season Three of the Melungeon Voices podcast will be debuting next Friday, September 30th. In the mean time, you can listen to Season’s One and Two on any podcast platform you prefer!
Here are a few pictures from last month’s conference!
The 26th MHA Union/conference was a great success. There was a great in person turnout, as well as on-line. We are already planning for next year’s Union location, and will announce it soon. If anyone is interested in viewing the 26th Union guest speakers, we recorded the Live zoom event. All you have to do is become a member of MHA to receive the link. You can become a member on-line at: http://melungeon.org/762-2/, or by mail at: PO Box 193, Fieldale, VA. 24089. We will be posting pictures soon of the Union, so stay tuned.
The MHA 26th Union is fast approaching. The Union will be held in Martinsville, VA on Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th. If you are interested, but cannot attend in person, we will be recording the Union Live through Zoom. To register for the Union to receive the Zoom link go to this link: http://melungeon.org/762-2/
There will be a celebration of life for Brent Kennedy this weekend, Saturday, May 21st, at 1pm at the University of Virginia College of Wise Chapel of all Faiths. For more information click on the link below.
To pre-register for the 26th Union/conference, which will be June 24th and 25th in Martinsville, Virginia. Simply go to the Membership Application on our website, fill out the form and pay the $12 fee. Go here to pay on-line: http://melungeon.org/762-2/ or you can mail a check to: PO Box 193, Fieldale, VA. 24089, whichever you prefer.
We are still putting the itinerary together for the Union, and will be posting soon on who the speakers/presenters will be as well as who the authors will be at the author event.
We will also be streaming the Union Live on Zoom, and we will send the link out a week or so before the Union for anyone who will not be able to attend the conference in person. It’ll be similar to last year’s Zoom conference, and you’ll be able to watch it in real time and ask questions through Zoom.
For any questions or concerns e-mail us at: mhainc2000@yahoo.com
The Melungeon Heritage Association’s 27th Union will be June 24th and 25th in Martinsville, Virginia. Below is a link to various different accommodations in Martinsville. https://www.visitmartinsville.com/places-to-stay
We are excited to announce that the location for next year’s Union, which will be our 27th, has been chosen, and it is Martinsville, Virginia. Check out all there is to see and do in Martinsville at the link below, and keep checking back as we release more information after the first of the year about the 27th Union.
Official Tourism Site for Martinsville-Henry County Virginia (visitmartinsville.com)
The transcripts for Season Two of the Melungeon Voices podcast are now available. If you would like the transcripts for all seven episodes or just a particular episode, send us an e-mail at: mhainc2000@yahoo.com.
