May 2004 Newsletter - Pavilion Refurb Schedule. Archaeol. Dig. School Days
June 2004 Newsletter - Dismantling Pavilion. Statue Removal
July 2004 Newsletter - Pavilion GONE.
August/Sept 2004 Newsletter - Pavilion Update
Oct 2004 Newsletter - Pavilion Update
Feb 2005 Newsletter - Museum Lighting. Pavilion Update
Mar 2005 Newsletter - Putnam's Ride. Pavilion Update
Apr 2005 Newsletter - Lex. Concord. Pavilion Update
May 2005 Newsletter - School Days. Pavilion Update
June 2005 Newsletter - Statue Installed. Pavilion Update
July 2005 Newsletter - Salem Village. Pavilion Update
Aug/Sept 2005 Newsletter - Parks Money Issues. Pavilion Update
Oct 2005 Newsletter - PAVILION GRAND OPENING
Nov 2005 Newsletter - 1778- Prelude to Reading Camp
Dec 2005 Newsletter - Diary of Pvt Martin. Winter Walk. Year in Review
Jan 2007 Newsletter - Dearborn Diary. Hessians
Feb 2007 Newsletter - Cabin Details. Hawkin's Tour
Mar 2007 Newsletter - Park Layout History
Apr 2007 Newsletter - Lex, Concord. My Brother Sam is Dead
May 2007 Newsletter- School Days. Anna Hyatt Huntington
June 2007 Newsletter - Bunker Hill. Musket Replicas Newsletter
Aug/Sept 2007 Newsletter - Park as a Movie Set
Oct 2007 Newsletter - Archaeology, Phalanx
Jan 2008 Newsletter - 8 Winter Encampments
Feb 2008 Newsletter - VC 100 years ago. Mutiny
Mar 2008 Newsletter - Retirements. Recreation Side of the Park
Apr 2008 Newsletter - Lex, Brooklyn, and Redding
May 2008 Newsletter - School Days. Nancy Cowles
June 2008 Newsletter - Park Walking Tour
July 2008 Newsletter - Revolutionary Troops in the Park
Aug-Sep 2008 Newsletter - Archaeology. Park Signs
Jan 2009 Newsletter - Park Activities
Feb 2009 Newsletter - Gallows Hill Hanging
Mar 2009 Newsletter - Cemetery
April 2009 Newsletter - Lexington/Concord Reenactment
May 2009 Newsletter - School Days, Signs, and Museum History
June 2009 NewsLetter - Bunker Hill and Museum Display
July 2009 NewsLetter - British Burnings in CT.
Aug - Sept2009 NewsLetter - VC Panels and Museum Upgrades
Oct 2009 NewsLetter - Pavillion to Visitor Center
Nov 2009 NewsLetter - Washington in Pawling NY
Dec 2009 NewsLetter - Admiral McCready and Christmas in Arlington
Jan 2010 Newsletter - Myths of the Am. Revolution. New FANs President
Feb 2010 Newsletter - Park history
Mar 2010 Newsletter - 1778-79 camp layout. FANs at Hartford
April 2010 Newsletter - Drums. Dec 18, 1778
May 2010 Newsletter - New display panels. Museum Diorama
June 2010 Newsletter - Bunker Hill
Aug - Sept 2010 Newsletter - Birth of US Army
Oct 2010 Newsletter - Archaeology technology
Nov 2010 Newsletter - 232nd anniversary reenactment
Dec 2010 Newsletter- Dearaborn's diary, Winter Walk, new book
Jan 2011 Newsletter - Winter camps
Feb 2011 Newsletter - Revolutionary spies
April 2011 Newsletter - Area revolutionary battles
May 2011 Newsletter - Park history
June 2011 Newsletter - School Days, Carlton Kline
July 2011 Newsletter - Army logistics, Danbury supply depot
Aug - Sept 2011 Newsletter - Baron von Stuben
Oct 2011 Newsletter - Command at Camp Redding
Nov 2011 Newsletter - Winter Walk history
Dec 2011 Newsletter - VC renovation, Halloween storm, Commish visit
Jan 2012 Newsletter - Snow storm, Park book
Feb 2012 Newsletter - Army bread
March 2012 Newsletter - Old Park sign
April 2012 Newsletter - Lexington, Putnam Lake cleaning
May 2012 Newsletter - Tourism history
June 2012 Newsletter - Rev. route Danbury to Hartford
July 2012 Newsletter - 125th Anniversary, Gov. visit
AugSept 2012 Newsletter - Reenactments
Oct 2012 Newsletter - Visitor Center 2004-05 rebuild recap
From 2004 until his retirement in 2012, Friends and Neighbors member Harry Gibson created and published a series of fantastic newsletters. They contain interesting stories about the park both present and historical, plus articles about many facets of the Revolutionary War and that era. There are also great pictures of many events at the park. Harry has a wonderful sense of humor which he shows now and then. It is well worth the time to peruse a few of them.
The Friends & Neighbors (FANS) of Putnam Park meet the first Monday of each month in the basement level Conference room of the Visitor's Center at 7 p.m.
To contact the FANS send an email to Friendsofputnampark@yahoo.com