preserving "the best-known small town in America"
PHS The glass plate negatives produced by Adelbert Corser and Minnie Corser Thwing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries have amazing detail that is often not noticeable when looking at the image printed on a post card or even in our calendar. Geordie Heller has done a wonderful job of scanning the negatives at … Read more
Putney Fortnightly Club 1902-2021 The social club that lasted the longest in Putney was the Putney Fortnightly Club. This organization kept a regular schedule of meetings and fellowship for 119 years. We remaining eight members bid a fond farewell to our organization by spending the last of our treasury. Money went to the Putney Food … Read more
The opening chapter of a narrative by William B. Darrow tracing the story of the Putney Washburn family. The Washburn brothers were grandchildren of Asa and Sally (Upham) Washburn, early Putney settlers present for the first United States Census in 1790. For four or five generations members of the family did extraordinary things. It is … Read more
This photo is from the Corser collection of glass plate negatives and is labeled “Will Laungo (?) House”. If you have any idea where this was/is located please Contact Us!
The 2019 annual Meeting will be held on Sunday September 8, 2019 from 2 to 4 PM at Next Stage (15 Kimball Hill). After a brief business meeting, Maryann Toffolon and Tim Ragle will lead the group on the walking tour of the village, based on the Historic Walking Tour pamphlet that the PHS recently … Read more
The 2019 newsletter features the story of an historic East Putney farmhouse, a report on the historic photograph research done by Putney School students, and more!
The Putney Historical Society has published a beautifully illustrated brochure featuring pre-Civil War architecture of the downtown, Kimball Hill and Westminster Road area of Putney. The brochure is available at the Putney Historical Society, the Putney General Store, the Putney Coop and other locations around town. More information can be found here.
Board meeting minutes for 2017 and 2018 are now available on this website – see “Minutes” in the top menu. Minutes from prior years will continue to be added.
This issue features 18 photos of the Putney General Store, from 1890, through two fires, reconstruction and the grand re-opening in May 2017. Also in this issue: A Glimpse Through the Mists of Time, a brief history of the Kathan/Campbell/Noyes House Find Your House in a map from 1869 and a … Read more
The Putney Historical Society is selling a limited number of the historic 1893 church pews that were once at Next Stage. They have been modified so that they are 8 feet long and are $500, including brand new custom cushions. They are sold “as-is” – with some minor idiosyncrasies on one end. They are great … Read more