Wayne County New York Bicentennial: 1823 – 2023
By Gene Bavis On June 3, 1971 I received a letter from Donald G. Colvin, Chairman of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors inviting me to participate in the planning for the Wayne...
Author: Gene Bavis
A History of Genesee Country Village & Museum – November 16 at 1:00 PM – CANCELLED
Due to COVID-19, all programs for the remainder of 2020 sponsored by the WHS have been cancelled. Peter Wisbey, Curator of Collections at Genesee Country Village & Museum has agreed to present a program...
Join the Walworth Historical Society (OR renew your membership)
The Walworth Historical Society is a membership organization. MOST the income to carry out our mission comes from DUES & DONATIONS. YOU can HELP. Please join or donated to the WHS. If you are...
COVID-19 and US (the Walworth Historical Society) – updated 8/11/20
At a meeting or the WHS Board on 8/10, the following was decided. Due to COVID-19, all programs for the remainder of 2020 sponsored by the WHS have been cancelled. This is an unprecedented...
The Civilian Conservation Corp in Letchworth – A TRIP – Cancelled
Sadly, due to the pandemic, we have had to cancel this trip as of 8/7/20. Those who have signed up should be hearing from the Walworth Recreation Department within a few days. Gene and...
Annual Meeting – Pot Luck Dinner, Community Service Award, Program – May 18, 2020 – CANCELLED
The Walworth Historical Society will hold it’s Annual Meeting at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park which includes: 6:15 PM – Pot Luck Dinner (ham, rolls, & beverages provided). Please bring your own table service...
Program Meeting – “Kodakids” – April 20, 2020 – CANCELLED (or Postponed ?)
Due to current health precautions, this program will NOT be held at this time. We will try to reschedule it. Please keep checking back with us via this website. For many years the WHS,...
News as of 12/31/19
Happy New Year from your friends at the Walworth Historical Society. The current display at the Walworth Town Hall assembled by Bob Mogray & Judy McMillan. Photos from our Soup & Spiritualism program have...
Program Meeting – “The Hamlet of Lincoln, NY” – CANCELLED
Due to COVID-19, all programs for the remainder of 2020 sponsored by the WHS have been cancelled. We will have this program sometime next year. At 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 18, the Walworth...
Facts about Veterans Day
Here is a fact sheet we have borrowed from the Defense Dept. website. It contains some facts that some folks don’t know. Veterans Day