(last updated 1/15/21)
FOR KIDS:
Here is the WHS Activity Book for Children that was created by members of the Walworth Historical Society. Please feel free to download and print the pages for your kids or grandkids. It includes several pages to color, as well as a couple of word searches, a maze, and some images that help us understand the past. AND we just found a copy of the NYS Canal System Activity Book. It also has some great stuff for the kids.
Here is an interesting document from Walworth Academy, 1879-80 school year.
Thanks to WHS Vice President Bob Mogray for scanning this interesting book that we have in our files. It includes some important information about Theron G. Yeomans and family.
Here is the section about Walworth from Landmarks of Wayne County
History of Walworth from Landmarks of WC
The Walworth United Methodist Church was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Here is the application that was filed.
NY_Wayne County_First Methodist Episcopal Church of Walworth
This booklet about West Walworth was written by Mrs. Charles Peters about 1923. W.Walworth 1805-1923
Here is the Walworth High School Handbook for Pupils and Parents for 1931 and 1932. It contains information about the building of the school in 1930. WHS Hdbk ’31-’32
In 1918, the was a special enrollment of women for the September 1918 Primary Election. Here is the listing of Walworth Women who registered. Wayne-Co-Special-Enrollment-Women-1918-Walworth
Here are some stories from past newsletters that we think you may enjoy reading.
TOURS – Penfield Road
Penfield Rd Journey 1- March 2006
Penfield Rd Journey 2-May 2006
Penfield Rd Journey 3-Sept 2006
Penfield Rd Journey 4-Nov 2006
TOURS – Bills Road
Bills Block- gone but not forgotten- Sept 2017
TOURS – Main Street
1 Tour of Main Street- Sept 2015
2 Tour of Main Street- Nov 2015
3 Tour of Main Street- May 2016
4 Tour of Main Street- Sept 2016
5 Tour of Main Street- Nov 2016
6 Tour of Main Street Masonic Lodge and more- March 2017
7 Tour of Main Street Store and House- May 2017
8 Tour of Main Street second babtist church- July 2017
9 Tour of Main Street- United Methodist Church-Sept 2017
10 Tour of Main Street- K.O.T.M. building part 1- Nov 2017
11 Tour of Main Street Buckley’s general store- March 2018
12 Tour of Main Street Wicks hardware- May 2018
13 Tour of Main Street- Walworth Hardware- July 2018
14 Tour of Main Street Hacket-Baler- Sept 2018
15 Tour of Main Street Clark and Salyerd- Nov 2018
16 Tour of Main Street Finleys variety store- March 2019
17 Tour of Main Street Youngmans pt 4- May 2019
18 Tour of Main Street Walworth Hardware pt 5- Sept. 2019
19 Tour of Main Street Walworth hardware pt 6- Nov. 2019
People:
Interviews by Dawn Russell
In 2015, Dawn joined our Newsletter Team. Her interest was doing interviews and writing stories about those interviews. Below are the ones she has done to date. Each has been published in our newsletters.
Arlene Duell Suwijn interview- Nov 2015
George Bassage interview- May 2016
Gladys E. VanHaneghem memories- July 2015 – interview with Ruth Reybrouck
Joyce Goebert VanHaneghem interview- March 2016
Mary Abrams interview- Sept 2016
Molly and Larry Hill interview- Sept 2015
Ruth Kessler Weykman interview- Nov 2016
Winnie Pease interview- july 2016
Helen Darron Sculltz Triou interview- March 2017
Gerry Keymel Whitmire interview- May 2017
Elsie Schultz Bills Moll interview- July 2017
Bruce Runion Russell, memories of- Sept 2017
Wilbur Reybrouck Walworth memories- May 2015
Vern and Fay English interview- March 2018
Other Interviews
Interview Gordon and Betty Youngman- July 2019
Interview Dr. Norman and Jinny Loomis- Sept. 2019
Interview Gene Bassage- Nov. 2019
Other Stories about People
Doctors in Walworth – Stories from our Newsletters
Dr. Robert Morris Country Doctor- Nov 2008
Country Doctors Dr. Morris- Nov. 2019
Walworth Country doctors- Dr. Rodenberger- May 2019
Walworth Country doctors- Sept 2018
Walworth country doctors Crottenden and Gardner- Nov 2018
Country Doctors Dr. McLouth- Marchg 2019
Civil War Blyth family- Nov 2012
Ebert family brothers- Feb 2010
Box in the Farmhouse Attic- Nov 2011 – about the Wignalls
3/25/17 – Martha Lynch said “Hi… I just read the historical piece about the Wignall’s. Having lived in their “new house” for almost 35 years, we can attest to the love with which it was built. The story told by Virginia Wignall is a testament to the love the Wignall’s had for Walworth, their family and community.”
Charles Livingston Bull Illustrations- March 2008
DeWitt and Minnie Tuttle- Nov 2009
Bessie Seely honored- July 2019
Events
Grover Cleveland wedding & Peony-July 2006
Grover Cleveland wedding- July 2012
Fourth of July Memories- July 2015
Places
Tannery and Luther Fillmore- March 2016
Nancy Bel Grandparents Farm Memories- Jan 2008
Marlene Slocum Home- July 2008
Don’s IGA building- Feb 2011 – This building is now the Walworth Post Office (and more)
Post office history- Sept 2016
Walworth Postmasters- Nov 2016
Walworth High School history and demolish- May 2014
Walworth Train Station- March 2015
Walworth Train Station- May 2015
Cheesemaking – We’ve had 4 stories on this topic:
Lincoln cheese factory- Nov 2010
Misc. “Stuff” that you MIGHT want to know.
Mystery of the gravestone- Nov 2017
Merchandizing 20th century Ethyl Henning- May 2009
Elmhurst – the Yeomans Farm by Emily Tuttle Huntley
Pea Vinery Info from Walworth Memories Notes, 2019
A list of Town Supervisors from 1855 to 2020 – Walworth-Town-Supervisors as of 2020
Each year the Walworth Historical Society Board of Trustees selects an individual, couple or group that has made a significant contribution to our community for a “Community Service Award.” In recent years, that award is presented at our Annual Meeting held at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park. This is usually are largest meeting of the year. Community Service Award Recipients
At our Program meeting on 11/19/18 our speaker, Rosa Fox shared some information she had found about Susan Cleveland Yeomans. Here are two newspaper articles she gave us copies of: Susan Yeomans 456
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