Tag: Wayne Winkler

  • In “Beyond the Sunset,” Wayne Winkler uses contemporary press reports, long-forgotten documents, and interviews with participants to chronicle the struggles of an impoverished rural Appalachian county to maintain its viability in the modern world–and the unexpected consequences of that effort.

  • “Walking toward the Sunset” is a historical examination of the Melungeons, a mixed-race group predominantly in southern Appalachia.

  • The mystery of the Melungeons The Economist 2016-08-24 VARDY, TENNESSEE AND BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA The story of an Appalachian people offers a timely parable of the nuanced history of race in America HEAD into Sneedville from the Clinch River, turn left at the courthouse and crawl up Newman’s Ridge. Do not be distracted by…

  • Researchers discuss origins of Melungeon heritage at annual event WCBY.com (News 5) Brisol, Virginia 2014-06-28 Olivia Caridi BIG STONE GAP, Va. – Wayne Winkler discovered he was a Melungeon at 12 years old. His grandmother is a Melungeon. His father is, too. “I had never heard the word, so I asked my relatives what a Melungeon…

  • Winton Triangle history in Chicago! Chowan Discovery Group 2012-11-06 Marvin Jones In Chicago, the CDG got the opportunity to introduce our history to a national audience of academics and students at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference at DePaul University in Chicago. Writer Lars Adams, of the Chowanoke Descendants website, presented the history of the…

  • 16th Union Report Melungeon Heritage Association: One People, All Colors 16th Union at the Southwest Virginia Historical Museum State Park 2012-07-11 K. Paul Johnson Every Melungeon Union combines an extended family reunion with a scholarly conference featuring authors and researchers sharing the latest perspectives on our heritage.  All presenters come at their own expense, as…