Silkwood Inn Museum

03/23/2026

Due to scheduling conflicts, we will be having our monthly meeting for the Historical District and Inn Museum this evening (3/23) at 7:00. We will NOT be meeting next week (3/30). We do apologize for the late notice. All board members are requested to attend, members are urged to attend and the public is welcome to attend.

Agenda items include . . .

* The upcoming dedication ceremony for the Liberty Tree planted by the Sons of the American Revolution. Dedication will be held on Saturday, April 18th
* April Third Saturday meal fundraiser of Chicken & Dumplings to be held on Saturday, April 18th
* Rib ticket sales for our Annual Memorial Day BBQ in May (to be held on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24th)

Mark your calendars for our Fall Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, September, 26th and our Winter (Holiday) Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 21st.

03/06/2026

TOMORROW is the 13th Annual Spring Flea Market & Vendor Fair!! Hope you are all able to come out and support the event!!

02/18/2026

Wanted to "pop in" and ask a question . . . What are some of the sayings that your grandparents or parents used to say that you don't hear much of today? Such as "butter my buns and call me a biscuit" or "I've not seen you in a month of Sundays".

Here at the Silkwood Inn Museum we hear all sorts of stories from our visitors regarding family, family sayings/doings and we enjoy hearing them. So, we thought we'd just ask our followers to comment with some sayings of days gone by. We appreciate your participation.

**We do ask that you keep it rated PG 😉 . . .

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02/07/2026

Good Morning. Due to volunteer scheduling conflicts the Inn Museum will not be open today. We hope to be Open next Saturday. Thank you for your understanding.

01/21/2026

We here at the Historical District and Inn Museum are staffed by volunteers (a person who works for an organization without being paid). Most all of our volunteers work full-time or part-time jobs and/or volunteer with other community organizations. If you send us an email or instant message, they cannot always get back to you right away. It might be 24 to 48 hours before you receive a response, or depending on schedules, it might take a bit longer. But know, we will get back to you as soon as we can. We are not trying to make excuses, just stating facts. Life happens and we don't always have control of schedule changes or unexpected events. We appreciate you and your understanding. Thank you.

01/06/2026

West Franklin Historical District and Silkwood Inn Museum:

In 1995 the West Franklin Historical District and Genealogical Society was formed through volunteers wanting to restore and rebuild the old Mulkeytown Grade School building into a museum. The facility houses a museum, genealogy room, Veteran room, train room, an old school house room, a Buckner / Coello room, a Christopher room, and a Zeigler / Royalton room. Class pictures, sports pictures, and sport trophies from the Mulkeytown Grade School are on display. Mining and Indian artifacts are also onsite and displayed.

In 1984 the Mulkeytown Historical Association was formed to help with the restoration and repairs of the Silkwood Inn which was partially destroyed by fire in November of 1983. The group sole purpose was to restore and rebuild the Inn as it once stood in the mid-1800s.

Both the Genealogical Society and the Historical Association worked hard to bring history back to life in west Franklin County; however due to most of the founding members passing and volunteers being limited at both facilities the decision was made in 2007 to merge the groups into one. This new merger formed what is now the West Franklin Historical District and Silkwood Inn Museum.

The West Franklin Historical District facility had history information for most all of West Franklin County. The information included: Buckner, Christopher, Coello, Mulkeytown, Royalton, Sesser, Valier, and Zeigler. All with designated rooms at the facility to share their history and information. In late 2022, Sesser and Valier came and removed their information from the facility. Their information is now located within their own facilities. Our facility (the Historical District) still has history information for the towns of Buckner, Christopher, Coello, Mulkeytown, Royalton, and Zeigler. Each of these towns has a space to share their information with visitors to the facility.

West Franklin Historical District is operating from donations received from our fundraising events which include our third Saturday meals, the Spring, Fall, and Holiday Craft & Vendor Fairs, and individual donations.

We appreciate you and your continued support for both the Historical District and Inn Museum.

Thank you!

01/06/2026

If you are interested in participating at our event, email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!!

11/15/2025

TODAY is the Day!! Our all you can eat Biscuits, Gravy & Sausage Breakfast. Serving from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. Biscuits, gravy, sausage patties, coffee, juice, or milk, all for a $9.00 donation.

All donations go towards utilities and basic upkeep of the Historical District and Silkwood Inn Museum. Thank you for your support.

11/13/2025

11/12/2025

We had to cancel our November Craft & Vendor Fair; however the breakfast will still happen on Saturday, November 15th from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. All you can eat biscuits, gravy and sausage patties for a $9.00 donation.

11/01/2025

Good Morning, our apologies for the late post. The Inn Museum will be closed today due to a meeting at the Historical District and our volunteer's schedule. Again, our apologies for the late post.