Podcasts about melungeons

Show #2390 Show Notes: Tradition, Fiddler on the Roof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdfX7ut8gw Psalm 17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2017&version=KJV Mark 7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%207&version=KJV Galatians 3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galations%203&version=KJV John 3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%203&version=KJV 12 Tribes: https://israelunite.org/learn-the-truth/the-12-tribes-of-israel/ Melungeons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melungeon Matthew 3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt%203&version=KJV Jewish denominations: https://theconversation.com/jewish-denominations-a-brief-guide-for-the-perplexed-207297 Dave Daubenmire, a veteran 35 year […]

Show #2255 Show Notes: US Map: https://geology.com/world/the-united-states-of-america-map.gif Hurricane Helene is 5th Gen Warfare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBC5vZxhgf8 Colonel MacGregor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V79Q8jS9_ug&t=119s 5th Gen Warfare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth-generation_warfare Intro to 5th Gen Warfare: https://greydynamics.com/an-introduction-to-fifth-generation-warfare/ Psalm 12:8 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2012%3A8&version=KJV Witchcraft on Asheville: https://thebluebanner.net/14802/uncategorized/an-enlightenment-of-witchcraft-in-asheville/ Melungeons: https://coachdavelive.com/wp-content/uploads/Melungoens.pdf […]

In which a mysterious lost people living in the mountains of Tennessee turn out to not be so mysterious after all... and maybe not even all that lost, if the Internet can be believed. Transcript, sources, and more: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/neither-here-nor-there/ Key sources for this episode include Anita Puckett's "The Melungeon Identity Movement and the Construction of Appalachian Whiteness", Ariela Gross's "Of Portuguese Origin: Litigating Identity and Citizenship among the Little Races in Nineteenth-Century America", Brewton Berry's Almost White, Jean Patterson Bible's Melungeons Yesterday and Today, Katherine Vande Brake's Through the Back Door: Melungeon Literacies and Twenty-First Century Technologies, Melissa Schrift's Becoming Melungeon: Making an Ethnic Identity in the Appalachian South, N. Brent Kennedy's The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People, Tim Hashaw's Children of Perdition: Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America, and Will Allen Dromgoole's The Malungeon Tree and Its Four Branches. Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. https://thatsnotcanon.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/orderjackalope.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orderjackalope/ Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Email: jackalope@order-of-the-jackalope.com

Send us a Text Message.In 1586 Sir Francis Drake arrived off the coast of present day North Carolina with a massive fleet, ships heavy with Spanish gold and riches he'd stolen privateering in the Caribbean, South America, Florida. He came to check in on the Roanoke colony - a group of 108 Englishmen who had set up a fort on the North end of Roanoke Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. He came bearing these stolen gifts to give to the colony he thought was surely flourishing by now. He found them in bad shape and whisked them back to England to save them from near certain death. But did you know, Drake had more than gold and silver aboard his ships? He had a reported 500 enslaved Africans and Indigenous South Americans that he had also stolen from the Spanish. Did you know that when he returned to England, 400 of them were missing? And did you know that despite the fame and infamy of the English Lost Colony that would disappear a year later, there may have been a whole nother lost colony left behind by Drake that no one even cared to look for? Let's fix that. Sources:"The Head in Edward Nugent's Hand" by Michael ObergWashington Daily News "The People Left Behind"Smithsonian Magazine "Did Francis Drake Bring Enslaved Africans to North America Decades Before Jamestown?"Family Tree Magazine "The Mystery of the Melungeons"Support the show! Buy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaine

The eastern half of the continental USA is dotted with places inaccurately described as "tri-racial isolate communities". One of the largest such population groups can be found spread over Eastern Kentucky, the western parts of Virginia, East Tennessee, and West Virginia. Widely known as "Melungeons", few Americans have been the subject of such intense scrutiny and curiosity. Who are these people?  And why are they called "Melungeons"?   In this third and final installment of a three-part episode, we complete our exploration of this Appalachian and American enigma.  Is this a story about weirdly exotic or isolated people - or is it a story about the lies and myths at the heart of American identity itself? #BeforeWeWereWhite #history #melungeons #genealogy #GeneticGenealogy

The eastern half of the continental USA is dotted with places often described as "tri-racial isolate communities". One of the largest such population groups can be found spread over Eastern Kentucky, the western parts of Virginia, East Tennessee, and West Virginia. Widely known as "Melungeons", few Americans have been the subject of such intense scrutiny and curiosity. Who are these people?  Where did they come from?   In this episode, we continue our exploration of an Appalachian enigma - asking why so many of these mountain people always claimed Portuguese ancestry, even while outsiders dismissed such folk memory.    Is this a story about weirdly exotic or isolated people - or is it a story about the lies and myths at the heart of American identity itself?

The eastern half of the continental USA is dotted with places often described as "tri-racial isolate communities". One of the largest such population groups can be found spread over Eastern Kentucky, the western parts of Virginia, East Tennessee, and West Virginia. Widely known as "Melungeons", few Americans have been the subject of such intense scrutiny and curiosity. Who are these people?  Where did they come from?   Are they really a mix of Northern European settlers, African Americans, and indigenous peoples? Or is there something more complicated and deeply hidden in Melungeon history? 

Abraham Lincoln. Elvis Presley, Heather Locklear. Ava Gardner. These are just four celebrities thought to be Meungeon. Who is this group?The Melungeon are a tri-racial group who have been around at least since the 17th century. Various theories about their origins, surnames, the etymology of the word “Melungeon” and the Melungeon DNA Project are discussed.What are your thoughts about Melungeons? Is this part of your background? Let me know when I post on Thursday on Insta @generationmixedpodcast Generation Mixed-What it means to be multiracial in America, one story at a time, from the studios to the streets.DOWNLOAD and SUBSCRIBE to Generation Mixed Podcast.FOLLOW me on:TikTok: | https://www.tiktok.com/@genmixedpodcast?lang=enInstagram: | https://www.instagram.com/generationmixedpodcast/Twitter: | https://twitter.com/GenMixedPodcastSubscribe to our newsletter at www.Justjmarc.comPlease email us here with any suggestions, comments, and questions for future episodes” generationmixedpodcast@gmail.com

Links from Today’s Show: Romans 5:8-11 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+5%3A8-11&version=KJV LAN: https://thelibertyactionnetwork.com Ephesians 6: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eph+6&version=KJV Rat Race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNqgD4MhbdQ Appalachia: https://historycollection.com/appalachian-culture-explained-in-40-facts/21/ Melungeons: https://familytreemagazine.com/us/the-mystery-of-the-melungeons/ America in War: https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-has-been-at-war-93-of-the-time-222-out-of-239-years-since-1776/5565946 They are Literally Trying to Kill Us: https://tv.gab.com/channel/bianco/view/theres-a-bigger-agenda-these-people-63122d182e78b4bc98be4884 Jared Kushner: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jared-kushner-thinks-hes-going-to-live-forever Dave Daubenmire, a veteran 35 […]

In 1654 English explorers were shocked to find a community of folk already living in the Appalachian mountains. Where in the world did they come from and how did they get there? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-bentley/message

In 1654 English explorers were shocked to find a community of folk already living in the Appalachian mountains. Where in the world did they come from and how did they get there? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-bentley/message

Author David Brody returns to discuss his latest publication "Pillars of Enoch."  We'll delve into Cam's research into the possibility of biblical treasures being in Appalachia.   Could they have been housed in Asheville's Masonic Temple, and what do the Melungeons have to do with keeping them a secret?  And the Hopi's Blue Star Prophecy and a painting of Pres. Lincoln's mother are connected.   What does all of this mean to understanding our past, and what do these themes reveal about our future?   This is David's 15th novel in his Templars in America series.   David S. Brody | Boston Globe Best Selling Author (davidbrodybooks.com)

Author David Brody returns to discuss his latest publication "Pillars of Enoch."  We'll delve into Cam's research into the possibility of biblical treasures being in Appalachia.   Could they have been housed in Asheville's Masonic Temple, and what do the Melungeons have to do with keeping them a secret?  And the Hopi's Blue Star Prophecy and a painting of Pres. Lincoln's mother are connected.   What does all of this mean to understanding our past, and what do these themes reveal about our future?   This is David's 15th novel in his Templars in America series.  David S. Brody | Boston Globe Best Selling Author (davidbrodybooks.com)

Author David Brody returns to discuss his latest publication "Pillars of Enoch."  We'll delve into Cam's research into the possibility of biblical treasures being in Appalachia.   Could they have been housed in Asheville's Masonic Temple, and what do the Melungeons have to do with keeping them a secret?  And the Hopi's Blue Star Prophecy and a painting of Pres. Lincoln's mother are connected.   What does all of this mean to understanding our past, and what do these themes reveal about our future?   This is David's 15th novel in his Templars in America series.   David S. Brody | Boston Globe Best Selling Author (davidbrodybooks.com)

It's no secret that the story of US history taught in school doesn't always match the reality of certain events -- and the deeper you dig, the stranger some stories become. In today's episode, the guys dive into the historic mystery surrounding Melungeons and other communities collectively known as tri-racial isolates, groups throughout the southern and eastern United States known for their enigmatic origins and insular, rural communities. Where did these groups actually come from? Are any of the legends about them true? Tune in to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did you know that the first hillbillies were likely Muslims? Sir Francis Drake marooned over 200 Moorish slaves that he had captured from the Spanish, on the Island of Roanoke. The Colonist disappeared and so did the Moorish slaves - likely into the hills to become the first Melungeons, also known later has hillbillies.

Why did the US government have a secret group of scientists known as the Jasons? Why would someone hide Blackhawk helicopters in an abandoned Walmart? What exactly are Melungeons? All this and more in this week's listener mail. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Emma Ayers, Managing Opinion Editor at Young Voices and native of northeast Tennessee, joins Garrett on today’s episode to talk about the importance of tradition and religion in Appalachian culture. Together, they also explore the importance of meaningful work to the future prosperity of the Appalachian region, share the history of the mysterious Melungeons of Appalachia, and discuss possible solutions to the region’s woes.    You can learn more about Melungeons from this article in USA Today.   Recommended Books in this episode:  Spirit of the Mountains by Emma Bell Miles Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse by Timothy Carney   You can keep up with Emma’s work at Young Voices by going to their website https://www.young-voices.com/    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   You can support the Cardinal Institute by donating or following us on social media:    Donate: www.cardinalinstitute.com/donate Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cardinalinstitute Newsletter: www.cardinalinstitute.com/contact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosCMp86mjLbf8ZWfE5yS7Q Twitter: @CardinalWV Facebook: /CardinalInstitute/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardinal-institute-for-wv-policy/ Instagram: @teamcardinalwv

Discover the history of Appalachia as Enkeshi and Angela talk about Mulungeon identity in the region and hear from author and descendant, Wayne Winkler. 

We're back with some origins of famous urban legends. From Black Dogs and Cropsey to old Cherokee folklore and Black Eyed Children, we bring you some of the biggest legends in the world!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/historybyidiots)

Can genealogy be funny? It can with Melungeons. Pete Ferrand travels to Newmans Ridge, Tennessee, where he witnesses a battle over the definition of the term Melungeon. Reading by Ginger Cuculo of the chapter "Cyberfeud on the Ridge" from Ancestors and Enemies: Essays on Melungeons, by Phyllis E. Starnes and Donald N. Yates Ginger Cuculo, audiobook narrator.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke has nothing in these people! One of the biggest mysteries in early American history, a group of dark-skinned, dark-hair, blue-eyed people were discovered in the Tennessee Mountains in the late 1700's. Who are these people? Where did they come from? In this episode, we explore the possibilities & focus on a probable origin of these mysterious people.

New Titles From Scott Hodalee Sewell Eyes on the Prize in the Native South: The Struggle for Federal Recognition in the 21st Century As of 2018 the United States federal authorities have a special government to government relationship with the 567 federally acknowledged Indian tribes.The Freedmen’s Quandary: Crossroads of Tribal Identity in Indian Country The 1890 census counted 18,636 people "of Negro descent in the Five Tribes" present in the Indian Territory, communities who were made fully members of the Five Tribes by treaties negotiated in 1866 with their emancipation from slavery to the individual Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nation citizens who held them in bondage. Today their descendants are still known as the Freedmen, and many have seen their long historical ties to the Five Tribes being challenged, minimized, or severed.Last of the Dominickers, For nearly 200 years’ outsiders in Florida’s panhandle viewed suspiciously a group of people who didn’t fit the usual racial categories of the day, these insular, independent, and rugged families were called “Dominickers”, and said to be a mixture of black, white, and Indian. Scholarship in the last few decades have documented the groups ancestral ties tao native Americans in the Virginia and Carolinas and to historic Free People of Color populations that are as well progenitors of many other groups including the Melungeons, Lumbees, Redbones, and other historic “American Isolate” groups. Hodalee has several titles and all can be purchased through Amazon from Backintyme.biz. https://amzn.to/2Dur2Lx 

In episode 20, we welcome our friend and professional folklorist, Emily Hilliard to discuss labor and capital's roles in the creation of folklore, West Virginia's Mothman legend, and why so many whites think they're directly descended from brown people (i.e. Cherokee Indians, Melungeons, Pocahontas, etc.), among other topics.

Its been an awesome year to enjoy connecting with new cousins and DNA findings. With the advent of DNA applications to genealogy we will end the new year by revisiting 2016 interviews and discussing new findings through the Facebook group Redbone & Melunegeon DNA Truthers Study group. We will update the Goins Book, and announce planning for a Redbone gathering in Leesville, Vernon Parish La. A reunion in April or May in Leesville, Vernon Parish La. where the Glass window settlement was located and the enfamouse Rawhide Fight took place. Preparing for an intensive Perkins research group and subsequent book. Plus we will update you on all the new Backintyme Publishings from 2016,including Belles of the Creek Nation, Cherokee Paradox and Alabama Tribes by Scott Sewell as well as Margo WIlliams, From Hill Town to Strieby & the updated republish of the Redbone Chronicles. We invite all cousins who have made ties through DNA to join us and introduce your families, and ties to one another. We will be discussing autosomal results of the Redbones, Melungeons and other remnant Indian groups of early American history. We hope you can join us this New Years Eve from 4pm CST to 6pm CST Just follow the guest call in instructions to comment or speak with the host and cohosts.

Please Join Us Live, or listen in to the archived recording, at your leisure here at Blog Talk Radio.  Hosted this week by Stacy R. Webb, discussing new DNA FB group, news new discoveries for the Nancy Johnson Gowans League and Labor 1934 Law Suit naming 97 previously undocumented heirs. We will be discussing the heirs mentioned and relatives at Sam Houston's Grand Cane Plantation (Talihana Rogers Cherokee Settlement) later known as Ironwood, and now Clark Texas in Liberty Co. Family included : Stephen Breakinridge, Thomas, Sarah, Anne, Araminta, and a William not named on Thomas Goins 1826 will filed Lafayette Parish, La.  Newly discovered brother for Thomas and children who belonged to Nancy, but were not obviously also the children of Thomas Goins d. 1826 Lafayette Parish, La. Goins Book, new  discoveries concerning Wm Billy Powell, Jr. better known as the resistence leader of the Seminole Indians, Osceola, his family and newly discovered nephew Oceola, Nikkanochee "Prince of Econchatti son of Econchatti-Mico, King of the Red Hills, In Florida" sometimes confused with his Uncle. After his uncles death, now an orphan the son of great leader  who, after his death at Fort Moultrie was adopted by a philanthropist and taken to England for his safety. The family also sponsored the great painter Caitlin, who painted 100s of portraits of famous Indians. Little Nikkanochee who spent everday at the New Egyptian Museum in London studying the portraits of his family and kinsmen. Guest: Kevin Slaten who will discuss his Redbone heritage and his master's in American History.   

Guest: Tom Kingery, Family Historian, and Genealogist, DNA study of Melungeon, Redbone and Mixed Blood Native American families. Tom is a full time police officer at Horseshow Bend, Texas. He has studied his family history, genealogy and DNA tested extensively. He will share the history of his Mixed Blood families and heirloom photos. He will also share extensively on the Omnipop results and compared to Tribesdna.Surnames: Byrd, Reeves, Collins, Goodman, Hatcherm Williams, Batchelor, Hardy, Feilder, Dunn, Shoemaker, Carter, Dancer, Ward, Moniac, Colbert,  Interrelated Descendant of these tribes:MOWA, Chickasaw, Sioux, Chippewa, Portugal, India (Gypsy), Canary Islander, Tejano, Mediterranean, Asia, Arabian, Noth Africa, Central American Indian and more!  News: Movie: Free State of Jones releaseMHA 20th Union Gathering at Big Stone Gap... a great success!Margo Williams New Book, From Hill Town to Strieby from Backintyme.bizLars Adams new book Breaking The House of PamunkeyScott Sewell's new book, Alabama Tribes Kayce Powell's new series of youtube video's & books: A Brother's Love, based on a true accounting of the life, death and ensuing court cases over the estate of Keith Chandler, of Critendeon Co., Kentucky. The story of Steve Chandler's relentless quest to seek justice for his little brother and to clear his families name. Mohon Sage: The Real Life Victims of a Modern Day Con-Artist in the United States Supreme Court Writ Certiorari -   CassieStevenson. The Death of Anthony Stevenson While Assisting Immigrant Farm   Workers In An Emergency, both employees for Clay Mohon Mowing, LLC.

Starting in the mid-19th century, just before the Civil War, there were several Tennessee court cases that helped define the role of the mysterious people known as “Melungeons” in Appalachian society. On this episode, Rod and Steve tell the story of those cases as well as the history, as best it can be determined, of […]

Radio Show in the planning this weekend. Hope you can join us Sunday evening for an update show, and open mic at Blog Talk Radio where you can listen on demand to all our episodes here http://www.blogtalkradio.com/backintymepub. This episode topics to include the new Comment, Most frequently asked Questions, and Answers about the Redbone People, the newly released Redbone Chronicles Book Vol 1 Issue 1 and upcoming issues.You can purchase the book through http://backintyme.biz/, or from amazon directly here http://amzn.to/22xFc0c Scott Sewell's just released new book Cherokee Paradox, Unexpected Ancestry at the Cross Roads of Identity & Genetics, a perfectly timed examination of DNA, personal and tribal identities. His book can be purchased also through Backintyme.biz or directly from Amazon here,http://amzn.to/22xLInH. We'll be discussing the recent 20th annual North Florida Indian Conference at Blountstown Florida where we attended representing the Redbone people and Backintyme.biz publishing. Authors Pony Hill and Scott Sewell hosted the conferences, authors of North Florida Indians, from the Carolina's to Florida, The Survival of a distinct American Indian Community from Backintyme.biz http://amzn.to/264d5Kz We'll be updating everyone on the upcoming publishing's, including The Goins Book, Margo William's author of Miles Lassiter new release From Hill Town to Strieby and Lars Adam's Breaking the House of Pamunkey. And announcing the Goins Book Reunion at Tol Barrett House in Nacogdoches, Texas, details at our event page on FB here, https://www.facebook.com/events/1148016298555954/   Hope you can join us, it promises to be an informative show and updates.

Open Mic Sunday: 2 hrs. In memory of Gary "Gabe" Gabehart "Mishiho" Talking Points For Open Mic: Remembering MishihoRedbone Veteran's Roll Call Call in comments Commentary Research News: Nash Research recently transcribed fom the George Washington Papers. Indian Trader John Nash assigned to trade and give gifts out to the Cherokee, Catwbas & Nottoway Indians along the Cumberland Gap River Regions including Rock Creek. Later William and Thomas Nash purchase land and settle at Rye Cove near Ft Blackmore, now Scott Co., Va. among the Cherokee. Genetic Genealogy Closure of Sorensens Labs Updates on on the latest Goins Book Family additions; The WILLIAMS, SWEAT, WARWICK/RICK, POWELL, PERKINS and GOINS/GOYENS/GOINGS descendants who are recently collaborating over the perfect yDNA matches between their families. Currently examining each line for migration and relatedness. MHA Union Announcements and articles of interest for the upcoming MHA Union in Asheboro http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/05/20/melungeons-explore-mysterious-origins/27640179/

This week the agenda line up for discussions is, Goins Book Research Weekend-DNA (both yDNA/MtDNA), where we discussed Goins/Goyens/Nash/Sweat/Perkins/Ashworth/Doyle/Williams/Warwick/rick/Johnson/Hill and many more Mixed Blood Native American Redbone clan families. Marilyn Baggett, Gary Gabehart, Lorene Brown, James Ray Johnson and others will discuss the new findings and collaborate on research and writing efforts for the new Goins Book to be released this fall by Backintyme Publishing at www.backintyme.biz. We will update you in the findings from Jamestown to Republic of Texas. Not unlike the reputation of the Goinses, we will also lay to rest some myths, legends and out right scandlous gossip! Please join us, listen in and spread the word to help us collaborate further with extended family. Hope to chat with you here, but if you miss the live listening episode, you can always listen to the archived live recording at Blog Talk Radio~  

This week on "A Way with Words": You pick up what you think a glass of water and take a sip, but it turns out to be Sprite. What's the word for that sensation when you're expecting one thing and taste something else? Also, slang from college campuses, like "ratchet" and "dime piece." And the story of a writer who published her first novel at age 73, then went on to win a National Book Award. Plus, the origins of bluebloods, Melungeons, Calcutta bets, Vermont Cree-mees, and a handy phrase used to help buck someone up: Mr. Can't died in a cornfield.FULL DETAILSIs it a good thing to be ratchet? This slang term can refer to a bumpin' party or a girl who's a hot mess. There's nothing like a refreshing gulp of water, unless what you thought was water turns out to be vodka or Sprite. When the expectation of what you'll taste gives way to surprise, shock, and offense, you've experienced what one listener calls cephalus offendo. You might also call it anticipointment. The phrase I see you, meaning I acknowledge what you're doing, comes from performance, and pops up often in African-American performance rhetoric.A listener from Charlottesville, Virginia, is dating a professional golfer who often plays a Calcutta with other tour members. Calcutta, a betting game going back over 200 years, involves every player betting before the tournament on who they think will finish with the lowest score. It was first picked up by the British in and around—you guessed it—Kolkata, also known as Calcutta.When a term paper is due in 24 hours, there's no better tactic than to break open the Milano cookies and procrastineat.Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game for the Mamas and the Papas, with two-word phrases beginning with the letters M-A- M-A- or P-A- P-A-If you say you're not up to this or that challenge, someone might push you harder with the reminder Mr. Can't died in a cornfield. This old saying is particularly evocative if you've ever been stuck in a corn field, because it's easy to think you won't make it out. Another version of this phrase is can't died in the poorhouse.Blue blood, a term often used to refer to WASPy or patrician folks, goes back to the 1700s and the Spanish term sangre azul. It described the class of people who never had to work outside or expose themselves to the sun, so blue veins would show through their ivory, marble-like skin. If someone's a dime piece or a dime, they're mighty attractive -- as in, a perfect 10.What's the difference between drunk and drunken? If you dig through the linguistic corpora, or collections of texts, you'll find that we celebrate in drunken revelry and break into drunken brawls, but individuals drive drunk and or get visibly drunk. Typically, drunken is used for a situation, and drunk refers to a person.Ever seen someone repeatedly around town and made up an elaborate life story for them without actually ever meeting them? In slang terms, that sort of person in your life is called a unicorn.Harriet Doerr published her first novel, the National Book Award-winning Stones for Ibarra, at the age of 73. Don't think about ordering a soft serve ice cream in Vermont—there, it's a Creemee. The term has stuck around the Green Mountain State by the sheer force of Vermonter pride.The term Melungeon, applied to a group of people in Southeastern Appalachia marked by swarthy skin and dark eyes, has been used disparagingly in the past. But Melungeons themselves reclaimed that name in the 1960s. The Melungeon Heritage website details some of the mystery behind their origin. The name comes from the French term melange, meaning "mixture."The initialism LLAS, meaning love you like a sister, isn't a texting phenomenon—it goes back 30 or 40 years to when girls would write each other letters.Diminutive suffixes, Donnie for Don, change the meaning of a name to something smaller, cuter, or sweeter. This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.....Support for A Way with Words comes from Common Ground, the new word game for nimble and knowledgeable minds. More information about how language lovers can find Common Ground at commongroundthegame.com.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2014, Wayword LLC.

Wayne Winkler is the General Manager of WETS and the author of Walking Toward the Sunset:  The Melungeons of Appalachia.  His picture is in the December 2014 issue of Psychology Today as part of a chapter in a book on DNA and genealogy.  He speaks with me about the article, "The Past Is Written on Your Face" by Christine Kenneally, and the fascinating Melungeon history.

Announcing, Open Mic Sundays at Backintyme.biz Promo Show from 2:00pm-4:00pm CST Call in with genealogy queries, requests, findings, connections, questions related to mixed ethnic families of early American History including Melungeons, Redbones, Brass Ankles and any other families of suspected or reputed ethnically diverse heritage, obscure genealogies and histories. We will feature surprise quest co hosts who will answer call in's questions and and commentaries. Please do join us and call in at (646) 716-8378. Announcing and discussing new blog postings, research, books, essays and further study, events and latest or upcoming events.  This weeks topic suggestions are DNA-Migrations-Queries! Join us at www.backintyme.biz where we have an extensive bookstore dedicated to mixed race/ethnic and culturally diverse research resources, books and presentations. You may also email me questions, queries or announcements you might have to backintyme@mehrapublishing.com

Please join us for a live recorded interview with Marilyn Baggett Kobliaka. She will tell us about her chapter in the upcoming Goins Book by Backintyme Publishing at www.backintyme.biz. Marilyn is a descendant James Goins & Elizabeth "Betsy" Perkins. She will share details concerning the Goins families, their ties to Redbones. Matilyn has explains her DNA and that of Mac Goins lines, who matched Jeremiah Goins lines of Choctaw && Chickasaw ancestry. Marilyn goes into detail concerning her exact DNA match to the Cherokee Nation, a White Killer. Marilyn also details growing up in the Redbone community at Bearhead Creek, as well as Gary Gabehart & Stacy Webb discuss some details about Wm Goyens of Nacogdoches, his East Tx. & La connections as well as the ties to Jean Lafitte, the enfamouse Pirates of the Gulf. Also visit our "like" pages on Facebook Goins Book https://www.facebook.com/Goinsesbook?ref=hl Backintyme.biz https://www.facebook.com/pages/Backintymebiz/1479433222307662?ref=hl

Please join us for a live recorded interview with Gary Gabehart. He will tell us about his chapter in the upcoming Goins Book by Backintyme Publishing at www.backintyme.biz. Gary is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and will share details concerning his Goins family and their connections to several Native American Tribes throughout early American Territories onto La. and into South Texas, plus some about Isaac Ryan's connections to the Goins family and the people known as Redbones. To visit his blog Redbone-Redbone, and learn more about his family and connections to The People known as Redbone. http://redbone-red-bone.blogspot.com/ Also visit our "like" pages on Facebook Goins Book https://www.facebook.com/Goinsesbook?ref=hl Backintyme.biz https://www.facebook.com/pages/Backintymebiz/1479433222307662?ref=hl

Call in and tell us about your DNA scores. I will elaborate on Redbone DNA results and the often confusing myths and obstacles to understand your results, ethnicity and admixture. To get a basic idea of Redbone DNA results, you may review these on my website, here. http://txredbones.mehrapublishing.com/my-redbones/ Please do prepare and contribute your scores and or share questions and answers for others. This will be a 45 minute discussion. Hope to chat with you there! If you would like more information on Tribes DNA testing that the Redbones took, you can visit their website for more information here.

This Blood Don't Run! This might turn into a Sunday afternoon series! Melungeons, Redbones openly discuss their people, genealogical ties and compare histories! Discussions and open forum call in from live listeners & commentors. Announcement of upcoming Blog Talk Radio and Q& A from call in's. Please leave a comment in the FB comment box and we will try to  answer those within the 30 minute lineup. Current blog articles, essays, Face Book postings and discussion. Theories, ideas and genealogy of mixed blood early American families. Bloggers, descendants, researchers, family historians and interested folks are encouraged to listen, comment or chat with others about the Redbone, Melungeon, Lumbee and other mixed ethnic group descenants. Please prepare by watching the full length Youtube announcement of Backintyme Promo Show Here. Of you are interested in being a featured guest or bloger, please do email me at backintyme@mehrapublishing.com You can find the Backintyme.biz on Face Book Here You Can Visit Our Website Here Backintyme.biz

This week on "A Way with Words": You pick up what you think a glass of water and take a sip, but it turns out to be Sprite. What's the word for that sensation when you're expecting one thing and taste something else? Also, slang from college campuses, like "ratchet" and "dime piece." And the story of a writer who published her first novel at age 73, then went on to win a National Book Award. Plus, the origins of bluebloods, Melungeons, Calcutta bets, Vermont Cree-mees, and a handy phrase used to help buck someone up: Mr. Can't died in a cornfield.FULL DETAILSIs it a good thing to be ratchet? This slang term can refer to a bumpin' party or a girl who's a hot mess. There's nothing like a refreshing gulp of water, unless what you thought was water turns out to be vodka or Sprite. When the expectation of what you'll taste gives way to surprise, shock, and offense, you've experienced what one listener calls cephalus offendo. You might also call it anticipointment. The phrase I see you, meaning I acknowledge what you're doing, comes from performance, and pops up often in African-American performance rhetoric.A listener from Charlottesville, Virginia, is dating a professional golfer who often plays a Calcutta with other tour members. Calcutta, a betting game going back over 200 years, involves every player betting before the tournament on who they think will finish with the lowest score. It was first picked up by the British in and around—you guessed it—Kolkata, also known as Calcutta.When a term paper is due in 24 hours, there's no better tactic than to break open the Milano cookies and procrastineat.Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game for the Mamas and the Papas, with two-word phrases beginning with the letters M-A- M-A- or P-A- P-A-If you say you're not up to this or that challenge, someone might push you harder with the reminder Mr. Can't died in a cornfield. This old saying is particularly evocative if you've ever been stuck in a corn field, because it's easy to think you won't make it out. Another version of this phrase is can't died in the poorhouse.Blue blood, a term often used to refer to WASPy or patrician folks, goes back to the 1700s and the Spanish term sangre azul. It described the class of people who never had to work outside or expose themselves to the sun, so blue veins would show through their ivory, marble-like skin. If someone's a dime piece or a dime, they're mighty attractive -- as in, a perfect 10.What's the difference between drunk and drunken? If you dig through the linguistic corpora, or collections of texts, you'll find that we celebrate in drunken revelry and break into drunken brawls, but individuals drive drunk and or get visibly drunk. Typically, drunken is used for a situation, and drunk refers to a person.Ever seen someone repeatedly around town and made up an elaborate life story for them without actually ever meeting them? In slang terms, that sort of person in your life is called a unicorn.Harriet Doerr published her first novel, the National Book Award-winning Stones for Ibarra, at the age of 73. Don't think about ordering a soft serve ice cream in Vermont—there, it's a Creemee. The term has stuck around the Green Mountain State by the sheer force of Vermonter pride.The term Melungeon, applied to a group of people in Southeastern Appalachia marked by swarthy skin and dark eyes, has been used disparagingly in the past. But Melungeons themselves reclaimed that name in the 1960s. The Melungeon Heritage website details some of the mystery behind their origin. The name comes from the French term melange, meaning "mixture."The initialism LLAS, meaning love you like a sister, isn't a texting phenomenon—it goes back 30 or 40 years to when girls would write each other letters.Diminutive suffixes, Donnie for Don, change the meaning of a name to something smaller, cuter, or sweeter. This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2013, Wayword LLC.

About A Code To Live By In Appalachia “Mysterious” is probably the first word most people associate with the Melungeons. They were a mixed race group that settled in southern Appalachia in the late 1700s. They lived in their own communities, separate from their white neighbors. Some stayed in those communities as late as the mid-20th century. Jack Goins The oldest generations of Melungeons had a striking look: dark skin, straight black hair, blue eyes. Nobody knew where they had come from or how, exactly, they ended up in the mountains along the Tennessee-Virginia border. Melungeons themselves often explained their distinct looks by claiming Native American or Portuguese ancestry. But their white neighbors would sometimes claim they had African heritage. The mystery of the Melungeon people drew me in, just like it’s drawn in so many others. Growing up in Tennessee, I remember my mom occasionally mentioning the Melungeons. Whatever remarks she made always seemed to end with: “… and nobody knows where they’re from. Isn’t that something?” Recently, a little googling led me to Jack Goins, the force behind the Melungeon DNA Project. Jack is a retired TV salesman in Hawkins County, Tennessee, who is descended from Melungeons. He’s been gathering DNA samples from other descendants to try to get some answers about Melungeon ancestry. So Who Are the Melungeons, Really? Jack’s DNA project is ongoing, but so far, he’s found that, for the most part, Melungeons have sub-Saharan African and European roots. These findings have surprised some Melungeon descendants who had assumed they were Native American or Portuguese. The study only found a single instance of Native American heritage in the group, and no Portuguese markers. Jack himself was surprised to find out his paternal line was African, because his great, great grandparents had been marked as Portuguese on the 1880 census. He theorizes that their predecessors had immigrated from an African country, such as Angola, that had been under Portuguese rule. Vardy school Jack co-authored a study on Melungeon DNA in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy. It was published shortly after I met him last year. The Associated Press ran an article on the study with headlines like, “Melungeons aren’t who they thought they were,” and “Melengeon DNA study reveals ancestry, upsets ‘a whole lot of people.’” A whole lot of people were upset. But from what I could tell, they were upset more by the way Jack conducted the study than the results he found. People had to be descended from a very specific “core group” of Melungeons to be included in the study. Plus, it was a Y-line test, so it only included men. So, a lot of people who identified as Melungeon descendants couldn’t be in the study. And when the article came out and stated definitively where the Melungeons had come from, it ruffled some feathers. Telling a story without answers Lots of people still claim Melungeon heritage. The hardest part about this project was getting a grasp on who the Melungeons actually were, and who counts as Melungeon now. When I began the story, I was expecting to find hard answers. I thought my timing with the story was impeccable. At the time I was starting my research, Jack happened to be finishing up his study. A published paper on the Melungeons promised numbers and facts—a tantalizing prospect. I was going to be able to tell a story of a group of people who had never know where they were from, until they turned to Science. My story would start with a mystery, and end with a solution. Bam! If only. Johnnie at church The more people I met, the more opinions I heard about who the Melungeons were. I realized that Jack’s study only encompassed a fraction of all the people who claim Melungeon ancestry today. I went to a Melungeon reunion in Virginia last summer, and practically everyone there told a slightly different versio...

About A Code To Live By In Appalachia “Mysterious” is probably the first word most people associate with the Melungeons. They were a mixed race group that settled in southern Appalachia in the late 1700s. They lived in their own communities, separate from their white neighbors. Some stayed in those communities as late as the mid-20th century. Jack Goins The oldest generations of Melungeons had a striking look: dark skin, straight black hair, blue eyes. Nobody knew where they had come from or how, exactly, they ended up in the mountains along the Tennessee-Virginia border. Melungeons themselves often explained their distinct looks by claiming Native American or Portuguese ancestry. But their white neighbors would sometimes claim they had African heritage. The mystery of the Melungeon people drew me in, just like it’s drawn in so many others. Growing up in Tennessee, I remember my mom occasionally mentioning the Melungeons. Whatever remarks she made always seemed to end with: “… and nobody knows where they’re from. Isn’t that something?” Recently, a little googling led me to Jack Goins, the force behind the Melungeon DNA Project. Jack is a retired TV salesman in Hawkins County, Tennessee, who is descended from Melungeons. He’s been gathering DNA samples from other descendants to try to get some answers about Melungeon ancestry. So Who Are the Melungeons, Really? Jack’s DNA project is ongoing, but so far, he’s found that, for the most part, Melungeons have sub-Saharan African and European roots. These findings have surprised some Melungeon descendants who had assumed they were Native American or Portuguese. The study only found a single instance of Native American heritage in the group, and no Portuguese markers. Jack himself was surprised to find out his paternal line was African, because his great, great grandparents had been marked as Portuguese on the 1880 census. He theorizes that their predecessors had immigrated from an African country, such as Angola, that had been under Portuguese rule. Vardy school Jack co-authored a study on Melungeon DNA in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy. It was published shortly after I met him last year. The Associated Press ran an article on the study with headlines like, “Melungeons aren’t who they thought they were,” and “Melengeon DNA study reveals ancestry, upsets ‘a whole lot of people.’” A whole lot of people were upset. But from what I could tell, they were upset more by the way Jack conducted the study than the results he found. People had to be descended from a very specific “core group” of Melungeons to be included in the study. Plus, it was a Y-line test, so it only included men. So, a lot of people who identified as Melungeon descendants couldn’t be in the study. And when the article came out and stated definitively where the Melungeons had come from, it ruffled some feathers. Telling a story without answers Lots of people still claim Melungeon heritage. The hardest part about this project was getting a grasp on who the Melungeons actually were, and who counts as Melungeon now. When I began the story, I was expecting to find hard answers. I thought my timing with the story was impeccable. At the time I was starting my research, Jack happened to be finishing up his study. A published paper on the Melungeons promised numbers and facts—a tantalizing prospect. I was going to be able to tell a story of a group of people who had never know where they were from, until they turned to Science. My story would start with a mystery, and end with a solution. Bam! If only. Johnnie at church The more people I met, the more opinions I heard about who the Melungeons were. I realized that Jack’s study only encompassed a fraction of all the people who claim Melungeon ancestry today. I went to a Melungeon reunion in Virginia last summer, and practically everyone there told a slightly different versio...

The news includes: The Guys will be at the Southern California Genealogical Society's Jamboree on June 8-10, 2012. RootsMagic announces new webinars and additions to its catalog of recorded webinars. FamilySearch announces the addition of millions of new records on its site and the completion of almost half of the 1940 U.S. federal census. The Federation of Genealogical Societies announced that its Malcolm H. Stern-NARA Gift Fund has participated with NARA recently in digitizing and making available the records of the Sultana Disaster at the Fold3.com website. Ancestry.com announced that it has added its 10 billionth record to its site. Ancestry.com announced its AncestryDNATM service. Listener email includes: Michael asks about the notation on the 1880 U.S. federal census of “NG” under the birthplaces of an ancestor's parents. Chris sent a link to a fascinating article about using DNA to determine the origin of the Melungeons.(http://news.yahoo.com/dna-study-seeks-origin-appalachias-melungeons-201144041.html) Rich also sent another link on the same subject right after the podcast was recorded. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/melungeon-dna-study-origin_n_1544489.html?ref=fb&ir=Black+Voices&src=sp&comm_ref=false#s=1022230) Laurie asked about the available DNA tests, and Drew weighs in based on his experience. Walter asks whether there is a DNA test available to determine whether his mother and a good friend, who looks like his mother's twin, are related. Susanne asks about genealogy sites that are free. Bob talks about the work he and his wife are doing as arbiters for the 1940 indexing project. Tom asks when we think an index to the 1940 census will be available, and comments about the indexes not being made available until an entire state is indexed. Amy shares information about Titanicat by Marty Crisp. Linda writes about resources for the descendants of the Armenian Genocide. She tells us that University of Michigan Professor Fatma Muge Gocek has done extensive research on this issue with other area specialists (one is also here at U Michigan – Ronald Suny in Political Science). If the person who asked the question in an earlier podcast is still trying to find resources that might help her find information on her ancestors, she might send an e-mail to either Professor Gocek (Gocek@umich.edu) or Professor Suny (rgsuny@umich.edu) to see if they know where information on where people were moved or killed and records that might be useful. Gocek, Suny, and another scholar, Norman Naimark at Stanford, co-wrote a book, A Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire (http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/HistoryWorld/MiddleEastern/?view=usa&ci=9780195393743) about the genocide. The Guys both recommend checking the University of South Florida's Holocaust & Genocide Studies Center site at http://lib.usf.edu/hgsc. Ann has a question about her husband's paternal grandfather who was born in international waters while his mother was emigrating from Wales to the United States. In another email, she reports on remarkable files uncovered in the possession of a library. Jo wrote to provide some clues and resources to Moshe who is researching a Jewish man named Markowsky.

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of May 23, 2012 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week touched base on the passing of Black Radio legend Hal Jackson (co-founder of Inner City Broadcasting; RIP), the horrible story - that luckily ended up OK after way too long - about a young man named Brian Banks who was accused of rape but was exonerated 10 years later, the DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons, our opinions on the documentary "Marley" (about the life of reggae music legend Bob Marley), a walking stereotype who had 30 kids at 33 (!) the recent conflict between Pete Rock & Lupe Fiasco over the "T.R.O.Y" beat and some other diverse topics here and there. There are brand new Black Agenda Report and Black University Radio Network (B.U.R.N.) Direct EFX News mini-segments on this week's episode. FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Week of May 23, 2012 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Bobby Womack/Please Forgive My Heart (Funk Version)/XL Recordings (Played Live) 2. sene feat. blu/Backboards/Plug Research (Played Live) 3. Omar/Sing (If You Want It)(Scratch Professor Re-Twist)/Tru Thoughts (Played Live) 4. staHHr/Unbreakable/Stahhr.com (Played Live) 5. 1982 feat. Roc Marciano & Havoc/Thug Poets/Showoff & ST. Records (Played Live) 6. Nas/Daughters/Def Jam (Top Song Requested) 7. Oh No feat. Sticky Fingaz/Whoop Ass/Brick Records & Five Day Weekend (Top Song Requested) 8. Quakers/Fitta Happier/Stones Throw (Top Song Requested) 9. Simian Mobile Disco/Cerulean/Witchita Recordings (Top Song Requested) 10. Vicelounge/Big Problems (I Love The Way)/Vicelounge.com (Top Song Requested) 11. sene feat. blu/Backboards/Plug Research (Top Song Requested) 12. Angie Stone/Do What I Gotta Do/AngieStone.com (Top Song Requested) 13. Marcella Precise/Pan-Am (We So Fly)/Lady & A Tramp Productions (Top Song Requested) 14. Leroge/Best Friend/White Label (Top Song Requested) 15.Tribeca feat. Camp Lo & M-Dot/True Lies/White Label (Top Song Requested) 16. Yung Texxus & Tek Neek feat. Bun B/I'm Comin' Down/State City Music (Top Song Requested) 17. LAM & Grins feat. Rasco & Fleetwood/Oh God/Self-Expression Music & Breakneck Road (Top Song Requested) 18. Rocket Juice & The Moon feat. Erykah Badu & M.anifest/Dam(n)/Honest Jon's (Top Song Requested) 19. Captain Planet/Speakin' Nuyorican/BBE (Top Song Requested) 20. DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles/Own It/Fat Beats (Top Song Requested) 21. Never Yet Contested feat. Indigo & Ayinde/The Wave/Tru Statement Ent. (Top Song Requested) 22. I Self Divine/The Origin Of Urban Crisis/Rhymesayers (Top Song Requested) 23. Blaqstarr/Roses/Interscope (Top Song Requested) 24. Nneka/Shining Star (Joe Goddard RMX)/Decon (Top Song Requested) 25. Mobonix/Reset Button/XIL Recordings (Top Song Requested) Top Adds (New Joints Played Live On This Week's Broadcast) 1. House Shoes feat. Jimetta Rose/Castles/Tres Records 2. Killer Mike/R.A.P. Music/Williams Street Records 3. DJ Nu-Mark feat. J-Live & Lucious Beats/Tonight/Hot Plate Records 4. The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown/2012/Getdown Entertainment 5. Goodie Mob/Is That You God/White Label 6. El-P/Drones Over Brooklyn/Fat Possum 7. Dub Esquire feat. Sadat X/I Do Dis/DubEsquire.com 8. Fleeta Partee feat. TT/Inception/Animal House Records DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks: King Geedorah/Fazers/Big Dada PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics and Independent Music Finds

An interview with Ariela J. Gross author of What Blood Won't Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America. Is race something we know when we see it? In 1857, Alexina Morrison, a slave in Louisiana, ran away from her master and surrendered herself to the parish jail for protection. Blue-eyed and blond, Morrison successfully convinced white society that she was one of them. When she sued for her freedom, witnesses assured the jury that she was white, and that they would have known if she had a drop of African blood. Morrison's court trial-and many others over the last 150 years-involved high stakes: freedom, property, and civil rights. And they all turned on the question of racial identity. Over the past two centuries, individuals and groups (among them Mexican Americans, Indians, Asian immigrants, and Melungeons) have fought to establish their whiteness in order to lay claim to full citizenship in local courtrooms, administrative and legislative hearings, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Like Morrison's case, these trials have often turned less on legal definitions of race as percentages of blood or ancestry than on the way people presented themselves to society and demonstrated their moral and civic character. Unearthing the legal history of racial identity, Gross examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society. She reminds us that the imaginary connection between racial identity and fitness for citizenship remains potent today and continues to impede racial justice and equality. Gross is John B. and Alice R. Sharp Professor of Law and History, University of Southern California.