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Last night I was looking through profiles of famous Gypsies and a thought popped into my head: Is there a connection between the Gypsies and the Melungeons of North America?Turns out there i… Read More

In American culture, if you can’t prove you’re 100% white or ‘pass’ for such, you get lumped into the minority by default.  This is a cultural bias the Chestnut… Read More

I just found this old article from a conservative publication about "why race relations got worse" in America.It's an interesting read.The Field Negro education series continues. "The U… Read More

“Practically all Melungeons preferred a care-free existence with members of their own clan. For many generations they seldom married outsiders, and virtually all families in each area… Read More

I've been mulling over this topic for a while, but when I start thinking about it, I get so worked up and pissed off that I have to drop it.So I'm not going to give you my opinion on the ele… Read More

The Vardy School, completed in 1929 and in operation until the 1970s, was a mission school that offered educational opportunities to members of one of America’s least-known ethnic grou… Read More

Oh, Lady Margaret she sat in her high chambers. She was sewing her silken seams. She lookit east and she lookit west And she saw those woods grow green. So, picking up her petticoat Beneath… Read More

The Goins Family of Graysville, TennesseeThis question has been debated for decades.  The Melungeons have been considered a tri-racial group living in the Appalachian region, especially… Read More

In the late 1800s, the Progressive Movement was sweeping the industrialized cities of the North. One of the key features of this urban social and political reform movement was the creation o… Read More

One of the most fascinating genealogy stories to surface in the last decades is the enigmatic story of the Melungeons. Sometimes called the “Lost Tribe of Appalachia,” the Melung… Read More

There are accounts of black households giving child treatment assistance for their Dutch neighbors. Creative as well as savvy authors can discover areas of the historic component of the tale… Read More