Back from the Dead
Ale Artrip miraculously returned home in 1929. His family was overwhelmed, but overjoyed. Artrip was very much alive and well, even though they’d mourned his...
Y-DNA of the Fomorians
[caption id="attachment_136" align="alignleft" width="300"] Marcel Roux- "Halte de démons"[/caption] In Irish mythology, the Fomoire (or Fomorians) are a semi-divine race of darked haired, dark-skinned giants...
Melungeon Bibliography and Research
"A New Race." Daily Public Ledger [Maysville, KY] 23 Jan. 1894. Print. Salt Lake Herald 18 June 1893. Print. "Melungeons Ancestry." The Morning Call [San...
Other Pertinent Melungeon Notes
There are a number of other topics and tidbits to consider. Here are several: As previously mentioned, those who came to the community later discussed...
Melungeons and the Portuguese Theories
As stressed earlier in this article series, there are no definite or concrete records for Melungeon researchers. Even if we allow them the Portuguese ancestry...
Melungeons were Portuguese?
It's easy to see how uneducated mountaineers might have classified people who were Italian, Greek, Latino or Portuguese, as coming from African roots due to...
Dromgoole’s Malungeons
Will Allan Dromgoole, as noted earlier, had a very special vocabulary for the Melungeon people. Good or bad, she is still considered an authority on...
Melungeon DNA and the European Enigma
Genetic genealogy through DNA testing, has sadly been harnessed to muddle the subject even more. Despite this field being in its infancy, global mapping has...
Melungeon Origins
So, where did these mysterious people come from? Since it's apparently impossible to respect their own words, we've yet to encounter a definitive answer. Most...
The Melungeon People
There were multiple families in the initial group. They were varied in hue and features, but the outside world wasn't aware of them for nearly...