2024 GAHWNY Conference

Theme: Practical Pointers and Sensible Suggestions for Historians

9:30-10:00am             Registration Check In and Refreshments
10:00-10:30am           Poster Session and Networking
10:30-10:45am           Welcome

10:45-11:45am            What’s a New Historian to Do? Duties and Helpful Suggestions
Presenter: Sue Conklin, Retired Genesee County Historian

It can be difficult to know what a municipal historian’s responsibilities are and how to assess inherited collections. This program intends to be a guide for newly appointed historians and a refresher for seasoned historians.

11:45am-12:00pm      Updates from the Office of the State Historian
Remarks: Devin Lander, New York State Historian

12:00-1:15pm             Lunch and Networking

·         Business Meeting and Officer Elections

·         Julia Reinstein Award

·         GAHWNY History Student Award

Remarks by Nathan Ryan, recipient of the 2023 GAHWNY History Student Award

1:15-1:30pm               Break

1:30-2:30pm               Preserving Historical Photographs
Presenter: Kathy Connor, Retired Legacy Curator, George Eastman House

Most historians are stewards of historical photographs, which provide invaluable insight into people, places, and events in our communities. This program will provide guidance for preserving and caring for your photographic collections so that they are protected now and into the future.

2:30pm                       Meeting Wrap Up

2:45pm                       Post-conference Tour of East Hill Creamery
An optional guided tour of the creamery facility led by an East Hill Creamery staffperson, highlighting its cheese production and community ties.

2023 GAHWNY Conference

October 7, 2023
"Be a History Ambassador for Your Community"
Batavia Country Club, Batavia, NY

2022 GAHWNY Conference

October 1, 2022
"Documenting the Rich Cultural Diversity of Your Community"
East Aurora, NY

…And so on, back to the beginning!