Category: Past

May 18, 2026 – Pot Luck Dinner, Annual Meeting, Community Service Award & Program

May 18, 2026 – Pot Luck Dinner, Annual Meeting, Community Service Award & Program

Monday, May 18 – Beginning at 6 PM at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park.  We ask that you plan to arrive by 5:45 PM and bring a dish to pass and your own table...

April 20, 2026 – Program presented by Liz Albright – “History of the Town of Ontario”

April 20, 2026 – Program presented by Liz Albright – “History of the Town of Ontario”

On Monday, April 20 at 7 PM in the Lodge at Ginegaw Park (Penfield Rd, Walworth), former Ontario Town Historian, Liz Albright will present a program about the history of the Town of Ontario. ...

Monday, March 16, 2026, 7 PM – Dairy Farming in Walworth

Monday, March 16, 2026, 7 PM – Dairy Farming in Walworth

On Monday, March 16, 2026 at 7 PM, a program about Dairy Farming in Walworth will be presented at the Walworth Historical Society Museum, 2257 Academy Street, Walworth.  We will share what has been...

November 17 – “Soup & Friends” at NOON

November 17 – “Soup & Friends” at NOON

On Monday, November 17, 2025 at Noon, we will gather at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park with SEVERAL Crockpots of Homemade Soup for YOU to enjoy FREE of Charge.  This has become a very...

October 5, 2025 Open House & the Biscuit Brothers

October 5, 2025 Open House & the Biscuit Brothers

On Sunday, October 5 from 2 PM until 4 PM, please visit the Walworth Historical Society.  We will bring out some new displays and serve some yummy and unique refreshments in honor of our...

WHS 50th Anniversary Celebration and Banquet on 9/15/25

WHS 50th Anniversary Celebration and Banquet on 9/15/25

Our program will focus our Historical Society’s history and accomplishments over the past 50 YEARS! Banquet Flyer WHS Please arrive between 5:30 and 5:50 PM as Banquet will be served at 6 PM. Following...

Pot Luck Dinner, Annual Meeting, Community Service Award and Program – May 19, 2025

Pot Luck Dinner, Annual Meeting, Community Service Award and Program – May 19, 2025

On Monday, May 19 at 6 PM we will gather at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park for our Annual Pot Luck Dinner, Annual Meeting, Presentation of the Community Service Award and a look back...

Program – 3 Erie Canals in Wayne County and a Bit Beyond – April 14, 2025

Program – 3 Erie Canals in Wayne County and a Bit Beyond – April 14, 2025

On Monday, April 14 at 7 PM at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park, Bob Stopper will present an overview of Erie Canal History for the Walworth Historical Society in celebration of the Erie Canal...

The Pacific Hotel, Then and Now – March 17, 2025

The Pacific Hotel, Then and Now – March 17, 2025

Please join us at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park on Monday, March 17 at 7 PM to learn the story of the Pacific Hotel.  Built around 1850 by Theron G. Yeomans, the hotel played...

Cobblestone Masonry Program – Dec. 15 at 2 PM

Cobblestone Masonry Program – Dec. 15 at 2 PM

We had a great turn out for this presentation on Monday afternoon, 11/18, BUT we know that some people were unable to attend, so we are offering the program again on Sunday afternoon, December...