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...
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...
The Starving Time in Jamestown
Smith was not the only one to suffer after he left Virginia. Jamestown became a veritable ghost town. Life became so hopeless that 30 men...
Some Generall Historie
History books have been written of Virginia since Captain John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia, produced by the London Company of England. He authored books...
The Suicide that was Murder
Dr. Isaac "Cam" Anderson, brother of Bristol's Mayor Anderson, wedded a Gate City beauty named Mary Nelms in October of 1901. He moved to Gate...
Love, Honor, and Attempted Murder
Emory and Henry College hosted a lavish wedding in May 1855. Noted Scott County bachelor Henry Solon Kane, Esq., married Sarah Anderson, daughter of the...
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...