The following were talking points at the MHA 12th Union Meeting in
Harogate, Tennessee.
Title: Drakes, Goins and Others. The reality of then and now -- Mulatto,
Free People of Color, Redbones and Melungeons. Words for we really don't
know!
If you are tracking your family history and swearing by census reports
and observations of enumerators, scribe’s and poorly paid government
workers who may have had a bias, you may find yourself in the wrong
racial or ethnic hallway. Not everything in print is the truth....read more
How to Test Your DNA for Family History and
Interpret the Results of a DNA Ancestry Test
By Donald N. Yates
Albert Einstein was at a dinner
party in Princeton, New Jersey, where he held a
position at the prestigious Institute for Advanced
Studies during the 1950s. Among the scientific
world’s glitterati, the conversation turned to the
physicist’s recent comment that God did not play
at dice. The universe was not entirely the result
of random chance. Was God then evil that so many
events in our lives seem as if they come from bad
luck? “The good Lord is not malicious,” Einstein
laughed, “but watch out! He’s cagey.” Something
similar can be said of DNA. It does not lie, but
it is often rather oblique.....read
more
Manuel Mira is a world known author of several books about the
Portuguese and their role in shaping America's early history. Manuel
Mira was born in Portugal and now he lives in America's Appalachian
Mountains in North Carolina. Throughout his life, Manuel has lived
on three continents, which has resulted in a unique understanding of
the diverse forgotten groups of people that the Portuguese blended
in with around the world. His dedication to history and research has
uncovered long forgotten facts about early American and Portuguese
history....read more
Some trips we take are of the mind and not the body. Sometimes
all you know about yourself, or think you know about yourself,
changes or gets such additions as to make the picture different
enough to feel like a change. It’s amazing how the catalyst for
such a moment can be something as simple as a clipping from a
newspaper....read more
HUEHUETLAHTOLLI: THE ANCIENT WORD OF [MY] CREATOR COUPLE
BY ROBERTO DR. CINTLI RODRIGUEZ
How many times have I spoken to friends who speak of a massive
hurt that does not go away because of words left unspoken,
because of never having reconciled with ones' parents, because
of never having had that conversation? How many times have I
heard friends speak highly of their parents and how many
funerals have we all attended where the most beautiful of words
flow freely… but always spoken with a deep regret of never
having told them so while they were alive?...
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Revised
September 07, 2007