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	Melungeon Resource Page - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/melungeon.html Includes a FAQ about the mixed Mediterranean-Indian heritage of Melungeons, genealogy links, and information on the Melungeon mailing list. By Martha Short
	Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware - http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Family history of most families who were free in this region during the colonial period. Includes extracts from government records.
	Melungeon Heritage Association - http://www.melungeon.org/ Established to document and preserve the cultural legacy of mixed-ancestry peoples in the southern Appalachians. Articles, links, and information about periodic Melungeon conventions known as "unions".
	The Black Irish Myth - http://www.darkfiber.com/blackirish/ A theory as to why people of Irish descent like to lay claim to Spanish blood from the Armada. Links the Black Irish to the Melungeons. By Tom Kunesh.
	Redbone Heritage Foundation - http://www.redboneheritagefoundation.com A group dedicated to investigating the history and origins of the Redbones, also known as the Louisiana Melungeons.

	The Melungeons - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/mlgn.html Short article about Melungeons, particularly in Virginia.
	Melungeons.com - http://www.melungeons.com/ Gives links to many sites, including the articles on the new DNA study.
	Black Dutch and Irish, Melungeons, Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hornbeck/blkdutch.htm Shirley Hornbeck's genealogy tips on the Black Dutch, how the term has been used, for Melungeons and other groups.
	Melungeon Family Genealogy Forum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/melungeon/ Discussion of genealogical topics about Melungeon families.
	The Melungeon Health Education and Support Network - http://www.melungeonhealth.org/ By Nancy Sparks Morrison. Provides information about the major Mediterranean illnesses that are inherited through the Melungeon connection.

	The National Melungeon Registry - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5649/melunreg.htm Searchable list of surnames, with family registration facility.
	Redbones and Melungeons - http://www.murrah.com/gen/redbones.htm The Redbones or Louisiana Melungeons are a mixed origin group living near the Sabine River on the Texas-Louisiana border. They are connected to both the Melungeons and the mixed race groups of South Carolina.
	Melungeon Voices - http://www.melungeonvoices.com/ Announcement for a new film about Melungeons.
	Documenting the Melungeons One Page at a Time - http://www.geocities.com/ourmelungeons/index.html A Melungeon group especially interested in the Hancock County people. They are also pursuing a new DNA study.
	The Melungeons Revisited: First Union - http://www.blueridgecountry.com/archive/melungeons-revisited.html Article from Blue Ridge Country magazine on the First Union of the Melungeons and Brent Kennedy's work.

	What Is A Melungeon? - http://whatisamelungeon.webs.com/ History and description of several groups known as Melungeon.
	Jack Goins Research - http://www.jgoins.com/ Dedicated to research on the northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia Melungeon communities. Includes information on DNA research as well as information about his book.
	Melungeon Mailing List - http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Ethnic-Mixed/Melungeon.html Discussion group for genealogy and history. Includes searchable archive of past messages.
	North from the Mountains: The Carmel Melungeons of Ohio - http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Inn/1024/carmel1/Carmel1.htm By John S. Kessler and Donald B. Ball. Paper on the Melungeons of Carmel, Ohio, presented at Third Union.
	Wayfaring Stranger - http://sciway3.net/clark/freemoors/Patrin1.htm The Black Dutch, German Gypsies, or Chicanere, and their relation to the Melungeons, by Linda D. Griggs.

	The Melungeon Historical Society - http://melungeon-historical-society.blogspot.com/ Society dedicated to research on Melungeon history.
	The Melungeons: My Perspective - http://brendanichols.tripod.com/melungeon.html By Brenda Nichols. Histories of her family and some notable Melungeons such as Mahala Mullins.
	People of Color in Old Tennessee - http://www.tngenweb.org/tncolor/color-pm.htm Patrick Minges' articles on Cherokee history, with an emphasis on race and religion. Discusses the racial mixing which contributed much to the Melungeons.
	The Melungeons: An Untold Story of Ethnic cleansing in America (by Brent Kennedy) - http://www.mediamonitors.net/brentkennedy1.html This is an excerpt or introduction to the most famous and controversial book on the Melungeons.
	Under One Sky - http://www.underonesky.org/Under_One_Sky.html Bill Fields' personal web site including the archives of Under One Sky, newsletter of the Southeastern Kentucky Melungeon Information Exchange. Information on Melungeon Heritage.

	Melungeon Origin Group - http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MelungeonOrigin Discussion group on Melungeon origins and history.
	Shalacy's Melungeon Homepage - http://www.geocities.com/mamashills/MelungeonSong.html Shalacy is a 13 year old country/folk entertainer. She sang her "Melungeon Song" at the Melungeon Third Union. Site has links and her school report on the Melungeons.
	Graysville Melungeons - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~appalachian/melungeons/THE_GRAYSVILLE_MELUNGEONS.txt An article on the largest Melungeon community, in Rhea, Roane and Hamilton counties, Tennessee, and the only incorporated town with a Melungeon majority.
	Muslims in the Americas Before Columbus - http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/mamerica.html Some evidence for Moorish and Mandingo presence, which some people believe to be part of the ancestry of Melungeons.
	The Melungeons: A New Journey Home - http://www.blueridgecountry.com/archive/melungeons.html An article in Blue Ridge Country on the Melungeons of Vardy, with photos of the church and school.

	Vardy Community Historical Society - http://vardyblackwater.com/ This society is trying to preserve the Vardy Melungeon site on Blackwater Creek in Hancock County, TN. Museum in the old Melungeon school. Mahala Mullins' cabin brought to the site from Newman's ridge.
	Native American Muslims - http://www.themodernreligion.com/convert/convert_namuslims.htm An article about early contact between Native Americans and Muslims, which contends many Native Americans adopted Islam. This may tie in with the better known Masonic movement among Native Americans.
	American Indian Melungeon - http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/youngeagle/AMERICAN_INDIANbook.htm Book on American Indians and the origin of the Melungeons, by Karlton Douglas.
	Gowen Research Foundation - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/guests.htm Information on families with the name Gowen, including variations. This includes the most common Melungeon name, Goins, Goin, Goings, Going, and others. Search the newsletters.
	Black Dutch Yahoo Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Black_Dutch/ A discussion group for anyone interested in people described as Black Dutch or Black German.

	Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia - http://books.google.com/books?id=bPV05xDZe70C Wayne Winkler's book with much of the text given in the preview.
	Melungeon Heritage Research Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Melungeon_Heritage_Research_Group/ Melungeon group dedicated to correcting erroneous assertions about Melungeon history and origins, in particular the false belief that Melungeons are Turkish or join the Turks in denying the Armenian genocide.

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