Putnam Memorial State Park

"Connecticut's Valley Forge"


Contact Us: friends@putnampark.org


499 Black Rock Turnpike Redding, CT 06896

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FANs Newsletter Archive

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2022
2004

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 

Nov 2004 Newsletter - Monument Refurb. Pavilion Update

Dec 2004 Newsletter - Pavilion Update

2005

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

2006

March 2006 Newsletter - John Read. Gentleman

May 2006 Newsletter - School Days

June 2006 Newsletter - The Great Park Pursuit

July 2006 Newsletter - Raid on Danbury

Oct 2006 Newsletter - Reenactment at Park. Yorktown History

Nov 2006 Newsletter - Last Camp at New Windsor NY. Purpule Heart

2007

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

Nov 2007 Newsletter - Veterans Day. Cemetery??? 

Dec 2007 Newsletter - Winter Walk. Mourn Arms

2008

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

Nov 2008 Newsletter - 230th Year Reenactment

Dec 2008 Newsletter - Winter Walk. Park People

2009

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

 

2010

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

2011

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

2012

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

Nov 2012 Newsletter - Day in the Park 1778-79

Dec 2012 Newsletter - Christmas cards

2022

Fall 2022 Newsletter

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, email us at friends@putnampark.org.

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