Thanks for helping spread the word! Many of us, especially the GA, VA, TN, NC, SC Paynes and allied families have been unaware of this for generations. Regards, Barb McCreary Visit my website at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/9401/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sklong1@aol.com> To: <PAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 5:27 PM Subject: Melungeon > The Melungeon Health Education And Support Network - > Descendants of Melungeon connected families may inherit one of > five Mediterranean illnesses. This site is devoted to > educating the descendants and others of Mediterranean ancestry > about these illnesses and providing support for those who > suffer with them: > http://www.melungeonhealth.org > > The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy > Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is > re-published here with the permission of the author. > >