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	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.
	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.
	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".
	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 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.

	Melungeons.com - http://www.melungeons.com/ Gives links to many sites, including the articles on the new DNA study.
	The Melungeons - http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/page15.html Historical sketch, and information about surnames common in the Melungeon community.
	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.
	The Melungeons Revisited: First Union - http://www.blueridgecountry.com/melung/melung.html Article from Blue Ridge Country magazine on the First Union of the Melungeons and Brent Kennedy's work.
	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.

	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.
	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.
	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 Research - http://journals.aol.com/nmorri3924 A journal and photo album by Nancy Morrison.
	Melungeon Family Photo Album - http://groups.msn.com/MelungeonFamilyPhotoAlbum/ Site where Melungeons can post pictures of their family for others to see.

	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.
	The Melungeon Reemergence in Southern Appalachia - http://www.interracialvoice.com/jason.html Jason Adam's paper on the Melungeon struggle for self determination.
	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.
	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.
	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.

	Vardy Community Historical Society - http://hometown.aol.com/vardyvalley/index.html 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.
	Mahala Mullins - http://members.aol.com/vardyvalley/mahalamullins.html A site dedicated to the folk heroine of the Melungeons with a photograph of her.
	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.
	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.
	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.

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Melungeon Family Genealogy Forum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/melungeon/ Discussion of genealogical topics about Melungeon families.

	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.
	What Is A Melungeon? - http://whatisamelungeon.webs.com/ History and description of several groups known as Melungeon.
	The National Melungeon Registry - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5649/melunreg.htm Searchable list of surnames, with family registration facility.
	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.
	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 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

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