The longest-running general store in Vermont, dating to the mid-1790s, was lost to arson on November 1. Now, with grants from Chittenden Bank and the Harris and Frances Block Foundation as well as strong community donation and sustained support from the Preservation Trust of Vermont and the Windham Foundation, the Putney Historical Society is firming up plans to rebuild on the foundation in the center of town, and plans a community meeting to update the community on its progress. Read the entire post: PHS Works with Others to Rebuild Store: Plans Community Meeting Feb 1
The Putney Craft Tour is sponsoring a fantastic raffle, whose proceeds will go to the Putney Historical Society towards the rebuilding of the store. Drawing Feb. 11 at the Community Supper–you need not be present to win. Thousands of dollars in prizes! Some prizes are viewable in the Photos section of this website, or at the Putney Inn. Tickets are on sale at the Inn, Putney Books, Putney Coop, Brattleboro Coop, Vermont Artisan Design, Firefly. Or buy online at http://www.putneycrafts.com/Raffle.shtml
Local Musicians, Poets and Puppeteers help rebuild community spirit after fire.
On the evening of November 20, at 7:30 pm, performers from Putney and Westminster West gathered at the United Church in downtown Putney in the spirit of rebuilding what was lost on the night of November 1st. Read the entire post: RE:STORE
Thank you all so much for your warm concern and regrets. We have been faced with an incredible challenge this week, and we turn to you for a little support.
If you didn’t know–the General Store burnt to the ground November 1, just as we were in the final stretch of reconstruction, prior to reopening. We had great, experienced proprietors and everything.
Now we are faced with hard decisions. But if we do not lose heart, much of what we achieved is still very much in play. We are poised to act quickly, but we will need help.
We voted as a board Tuesday to cautiously pursue the feasibility of rebuilding the store. We very much want to do this! Please consider joining our organization.
$15 gives you membership through 2010. Send a check to: Treasurer, Putney Historical Society Town Hall, Box 233 Putney, VT 05346
If you would like to include an additional, tax-deductible donation for the store, great! You can also make online donations at putneygeneralstore.org
Thank you.
Stuart Strothman
President
Putney Historical Society
The Lisai family has numerous remarkable connections to the history of Putney, ranging from surveying relatives even before the first settlement to gravestone masons. Read the recent Reformer article.
