Former Seneca County Historian Dies

Walter Gable at the Grand Reopening of Fatzinger Hall-Photo from Facebook by Neil Sjoblom

Former Seneca County Historian Walter Gable has died.

Gable was a high school social studies teacher for thirty-two years before becoming county historian.  He was a lifelong resident of Seneca County.

He graduated from the Romulus Central School and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Syracuse University.

As the county historian, he worked to upgrade technology in the county historian’s office and to make the position of county historian more visible within the community. He also wrote several books on local history.

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