Author: Gene Bavis

Annual Meeting – May 17, 2021 at the Lodge – 7:00 PM

Annual Meeting – May 17, 2021 at the Lodge – 7:00 PM

UPDATE 5/5/21 –  At the 2/8/21 Board Meeting it was decided NOT to have the traditional meal, so the meeting will begin at 7 PM.  Current COVID rules limit attendance to 50 people.  Masks...

Program Update as of 5/5/21

Program Update as of 5/5/21

Unfortunately COVID is still with us though there is now a light at the end of the tunnel.  As vaccinations increase the number of cases should decline and of course we all will still...

The Founding of the Town of Walworth, UPDATE

The Founding of the Town of Walworth, UPDATE

We recently made a discovery.  We thought that Walworth had become a town on April 20, 1829, but as it turns out, that was the day the LAW was passed ALLOWING the creation of...

Bicentennial Program Via Zoom on 1/27/21 at 7 PM

Bicentennial Program Via Zoom on 1/27/21 at 7 PM

Huron Historian Rosa Fox and Walworth Historian Gene Bavis will present a PowerPoint Program about Wayne County and the upcoming Bicentennial via Zoom on 1/27/21 at 7 PM.  Registration is required.  Please see the...

ALL PROGRAMS FOR 2020 CANCELLED

ALL PROGRAMS FOR 2020 CANCELLED

Due to COVID-19, all programs for the remainder of 2020 sponsored by the WHS have been cancelled.  We are sad that we had to do this, but the predictions for the remainder of 2020...

Wayne County New York Bicentennial:  1823 – 2023

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...

A History of Genesee Country Village & Museum – November 16 at 1:00 PM – CANCELLED

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)

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

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

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...