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Episode Seven, the season finale episode of Melungeon Voices Podcast is now available! We wrap up the season with Wayne Winkler, Author, Public Radio Station Manager and former Melungeon Heritage Association President. Wayne discusses his book “Beyond the Sunset” about the Melungeon outdoor drama, Walk Toward the Sunset, and its significance on the Melungeon people back then, as well as today. You can listen now to our seventh and final episode as well as all the other episodes at the Spotify, Apple podcasts, and Google podcasts links below!
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Apple Podcast/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900
Google Podcasts/Android https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNGQ1ODFlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D

Episode Six of the Melungeon Voices Podcast is now available. In this episode we interview Internationally acclaimed Gullah/Geechee artist, speaker, and Pan African Culture Heritage Fellow, Sonja Griffin Evans. She shares her beautiful and unique Gullah/Geechee heritage, and its influence on her artwork. She also discusses what inspires her, and how her cultural roots from the past impacts her work and the message it will send to future generations. Below are the links to listen to the podcast. Enjoy!

Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Apple Podcast/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900
Google Podcasts/Android https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNGQ1ODFlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D

Episode Five of the Melungeon Voices Podcast is now available. In this episode we interview Software Engineer, Genealogist, and DNA Analyst Robert Wells. With over twenty years of experience in software engineering, his experience with analysis in solving complex problems, has given him an unique perspective in analyzing DNA. Robert began his genealogical journey in 2010, and has been able to breakdown brick walls in his family ancestry using DNA. In my interview with Robert he shares insider tips and a road map on how to follow your genealogical path. You can listen and subscribe at the links below! Enjoy! 

Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Apple Podcast/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900
Google Podcasts/Android https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNGQ1ODFlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D

Episodes Three and Four are now available on the Melungeon Voices Podcast. Episode Three features Bill Gipson, who talks about the migration of the Gipson/Gibson families into Appalachia, and Episode Four features Paul Johnson, who discusses his recent research on Sarah Stanley Grimke and her connection to a mixed ethnic Carolina Coastal Plantation family. Check them out at the links below! Enjoy!

Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Apple Podcast/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900
Google Podcasts/Android https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNGQ1ODFlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D

Episode Two of the Melungeon Voices podcast is now available! In this episode we talk with District Court Judge, MHA member, and Author Beverly Scarlett. She shares her personal journey in discovering her Melungeon ancestry which began with a mysterious family photo and later developed into her deep genealogical family research which has inspired her new book due out this summer. Don’t forget to subscribe on Spotify, Apple podcast, and Google podcast.

The debut episode of Melungeon Voices featuring Documentarian and Historian Frederick Murphy, is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast/iTunes, and Google Podcasts/Android. Check it out at the links below!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Apple Podcast/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900
Google Podcasts/Android: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNGQ1ODFlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D

Melungeon Voices Podcast is now available for Apple and Android users! Check out the links below to subscribe!
Debut episode will be released on Friday 6/26. 
Apple Podcast/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900
Google Podcasts/Android: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNGQ1ODFlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D

We’re thrilled to announce that “Melungeon Voices”, a new podcast presented by The Melungeon Heritage Association which I’ll be co-hosting with Lis Malone, has a new trailer now available on Spotify! Check it out at the link below! The first episode of Melungeon Voices begins Friday, June 26th, so stay tuned!

https://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Our members and visitors safety and health is of our utmost priority, and that is why we have made the difficult, but prudent decision in canceling this year’s Union. We are in the process of working on an alternative for the Union with a special podcast with this year’s speakers. That way members and anyone interested in Melungeon history, can listen to each speaker from the safety of their homes. The speakers for this year have been asked to come back for next year’s Union, which will still be at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. The podcast will not be their full presentations, but more of an overview of their projects, that way they can still give a full presentation at next year’s Union. We will be posting further details about the podcast in the next few weeks, so stay tuned. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at mhainc2000@yahoo.com.

We have received a couple of concerns about the Coronavirus in regards to our 24th Union in June. Right now Berea College has taken pre-cautionary measures for the students, but as far as their summer events and conferences go, they are still on. Their leadership team and ours, are assessing the risks and are closely monitoring the situation. Our members and visitors safety is of our utmost priority, and we will be keeping updates on reports from the scientific and medical community. 
We are holding off on starting the pre-Registration process at this time. We are optimistic that our 24th Union will continue as scheduled, and we will keep you updated if anything changes. If you have any questions or further concerns, you can contact us at mhainc2000@yahoo.com.