General Gordon Granger and Juneteenth – September 18, 2023 at 7 PM
On Monday, September 18 at 7 PM, the Walworth Historical Society will host Bruce Farrington and Jim Paprocki to share the story of...
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Join or Donate to the WHS using PayPal
There have been requests for the Walworth Historical Society to make it possible for people to join or renew their memberships using PayPal or their credit cards. Thanks to the talents of two of...
Wayne County Heritage Music Series Program #1 – June 15
This is NOT a Walworth Historical Society Program, but rather a Wayne County Bicentennial Program that we believe some Walworth Historical Society members would enjoy. Professor Jim Kimball and Folklorist Karen Canning will...
Annual Meeting/Dinner/Community Service Award/Program – May 15, 2023 – 6 PM
On Monday, May 15, we will gather at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park for a pot luck dinner at 6 PM. Ham, Rolls, Butter and Beverages will be supplied. Please bring a dish to...
Stories from Voices of Wayne County – April 17, 2023
Amber Linson headed up the Voices of Wayne County book project for the Wayne County Bicentennial. The Walworth Historical Society is proud to have her present a...
HomeTown Heroes Banner Project
Started in Spring of 2022 the Walworth HomeTown Heroes (WHTH) is currently in its 2nd year of action of helping to bring honor to the men & women that have served, not only our...
Hometown Heroes Recognition Program – November 3 at 6:30 PM
The Walworth HomeTown Heroes Committee and the Walworth Historical Society will hosting our 1st EVER Veterans Day Commemorative Celebration on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the Walworth Fire Hall (Church Street Walworth) at 6:30...
Soup and Wayne County History – November 21 at Noon
Please join the Walworth Historical Society at Noon on November 21 at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park for lunch and then a program about Wayne County History presented by Bicentennial Co-Chair, Rosa Fox. We...
Voices of Wayne County pre-order
The Wayne County Bicentennial Committee undertook a project to collect MEMORIES from all around Wayne County. One hundred forty submissions were accepted and have been put into a book with over 450 pages. The...
Celebrating Our Local Emergency Services – October 2, 2022
From 2 PM until 4 PM, A celebration of the contributions by our local emergency services personnel will be held at the Lincoln Fire Department cohosted by the Lincoln Fire Department and...