Saturday, November 30, 7 pm PUTNEY – The Putney Historical Society presents a screening of Jay Craven’s new film “Lost Nation,” followed by a Q & A session led by Jay, on Saturday, November 30 at 7:00 pm at Next Stage.  The event is part of the film’s Vermont 50 Town Tour, and is a fundraiser … Read more

by Lyssa Papazian In 2022, The Town and the Putney Historical Society (PHS) signed a 25-year lease for the second floor to serve as the home for the PHS as well as a shared event and meeting space once a comprehensive renovation is accomplished. The Putney Town Hall is the major landmark in the Putney … Read more

by Lyssa Papazian Above: This was the only photo we had that showed the store before its alteration in c. 1890; Below: Newly found photo showing the pre-1890 store in detail as owned by Corser. Clearly shown are the 8/8 double hung windows, front porch, multiple bulletin boards, a single chimney, the loading dock with … Read more

Owners c. 1796-99  – 1801  William Sargent & John Griffin (built the store – originally a 1½-story structure) 1801 – 1815            Samuel Chandler & Levi Bigelow  1815 – 1823            Benjamin Smith 1823 – 1826            James Keyes & Isaac Grout 1826 – 1838            James Keyes (“The White Store”) 1838 – 1846            Peyton R. Chandler (“P.R. … Read more

The fourth installment of Bill Darrow’s chronicle of the Washburn family’s exploits. The Washburns of Putney, Chapter 4

By Tom Jamison Working on organizing the PHS collection, I recently came across plan and perspective drawings of a proposed building to house the Putney Historical Society. The drawings are dated 1961 but are not signed. Notations on the perspective drawing include: Suggested design for building to start with, radial additions in future. Windows all … Read more

Phone and email inquiries to date in 2024: this list provides an idea of some of the inquiries we receive for information on the history of Putney from people locally and around the country. 01/02 – An inquiry regarding volunteering doing remote research for PHS.  Got him involved with research related to Civil War veterans … Read more

Join us for a free showing of Putney’s 250th Anniversary Parade Sunday, September 22, 2024 2pm with light refreshments (following PHS Annual Meeting at 1:45) Free to all at Next Stage (15 Kimball Hill Rd) Join us for a showing of the 2003 film of our town’s blow-out 250th anniversary parade “Half the town was … Read more

The 2024 Putney Historical Society calendar is available now from the historical society and at the Putney General Store, Putney Coop and Hidden Springs Maple Store.  It features images of carriages, wagons and sleighs from the Fairchild collection of Corser photographs.

The Putney Historical Society recently received a donation of a boot warmer that was made in Putney during the early 20th century.  The boot warmer was donated by John Anderson of Dummerston.  A fragmentary label indicates it was made in Putney but lacks any other information.  The item is clearly handmade, possibly from scraps of … Read more