Speaker: Heather Andolina, President of the Melungeon Heritage Association
Topic: "The Melungeon People of Virginia"
The Melungeon people are a mixed-race population of people who have lived in the Appalachian Mountains and other areas of the southeastern United States for centuries. Our speaker, Heather Andolina, is an historian with both an undergraduate and master's degree. She has extensive museum, archival, and curatorial experience having previously worked at the Cincinnati History Museum and the Wells Fargo History Museum.
