About GAHWNY
Government-Appointed Historians of Western New York (GAHWNY) was founded in 2008 to assist and support its membership, consisting of municipal historians in the Western New York region.
GAHWNY is operated by a four-member volunteer board.
Welcome, new board members!
Officers serve two-year terms. Let us know what you would like to see for GAHWNY in the coming year!
GAHWNY Board Members, L-R: Holly Watson, Kay Swyers, Suzie Carlson, Valerie Griffing
GAHWNY Executive Board (2025-2026)
Elected September 21, 2024
President
Holly Watson, Livingston County Historian
Vice President
Kay Swyers, Castile Town Historian
Secretary
Suzie Carlson, Perry Town Historian
Treasurer
Valerie Griffing, Nunda Town Historian
Mission Statement
The Government-Appointed Historians of Western New York (GAHWNY) is dedicated to the promotion, research, interpretation, and preservation of history relating to the western portion of the State of New York.
The purpose of this organization is to provide assistance and support to its membership, which consists of all officially appointed local government historians:
city, county, town, and village historians;
all duly-appointed deputies/assistants of the same;
and representatives appointed by the Seneca, Tonawanda, and Tuscarora Nations within Western New York, comprising of the counties within the Niagara, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes Regions of New York State.
The goals of this organization are to provide an administrative service that produces a web presence, annual meeting(s), and/or programming, in person and/or virtual, that encourages the professional development of historians within Western New York through education and training.
For copies of minutes and/or treasurer's reports, please contact the GAHWNY secretary.
By mail:
GAHWNY
PO Box 75
Mount Morris, NY 14510
Email: gahwny8@gmail.com