Putnam Memorial State Park

12/05/2025

Baking some of this historic gingerbread for the Winter Walk tomorrow!

10/04/2025

Another gorgeous autumn day at the Park! Both buildings are open until 5 PM.

10/03/2025

06/15/2025

The historic side of the Park is a designated dad drop-off point. Celebrate Father's Day by giving him what he truly wants: to be left alone at a museum to read *all* the labels all the way through.

05/11/2025

Lost & found: A remote controlled dog training device on the Memorial side of the park. Message us with a description of it to claim it!

04/02/2025

So honored to have been chosen for this! Be on the lookout for a newsletter with more details soon!

Congratulations to 5 CT organizations who have received America 250 CT Museum Makeover grants from CT Humanities and Conservation ConneCTion: Franklin Historical Society, Friends and Neighbors of Putnam Memorial State Park, New Haven Museum, Old New Gate Prison & Copper Mine, Wethersfield Historical Society. Read more at www.cthumanities.org/news

12/19/2024

You can catch park historian Ellery on the state archaeologist's radio show, talking about Putnam's Revolutionary War winter encampment! Link in the comments:

12/06/2024

The weather is perfect for the Winter Walk tomorrow! Dress warm and we'll see you at 11 AM sharp!

11/25/2024

I was so spellbound by our guest presenter that I didn't take any pictures of the Annual Meeting yesterday! Many thanks to Richard Franklin Donohue for a great performance of Connecticut's Revolutionary War-era music, and to everyone who joined us!

11/02/2024

Tomorrow!

09/14/2024

Tuesday marked the first FANS meeting at our new meeting location: the Lonetown Farm Museum! A huge thanks to the Redding Historical Society for offering us the use of their beautiful space. I'm looking forward to spending time in the Zalmon Read Barn for the RHS Annual Meeting this weekend - hope to see you there!