Special Program ADDED to WHS schedule – Sunday, 11/12/17 – Erie Canal
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...
Author: Gene Bavis
Canaltown Chorale to Sing at the Walworth Historical Society on October 8, 2017
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...
Joyce VanHaneghem, 3/1/31 – 7/8/17
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...
Jim Drew to receive WHS Community Service Award at our Annual Meeting on May 15, 2017
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...
Walworth United Methodist Church Approved for the National Register of Historic Places
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, 1917 – US enters WW I
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...
Celebrating the Grange Sesquicentennial – 11/20/17 at 1 PM
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...
Membership Dues are Due May 1 of each year.
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...
3-20-17 – Fashion Show at WHS Museum
Fashion Show at the WHS Museum By Bob Mogray On Monday, March 20, at 7:30 PM the Walworth Historical Society will sponsor a fashion show entitled “A Fashion Tour Through History.” This...
Mike Harland will speak on WWI based on diaries. 9/18/2017 at 7:30 PM – WHS
Please save Monday, September 18, 2017 for a program about WWI presented by Mike Harland from Williamson. Raymond DeHond, WWI soldier from Williamson, NY April 6, 1917 – 100 years ago – United States...