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Below is the speaker schedule for the MHA\’s 25th Union, which is being held virtually this year. If you are interested in attending this year\’s Union, then all you have to do is either become a member or if already a member, renew your membership here on our website under the MHA application tab. 25th …

Here are this year\’s speakers for the 25th MHA virtual Union on Saturday, June 26th from 9am to 5pm. Included our their pictures, biographies, and what they\’ll be presenting at the Union. For more information on how to attend the virtual Union, check out the 25th MHA Virtual Union page/tab on our website. A schedule …

The 25th MHA Virtual Union date has been moved from Saturday June 19th to the following Saturday, June 26th. As the date draws nearer more details and links on how to register and attend the conference will be posted.

The Executive Committee has made the difficult decision to again postpone this year\’s Union due to the uncertainty still surrounding COVID-19. We, as a committee, feel best to err on the side of caution, and are more concerned with everyone\’s health and safety during this time. In place of the in person conference, we will …

By Scott Withrow: Dr. Brent Kennedy was a force—an outgoing and energetic person–who grew up in the small mountain town of Wise, Virginia. He attended Clinch Valley College and the University of Tennessee and gained a Ph. D. in Mass Communications. He worked in health care, non-profit fundraising and other fields, but it is through …

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …