Celebrate Putnam County Day At Tilly Foster Farm

SOUTHEAST, NY — Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne and County Historian Jennifer Cassidy invite the public to Putnam County Day, a celebration of the 212th anniversary of the county's formation, on June 12 at Tilly Foster Farm.

The theme this year is “Celebrating Collectors & Collections" and many individuals and institutions who make local history available to researchers and the public alike will be recognized.

"We will especially honor the memory of Denis M. Castelli and Gregory J. Amato, who assembled large and significant local history collections, and their spouses and family members who kept the collections intact and donated them for archival preservation in the County Historian’s Collection where they will be accessible to future generations," county officials said.

An exhibit at the event will also include contributions from Putnam History Museum, Southeast Museum and the historical societies of Carmel, Kent, Patterson, and Putnam Valley.

Award recipients and honorees

• Preserving Local History Award - Paul Schmittman III; Brian Vangor
• Exemplary Public History Award - Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library & Putnam History Museum, “Julia L. Butterfield Bicentennial Project”
• Exemplary Public History Programming Award - Deborah Rafferty Oswald, Ed.D., Southeast Museum; Josephine Bach, Putnam History Museum
• Exemplary Public History in Schools Award - Robert Buccheri of Carmel High School; Keith Reilly and Denise Santalis of George Fisher Middle School
• Mr. George Whipple

Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

This event is open to the public, but due to limited seating, RSVPs are requested by June 7. Email historian@putnamcountyny.gov or call 845-808-1420 for more information.

• Where: Tilly’s Table, Tilly Foster Farm, 100 NY Route 312, Brewster NY
• When: Wednesday, June 12th from 5pm to 7pm