A self-guided tour of the Museum is also included with your ticket purchase.

Ages 5 and up!

Sweetheart Favors were many things during the mid-1700s thru the 1950s in rural Appalachia. They were small gifts that women and men gave each other as a symbol of their affection. Most often women gave embroidered handkerchiefs while men gave carved boxes, teacups, or hair ribbons.

April is an expert craftswoman and is a core demonstrator at the Museum of Appalachia. April’s grandfather began teaching her pioneer home skills at the age of five. Today, April is an expert in the arts of chair caning, quilting, tatting, embroidery, period dress-making, and more. She holds an MBA from Western Governors University, and is a PhD student at United Cumberland College.