Conference
( We’ve posted some photos from the 2025 Uninon/conference at the bottom of this page.
NOTE: 2026 Conference Gallery coming soon! Jump to Gallery )
General Information
The MHA Union/Conference is a 2-day event held each year in June in a different city, usually in Appalachia or the Southeastern states, in places relevant to Melungeon and mixed ancestry history.
Our 2027 annual union/conference will be held in...
Charleston, South Carolina!
Charleston,
South Carolina!
What’s our historical connection to this city?
– Charleston was one of the largest entry points for African ancestors of later Melungeon families
– Charleston was home to a large community of Free People of Color
– Charleston connected the Caribbean with the Appalachian frontier
– Migration routes led from coastal South Carolina into the backcountry
– Charleston had merchants and immigrants of Portuguese, Sephardic Jewish, and Mediterranean ancestry
Guest Speakers
( To be announced )
Charleston Resources
( Coming soon )
Resources curated by Melungeon Roots.
Click a title below for more information!
Images of America – Tazewell, by Louise B. Leslie and Dr. Terry W. Mullins
Images of America – Tazewell County, by Louise B. Leslie and Dr. Terry W. Mullins
History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, by William C. Pendleton ( read online )
Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia, from 1800 to 1924, by John N. Harman, Sr. ( read online )
Previous Events
2026 Tazewell, VA
2025 Johnson City, TN
2024 Hillsborough, NC
2023 Berea, KY
2022 Martinsville, VA
2021 ( no event – pandemic )
2020 ( no event – pandemic )
2019 Wytheville, VA
2018 Big Stone Gap, VA
More to be added. . .
1997 Wise, VA (First Union)
2025 MHA Union/Conference
Johnson City & Vardy Valley, Tennessee
- All
- Conference
- Vardy Fest
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