Browse Collections (21 total)
Scanned Books
Our scanned book collection.
Contributors: Dave Griffin (Maynard Historical Society)
Assabet Mills
Photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company.
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
The Co-operative Associations of Maynard
Artifacts, photographs and documents from the various co-operatives that operated in Maynard from the 1870's to the 1970's.
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society), Lenny Palmer (Maynard Historical Society)
The Powder Mills, Paper Mill and Jewell Mill
Items from the American Powder Mills (which operated under other names such as American Cyanamid). The mills spanned the towns of Maynard, Acton,…
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
Schools
All about education in Maynard: schools, yearbooks, sports.
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
Digital Equipment Corporation
Items from Digital Equipment Corporation, which was headquartered in Maynard from 1957-1999.
Contributors:
Dave Griffin, David Wisniewski, Lenny Palmer, Chris Lister
Includes a number of artifacts on permanent loan from the Ken Olsen Collection from Gordon College.
The Maynard Family
Information and artifacts on the family which gave the town its name.
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
Audio Visual Materials
Films, Slides, Recordings
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
Postcards
The MHS Postcard Collection is one of the best, and possibly most entertaining, way of looking into the history of the Town. Each postcard is a…
Contributors: Dave Griffin (Maynard Historical Society)
Clubs/Societies
This collection depicts some of the many social organizations that have existed since Maynards inception.
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
Town Records
These are documents related to the Maynard town government: annual town reports, fiscal records, lists of persons, street lists, voter lists, town…
Contributors: Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society)
Oliver Warila Photographs
Oliver "Swat" Warila was a commercial photographer based in Maynard from about 1960 through 1980. Most of the photographs in this collection are from…
Contributors: The Warila Family
Unidentified Photos, Artifacts and Documents in our Archives
Test your detective skills!
The Historical Society has a collection of items that are interesting and related to Maynard but, so far, we know very…
Birth Records
Maynard Town Report Birth Records. Detailed records (individual names) are only available through the 1990s. Starting in 2002 or so the town…
Contributors: Paul Boothroyd
Marriage Records
Marriage Records from Maynard Town Reports from 1880s to 1927. Starting in 1928 the town only reports summary marriage statistics.
Contributors: Paul Boothroyd
Death Records
Death records from 1886-1927.
Contributors: Paul Boothroyd
Centennial
Items in this collection are related to Maynard's centennial celebration in 1971.
Monographs
The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic…
Contributors: Maynard Historical Society, et. al.
Annual Town Reports (scanned)
This collection contains Annual Town Reports that are either scanned or we have original digital copies.
Reports before 2013 are scanned PDF file…
Contributors: Town of Maynard, Maynard Public Library, and other donors. Digitization was done by the Maynard Historical Society.
Maynard Fires
Like any municipality Maynard has had its fair share of fires, minor and major, all engaged by the Maynard Fire Department (sometimes supported by…
Contributors: Maynard Fire Department, et. al.