Next Meeting is 7:30 p.m. February 12 . . . .

Myers Inn Museum and Gift Shop
home of
Big Walnut Area Historical Society
faces Sunbury Village Square in the center of Sunbury, Ohio
Open 12-3 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays
10-5 on Saturdays 
located at 45 South Columbus but MAIL MUST GO TO P.O. Box 362, Sunbury. Ohio 43074
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Calendar of  Events

Meetings at 7:30 on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
Board of Trustees meets at 6:00 second Tuesday of each month in Myers Inn Museum

Valentine Luncheon 11 to 1 on Saturday, February 9

Stories read by Big Walnut Area Historical Society Members at Community Library
10:30-11:30 Saturday February 16, for grades 1-4

Upcoming Programs
7:30 Tuesday, February 12 - Celebrate the 16th President's 110th Birthday
"The Lincoln You Never Knew"  presented by Roy Nichols  Learn More 

7:30 Tuesday March 12 - "Stadiums, Gyms, Athletic Fields in Delaware County,"
presented by Brent Carson

7:30 Tuesday,  April 16, - "Child Labor Laws Exposed:  Images of Lewis Wickes Hine."
presented by Roger Roberts
 

NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
See you for Christmas on the Square- Saturday, December 1st.

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
The Belling (in Sunbury, Ohio) by John Durham

Lou Henry Mugs - $14 to $24

Pirate Activities Book
Vintage Paperdolls  and Coloring Books
Norman Rockwell Coloring Book

Christian Historical Fiction
Children's Books by local Author Karen Meyer
 

A Bit about Our Past in the Big Walnut Community
and
More About Our Past in Big Walnut Community
both compiled by Suzanne Allen for
Big Walnut Area Historical Society

Sunbury's Bicentennial Heritage Cookbook
Compiled and published by
Big Walnut Area Historical Society  
$22 in Myers Inn Gift Shop
Self-Guided
Auto Tour Booklets
of Big Walnut's Historical Treasures
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Big Walnut Area Historical Society
Fund Raisers Keep the Myers Inn Open

Luncheon
Teas

Kroger Community Rewards Program

Enroll for Kroger Community Rewards Program.  Our organization number is PS720

Amazon Smile
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Thanks for helping support BWAHS! 

Blacksmith Forge in the Barn
Learn more about the barn

-  See Photos  -
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
 

Preserving Yesterday, Today, for Tomorrow

Visit the Statue to General William S. Rosecrans
on Sunbury Village Square

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

Photo by Lenny Lepola