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Bob Putnam

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Bob Putnam has lived in Winter Springs for 30 years. He worked as a professional engineer for 45 years. He’s retired and serves as the chair of The Oviedo Preservation Project (TOPP), a member of the Oviedo Historical Society, the director of the annual TOPP cemetery tour and 5K, The Rising, a period demonstrator/instructor as a Colonial-era broom maker, and a dramatic performer/lecturer for U.S. history. He’s an active volunteer in church and in Central Florida theater, and he loves outdoor sports.

Bob's Latest Articles

Walter Meade Gwynn, Helen Meade Gwynn, and their daughter Mary Philoclea.
Rooster Tracks: Ever wonder how Lake Charm got its name? 

Walter Meade Gwynn might not be well known, but this Oviedo man helped lead the state during the Civil War.

Bob Putnam as George H. Brown in Oviedo
Introducing Rooster Tracks, our column of tales from our local past

This month's dive into the past: George H. Browne, a pioneer from when the area had no train and was in its absolute infancy.

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