Previous Conferences
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
2020-2021 Annual Meetings
Cancelled due to conoravirus pandemic
2019 Annual Meeting
September 28th, 2019
Livingston County Campus, Mt. Morris, NY
2018 Annual Meeting
September 22, 2018
Seneca Nation of Indians Administration Building, Salamanca, NY
2017 Annual Meeting
October 14, 2017
Rochester Club West at Bohn's, Batavia, NY
2016 Fall Conference
September 24th
United Methodist Church in Geneseo, NY
2016 Spring Conference
April 23, 2016
Rochester Club West at Bohn's (formerly Bohn's Restaurant), Batavia, NY
2015 Fall Conference
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Houghton College, Allegany County
2015 Spring Conference
April 18, 2015
Bohn's Restaurant, Batavia, NY
2014 Fall Conference
September 27, 2014
Beaver Hollow Conference Center, Java, NY
2014 Spring Conference
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Bohn's Restaurant, Batavia, NY
