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["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

1. The Flatwoods Monster Museum is housed in an old drug store in downtown Sutton

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.001.1.30.20
Title:
The Flatwoods Monster Museum is housed in an old drug store in downtown Sutton
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Monsters, Folklore, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Museums
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

2. Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.002.1.30.20
Title:
Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Folklore
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

3. Old soda fountain in the Flatwoods Monster Museum

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.003.1.30.20
Title:
Old soda fountain in the Flatwoods Monster Museum
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folklore, Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

4. Interior of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in downtown Sutton

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.004.1.30.20
Title:
Interior of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in downtown Sutton
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Folklore, Monsters
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

5. Old hand painted Flatwoods welcome sign in the Flatwoods Monster Museum

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.005.1.30.20
Title:
Old hand painted Flatwoods welcome sign in the Flatwoods Monster Museum
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Folklore, Painted signs and signboards
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

6. Flatwoods Monster ephemera on display in the Flatwoods Monster Museum, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.006.1.30.20
Title:
Flatwoods Monster ephemera on display in the Flatwoods Monster Museum, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Monsters, Folklore, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Museums
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

7. Flatwoods Monster ephemera on display in the Flatwoods Monster Museum, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.007.1.30.20
Title:
Flatwoods Monster ephemera on display in the Flatwoods Monster Museum, 2 of 2
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Folklore, Monsters, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.)
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

8. Japanese figurines of the Flatwoods Monster, on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.008.1.30.20
Title:
Japanese figurines of the Flatwoods Monster, on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Monsters, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Folklore
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

9. Flatwoods Monster collector items on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.009.1.30.20
Title:
Flatwoods Monster collector items on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Monsters, Folklore, Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.)
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

10. Flatwoods Monster lanterns and other ephemera on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.010.1.30.20
Title:
Flatwoods Monster lanterns and other ephemera on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Folklore, Monsters, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.)
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

11. Mold for the Flatwoods Monster lantern, shot glasses, mugs, a hat, and other souvenirs for sale at the Flatwoods Monster Museum

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.011.1.30.20
Title:
Mold for the Flatwoods Monster lantern, shot glasses, mugs, a hat, and other souvenirs for sale at the Flatwoods Monster Museum
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Monsters, Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Folklore, Tourism and the arts
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

12. Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.012.1.30.20
Title:
Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Painted signs and signboards, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Community museums, Folklore, Folk art
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)