Wow that's sad to hear that a Researcher would assume everyone was like the original person. I believe that Debbie Woolf (who might just be on the Gene list) has done some research on the Melungeon/Cherokee Connection. The person who originally caused the issue is on the Chickamauga list not on any of these (Cherokee) list's right? That's definitely sad that she's gotten so closed minded that she'd assume everyone is going to give her a bad time that she's not willing to help others, especially not willing to help someone who admires her work. Thanks for filling us in. Alli > Sherry, Alli and all > > I had a reason for asking your opinion concerning the Melungeon/Cherokee > relationship. Their exists a Chickamauga Researchers yahoo list. In > trying to add to the knowledge base of the list I'd ask a very reputable > researcher to join the list or to, at least, contribute in any way. She > did not wish to join the forum as I later learned because she had been > asked the question above by someone on the list (re:Melungeon/Cherokee). > I did not know that was her reasoning at the time. > > A few days afterwards I received a copy of an email she had sent to 'that > other' researcher. From the tone of the letter it was obvious she was > peeved at him. I didn't understand why except that she had had earlier > problems. I wrote her back in apology saying that I was sorry if I had > caused her problems by inviting her to the forum and told her how much I > respected her work...I still do. > > She wrote me back saying basically, 'no problem'. > > Curiosity set in about that time so I wrote her asking her her opinion > concerning the relationship? Did she believe that there was none? > > Well, ladies, I got back a very scathing letter telling me that that was > exactly what HE has asked her and she accused me of asking her for him > when nothing was further from the truth. I actually hadn't even > corresponded with him in quite sometime. Most certainly if I hadn't > respected her opinion on the subject I certainly wouldn't have asked her. > Now she has blocked my address. I don't understand why someone would be > like that. She got fairly hateful with me. > > That is the reason I asked. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

You are welcome Alli. I don't know if she is on this list or not and it's not the type mail I'd want Dan to stomp my toes for by sending it to gene. I contact Debbie to see what she has to say. Thank you for the support....makes me feel better! Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alli" <iamcheroke@filertel.com> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hiding > Wow that's sad to hear that a Researcher would assume everyone was like > the original person. > I believe that Debbie Woolf (who might just be on the Gene list) has done > some research on the Melungeon/Cherokee Connection. > > The person who originally caused the issue is on the Chickamauga list not > on any of these (Cherokee) list's right? > > That's definitely sad that she's gotten so closed minded that she'd assume > everyone is going to give her a bad time that she's not willing to help > others, especially not willing to help someone who admires her work. > > Thanks for filling us in. > > Alli > >> Sherry, Alli and all >> >> I had a reason for asking your opinion concerning the Melungeon/Cherokee >> relationship. Their exists a Chickamauga Researchers yahoo list. In >> trying to add to the knowledge base of the list I'd ask a very reputable >> researcher to join the list or to, at least, contribute in any way. She >> did not wish to join the forum as I later learned because she had been >> asked the question above by someone on the list (re:Melungeon/Cherokee). >> I did not know that was her reasoning at the time. >> >> A few days afterwards I received a copy of an email she had sent to 'that >> other' researcher. From the tone of the letter it was obvious she was >> peeved at him. I didn't understand why except that she had had earlier >> problems. I wrote her back in apology saying that I was sorry if I had >> caused her problems by inviting her to the forum and told her how much I >> respected her work...I still do. >> >> She wrote me back saying basically, 'no problem'. >> >> Curiosity set in about that time so I wrote her asking her her opinion >> concerning the relationship? Did she believe that there was none? >> >> Well, ladies, I got back a very scathing letter telling me that that was >> exactly what HE has asked her and she accused me of asking her for him >> when nothing was further from the truth. I actually hadn't even >> corresponded with him in quite sometime. Most certainly if I hadn't >> respected her opinion on the subject I certainly wouldn't have asked her. >> Now she has blocked my address. I don't understand why someone would be >> like that. She got fairly hateful with me. >> >> That is the reason I asked. >> >> Joyce Gaston Reece >> >> ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== >> <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> >> <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> >> Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list >> ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 3/6/2006 > >

The Melungeons...well, I have a "friend" and a member of her family wrote a book about the Melungeons. Personally, I do not believe that the Melungeons exist in the way everyone has been lead to believe that they do. Last summer this "friend" had invited me over with a couple of other people. One woman found a way to work in a question about my ethnicity and my "friend" responded for me by saying that I was Melungeon. I am not. For one...I have had a DNA test and nothing supports any African American ancestry or the Turkis origins once claimed by the melungoens. . I do not think that the Cherokee have any connection to this group commonly called the "Melungeons". I think the Melungeons are simple a mixed race people like most of America today and someone is trying to capitalize on that. I responded to the message simply because it was funny to me. I did not read the initial text. I am sorry. -----Original Message----- From: Alli [mailto:iamcheroke@filertel.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:57 AM To: CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hiding Wow that's sad to hear that a Researcher would assume everyone was like the original person. I believe that Debbie Woolf (who might just be on the Gene list) has done some research on the Melungeon/Cherokee Connection. The person who originally caused the issue is on the Chickamauga list not on any of these (Cherokee) list's right? That's definitely sad that she's gotten so closed minded that she'd assume everyone is going to give her a bad time that she's not willing to help others, especially not willing to help someone who admires her work. Thanks for filling us in. Alli > Sherry, Alli and all > > I had a reason for asking your opinion concerning the > Melungeon/Cherokee > relationship. Their exists a Chickamauga Researchers yahoo list. In > trying to add to the knowledge base of the list I'd ask a very reputable > researcher to join the list or to, at least, contribute in any way. She > did not wish to join the forum as I later learned because she had been > asked the question above by someone on the list (re:Melungeon/Cherokee). > I did not know that was her reasoning at the time. > > A few days afterwards I received a copy of an email she had sent to > 'that > other' researcher. From the tone of the letter it was obvious she was > peeved at him. I didn't understand why except that she had had earlier > problems. I wrote her back in apology saying that I was sorry if I had > caused her problems by inviting her to the forum and told her how much I > respected her work...I still do. > > She wrote me back saying basically, 'no problem'. > > Curiosity set in about that time so I wrote her asking her her opinion > concerning the relationship? Did she believe that there was none? > > Well, ladies, I got back a very scathing letter telling me that that > was > exactly what HE has asked her and she accused me of asking her for him > when nothing was further from the truth. I actually hadn't even > corresponded with him in quite sometime. Most certainly if I hadn't > respected her opinion on the subject I certainly wouldn't have asked her. > Now she has blocked my address. I don't understand why someone would be > like that. She got fairly hateful with me. > > That is the reason I asked. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list ALL > the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Sherry Thank you for an honest response, in any case. *G* Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Huff" <sheree606@alltel.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:31 PM Subject: RE: [Cherokee Circle] Hiding > The Melungeons...well, I have a "friend" and a member of her family > wrote a book about the Melungeons. Personally, I do not believe that > the Melungeons exist in the way everyone has been lead to believe that > they do. Last summer this "friend" had invited me over with a couple of > other people. One woman found a way to work in a question about my > ethnicity and my "friend" responded for me by saying that I was > Melungeon. I am not. For one...I have had a DNA test and nothing > supports any African American ancestry or the Turkis origins once > claimed by the melungoens. . I do not think that the Cherokee have any > connection to this group commonly called the "Melungeons". I think the > Melungeons are simple a mixed race people like most of America today and > someone is trying to capitalize on that. > > I responded to the message simply because it was funny to me. I did not > read the initial text. I am sorry.