Myers Inn

Myers Inn Museum
Open 10-3 Saturdays, 12-4 Sundays
Call 740-965-3582 to schedule a tour at a different time or day

Program 7:30 Tuesday Evening, May 13

"Tracing an Ancestor Through Civil War Records"

Ms. Traci Fravel will address the Big Walnut Area Historical Society monthly meeting beginning at 7:30 on Tuesday evening, May 13 in the Myers Inn Museum. She will share her journey to learn his history.

Gilbert Waters Fravel (1838 to 1923) was one of the first Fravels to be born in Ohio after they moved from Woodstock, Virginia in 1833. Gilbert was the first from Harlem Township to enlist in the Civil War. He is Traci s Paternal Great-Great-Grandfather. She is dedicated to learning his Civil War history.

Like all BWAHS monthly programs, admission is free and open to the public. Myers Inn Museum is located at the intersection of Columbus and Granville Street across from Sunbury Square. It is open for tours 10-3 on Saturdays and 12-4 on Sundays.

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Myers Inn Museum and Gift Shop
Big Walnut Area Historical Society
faces Sunbury Village Square
Located at 45 South Columbus but MAIL MUST GO TO P.O. Box 362, Sunbury. Ohio 43074

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Walk Around Sunbury Square
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April 1, 2020
Paul Revere - The Legend, The Myth, and The Patriot Man
By Brent Carson
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September 1, 2021
"Tell Johnny Hello"
A book about a Kingston Township Soldier in WWII
by the author, John Cleland
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Cleland's books are on sale in the Gift Shop for $19.20 for paperback version.

October 1, 2021
"From Aid to Embroidery in Ohio"
by Annelien van Kempen
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March 2022
Crimes and Jails in Delaware County
by Brent Carson
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April 2022
Elias Lewis Remembers Chief Leatherlips
with Roger Roberts as Elias Lewis
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U.S. Military Gear &
Equipment Between WWI and Dessert Storm
by Richard Dorrity
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William Little and the History of Delaware County
by Brent Carson
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"Tell Johnny Hello" - $19.20
A book about a Kingston Township Soldier in WWII
by author, John Cleland
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Cats Meow
Sunbury Town Hall - $18
Myers Inn Museum - $18

Iron Plant or Lamp Holders $5 to $10
made in the Myers Inn Blacksmith Shop
by Rick Helwig

Children's Historical Fiction

Lou Henry Mugs - $14 to $24

Children's Activity Books

Memory Books on Local History
Bit about Our Past in the Big Walnut Community with index, $32
and
More About Our Past in Big Walnut Community, $42
and
Kingston Township Memories, $28
both compiled by Suzanne Allen for
Big Walnut Area Historical Society

Self-Guided Auto Tour Booklets
of Big Walnut's Historical Treasures
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Sunbury's World War II Veteran Jim Krebs
Honored by President Trump on Memorial Day 2020
at Fort McHenry
Learn More About Ceremony and Krebs

Blacksmith Forge in the Barn
Learn more about the barn

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July 4, 2020 Dedication of the
Delaware County Bicentennial Historical Marker
in the Ballpark at 12211 Hartford Road
Big Walnut Conservation Club Learn More

Veterans' Day November 10, 2019
Sunbury Memorial Park

Photo from Picnic 2018

Big Walnut Middle School Community Service Day April 27, 2018
Marking Graves Korean Vets and Vietnam Vets
in Sunbury Memorial Park

Rug Hookers exhibit art - March 2018

BWAHS President Comisford Recognizes 4-H Club for Soldier Tributes

Visit to Sunbury Boulder - 2017

July 4th Parade in front of Myers Inn