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Appalachia

carolinayellowdog

(3,247 posts) Thu May 21, 2015, 05:45 PM May 2015

Melungeons explore mysterious origins at local gathering (Asheville Citizen-Times)

I was very glad to see this appear more than a month in advance of the event:

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/05/20/melungeons-explore-mysterious-origins/27640179/?fb_ref=%5B%27Default%27%5D

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Melungeons explore mysterious origins at local gathering (Asheville Citizen-Times) (Original Post) carolinayellowdog May 2015 OP

Kick A Little Weird May 2015 #1

The Melungeon Unions are wonderful carolinayellowdog May 2015 #2

A Little Weird

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1. Kick

Reply to carolinayellowdog (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2015, 07:16 PM

May 2015

Thanks for posting!

carolinayellowdog

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2. The Melungeon Unions are wonderful

Reply to A Little Weird (Reply #1)

Sat May 23, 2015, 12:19 PM

May 2015

My own mixed ancestry is pre-Melungeon, that is "free mulattoes" from eastern NC that include family lines like Bunches and Collinses who later migrated to Appalachia. But I live in Appalachia now, and am familiar with Warren Wilson College, and would encourage anyone interested in either Appalachian history or Melungeons to attend this event. There are very few opportunities for descendants of these "almost white" communities to celebrate their heritage.

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