NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some ...

The Melungeon Heritage Association will host its 29th annual gathering at the Langston Centre on Friday, June 20, according to a news release.

In May 2012, an article appeared in several newspapers throughout a wide area concerning a "study" which was conducted with the attempt to explain the origin of Melungeons. This "study" report was not ...

The new film “The Melungeons of Vardy Valley,” a 25-minute film by award-winning filmmaker Ian Cheney, will be shown June 29 at the Wytheville Meeting Center at 333 Community Blvd. The film, which ...

Recent discussions here about the marvelous and misunderstood Melungeons have unfolded in two previous chapters. The opening chapter dealt with the broad historical saga of this multiethnic community, ...