The Witch Bride
A wealthy bachelor named McKim owned a gristmill and much prosperous farming land in Virginia. His wealth made him very influential and citizens from the...
Old Hell’s Cabin
Old Hell's cabin was located in Pocahontas, Virginia. This town sits in Tazewell County. There's an area around Pocahontas called Sinking Creek and once, a...
The Legend of the Big Stone Gap Vampire
Vampire lore is one of the most popular forms of folklore and its reach spans the globe. Here's a tale of ghoulish proportions that was...
The Sybert Witch and a Bouncing Bed
Reports flooded national headlines in December of 1938. The Sybert family lived along Wallen's Creek in Powell Mountain. Their 3-room cabin was located in Lee...
Battling the Clip Wizard, or Mad Shearer
The Clip Wizard was a legend out of Middleway, West Virginia. The Middleway area has been known by a variety of names: Smithfield, Wizard Clip,...
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...
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...
Melungeon Etymology
This word has been used for centuries, although in strikingly different contexts. The most likely origin is the French term "Mélange," which simply means "mixture."...
An Introduction to Melungeons
This is one of the most difficult ethnic groups to research today. The overwhelming majority of information is authored by those who use the research...