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2024 Conference - Save the Date! Saturday, September 21, 2024

We are pleased to welcome you to an in-person meeting this fall! We hope you will plan to share your day with us. The scheduled programming is designed to educate, engage, and enhance your skills as a municipal historian. Look for a registration packet and more program details in summer 2024.

To further engage, you are encouraged to participate in our poster session during the conference. Please bring a poster or display showcasing a recent initiative or project you have undertaken and be prepared to discuss the project with other conference attendees.

Please note at this time we can only accept checks and cash for payment of dues and fees.


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Don't forget to connect with us for other virtual training and networking opportunities on our Useful Links page and Facebook page!

Previous Conferences

2023 Conference - Saturday, October 7, 2023

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

9:30-10:00 A.M. Registration Check In and Refreshments

10:00-10:45 A.M. Poster Session and Networking

10:45 A.M. Welcome

11:00 A.M.-12P.M. Foundations of Interpretation for Historians

Presenter: Liz Thompson, Certified Interpretive Guide
Do you sometimes feel like your programming is falling flat? Do you struggle to make local history content relative to today’s audiences? During this program, we will explore the principles of interpretation - the foundation of NAI’s Certified Interpretive Guide Program - and learn how employing them can improve your history programming and make it more accessible to a diverse range of audiences.


Noon-1:15 P.M. Lunch

• Business Meeting and Julia Reinstein Career Achievement Award

1:15-1:30 P.M. The 1779 Project

Presenter: Michael Oberg, Distinguished Professor, Department of History at SUNY Geneseo, and Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History
A brief overview of initiatives to commemorate the legacies of 1779 during the Revolutionary War, with emphasis on an ongoing partnership with the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation (RDLGF) and opportunities for municipal historians to get involved.


1:30-2:30 P.M. Encouraging Municipalities and Homeowners to Save Historic Properties

Presenters:

• Megan Klem, Preservation Planner for Landmark Society of Western NY
• Gary Goodridge, Chair of Henrietta Historic Site Committee (est. 1978)
• Christopher Brandt, Bero Architecture and Chair of Irondequoit Historic Preservation Commission (est. 2001)
• Shannon Barg, Asst. Building Inspector and liaison to Penfield Preservation Board (est. 1973)

A look at how the towns of Penfield, Irondequoit, and Henrietta are preserving historic properties, plus some myth-busting about the National Register of Historic Places.


2:30 P.M. Meeting Wrap Up

 


2022 GAHWNY Conference

After a hiatus of several years, GAHWNY held a day-long conference for Western NY historians with the theme "Documenting the Rich Cultural Diversity of Your Community" in East Aurora, NY, on October 1, 2022. 

We heard from Peter Rachleff of the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul, MN, about his efforts to establish a social-justice and racial-justice library and community center and make people from all backgrounds feel welcome. Rochester City Historian Christine Ridarsky presented on the City Historian's Office's recent projects to document the stories of underrepresented groups, including Rochester's LGBTQ and Black communities.

There was also lots of time for networking with historian colleagues and all agreed it was nice to be able to gather in person again after so long. We hope the programming and connections proved thought-provoking and jumpstart new projects for our members!
 


2020-2021 Annual Meetings

Cancelled due to conoravirus pandemic


2019 Annual Meeting

September 28th, 2019
Livingston County Campus, Mt. Morris, NY 1451


2018 Annual Meeting

September 22, 2018

Seneca Nation of Indians Administration Building, Salamanca, NY 14779

 


2017 Annual Meeting


October 14, 2017
Rochester Club West at Bohn's, Batavia, NY 14020

 

2016 Fall Conference

 

September 24th

United Methodist Church in Geneseo, NY 14454
 


2016 Spring Conference

April 23, 2016
Rochester Club West at Bohn's (formerly Bohn's Restaurant), Batavia, NY 14020

 


2015 Fall Conference

Saturday, September 26, 2015
Houghton College, Allegany County

 


2015 Spring Conference

April 18, 2015
Bohn's Restaurant, Batavia, NY 14020

 


2014 Fall Conference

September 27, 2014
Beaver Hollow Conference Center, Java, NY

 


2014 Spring Conference

Saturday, April 12, 2014
Bohn's Restaurant, Batavia, NY 14020

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