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  • Collection: Monographs

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-2019.239.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-2019.241.pdf
A short history of the origins of Crowe Park.

mhs-2019.242.pdf
A review of the many boarding houses and hotels that sprang up in Maynard starting in the 1860s and flourished until the 1930s.

mhs-2019.243.pdf
The history of St. Bridget's Cemetery, which actually predates the parish in Maynard, from 1869 through the 1940s.

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-2019.248.pdf
A review of the associations and influence of the Jewish immigrant community on Maynard.

mhs-2019.252.pdf
The Royal Arcanum was a fraternal organization whose core purpose, like a number of other similar societies, was to provide its members with safe insurance at minimum cost. It was founded in Boston in 1877 and still operates as of 2020 (but not in…

mhs-2019.255.pdf
With a textile mill as the center of employment (and economic power) for the first 75 years of Maynard's existence, it is not surprising that labor unions were deeply threaded through those years as well. A detailed chronology of labor unions in…

mhs-2019.256.pdf
The automobile came into use shortly after the incorporation of Maynard. A short account of its introduction and growth of the automobile in town life.

mhs-2019.257.pdf
Shortly after immigrating into Maynard the Italian community created a number of short and long-lived institutions.

mhs-2019.259.pdf
A short account of how Danish immigrants came and integrated into the Maynard community.

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-2019.266.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-2019.269.pdf
A small Finnish cooperative that was born out of a political differences with the United Coop. It operated for about 2 decades.

mhs-2019.270.pdf
Chautauqua was a traveling adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It came to Maynard starting in 1917 and continued through 1929.

mhs-2019.271.pdf
Before entertainment was available at the push of a button, the arrival of a carnival or circus in town would bring a little bit of excitement to quiet town life.

mhs-2019.272.pdf
The International Order of Good Templars, who promoted total abstinence from alcoholic beverages, had a lodge in Assabet Village, prior to Maynard's incorporation.

mhs-2019.275.pdf
James Farrell was a frequent contributor and speaker in the nascent years of the Maynard Historical Society. He passed away in 1968, four years shy of the Centennial celebration he helped shape.

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