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Our winter hours of operation are as follows until further notice: Tuesday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Read More

Did you know? Dominating what was then the section between North 22nd and 24th Streets on Cumberland Avenue in Middlesboro was the Middlesborough Hotel. It is surrounded by other examples of the social living practiced by the town’s elite in the early 1890’s. At the right of the... Read More

November we have an item of the month. It is Middlesboro: Where we’re from…. 2016 calendar. This calendar features a picture each of an historic building that was built in the during the early days of Middlesboro shows what is currently there. The calendar is on sale... Read More

During the month of October the museum had 79 visitors from 13 states, 1 from Italy, and 1 from Serbia. That is a total of 81 visitors. Read More

Our book of the month for October is Images of America: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park by Martha Evans Wiley. Best known for its pivotal role in opening up the western frontier and its association with explorers and pioneers, the legendry Cumberland Gap has long been... Read More

Did you know Middlesborough had the first solid masonry core dam in the U. S.? The British built the dam to impound a large lake to provide water for the city of 100,000 they envisioned. The Middlesborough Water Company was charged with building this dam in the late 1880s. They... Read More

Museum visitors During the month of September the Bell County Historical Society Museum had visitors from Eastern and Central United States. There were 42 visitors from 9 states. Read More

Museum Visitors The month of August the Bell County Historical Society Museum has had visitors from across the Eastern United States. There were 87 visitors from 10 states. The museum is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and on Saturday from 10 am to 2... Read More

Our book of the month for September is the Cumberland Valley Sketchbook by Robert A. Powell. The Cumberland Valley Sketchbook is a collection of Mr. Powell’s pen and ink drawings that represent the diverse and colorful history of the unique section of southeastern Kentucky!... Read More

There were more victims of the Turner-Sowders Feud in Bell County (reputedly 27) than were killed in the notorious Hatfield-McCoy Feud, which cost 12 lives. In this connection, in both of the feuds, two persons were killed as a result of mistaken identity. Anse Hatfield sent... Read More