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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WATCH THESE PROGRAMS ANY TIME
Walk Around Sunbury Square
with Polly Horn   Learn More
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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

Learn More

View the Program  
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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View the Program


April 2022

Elias Lewis Remembers Chief Leatherlips
with Roger Roberts as Elias Lewis
Learn More
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U.S. Military Gear &
Equipment Between  WWI and Dessert Storm

by Richard Dorrity
View the Program


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
Learn More


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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Fund raiser helps keep the Myers Inn open


                      Kroger Community Rewards
                                            Enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards Program for BWAHS (the organization number is PS720)


Thanks for supporting the Big Walnut Area Historical Society! 

 

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

See Photos  -

July 4, 2020 Dedication of the
Delaware County Bicentennial Historical Marker

in the Ballpark at 12211 Hartford Road
Big Walnut Conservation Club   
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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

Honoring Vets in Burnside (Bon Air) Cemetery - May 28, 2017

BWMS Community Service Day April 21,2017

Sunbury Bicentennial Parade  at Myers Inn 2016

Making Knot Dolls at Community Library - June 13, 2016

Civil War School Day Photos May 13, 2016

Big Walnut Middle School Students Honor WWII Vets with BWAHS
in Sunbury Memorial Park - 2016

General Rosecrans' Portrait Donated to Museum

Writer for Aurora Advocate Visits Sunbury

Photos  Marion, Ohio Field Trip
 

Home of Big Walnut Area Historical Society
Sunbury, Ohio
  Preserving Yesterday, Today, for Tomorrow

  Delaware County Community Foundation Grant  
Preserving Photographs for Tomorrow
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See the Statue to
General William S. Rosecrans
on Sunbury Square

History of Alan Cottrill's Equestrian Statue of
Major General W. S. Rosecrans

Photo by Lenny Lepola