Putney Historical Society

from the East Putney Community Club

Thanks to a $1,650 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Putney Historical Society and East Putney Community Club will have the assistance of architect Jeremy Coleman and structural engineer Robert Leet in the renovation of Pierce’s Hall in East Putney. Read the entire post: Grant helps with structural analysis of Pierce’s Hall

PIERCE’S HALL RECEIVES GRANT FOR A NEW ROOF

by Anne Kerrey

EAST PUTNEY–Pierce’s Hall, a favorite venue of contra dancers and bands for the last 35 years, has passed a milestone on its path toward a new roof in the New Year. The Vermont Division of Historic Preservation has awarded the Putney Historical Society the full $12,500 that it and the East Putney Community Club requested to save the historic East Putney community building, built in 1832 as a Methodist meeting house.  This state grant will provide half of the amount needed for a new standing seam metal roof for Pierce’s Hall. Read the entire post: Press Release–PHS and East Putney Community Club successful in grant application

Location: Pierce’s Hall, East Putney

Members present: Barbara Taylor, Ruth Barton, Stuart Strothman, Lindley Speers, Laurel Ellis, MaryJane MacGuire, Jane Rawley
Also present: 18 people, including Marilyn Loomis of the East Putney Community Club.

Meeting called to order by Ruth Barton. Read the entire post: Annual Meeting, Sept. 24 2006

In case you haven’t heard, the board of PHS determined that the historical society could not coexist with the monthly contra dances held at Pierce’s Hall.  The East Putney Community Club was very generous to offer to share the space of the Hall, especially considering the historical society’s recent difficulty in finding a place to settle down after moving out of the downstairs of the Town Hall to make space for the town offices.  However, after a lengthy study of the space, which included input from multiple sources, the board determined that moving out of the town center to create an office and display area which would need to be packed up every month would not be a good choice.  We will continue to serve the town from the Town Hall for the time being—the geneology files and important reference texts are still located in the accessible downstairs, and our main collection of documents, books, photos and artifacts is currently housed upstairs.  We are endeavoring to organize and clear the space in the large upstairs room so that it can be freely used by various organizations.