Author: Gene Bavis

Annual Pot Luck Dinner, Elections, Community Service Award & a Program – Monday, May 20, 2019

Annual Pot Luck Dinner, Elections, Community Service Award & a Program – Monday, May 20, 2019

On Monday, May 20, 2019, the Walworth Historical Society will host its annual pot luck dinner at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park (on Penfield Road, Walworth) at 6:15 PM.  Please bring a dish to pass...

Walworth Memories – Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2 PM – Summer Vacations

Walworth Memories – Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2 PM – Summer Vacations

What do you remember about “Summer Vacation” when you were younger?  Come share your memories at a roundtable discussion at the Walworth Historical Society on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2 PM.  As always,...

Update – 11-20-18 – September & November Newsletters & some other stuff

Update – 11-20-18 – September & November Newsletters & some other stuff

The September 2018 issue of the WHS Newsletter has been added to the Past Newsletters page.  It will be the first item on the list.  Click on the link and you can read the whole thing…including...

A Virtual Walking Tour of Walworth – March 18, 2019

A Virtual Walking Tour of Walworth – March 18, 2019

There are pluses and minus of having a walking tour.  The plus side includes a first hand 360 degree view,  There’s nothing quite like being there to see from many angles..  On the minus...

Soup & Suffrage – November 19, 2018 at 1 PM

Soup & Suffrage – November 19, 2018 at 1 PM

Click on the link below to see the front page story about our upcoming program.  You will also see our calendar of events. WHS 2018-11 newsletter page 1 On Monday, November 19 at 1...

News as of 9-5-18

News as of 9-5-18

We have added the July 2018 Newsletter to the Past Newsletters page.  It contains stories about our photo quilt, the community service award presentations to Mary Abrams and Charlie Pembroke, the Walworth High School...

News as of 7/20/18 – includes link to Festival Schedule

News as of 7/20/18 – includes link to Festival Schedule

The May 2018 Newsletter has been added to the Past Newsletters page.  It contains many stories and announcements, but some of the special ones are “Wick’s Hardware,” a story by Gilbert Smith about 3921 Walworth Ontario...

Fall Open House and Music Program, Sunday, October 7

Fall Open House and Music Program, Sunday, October 7

On Sunday, October 7 from 2 PM until 4 PM, the Walworth Historical Society will hold it’s Fall Open House at the Museum at 2257 Academy St., Walworth.  In addition to our regular and...

OPEN hours for the Summer Season

OPEN hours for the Summer Season

The Walworth Historical Society is open Wednesdays and Sundays from 2 – 4 PM during June, July, August, & September (except closed on July 1 & September 2).  Please consider stopping by to visit...

“Indentured Servants in Marion: Peter & Susan Magilson” – September 17

“Indentured Servants in Marion: Peter & Susan Magilson” – September 17

Why would a person leave his family home and move across the ocean to a country with an unfamiliar language and an unknown life?  What would cause a person to willingly commit himself to...