Friday's Photo: Putney, Vermont

Said to be Vermont's oldest General Store, the history of this store goes
back to 1796 - see more at Putney General Store.

In the 1980s, before I developed an interest in genealogy, I was focused on traveling and furnishing my new home with antiques collected along the way. A trip to New England in 1984 perfectly aligned with those interests. During that trip, I managed to fit in one brief family history stop: a visit to Putney, a small town in Windham County, Vermont. At the time, all I knew was that someone on my mother’s side had once lived there.

Mary Lucy Glynn

After years of research, I know just how significant Putney is to my family history. My fourth great-grandparents, Benjamin Reed and Huldah Pratt, lived there and are buried in the town. Their daughter and my third-great-grandmother, Nancy Reed, wife of Joseph T. Glynn, is also buried in a local cemetery, along with my second-great-grandfather, Albert Joseph Glynn. My great-grandmother, Mary Lucy Glynn—who married Charles Giddens—was born in Putney. 

Now, a return trip to Vermont is at the top of my wish list. This time, I plan to visit the cemeteries where my ancestors are buried and spend time in local archives to dig deeper into my family history.

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Diana

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"Putney, Vermont abt 1984" and "Mary Lucy Glynn," photographs; scanned images, original photograph from the privately-held collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025.