We published the wrong date for the Festival in the Park – sorry
It has come to our attention that we made a mistake on the date for the Walworth Festival in the Park in our newsletter. The Festival will be July 27 and 28, 2018. The...
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Website Update 1/23/18
We try to add something new at least once a month, so please come visit us on a regular basis. The most recent update was the November 2017 Newsletter being added to Past Newsletters. Highlights...
Winter Hours
Things slow down during the winter months at the Walworth Historical Society, BUT we are available for researchers and other visitors BY APPOINTMENT. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please contact WHS...
Walworth Memories – Sunday, 4/8/18 – “The Role of Churches in Our Community”
On Sunday, April 8 at 2 PM the Walworth Historical Society will host a “roundtable” program beginning at 2 PM. Moderated by Town Historian, Gene Bavis, we will ask you to share your memories...
March 19, 2018 – Program will be “Whatsits”
We have done this sort of program in the past, but it’s been a while. “Whatsit” is a cute little ditty meaning “What Is It?” We find objects that are not common in today’s...
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...
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)...