Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum

06/14/2026

Our new page now has over 500 followers. THANK YOU!

06/14/2026

We had a special visitor in the museum today: Billye Chabot, executive director of Seward House in Auburn, NY. You can read more about her by clicking on these links:

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2009/12/auburns_seward_house_hires_exe_1.html

https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/local/cayuga/seward-house-director-elected-to-natl-museum-association-board/

06/14/2026

New acquisition:

06/14/2026

What date do you see?

06/14/2026

New acquisition: Watt Pottery mixing bowl, 1940s.

06/13/2026

New acquisition (on loan): this enormous three feet long plant fossil!

06/13/2026

Beautiful sunset over Pikeville this evening!

06/13/2026

Fox horn with Vincent Bach Corporation mouthpiece:

06/12/2026

Best of luck to our friend, Jack Hatfield!

🎉 WE'RE REOPENING TOMORROW! 🎉

The wait is over!

The Hatfield & McCoy Experience will officially reopen on Saturday, June 13, 2026, and we can't wait to welcome everyone back through our doors.

Step inside and discover:

✅ The REAL Story
✅ The REAL People
✅ The REAL Legacy

Explore authentic artifacts, immersive exhibits, Appalachian history, family stories, genealogy resources, and the legendary feud that became one of America's most famous tales.

📍 The Hatfield & McCoy Experience
107 Old Mill Ave., Light #7
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

🗓️ Opening Saturday, June 13, 2026

🕙 OPEN DAILY
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

📞 (865) 365-5509

🌐 HatfieldMcCoyExperience.com

Whether you're visiting the Smoky Mountains for the first time or you're a local history enthusiast, we invite you to experience the story behind the legend.

Thank you to everyone who supported us during our closure. Your encouragement means the world to us, and we're excited to begin this next chapter together.

The REAL Story. The REAL People. The REAL Legacy.

See you tomorrow!

06/12/2026

First National Bank of Pikeville, KY, 1954: