Compiled for Big Walnut Area Historical Society by Polly Horn

Compiled for Big Walnut Area Historical Society by Polly Horn

* Articles ran in The Sunbury News in the Because You Asked column

Do You Know about the Railroad School #9,
Victory Camp on Big Walnut Road
or Franklin Station
?  We would like photos to post  contact me

Do You Know
Help Us Identify These Photos
1919 Genoa Township Quilt of Soldiers and Sailors research by Carolyn Maruggi
Baseball Players?
Condit Cornet Band - 1890 photo from Ken Crowl
Employees of Sunbury Manufacturing Company - photo from Ken Crowl
Nestles Sunbury Picnic, July 4, 1921
Sunbury School Photo 1923
Ross Dent Road School 19071913,  1914,  1915,  1916,  1925 or 26

Trenton Township Special School 1886-7

New Photo Added in June 2009
East Side -postcard circa 1909 - donated by Jo Courtright
Nestles Employees, February 17, 1930
2nd Sunbury High School Alumni Banquet in 1893
1921 Sunbury High School Commencement Program
Mt Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church, Condit  
postcard from Ken Crowl
Jack Welch Memorial Service contributed by Jo Courtright

Still Looking for Information About the Quilt

1919 Genoa Township Quilt of Soldiers and Sailors research by Carolyn Maruggi
Franklin Railroad Station in Genoa Township contributed by Florobel Lacher

Other Sites with History or Photos from the Big Walnut Area
BigWalnutMemory.org - Community Library site
Greeting from Delaware, Ohio - Picture Postcards of Delaware County, Ohio
 

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Prehistoric: Galena:
Glacier Boulder*
       Biggest Rock - ODNR
 
Early Settlers:
Big Walnut Area: SUNBURY:
 

 

Schools:  

   Centralized Schools:

   Consolidated School: 
        Big Walnut Local Schools 1950-

 

 
Transportation:  

 

 
Wars:      

American Revolution

War of 1812

Civil War

  World War I

World War II

War on Terrorism

 

BIG WALNUT AREA TOWNSHIPS
also see Thumbnail History Sketches and Maps

Berkshire Township:   Kingston Township:

 

 
Genoa Township:   Porter Township:

 

 
Harlem Township:   Trenton Township:

 

 

 

Community Library Displays
for Ohio's Bicentennial

Famous People with
            Big Walnut Ties

Displays by Margaret Arnold

Prehistoric Ohio in Big Walnut - January 2003
Community Library - February 2003
Berkshire Township - March 2003
Trenton Township - April 2003
Harlem Township - May 2003
Genoa Township - July 2003
Kingston Township - September 2003

This is a work in progress. 
More History articles will be added
 as time and money permits.

Porter Township - November 2003
 

Souders Third Graders Learn   
Sunbury Square History   
 with Polly Horn   
5-18-2004   

Souders3rdGraders5-2004.JPG (48172 bytes)

(06/15/2009 )