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  • Collection: Monographs

mhs-2019.273.pdf
The "Don’t You Wish You Knew?" club was a social group started in 1899 by local businessmen with membership limited to 20 with the apparent goal of sponsoring elaborate masquerade balls.

mhs-2019.260.pdf
In the days before the canned entertainment of radio and television, people created their own diversions - and dances were immensely popular.

mhs-2019.177.pdf
A history of the Finnish saunas in Maynard

mhs-2019.174.pdf
A short history of the Finnish Workers' Federation Club.

mhs-2019.269.pdf
A small Finnish cooperative that was born out of a political differences with the United Coop. It operated for about 2 decades.

mhs-2019.277.pdf
A chronology of the Glenwood Cemetery from its coincident start with the town in 1871 through 1950.

mhs-2019.264.pdf
From the late 1890s to about 1920 a band of Gypsies regularly set up camp on the outskirts of town.

mhs-2019.258.pdf
A short account of what was, for a time, the second largest business in a "company town".

mhs-2019.179.pdf
After the Civil War the Grand Army of the Republic was organized in 1866 with the purpose of maintaining comradeship and fraternity among its members; perpetuating the memory of their deeds; and aiding needy soldiers, their widows and orphans. In…

mhs-2019.239.pdf
A bit of cultural background of tramps and hobos and then an account of how tramps and hobos were cared for from 1871 through 1905. Tramps, generally speaking, "rode the rails" on the trains that passed through town (apparently Massachusetts was a…

mhs-2019.240.pdf
A summary of a farm harvest tradition.

mhs-2019.247.pdf
Before the widespread availability of refrigeration one of the only way to keep things cool was with ice. Fresh water supplies, such as the Assabet River flowing through town, was a source of ice during the winter and a major industry grew up around…

mhs-2019.241.pdf
A short history of the origins of Crowe Park.

mhs-2019.223.pdf
Inspired by seeing Knights of Columbus providing material and spiritual support in Europe during World War I, members of St. Bridget's church pushed for the creation of a Maynard council of this fraternal organization in 1920. Since then it was a…

mhs-2019.246.pdf
A local chapter of a national organization was started in town in 1898 founded on the tenets of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government". The organization faded during the early 1940s, possibly because of World War II.

mhs-2019.222.pdf
Subtitled "The Saga of the Lamplighter", this tells the story of how the streets of Maynard were lit by moonlight, oil lamps, gas and finally electricity: the benefits and a bit of what was lost...

mhs-2019.266.pdf
In the early days of Maynard's history three organizations sprang up (which we have little information on): "Congress of Friends", "Order of Alfredians", and "Nashoba Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men".

mhs-2019.238.pdf
This paper covers the ebb and flows of various political parties from the Town's incorporation through the mid 20th century.

mhs-2019.233.pdf
Despite having over 200 members at its peak, there was surprisingly little information on this fraternal society that operated from 16 years in the early 20th century.