Explore Putnam Cemetery with the Greenwich Historical Society

On October 6 join the Greenwich Historical Society in a fascinating walk and lecture through the historic Putnam Cemetery located at 35 Parsonage Road in Greenwich from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. The cemetery is located in a quiet residential neighborhood and is affiliated with adjacent Saint Mary's Cemetery at 399 North Street, which is a Catholic cemetery; the two cemeteries share the same office.  

The largest of its kind in Greenwich, Putnam cemetery dates from the town’s Great Estate era and has provided a tree-shaded resting place for titans of industry, finance, and the arts for over a century.  Some of the notables interred here include the grandparents of George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, pianist and conductor, Victor Borge, architect Thomas Hastings and Jeremiah Milbank, founder of Borden's milk among many others.

Join Greenwich historian Davidde Strackbein and Certified Arborist Eric Kamen on an autumn tour of this important town landmark.