Museum of Appalachia celebrates 30th Tennessee Fall Homecoming

"It's just all about family, and it's about teaching the next generation the things our forefathers have taught us," said Elaine Meyer, the president and executive director of the Museum of Appalachia.

The museum is celebrating the 30th annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming this weekend with music, food and plenty of crafts and demonstrations.

"It's just a like a back-to-the-roots kind of a thing," said Colonel Littleton of Lynnville, Tenn. "It's the way it all has to be, that's why everybody comes. You see all the mountain stuff and you see all the stuff that's kind of heritage in this part of the world, and if you didn't come here, you'd have a hard time seeing it all."

Colonel Littleton and his "clan," as he refers to his friends, have been attending the homecoming celebration for the past ten to 15 years.

But the Moore family of Virginia was in town for the first homecoming celebration, having visited the museum for the first time only recently.

The family of 12 performed and celebrated a way of life that was pretty familiar.

"We have embraced some of those earlier values and ways of life. We have a small farm, and we milk a cow, we have some goats and some chickens, and we get fresh eggs, so it's just neat to come to a place like this and be reminded of our heritage and the simple things in life," said Shane Moore, the family father.

The homecoming celebration continues through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The cost for adults is $25; children 6 to 12 are $10; and children 6 and under get in for free. Click here for the museum's web site.