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Left to right: Tina Aubin, Children’s librarian; Priscilla Colwell, library director; Edward Bradley; Annice Bradley Rockwell Photo by John Fulco.
PUTNAM — In a world where everyone seems to be in a rush, it is indeed refreshing when people take the time to be kind. And that is exactly what happened when Ed Bradley would go into the Putnam Public Library to do research or to make copies.
Whenever he needed assistance with technology it was given cheerfully. With a desire to return that noted kindness, Bradley decided to give the Putnam Public Library a piece of art that depicts an important part of the town’s local history.
Titled “East Wind Special,” it was sketched by artist Gina Papen in 1990. This special piece is a commemoration of the last steam train to Putnam at the Putnam Train Station in 1990. For a small town in northeastern Connecticut, this event was widely attended and this enthusiasm was captured by the artist. The framed art is now on display for all to enjoy in a place where no one is ever in too much of a hurry to be kind.
By Annice Bradley,
daughter of Ed Bradley