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Survey Map - 1762
A survey map of the area long before Maynard was incorporated. The actual bounds of the map are still being researched, but initial analysis points to parts of Stow.
For three reasons the document is likely preliminary work product that led to…
For three reasons the document is likely preliminary work product that led to…
Whitcomb - Hapgood House
Stow, Massachusetts
The sepia colored photo shows the Mark Whitcomb - Catheriene Davies Hapgood House around 1900. The farm, 63 acres, and house, built ca. 1850, was briefly owned by Fletcher H. Cambridge from Oct. 27, 1900 to July 25, 1901. The current address is…
Stow, MA. Map
Reproduction of an early Stow map showing Stow Center, Lower Village and Rock Bottom
Stow Grange Fair Ribbons
Two Stow, Mass. Grange Fair ribbons, First and Second Place. The First Prize (blue) winner was awarded to Daniel Shea, Sr. for his Sweet Peppers. The Second Prize (red) winner was Daniel Shea, Sr. for his Blue Hubbard Squash.
Stow Militia - 1840
A list of men in the Stow militia compiled by Yael Walcott, Town Clerk. See pdf for handwritten list.
Town of Stow Souvenir Mug - 1983
A souvenir mug from the 300th Anniversary of Stow, MA Incorporation, 1683-1983.
Intention of Marriage - 1832
A handwritten intention of marriage noted by Charles Tower, Town Clerk, Stow, MA. The marriage is between Mr. Ezekiel Brown and Miss Lucy Litchfield. It is dated November 18, 1832.
Calendar - 1975
Shorette's American
Great Road - Stow, Massachusetts
A promotional wall calendar depicting a 1919 era automobile for each month. January is the Owen Magnetic. The 1975 dates are the same as the 1919.
Civil War Letters Of William Henry Peck 1861-1865
Copies of 59 letters written by William Henry Peck during the civil war to various relatives. The letters were collated by Ruth Peck Doyle. Sample letter shown.
Centennial Monograph: A Town is Born
The story of how the town of Maynard came to be.
Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War whose graves are designated by markers
This book lists the graves of soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War. While this was prior to the incorporation of the town of Maynard, names from neighboring Sudbury and Stow are listed on pages 47 and 48. The list for Sudbury includes…
History of Middlesex County Massachusetts
A history of Middlesex County in Massachusetts. Book does not include a title or copyright page. An index is taped to the inside, listing the towns included in the history: Acton, Ashby, Burlington, Cambridge, Carlisle, Dunstable, Lexington,…
Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission
Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commissioners, appointed by Governor Frank G. Allen: Herbert Parker (Chairman), Frank Roe Batchelder (Vice Chairman), Sybil H. Holmes (Secretary), Robert B. Choate, John Cifrino, Henry Colt,, Allan Forbes,…
Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts to the Year 1850
Includes the birth, marriage and death records for the town of Stow, Massachusetts through 1850.
"This publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, November 6, 1901".
Committee on…
"This publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, November 6, 1901".
Committee on…
Images of America
Stow
A photo book that spans the history of Stow.
Souvenir from Henry Gardner Day - Stow, 1975
A parchment describing Henry Gardner's contributions during the American Revolution.
Proclamation Concerning Henry Gardner of Stow
Henry Gardner was a prominent early resident of the Town of Stow, which included Maynard at that time. The Boards of Selectmen of Maynard and Stow sign the proclamation in 1974.
Stow High School Senior Play - 1936
"Professor Pepp"
The program for the senior play at Stow Town Hall. Of interest is the many Maynard merchants who sponsored the event.
The Maynard - Stow Town Line ca 1910
The small sign near the second telephone is an early traffic sign, "Motor Vehicles, Thickly Settled". Ben Smith's tomb is on the left (no longer there).
Girl wins bicycle in Stow laundromat
The grand opening of the new Stow Laundromat