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== History of Parks ==
Miriam Putnam, 1904-1996, served as director of Memorial Hall Library for 28 years from 1939-1967. A 1925 graduate of Radcliffe College, Ms. Putnam went on to receive a Library Science degree from Columbia University. She worked at the Newton Free Library before coming to Andover. Miss Putnam served as Chairperson of the American Library Association Subcommittee on Adult Education, a board member of the Public Library Association and as President of the Massachusetts Library Association. She frequently contributued to national publications for librarians and educators.  
Andover has valued its parks for a long time. In 1897 Andover set up a Park Commission. The first project of the commission was saving trees in the Carmel Woods.  Shrubs and bushes were also planted. But vandilsm in the park ended the beautification in 1933 project and trees were cut down and given to the poor.  


The second project of the commission was Richardson Field, which became Central Park. See entry below.
During her tenure, Andover became the headquarters of one of the seven subregions in the Eastern Massachusetts Regional Library system. The contract was signed on June 11, 1967.  
Miss Putnam retired from Memorial Hall in 1967 but went on to work as Assistant Librarian at Talledega College, the oldest historically black college in Alabama.  


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Miss Putnam was a member of the NAACP, the ACLU and the Alabama Council on Human Relations.  
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=ANDOVER%20CENTURY%20OF%20CHANGE&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=3&rt=keyword ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 206.


== Andover Park 2000 ==
[[Image:Miriam_Putnam.jpg|thumb|...''Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965''.... click to enlarge|left]]
Andover Park 2000, a project of Doherty Middle School, is located in Central Park on Bartlett Street.  It contains plaques of people significant in Andover history.
 
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* ''Andover Townsman'', June 22, 2000.
 
* Andover Vertical File, Andover Park 2000 booklet with timeline and tree names.
 
 
== Castle Park ==
Castle Park is located on the banks of the Shawsheen River adjacent to the Marland Mill, now Atria Assisted-Living. The park cleanup, along with [[Wood Garden]] was a 350th celebration activity.  It was dedicated on September 29, 1996.
 
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* [http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11490T9973U33.20531&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=celebrating+350&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus ''Celebrating 350 Years, Andover Massachusetts, 1996: An Anniversary Journal''], page 49 (974.45 Cel)
* Andover Townsman, "Castle Park to be Dedicated Next Weekend", page 23.
 
 
== The Park, also known as Central Park ==
In 1899 the Town of Andover purchased "Richardson Field" and a parcel of land from J.W. Berry for a park in the center of town.  Through the years it has been called "Central Park, The Common, and the Park with a Gazebo, but, according to the Andover Historical Society, the official name is just "The Park."
 
In 1906 Rodgers Brook was dammed to create a pond in the Park. The brook was diverted to an underground pipe running through downtown Andover in 1968.
 
The Bandstand in Central Park was originally constructed in 1913. According to Community Services Librarian, Norma Gammon, the design was changed in the 1980's.
 
[[File:bandstand.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Bandstand in Central Park. This picture is from the Andover Townsman Centennial Issue, July 21, 1988, page 73A]]


[[Image:MiriamPutnamRadcliffeRepublicanClub.JPG|thumb|..."Miriam Putnam '25 new leader of the Radcliffe Republican Club. Boston Post November 17, 1924|center]]
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* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=6355&t=What%20it%20was%2C%20what%20it%20is%3A%20300th&tp=title&d=0&hc=1&rt=title Andover, ''What it was, what it is: 300th Anniversary May 30, - June 2, 1946''] published by the Andover Townsman Press.
*"A Park by Any Other Name", ''Townsman'' ("The Back Page") , December 29, 2005
*"Recalling high, low bandstand moments," ''Andover Townsman'', October 18, 2012, p. 10.


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*''Miriam Putnam was librarian extraordinaire''  Andover Townsman  October 4, 2018 [https://www.andovertownsman.com/news/townspeople/miriam-putnam-was-a-librarian-extraordinaire/article_9bd56057-2fd1-5847-a6c6-d09edd476fe8.html ]
*Having the First Shovelful. (photo) (groundbreaking for library's 1960's addition) ''Andover Townsman'' September 2, 1965, p.1


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*Reading Room Named for Town Librarian. (photo) ''Andover Townsman'' November 23, 1966, p.1,16.
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*Miss Putnam Leaving Memorial Hall. (photos) ''Andover Townsman'', September 14, 1967, p. 1,2.
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*''Miriam Putnam obituary ''Andover Townsman'''', March 28, 1996
 
 
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*"Park's name splits townies, newcomers," ''Eagle Tribune'', November 28, 2005, page 1.
*Past and Present. ''Andover Townsman'', December 8, 2005.
*"'Andoverisms' punctuate local conversations," ''Andover Townsman'', November 21, 2013, p. 15.
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=ANDOVER%20CENTURY%20OF%20CHANGE&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=3&rt=keyword ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, page 2006 (974.45 Ric).
 
[[Image:park1.jpg|thumb||left|''Park's Name Splits Townies, Newcomers, Eagle Tribune '', November 28 , 2005, page 6 .....click to enlarge ]]
[[Image:park2.jpg|thumb||left|''Park's Name Splits Townies, Newcomers, Eagle Tribune '', November 28 , 2005, end of article .....click to enlarge ]]


* Here are a few charming diary pages that Ms Putnam left behind when she retired.  AJA refers to A.J. Anderson, her successor. [[File:Miriamputnam.pdf ]]
*Putnam, Miriam ''Film Forums an Adventure in Adult Education'' [[Media:The_educational_screen.pdf ]], volume 22, 1956
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== Penguin Park ==
*"Motley crew crafts new Andover playground," ''Boston Globe'', May 13, 1990, p. 1.
== Peter Aumais Park ==
The Andover High Varsity Baseball Park was dedicated in memory of Peter Aumais, 1976 team captain, on April, 26, 2000
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''Andover Townsman'', Thursday, March 23, 2000, page 39.
Peter Aumais Park Dedicated. ''Andover Townsman'', May 4, 2000, page 44. 
== Shawsheen River Park ==
The Andover Rotary Club adopted the old bowling green ( part of the recreational facilities of the Balmoral Spa ).
== William Wood Memorial Park ==
See [[Wood Garden]]
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Miriam Putnam, 1904-1996, served as director of Memorial Hall Library for 28 years from 1939-1967. A 1925 graduate of Radcliffe College, Ms. Putnam went on to receive a Library Science degree from Columbia University. She worked at the Newton Free Library before coming to Andover. Miss Putnam served as Chairperson of the American Library Association Subcommittee on Adult Education, a board member of the Public Library Association and as President of the Massachusetts Library Association. She frequently contributued to national publications for librarians and educators.

During her tenure, Andover became the headquarters of one of the seven subregions in the Eastern Massachusetts Regional Library system. The contract was signed on June 11, 1967. Miss Putnam retired from Memorial Hall in 1967 but went on to work as Assistant Librarian at Talledega College, the oldest historically black college in Alabama.

Miss Putnam was a member of the NAACP, the ACLU and the Alabama Council on Human Relations.

...Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965.... click to enlarge
..."Miriam Putnam '25 new leader of the Radcliffe Republican Club. Boston Post November 17, 1924



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  • Miriam Putnam was librarian extraordinaire Andover Townsman October 4, 2018 [1]
  • Having the First Shovelful. (photo) (groundbreaking for library's 1960's addition) Andover Townsman September 2, 1965, p.1
  • Reading Room Named for Town Librarian. (photo) Andover Townsman November 23, 1966, p.1,16.
  • Miss Putnam Leaving Memorial Hall. (photos) Andover Townsman, September 14, 1967, p. 1,2.
  • Miriam Putnam obituary Andover Townsman', March 28, 1996

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