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Official
Hatfield & McCoy Reunion Site
2008 Reunion Articles & Links
Last Updated: June 4,
2008. Several events have been added!
Hatfield-McCoy Heritage Weekend
The
5th Anniversary of the Signing of the Truce!
Where: Pikeville,
Kentucky & Matewan, WV
When: June 13, 14 & 15, 2008
CALLING ALL SOFTBALL
PLAYERS! WE NEED YOU TO PARTICIPATE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14 AT 2:00 -
WILL THE McCOY'S OUTPLAY THE HATFIELDS? WILL THE HATFIELD'S BE
VICTORIOUS? IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING SEND AN EMAIL TO: RON
McCOY AT:
mccoy1963@aol.com
Coca-Cola of Pike County
has generously agreed to sponsor the Softball Game and will be
providing t-shirts to all the players!
Special events
are still being planned. Watch this site & for additional
information or for West Virginia Events contact
Nancy Day or Lois Justice at
Matewan City Hall by calling (304) 426-4522 or visit them on the web
at
http://www.matewan.org/reunionevents6_14_08.html
We welcome anyone related
to the Hatfield or McCoy Families, History Buffs as well as everyone else
interested in Family Genealogy or the events surrounding the Feud! |
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DATE |
TIME |
PLACE |
EVENT |
| Friday & Saturday, June 13 &
June 14 |
ALL Day |
Call Donald McCoy at (304)
426-4700 or 4522 for location information |
Fishing Tournament
Fish fry after the tournament. Call Donald McCoy at (304) 426-4700
or 4522 for registration and details.
Awards to be given away on Saturday.
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| Friday, June 13 |
12:00 |
Fiscal Court Room, Pike
County Court House, Pikeville, KY |
Jim Prichard, noted Kentucky and
Civil War Historian, will speak on the subject of the Hatfield &
McCoy Feud in the Fiscal Court Room/ Admission is free. This
event is sponsored by Pikeville - Pike County
Tourism, Big Sandy Heritage Museum, Pike County Heritage Commission
and the Pike County Fiscal Court.
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Friday, June 13
(Yikes it is on Friday the 13th!) |
6:30 P.M. |
Landmark Inn,
Pikeville, KY -
Ticketed Event |
Joint Family Dinner.
Hatfield-McCoy Reunion Dinner.
Tickets are $20.00 & include the buffet, coffee or soda & water, tax
&
gratuity.
Tickets can be purchased by sending a check or money order to:
Pikeville-Pike County Tourism
781 Hambley Rd.
P. O. Box 1497
Pikeville, KY 41501
E-mail:
tourpikeco@setel.com
Tickets ordered before June 1, 2008 will be mailed. Tickets ordered
after June 1 will be available for pickup at the Landmark Inn the
night of the dinner.
The Pike County of Tourism office can be reached at 606-432-5063 or 800-844-7453.
Their office hours are 9:00 - 4:30 Monday through Friday.
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| Friday, June 13 |
6:30 P.M. |
Landmark Inn, Pikeville, KY - No Charge as
part of the Dinner |
Libby Preston will have a genealogy
table at the dinner event. So please bring your pictures, family
information, etc. and find out more about the families. You
can also email your line directly to Libby at
Libby@libby-genealogy.com so
she can be sure to have added your line before you get there!
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| Saturday, June 14 |
7:00 A. M. |
Food City
Parking Lot, U. S. 119, Goody, KY
- See site for Registration Event & Entry fees
Half Marathon ends in Matewan, WV and the full
Marathon ends in Williamson, WV
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Hatfield-McCoy
Marathon & Half Marathon. For
more information or to register go to
www.tugvalleyrrc.com
. Read about the Marathon & Half Marathon in the Appalachian News
Express at
http://www.news-expressky.com/articles/2008/05/06/news/01runmccoy.txt
Be sure to read the article regarding the event at:
http://www.news-expressky.com/articles/2008/05/22/other/02marathon.txt
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| Saturday, June 14 |
8:30 A.M. |
City Hall, Matewan, WV |
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| Saturday, June 14 |
9:00 A. M.
returning about 3:15 P.M. &
10:00 A. M. returning about 4:15 P.M.
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Pikeville Parking Garage, Huffman
Avenue, Pikeville, KY - Ticketed Event |
Interpretive Tours to Feud Sites -
Bus tour tickets are $12.00, on-site tickets are $6.00; to purchase
tickets call 606 432-5063 or 800 844-7453. An audio driving tour is
available for $15.00
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| Saturday, June 14 |
9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. |
City Hall, Matewan, WV |
Live Music all day on the
front steps of the City Hall |
| Saturday, June
14 |
High Noon
(12:00 P.M.) |
Pikeville City
Park, Pikeville, KY - No Charge |
A special ceremony of the
presentation of signed
shotguns will take place. The shotguns will be signed by Reo Hatfield,
Bo McCoy & Ron McCoy. Anticipated recipients include the Governor of West Virginia, the Governor of
Kentucky and President George Bush. The Governor of West
Virginia will be present to accept his shotgun.
Remember this is the 5th
Anniversary of the Signing of the Truce and will be a special event
well worth attending! |
| Saturday, June
14 |
Following the High Noon
Ceremony |
Pikeville College Softball
Field, Pikeville, KY - No Charge |
Picnic Lunch - Tents will be set up in the ball field parking
lot. They have horseshoe pits and we hope to have some other fun
competitive activities as well.
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| Saturday, June 14 |
1:00 P.M. |
Matewan, WV |
Kids Run & ATV Parade - Registration
will be held at
Wingo's Grill.
The 1st 50 kids to register will get a free t-shirt and all kids who
enter will get
a free ice cream after the parade at Wingo's Grill. Please call
Donald or Kathy McCoy at 304-426-4700 for more
information.
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| Saturday, June
14 |
2:00 P.M. |
Pikeville College Softball
Field, Pikeville, KY - No Charge |
Softball Showdown!
Anyone interested in playing (for either team) please contact Ron
McCoy at:
mccoy1963@aol.com
A roster of players will be posted as players
are known!
The team members will sign the balls
after the game and give two away as "door prizes" following the
game: One to a Hatfield winner, One to a McCoy winner. Watchers from either side are
welcome! So come one and all & have some fun.......
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| Saturday, June 14 |
2:00 P.M. |
Matewan City Hall, Matewan,
WV - Front Steps |
Hillbilly "Shotgun"
Wedding -
Old time
hillbilly shotgun wedding with all the trimmings. A reception on the
front steps of City Hall follows.
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| Saturday, June 14 |
4:00 P.M. |
Bridge over the Tug River -
Kentucky AND West Virginia |
A Tug-A-War across the
Tug River. 10 McCoy's on the
Kentucky side of the bridge &
10 Hatfield's on the West Virginia side of the
bridge. |
| Saturday, June
14 |
4:30 P.M. |
Kentucky & West Virginia
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Canoe-Kayak Boating Show. The show will begin immediately
after the tug of war. Anyone interested in entering your boats,
canoes, kayaks, or
anything that floats in the parade please call Donald McCoy at (304)
426-4700 for registration and information..
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| Saturday, June 14 |
5:00 P.M. |
Matewan, WV - No Charge
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Civil War Reenactment.
Reenactors will be camping all weekend |
| Saturday, June 14 |
6:00 P.M. |
Matewan, WV - No Charge
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Josh Adair Concert -
T-shirts & CD's will be sold |
| Saturday, June 14 |
7:00 P.M. |
Matewan, WV- Admission
Charge |
Hillbilly Hoe Down -
Food, games, live entertainment,
prizes!
Call for details and admission (304) 426-4700 or 4522
The Hillbilly Hoe Down will be held on McCoy Camp Site "back of
floodwall on river front property"
Don't forget your bibbed-overhauls !!!
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| Sunday, June 15 |
9:00 A.M. |
Pikeville City
Park, Pikeville, KY - No Charge |
Joint Farewell Prayer
Service |
You are the
visitor!
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