Walworth Historical Society and Museum in Walworth, NY
On Sunday, April 8 at 2 PM the Walworth Historical Society will host a “roundtable” program beginning at 2 PM. Moderated by Town Historian, Gene Bavis, we will ask you to share your memories...
We have done this sort of program in the past, but it’s been a while. “Whatsit” is a cute little ditty meaning “What Is It?” We find objects that are not common in today’s...
This year is the 200th anniversary of the first shovel of dirt to build the Erie Canal. That took place in Rome, NY on July 4, 1817. To celebrate this event, I will be...
On Sunday, October 8, 2017 the Walworth Historical Society will hold it’s annual Fall Open House at the WHS Museum on Academy Street from 2 PM until 4 PM. Each year we try to...
Lifelong Walworth resident and WHS member, Joyce VanHaneghem passed away on July 8. Our sympathies to her family and friends. She was interviewed in our March 2016 Newsletter. That story is found here on...
Each year the Walworth Historical Society presents a Community Service Award to an individual, couple or group that has done a significant amount of volunteering to make the quality of life even better here...
On 3/27/17, the National Park Service approved the application of the Walworth United Methodist Church to be listed on the National Register of Historic places. This is the FIRST (and hopefully not the last)...
April 6, 2017 is the Centennial of the US entry into World War I. The Walworth Historical Society is looking for information about WWI veterans from Walworth, so if you have information, please contact...
The Patrons of Husbandry (aka Grange) was founded in 1867, so this is their 150th anniversary. On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 1 PM the Walworth Historical Society will have a program about the...
If you are already a member of the Walworth Historical Society, this is a reminder that your annual dues are due on May 1 of each year unless you are a Life Member and...