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“The Remarkable, Irresistible Erie” – October 14 at 2 PM

“The Remarkable, Irresistible Erie” – October 14 at 2 PM

The Wayne County Bicentennial is hosting a FREE concert of music and stories associated with the Erie Canal.  The is a professionally produced program which will be held at Sodus High School at 2...

Join or Donate to the WHS using PayPal

Join or Donate to the WHS using PayPal

There have been requests for the Walworth Historical Society to make it possible for people to join or renew their memberships using PayPal or their credit cards.  Thanks to the talents of two of...

Voices of Wayne County pre-order

Voices of Wayne County pre-order

The Wayne County Bicentennial Committee undertook a project to collect MEMORIES from all around Wayne County.  One hundred forty submissions were accepted and have been put into a book with over 450 pages.  The...

HELP – Weeding Party at WHS on 8/16 at 9:30 AM

HELP – Weeding Party at WHS on 8/16 at 9:30 AM

The WEEDS ARE DOING GREAT!  BUT we don’t like them, so please come to the Walworth Historical Society on Monday, 8/16 at 9:30 AM to help us ATTACK those weeds.  Many hands make light...

COVID 19 and US – Update on 4/4/22

COVID 19 and US – Update on 4/4/22

We are not “out of the woods” yet with this Pandemic, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel as more and more people get the vaccine.  The Walworth Historical Society...

Wayne County Memories

Wayne County Memories

This is NOT a program in the traditional sense.  Amber Linson is heading up a project to create a BOOK of Memories about Wayne County as a part of the Bicentennial Celebration of our...

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...

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...