30 20 8497 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d8e9783722b843961d491581869cc1c5.jpg 354fb9d8b200ad88ad5afd137e9613b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maynard Fires Description An account of the resource Like any municipality Maynard has had its fair share of fires, minor and major, all engaged by the Maynard Fire Department (sometimes supported by Stow, Acton and other neighboring towns). A large percentage of the photos in this collection come from the Maynard Fire Department archives. If you have any details/corrections on any of these items, please contact us (email: davebets@mac.com) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maynard Historical Society Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Fire Department, et. al. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic Print - 7x8 in Storage Location in the archive PB81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2023.423 Title A name given to the resource Eagles Block Fire Description An account of the resource Fire at the Eagles Block (corner of Nason and Summer Street). This fire destroyed the building and the Eagles rebuilt it in place. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edna Farrell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographic Print Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 Eagles fire Fire Department https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/206bf53b94ab7947b278b78b9ebcdcc0.jpg f768446f9d35481c42071834e676535d Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper, 7.25 x 11 in., 34 pgs. Storage Location in the archive VF110 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1592 Title A name given to the resource Three Golden Apples Description An account of the resource A paperback book entitled "Three Golden Apples" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is part of the Young Folks Library of Choice Literature. The book is dated February 15, 1895. Each publication is 5 cents. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Pearl D. McAuslin from the Estate of Doret Edwards. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Educational Publishing Co., 50 Bromfield St., Boston. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1895 book Hawthorne https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/2f0aff23aee16c1aff656381b50b7af5.jpg 76a6584a9d59eb2a2fac7fb101c58ea9 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper, 7 books. Storage Location in the archive DB25 SU9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Brennan's Music Scrapbooks 1940's-1980's Description An account of the resource Seven scrapbooks assembled by Ed Brennan throughout his life. They are stuffed with newspaper clippings, programs and photos that all relate to band music. Bands are recognized from local, Maynard Community Band to international, Canadian Natrional Band. If it had to due with a band, Mr. Brennan clipped and saved it. The sample page shows a program of the National Concert Band, 1988, photo of the Boiler Room Boys, 1970 and a newspaper clipping of Veikko Ahvenainen of indeterminate date. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Brennan. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Roland Matson Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.31 2019.32 2019.33 2019.34 2019.35 2019.42 2019.43 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/3cfccddad9f0cb39e56ca4f95081725c.jpg 47d9adc286ad848aac76c53e2f49830f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo print. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 2.5 x 4 in. Storage Location in the archive PB70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Maynard Description An account of the resource A sepia photo of William Maynard, taken by Edward Sidney Dunshee, 3 Tremont Row, Boston, MA. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Sidney Dunshee, 3 Tremont Row, Boston, MA. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2017.43 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/28d2baf893bb209d6198572c8a0ee0e5.jpg 91f845aa86829beda50e6c6cb93dd32c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assabet Mills Description An account of the resource Photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo Print, 3 copies. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6.5 x 5.5 inches; Six Photo Collage: 4 x 5 inches prints. 4.75 x 3.75 inches, Storage Location in the archive PB36 SU18-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dressing and Slasher Room Group - 1900's American Woolen Company Mills Description An account of the resource These men are employees of the American Woolen Mills in the early 1900's. They are working in the Dressing and Slasher Room. (Front Row) Wilbur Hamlin, John Brophy, Harry Sullivan, David Sharpe; (Back Row) William Whitehead, George Howes, Harry Brailey, Albert Hamlin Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.473 1999.2144 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eklund Photography. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Herbert W. Martin Waino Ojalehto American Woolen Company Brailey Brophy Hamlin Howes Mill Sharpe Sullivan Whitehead https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/9fa8bd60910f9b66f49d1d566ca2b95d.jpg a645e51a0e7fdb2dc219cafaa02d94b5 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d0061aa11aef7394274c8ec37bc00dd3.jpg 4c77e2dea9df0bdbb6e613c609867376 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/ae75cc35fd219e8d88d2f16191afc529.jpg 3211317201e177ba98b11da5c84557c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital Equipment Corporation Description An account of the resource Items from Digital Equipment Corporation, which was headquartered in Maynard from 1957-1999. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dave Griffin, David Wisniewski, Lenny Palmer, Chris Lister Includes a number of artifacts on permanent loan from the Ken Olsen Collection from Gordon College. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ring bound 8.5 x 11 in.; 126 pages Storage Location in the archive DB19 SU15-3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Biography of Ken Olsen Description An account of the resource An account of Ken Olsen as founder of Digital Equipment Corporation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Coen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.837 book DEC Digital Equipment Corporation Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper, 43 pgs., 8.5 x 11 in. Storage Location in the archive VF107 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Micro-Study of Maynard Mill - 1977 Description An account of the resource A research project by Elizabeth Dickinson for a Babson College Course in 1977. The research covers the following topics: genealogy of the Maynard Family, Marlborough Plantation, Assabet Manufacturing Co., American Woolen Company, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Dickinson. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Irving and Marcia Burg. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2018.46 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/19991953_22640eadb3.jpg 3a954e7cddc74750afa596aebf71b208 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 1600 Height 1242 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 IPTC String copyright_notice:@ Maynard Historical Society IPTC Array a:1:{s:16:"copyright_notice";s:28:"@ Maynard Historical Society";} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assabet Mills Description An account of the resource Photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo Color Print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8 x 10 in. Storage Location in the archive PB19 SU18-2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ben Smith Dam in October Description An account of the resource Photograph of the Ben Smith Dam in October. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth M. Schnair Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1970 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Charles Berriel Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1953 Ben Smith Dam dam Mill https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/02066dd52989f1b1d03a355252f264f6.pdf 0baeaf8d6bcad45152b7ca5bf8ae549d Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. A Timely Talk on the Town Clock Elizabeth M. Schnair The new official seal of the Town of Maynard, as adopted at a special town meeting held on January 13, 1975, features its most familiar landmark –– the so-called “Town Clock“. The Maynard Historical Society has very little written information about the clock, and for this reason, I made an attempt to gather some interesting facts through personal inquiry with a few people who worked for the American welling company and could perhaps supply the answers to some questions. One reason that no accumulation of historical data has ever been recorded was, that although the clock had always been referred to as the “Town Clock“, Maynard could never claim its ownership, and therefore there were no records to consult. It was given to the Assabet manufacturing company in 1892 by Lorenzo Maynard, agent for the company, and the son of Amory Maynard, its founder in 1848. In 1898 ownership was transferred to the American Woolen Company and in July 1953 to the Maynard Industries, Inc. During the summer of 1974 Digital Equipment Corporation purchased the entire mill complex where it had rented space for 15 years. Thus the beloved “Mill Clock“ is now the property of Digital. The clock tower is a complex wooden structure over a brick base on the roof of Building 8 Annex. It was built by Levi Cheney, well-known Maynard resident, who built many sturdy homes in Maynard in the late 1800's and early 190O's. The outside of the tower was painted white with a brick-red trim, and these colors were borne for fifty years, until World War II. The red was overlaid with grey to make it less conspicuous from the air. The clock was made by the E. Howard Clock Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. A staging was set up and installation of the machinery was begun on October 11, 1892. The four faces of the clock were installed the following week and all the staging was removed on October 17, 1892. (This charming bit of reporting appeared in the Concord Enterprise under the Maynard news items on October 27, 1892: "The clock on the mill tower proves to be one of the greatest conveniences in our village and when striking can be heard at quite a distance, the quality of the tones of the bell being rich, penetrating and pleasant. The new dynamo for lighting the tower went into operation Monday evening, (October 23, 1892) and hereafter the clock will be illuminated all night. The mill company are entitled to the thanks of all the community for their great public blessing." The stairways to the tower number eight landings - three of these from the fifth floor (height of the main building) and boast 124 steps and is 8S feet from the ground. The stairs in the main building are of normal width, but the nearer to the top, the narrower they become. The wooden tower floor is twelve feet across. Into each of four corners are installed heavy iron rods which descend two floors down into the tower. These rods add strength to the wooden edifice and have protected it from being blown away by buffeting winds. The clock mechanism is in the middle of the tower and extending from the center of the machine to each individual face are four metal shafts. A small clock, nine inches in diameter is used to adjust and set the controls of the large clock, since the outside of it is not visible from the inside of the tower. There are two winders with cables and weights -- one for the timer and one for the striker. They are wound with a crank-type handle requiring much human muscle and elbow grease. The operating machinery is an eight-day mechanism so must be wound every week. Ninety turns of the crank are required to wind the timer and 330 times to wind the striker (which no doubt explains why the striker doesn't strike much any more!) The complete winding job takes an hour ind a half. The clock faces are nine feet in diameter ind the sides of the tower are twelve feet wide. Behind each face is a metal shield eight feet in diameter and three and one-half feet from each face. These shields hold five 60 Watt bulbs a piece and light the clock faces. Originally the power for the clock lijhts was operated by a water wheel which generated 40 cycles. When the tower wae converted to 60 cycles in 1929 the clock lights were not converted und continued to be lighted by water power until the floods of Hurricane Diane in 1957 inflicted devastating damage to many of the first floor mill buildings. Much re-wiring was necessary and while this was being done the clock lights were put on the regular 60 cycles. It is rumored that Digital is arranging to electrify their rare possession. I classify it as a rarity because most other tower clocks of the same vintage have been destroyed or become victims of automation. Certainly the latter is more convenient and accurate and the whole town would operate on the same time. So, this is the story of the "Town Clock". No matter who owns it, supervises it, cares for it -- perhaps even destroys it, it will always affectionally be Maynard's "Town Clock". Long may it tick! Credits Concord Enterprise, 1892 Mr. Irvine Berg, former resident manager of the Maynard Industries, Inc., for information on the water wheel. Mr. Arthur Dawson, retired maintenance superintendent. And especially to Mr. Patrick Murray, long-time Maynard resident, and maintenance man for the mill property who patiently answered a barrage of questions over a two week period and provided the statistics and descriptions. ------------------- (Page co-located with the monograph) In 1892, the fine "Town Clock" on the mill was given by lorenzo Maynard and placed in position in the Fall of that year. The tower was erected by the Assabet Manufacturing Company. The clock is still operating and it serves as a landmark for folks of yesterday and today. Dull times and poor business during 1893-1894 and later, finally drove the company into solvency on December 31, 1898. Receivers were appointed who kept the mills running on a reduced output until May 1, I889, when the American Woolen Company bought them for $400,000. At that time it was the largest woolen mill in the United States, with sixty-six sets of cards and three hundred and fifty broad looms. The American Woolen Company soon after began to improve the property, replacing the old machinery with new and increasing its capacity. ( Note: = The Assabet Manufacturing Company while in operation had conducted a form of savings bank where the operatives, as well as others, deposited their money. When the company failed the bank did also. The Assignees on August 12, 1899 paid the depositors a 25 per cent dividend, and on October 13, 1899 a second dividend of 33 per cent. This was the final. The Town of Maynard was among the depositors and lost $3,333.33. The General Laws now prohibit this type of banking. Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monograph: A Timely Talk on the Town Clock Description An account of the resource A history of the Town Clock of Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth M. Schnair Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1975 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.187 clock Clock Tower Levi Cheney Lorenzo Maynard Mill Clock Mill Clock Tower monograph Town Clock https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/788497d4946b76ea6db3e2441a651888.pdf f7d9d936ba4c1a6f8418eada16dcd041 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. Observation of the 50th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Maynard prepared by Elizabeth M. Schnair April, 1966 At the town meeting held in Maynard on March 7, 1921, the following article appeared: "To see if the town will vote to take action in regard to the observation of the 50th anniversary of the Incorporation of the tov/n and appropriate money for the same." The results of this article as recorded in the minutes of that meeting by Town Clerk, Frank E. Sanderson: "Voted that the town vote to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Incorporation of the town on the 19th day of April next, and that it vote and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $1000 for the expenses of such celebration. The underwriting or guaranteeing of the expenses incurred in publishing a history of the town is to be included in said sum, and that the moderator and Town Clerk be instructed to appoint a committee of not less than twenty-one citizens to make all arrangements for such celebration." Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Horace P, Bates, town moderator, appointed a committee of thirty to arrange for the celebration. At the next selectmen's meeting, March 9, the committee was enlarged to forty-eight. Arthur J,. Coughlan was appointed chairman, Mr. Sanderson, secretary, and Charles H. Persons, treasurer. Because of critical illness, Mr. Coughlan was unable to continue this work. and on April 7th Mr. Sanderson was appointed general chairman, and Wallace C. Priest, secretary. The following men and women served as chairmen of appointed committees: Music - Edwin Carlton Invitations - George H. Gutteridge Community singing - Mrs. Howard Wilson Printing - Frank E. Sanderson History - William H. Gutteridge Honorary Membership - Charles H. Persons Sunday observance - Albert Bately School observance - William A. Millington Press - Cornelius J. Lynch Speakers - Howard A. Wilson Program - Arthur Coughlan Decoration - Frank S. Binks Parade - Arthur Coughlan Re-Union - Mrs. Frank E. Sanderson Reception - Howard A. Wilson The committee engaged the New England Decorating Co. of Boston to decorate the streets, schools and town buildings. Businessmen and private citizens engaged other decorating companies to drape their buildings and homes with flags and bunting. All this was to be completed several days before the celebration to give the town a gala appearance, A real old-fashioned celebration featuring a spirited reunion of old settlers and others living elsewhere was planned. Reminiscenses of old folks when the village of Assabet changed to Maynard, the the narrations of remembered happenings and experiences of the early days, and a reception where old friends could meet and greet was the essence of such a reunion. Tentative plans for the reunion by the committee called for it to be held at Riverside Hall (now known as Gruber's Block) where the first town meeting took place. It was arranged to transport by automobile the elderly and infirm residents to the Hall to attend the exercises there. Over 500 invitations were mailed to Maynardites residing out of town according to committeeman P. J. Sullivan. The celebration lasted three days, April 17th (Sunday) April 18th and April 19th, Anniversary Day. The entire three days of holiday festivities were held under unfavorable weather conditions - cold, rain and snow. Thousands of visitors and forrer residents came to town to enjoy the celebration. A great many had arrived over Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and Tuesday morning the electric cars and trains brought hundreds more. All the stores, churches, schools and public buildings near the center of the town were decorated with flags, bunting and streamers. The electric wire posts had bunting wrapped about them and pennants were suspended from wires strung over the roads from Paper Mill Bridge to the Main Street School, including Nason Street. (The cost of such decoration - $350) Store windows were used to display a variety of relics, old pictures, etc., donated by residents. Mr Lucius Maynard exhibited two chairs from the Old. Brick Schoolhouse that were in use over 100 years before. They were wooden and were built in as part of the floor. Mr. Maynard's father sat in one when he attended the school. A picture of Nason Street 40 years before attracted much attention. Also a road sign "Assabet 2 miles and South Acton 4 miles" that was at the Iron Works Causeway previous to 1871. There were several photographs of Mr, and Mrs. Amory Maynard (founder of the town) of Henry Fowler and Jonathan Bent, first selectmen, and of Eli Chase, first town clerk. A school bell used at the Old Turnpike and Garfield Schools by teacher John Vose, was donated by Mrs, James Sheridan, Sr., and was the object of much attention. Mr. Amory Maynard's first home in Maynard was opposite the Mill Office. It was decorated with flags and an appropriate sign of identification was in front of it. Open house was observed all during Anniversary Day by Amory Maynard, grandson of the town's founder. Governor Cox, Senator Gibbs and many others visited there. Mr. Maynard showed life-size portraits of his grandparents. On Sunday April 17th, appropriate services were conducted at all the churches. Many former residents here for the celebration were in attendance. At the Congregational Church, Rev. E. Atiyeh, preached on the celebration. A brief talk on the history of the town, church and schools were given by Frank E. Sanderson, William H. Gutteridge, William H. Millington, (Supt. of Schools) and E. F. Bates, school principal. Special music was directed by George W. Lawton, choir director, and Herbert Lawton, organist. At the Methodist Church, Rev. D. F. Angell gave an appropriate sermon taking as his text, "I am a Jew of Tarsua, a citizen of no mean city." He touched on four topics: (1} The geographical advantages of a city (2)The historical value (3) The commercial importance (4) Its men and women At St. George's Church, Rev., Arthur B. Papineau made reference to the anniversary. Rev. Johannes Vaananen, minister to the Finnish Congregational parish preached on the celebration of the anniversary at evening services. Mrs. Waino Kauppi read an original poem appropriate to the anniversary and remarks were made by Oscar Grovdahl, member. Appropriate services were held at the Lutheran Church on Glendale Street. On Monday, April 18th, the schools held special exercises. The following is an account of the school's participation written hy William Millington, superintendent of schools, for the Town Report of 1921: The schools took an important and appropriate part in the celebration of Maynard's fiftieth anniversary. On the afternoon of April 18th patriotic exercises were held in all schools. As the basis of these exercises, the children had been for two or three weeks previously writing compositions on the history of Maynard, and, so far as possible on the contributions to local, state and national advantage by representatives of each nationality represented in our population. In some of our schools, original plays representing scenes from local or national history were written. Several of these were extremely creditable. The Senior and Junior High Schools combined in a pageant written in blank verse by Miss Helena G. Fowler, head of the English department, from material in the compositions written by the pupils, So far as possible, pupils of each nationality were chosen to present the separate parts, except cf course, in the case of the Indian, and a folk dance of the nation represented ended each scene. The pageant centered around the idea of the contribution each nationality had made to the history of Maynard and the Country, ending with a tableau representing each as offering its flag as a token of fealty. It was given in Colonial Hall on the 18th to a capacity audience which was so enthusiastic that only the numerous events of the following day prevented its repetition. On the next day, the school children took part in the parade. Each school was distinctive in its decoration and it would be impossible to say which attracted the most attention. All were warmly commended by the Governor from the reviewing stand, and the marching occasioned everywhere favorable comment by townspeople and visitors. The teachers, to whose effort the credit was largely due, have a right to feel that their work merited the highest praise. An account of tha participation of the schools in the celebration has been stored among the records of the town to be produced at our one hundredth anniversary, (end of Mr. Millington*s account) PROGRAM Star Spangled Banner - All History of Maynard - Julia Wardzala,VIII A "Our Native Land" - Seventh Grade Pupils "My 0wn Native Land" - Seventh Grade Pupils Original Poems "The Founding of Maynard" - Peter Little "Advantages of Maynard" - Peter Little "American Hymn" - Eighth Grade Pupils "Old Schoolhouses of Maynard" - George Bariteau, Jr. High "To Thee 0 Country" - Eighth Grade Pupils "The Assabet Never Forgets" - Annie Mark, VII A "America the Beautiful" - All PAGEANT Order of Presentation: River god speaks Indian speaks Indian Dance - Junior High School England speaks Scotland speaks Highland Fling - Allen children Wales speaks Ireland speaks Irish Jig - Hannah Sweeney Germany speaks Hebrews speak France spealcs Vineyard Dance - Junior High School Italy speaks Scandinavia speaks Norwegian Dance - Junior High School Poland speaks Polka - Mamie Phillips Lithuania speaks Finland speaks Finnish Dance - Junior High School "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean" Flag Salute At 7:00 A..M. on the morning of Anniversary Day, April 19th, 1921, the Assabet Mill siren blew steadily for 5 minutes. The fire alarm was sounded and all the church bells rang. A salute of 50 guns was fired by Battery D - 2nd Field Artillery of Lowell under the direction, of Capt. W. C. Brayne, from the hill at the rear of the Reed residence on Summer Street. The guns were brought over the road by William Strout on Monday and the firing squad on followed by auto the next morning. At 9:30 A.M. all the town officers marched to the Roosevelt School and were photographed by George D. Elson. They then prepared to take part in the parade. Formation of the parade was at Sudbury and Main Streets and began at 11:00 A.M. It marched Main Street to Nason Street to Main Street and disbanded at Walnut Street. A reviewing stand was erected on the lawn of the Congregational Church. Among the honored guests were Governor Channing H. Cox, his wife, and his aide Mayor Edward Sampson. Mrs. Ralph Case, Mrs. John Maley, and Mrs. Albert Haynes greeted Mrs. Cox and sat with her on the platform. Seated with the Governor were Frank S . Binks, Edwin Carlton and Charles Keane, selectmen, Rev. A. N. Atiyeh, Rev. Arthur T. Papineau, Rev. Albert Crowley of Wellesley (a Maynard native) Rev. D. M. Angell, Rev, Francis Jablonski, Rev. Johannes Vaanenen, Rev. Theoplan Butetoff, George Creighton, Albert Bately, Alfred E, McCleary, P. J, Sullivan, Howard Wilson, W. B. Case, Amory Maynard, 0, C. Drechsler and the members of the reception committee. Line of Parade First Division James J, M'organ, Marshall, assisted by Fred Hanson, representing the U. S. Marines John Lawton, Joshua Edwards, Robert Denniston (members of the parade committee) Squad of Police Maynard Brass Band Town officers Ladies Auxiiliary American Legion led by Mrs. Mary Jones Frank J, Demars Post No. 235 American Legion 1st Platoon led by Harold Sheridan, Commanding Officer 2nd Platoon led by James Ryan 3rd Platoon led by William Baron Color bearer - Cornelius Moynihan Guards - Frank Murdock and Dana Jones John T. Higgins representing sailors and marines G. A. R. veterans in cars Maynard Grange, No. 340 led by Mrs. Elizabeth Hodgess Knights of Pythias with Bay State Company in full dress uniforms led by Raymond Coulter. Second Division John Gibbons, U. S. Navy, 2nd assistant marshall Finnish Temperance Band Girl Scouts Assabet Aerie Order of Eagles No. 643 St. Casimir^s Polish Society Finnish residents Maynard council K. of C. No. 2121 formed as a cross Third Division Sgt. Frank Parks, U.S.A., third assistant marshall Imatra Band Summer Hill Lodge, Ancient order of United Workmen Maynard Lodge of Odd Fellows No. 131 Thomas Camphell, G.A.R. veteran, drummer Superintendent of Schools, Mr William H. Millington, marshall, assisted by teachers Main Street School children with red sashes and hats Bancroft Street School children with blue sashes and hats Nason Street School children with American flags Summer Street School children with red, white and blue hats and sashes, led by Patrick Hines Old Timers in automobiles The Old Timers were given a grand reception by the onlookers. Thomas Campbell, a Civil War Veteran, used a drum presented him by his company in 1863 in Washington which he also played in the first parade in Maynard in 1871. After the parade he was congratulated by the Governor. Mr. Campbell stated that he ''had not done any drumming for a good many years", but he demonstrated that he had not lost any of his ability. Other "old timers" in line were Dennis Buckley, Frank Whitney, John Church, and John McCormack from Hyde Park, a former Maynard resident. Following the parade, ceremonies were held in front of the reviewing stand. Frank E. Sanderson gave a patriotic address in which he congratulated Maynard on its growth and development. He then introduced the following guests who made brief addresses: Governor Channing Cox, who paid tribute to all the old-timers in the parade and commended the industry, thrift and courage of the people half a century ago, who, he said, were God-fearing citizens. Aa a closing word, he pointed to the industry, schools and homes of America as something to he thankful for, and after speaking of the sacrifices of the settlers of the early days, urged that all should look forward with as optimistic view to the greatness of the state, the nation, and Maynard. Representative Fred Glazier of Hudson voiced his tribute to the town and brought greetings from Hudson. The last speaker on this program was ex-State Treasurer Charles L. Burrill. These guests and others were then served a dinner at the Congregational Church by the Ladies Benevolent Society, of which Mrs Maude Gutteridge was chairman. The women on this committee who prepared and served the dinner were: Mrs . Howard Case, Miss Phemie Hall, Mrs. Peter Wilcox, Mrs. Robert Archer, Mrs. Charles Wilcox, Mrs. John Ingham, Mrs Benjamin Townsend, Miss Nellie Carver, Mrs. Gilbert Hawkes, Mrs Rod Mclver, Mrs. George Mclnnes, Gertrude and Grace Haynes, Irene Martin and Grace Wood. At the Methodist Church a luncheon was served by the Ladies Aid Society, Mrs. Harvey Richardson, chairman, Mrs. 0. S. Dunham, Mrs . Hiram Parkin, Mrs. Rhoda Palmer, Mrs. Nathaniel Davis, Mrs. Fred Cahill, Mrs. Robert Veitch, Marion Wilson, Helen and Marion Angell, Bertha Carmichael, Margaret and Rachel Gates, Emma Greenhalge and Helen Henderson of Lowell, The program of community singing and band concert which was to be held on the church lawn were canceled because of bad weather, as was a baseball game between old rivals - Concord and Maynard. At 2:00 P.M, all the old-timers, former residents and many townspeople gathered at Riverside Hall. The gala reunion held forth there from 2 till 6:00 P.M, and seemed to be the high spot of the days activities. The exterior of the hall was beautifully draped with flags and blue and yellow bunting. The windows were hung with lace curtains and many potted plants were on the stage. The walls were lined with old pictures and views of the town in years gone by. These caused a great deal of interest as many people recognized old friends and classmates, The gathering was like a big family reunion. Smiling and happy faces were abundant. Everyone was busy renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. The hall "buzzed with subdued conversation that was lively, homey and joyful, Too much cannot be said of the spirit of that reunion." "The happiest day since I was a schoolgirl" said one grandmother, "I've talked and laughed till my bones ache" said another old-timer. All present had an enjoyable time and were hoping it would not be 50 years more before they could enjoy another one! It was detracting nothing from any other feature of the celebration to say that here was the very essence of the anniversary. The reunion committee was headed by Mrs. Frank Sanderson, great grand-daughter of Amory Maynard. The guest book, in charge of Miss Emma Deane and Miss Laura Parkin, bears the registration of about 1300 names, The first name registered is John W. Parmenter of Orange, 86 years old and former resident of Maynard. Serving with Mrs. Sanderson on the reunion committee were: Mrs. John Horan Mrs. Irvin Howe Mrs, Brooks Reed Mrs. Howard A.Wilson Miss Laura Woodart Miss Alice Nagle Mrs. John Maley Mrs. Arthur Coughlan Mrs. Albert W. Haynes Mrs. Ralph Case At 3:00 P.M. Mr . Sanderson called assembly by the ringing of the old school bell used by John Vose and introduced the afternoon speakers: Mr. Brooks Reed extended a warm welcome and greetings of the town. His father, Joseph W. Reed, as justice of the peace, issued the first town warrant, and the first town meeting was held in the very same hall. Mr. Amory Maynard spoke of his grandfather and grandmother as he remembered them. Mr Erastus Williams of Hyde Park, who campaigned in the village of Assabet for President Grant in 1868 delivered an historical address from the same platform. The following is a letter he had written to Selectman Frank Binks back in March of 1921; "I read in the papers of your contemplated anniversary of 50th year of the Incorporation of your town. I could not resist telling you of the pleasant occasion enjoyed in the village of Assabet in October of 1868 - the Grant campaign, when I made a speech in your hall in company with George A. Bruce and Robert K. Potter, state printer. I stopped with Mr. Maynard for whom your town is named. All of us felt that it was a great occasion. Is anyone alive who heard me that evening? I am now 78 years old and in 1868 was 26. The next night I spoke in Stow and 45 years later, in 1913, I gave a lecture there on the Battle of Gettysburg." Mr. Williams made a stirring address to the reunion audience and in closing wished Maynard as much prosperity for years to come as it has had in the past. Father William McGrail, a Maynard native, had this to say, "Maynard is the best town on earth. It is my home wherever I am. and it will always be my home. I have enjoyed this day as I have no other day in my memory." Mr. Thomas Lees of Lowell spoke of his reminiscences. Mr. Owen Reynolds of Dedham, organizer and captain of Maynard's first baseball team spoke of the many games that were played . The first game was with a team from Concord and Maynard won it by a score of 33 to 11. John F, Fitzgerald, an old favorite and frequent visitor to Maynard was the final orator. He spoke of many entertainments and dances he attended here, of taking his wife from Acton and of the interest he always had in Maynard, He was given a tremendous ovation and ended by singing "Sweet Adeline" accompanied at the piano by Mrs, Louis Sullivan. Little did he dream then that he was to become grandfather of a President of the United States. Interspersed with the orators were selections by the Community Chorus under the supervision of George H. Woods. Refreshments of tea and cakes were served by the reunion committee at the end of the program. G. Homer Gaiger, a former High School teacher, was given a reception by many of his former students. The meeting was brought to a close by singing in unison "Auld Lang Syne". The days program was concluded at 6:00 P.M. by the ringing of the church bells. Original Poem of Celebration (Read at Bancroft Street School) April 19 -- historic day Is with us once again, The day that's bright with memories of great and noble men. 'Twas on this day in years gone by With loud and ringing cheer Was born the town of Maynard fair, To many hearts so dear. Full fifty years have passed since then And it has larger grown It 's welcomed these from every land It's blessings all have known. They've learned to love her river blue Her steep and grassy hills Her springtime and her Autumn bright Their hearts with sunshine fills. The children bom beneath her skies Tho' far from here they roam In spirit are with us today For Maynard still is home. And while we celebrate the past And count the favors won The future holds fair promises For nineteen seventy-one. Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: Observation of the 50th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Maynard Description An account of the resource For the occasion of the town's coming 100th anniversary in 1971, a look back on how the 50th anniversary was celebrated in 1921. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth M. Schnair Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.189 50th Anniversary anniversary anniversary program monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/05870c203a173da03b1ee989e9657990.pdf c5727a4dbc9a985897077bb75b6a93d2 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/bfa18631dc89630fe924e6f794a7f6d4.pdf 24349fc4a9bff791e010910da1bcffc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. On January 31, 1911 Mr. Charles S. Davis and Mr. E.F. Coggins, representing the Marlboro - Hudson Gas Co., Incorporated, conducted a hearing at Riverside Cooperative Hall with the voters of Maynard relative to introducing gas into the town. The amount to be charged for gas used was to be $1.50 per 1000 feet, and the officials assured the voters that "the coal gas they manufactured was far superior to the water gas sold for less money." All present at the hearing were favorable toward the gas company. [3] The franchise was drawn up by attorneys Sweeney and Wilson and signed by selectmen William Jones, William Connolly and Arthur E. Walker, February 11, 1911. [5] The actual pipe laying was begun in April of that year. 36,960 feet of pipe was used from Hudson, through Gleasondale and Stow to Maynard. 20,000 feet was laid in all the existing streets east of Parker Street. This was completed by November, 1911. In June, 1912 an additional 14,000 feet was used to complete the section known as the new village. By this time 588 customers were acquired. [2,4,6] The progressive expansion of gas mains has been comparable with the growth and development of the town Itself. In 1939, the Marlboro - Hudson Gas Co. was purchased by the New England Gas and Electric Association from the New England Electric system. Ten years later the company merged with the Worcester Gas Light Co. which is the present distributor. George A. Ohman has headed the Marlboro - Hudson - Maynard district since 1939. The company purchases its gas supply from the Framingham Division of the Worcester Gas Light Co. [7] Natural gas was Introduced into the area in 1951 and with it began a tremendous growth in customers There are now approximately 17OO customers in Maynard including 103 commercial accounts. [6] ------ Material for History of Gas Company in Maynard Compiled by Elizabeth M. Schnair References 1. Town Report - 1910 (Selectman's Report) 2. Maynard News - Jan 20, 1911 3. Maynard News - Feb 3, 1911 4. Maynard News - Jun 21, 1912 5. The Gas Franchise between the Town of Maynard and the Marlboro - Hudson Gas Co. - Courtesy James King, Secretary to Selectmen 6. Actual figures from the records of present Worcester Gas Light Co. - Courtesy of George A. Ohman 7. History of Marlboro - Hudson and Worcester Gas Light Companies as written by John J. Molloy, assistant Director of Public Relations, for Marlboro's Tercentennial celebration. Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: Natural Gas Utility Description An account of the resource A very brief summary of the natural gas utility in Maynard. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-02 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.215 2019.216 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth M. Schnair monograph utility https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0608a5a06334d7ab641d4b72dcd26312.jpg 2a149a9b61e30aa3bcd4531c58ee05de Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper, 15.5 x 22 in. Storage Location in the archive FF5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Composite Map of the Town of Maynard Description An account of the resource A composite map of the town of Maynard, Mass, as designed by Elizabeth Schnair. The purpose is to show how the town was defined and incorporated. Ms. Schnair also developed an accompanying monograph for the map. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Schnair Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Elizabeth Schnair. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.214 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/9db7dbae1ae3fccb76dce5404cc37526.pdf 535593c048bdbfa9fedc167863fd759b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. In order to present the story of the birth of the town of Maynard, it is necessary to learn the histories of the two parent towns from whom the land was taken for its formation in 1871. 1300 acres were taken from Stow and 1900 acres from Sudbury -- a total of five and seven tenths square miles. [Ref #1] Sudbury had its beginning in 1638. It extended from Weston [Ref #2] (then a part of Watertown) to the Assabet River. It was the 19th town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and only the second plantation settled away from the coastline. The settlers were Englishmen, some of whom migrated from Watertown and came to America from the ship "Arbella" a few years previously. But most of the settlers came directly from England, The Sudbury town records contain lists of the names of the settlers from Watertown and also the names of the first settlers who came from England on the "good ship Confidence" in April of 1638. The land awarded to the settlers was allowed to them three different grants, being preceded by three different petitions. The boundaries of the land of the first grant as established by a committee appointed by the Colony Court: are described on the Colony Records as: "A tract of land of about 5 miles square, bounded by Concord on the North, Watertown (now Weston) on the East, and on the South a line running a little to the East of Nobscot Hill along the present Framingham and Sudbury boundary to Weston, and on the West a line two miles East of the present western boundary." The following year an additional mile on the Southeast and Southwestern sides of the town was granted. Deeds registering purchase of the lands by the colonists from the Indians, bear the signatures of Cato and his brothers Cutchamokim and Jojenny, and were signed by Governor John Winthrop in 1648. The third grant was made in 1649 and is known as the two mile grant. The deed for the purchase of this land from the Indians to the Colony Courts is on record at the Middlesex Registry of Deeds in Cambridge, It is dated October 15, 1684 and is signed by Indians Jehojakim, John Magnus, John Musqua, Benjamin Bohue, John and James Speen, Dorothy Wemmotoo, Humphrey Bohue, Mary Neppanum, Abigail Harding, Peter Jethro, Peter Muskquamogru, John Boman, David Mannoon, "Ancient native and hereditary Indian proprietors of this two miles of land." The price paid was "12 pounds of current money of New England" (about $60.00) The Colony Record concerning this grant is "That Sudbury is granted two miles westward next adjoining to them for their further enlargement, provided it not prejudice William Brown in his 200 acres already granted." The land granted to Brown is described in the Colony Records as "200 acres of land to be layed out to him outside the west line of Sudbury, by Captain Simon Willard and Sergeant Wheeler, for 25 pounds. All this land was probably in that part of Sudbury which is now Maynard. It was 5 miles in length and 2 miles wide. The Act of Incorporation for the Sudbury Plantation was drawn up and signed September 4, 1639, when the Colony Court ordered that "the new plantation by Concord shall be called Sudbury." It is thought that the name "Sudbury" was given by Rev. Edmund Brown, first minister of Sudbury who figured prominently in its settlement and v/ho came from the vicinity of Sudbury, England. [Ref. #3] The territory of Stow as it was originally settled in 1650, was more than twice the size of its present area. It extended from the Assabet River to Lancaster and from Concord to Marlboro. From that tract of land parts of it were taken to form other towns as we now know them; These towns are Harvard, incorporated in 1733, Shirley in 1764, Boxboro in 1783, Hudson in 1866. In 1871, 1300 acres and 800 inhabitants from the easterly section was taken towards the formation of the Town of Maynard. Although Stow was one of the earliest Colonial towns it was difficult to assign settlers there. The first settlements were made by Matthew Boone in 1660 near the Sudbury lines and by John Kettle in 1663 near the Lancaster border. Much of the area, however, was woodland and the meadows were not as suitable for farming as were those rich and fertile fields in Concord and Sudbury. Moreover, the territory was isolated from the other two plantations by the river and the great fear of the Indians and their tomahawks contributed to the forfeiting of the Iands back to the Courts. [Ref. #4] Again, in 1678 a committee was chosen by the court "to to lay out in the most convenient places Twelve Lots, containing 50 acres of land, as near together as they may be". The petitioners were to cast lots for these homesteads, and the place be settled with no less than 10 families. This plan worked out and by October of 1681 the inhabitants had so increased in numbers that four men were appointed by the prudential committee to take charge of the plantation. These were Thomas Steves, Bo Brown, Thomas Gates and Stephen Hall and were invested with the powers of selectmen. By early 1683 the settlers, anxious to take their place among the Colony towns began proceedings for incorporation. In their petition to the General Court was included a list of names and a request "a suitable and comly name be given". Included in this list was the name "Stow". Governor Bradstreet had befriended a man named John Stow on the ship bearing them to the New World. When he came upon the name on the list he naturally thought of his friend and called the new town "Stow." This was May 16, 1683. Arrangements were made and deeds were drawn in 1684 to purchase formally the lands from the Indians. The signees of the deed are the same as on the deeds for the Sudbury land purchases. It will be noted that deeds for the lands were not given to the Indians for several years after the Court grants. This was probably because the settlers themselves became doubtful as time went on that their claim to the land was valid and formal steps were taken to award payments to the Indians. The colonies of Sudoury and Stow continued to grow and develop despite hardships incurred hy nature and conflicts with the Indians. The hub of communications in those early days were the meetinghouses for public worship. Stow's first meeting house was built in 1686 in the lower village east of the "Old Common" and was used for 30 years. As years passed, larger and more comfortable churches were built to accommodate the growing population. The lush valley by the Sudbury River was a natural magnet to the pioneers and thus the eastern section of the plantation was found most desirous and became the center of activity from the very beginning. It was not until 1650 that development of the west side began, and this only after investigations of the country and its native inhabitants, and a substantial roadway was built to this area. The portion of the land was called "The New Grant Lands" and was divided by the land court into squadrons: The south-east was the first squadron, the north-east the second, north-west the third, and south-west the fourth. Each squadron was divided into equal size of 140 acres and were awarded to the settlers by lot. Persons by the names of Howe, Parmenter, Woodward, Moore, Brown, Walker, Noyes, Balcolm and Rice were some of the first residents of this fine new territory and later came Fairbanks, Stone, Willis, Smith, Hayden, Maynard, Perry, Bowker, Vose, Brigham and others. From territory in the third squadron, 'known as the "North-West District" was taken 1900 acres to make up part of Maynard. This was the land awarded to Sudbury in 1649 which we have already described as the two-mile grant and for which about $60,00 was paid to the Indians. Its northerly boundary was a direct continuation of the Concord and Sudbury town line to the Assabet River. The river was a favorite abode of the Nipmuc Indians. Through the years, numerous Indian relics have been uncovered along the length of the river which lends credence to this bit of history. Near the Ben Smith Dam once were found the remains of 6 Indians buried side by side, and with the remains several Indian relics. Also, along the river have been found excavations which may have been store-houses for the Indian Corn. Tradition states that the Indians once held a consultation on top of Pompasiticut Hill, overlooking Concord and Sudbury, to decide which place to destroy. Because of fear of the influence of Rev. Edward Bulkley, Concord minister, with their Great Spirit, Sudbury suffered while Concord was spared. King Philips Indian War in April 1676 created great havoc to the Stow and Sudbury settlements and both districts were sparsely settled for a quarter of a century after this conflict. In 1723 the inhabitants of the North-West District were successful in petitioning the Court for a division of the town of Sudbury into an East and West Precinct. This action opened the gateway to much progress in building new meeting-houses, churches, schools, mills and roads. One of the earliest main highways in the new West Precinct was the New Lancaster Road which ran from Sudbury Center passing between Vose's Pond and the Old Rice Tavern into Stow. In 1716 the first bridge actually connecting the two towns was built over the Assabet River on the Lancaster Road and was known as the Dr. Wood's Bridge. We now know it as Russell's Bridge. Another road was the Old Marlboro and Concord Road which did exactly as the name implies - connected Concord with Marlboro and intersected with the New Lancaster' Road at the Rice Tavern. The lives of the early settlers in the Maynard territory depended on the products of the soil. This was good farm country and the land on Pompasiticut Hill was excellent pasturage. The great forests in the area gave purpose to several saw and grist mills, and the lumber used for increasing growth and development of the area. For many years there was no commercial centre to the settlement of the North West District, but in due process of time inhabitants to up residences close to the Assabet River. Water power began to be used and a village was commenced. In 1821 James and William Rice purchased a saw and grain mill previously owned by Jewell and Asa Smith which was located on the Assabet River above the location of the present mill near Mill Street and Summer Hill Road. They were the first men to use water-power in this area for manufacturing and they made spindles and other factory machinery for Smith's mill in Peterboro, New Hampshire, and Waltham, Mass. Insufficient water pressure closed this mill. In 1846, Mr. Amory Maynard, with his ingenious foresight in seeing great potential in water-power by the use of dams, founded the Assabet Mill with a partner, Mr. William H. Knight of Saxonville. A dam was built across the Assabet, a canal dug channeling the water into a reservoir for power through the use of water-wheels. The mill was opened early in 1847 for the manufacture of carpets and carpet yarn. In the meantime new roads and bridges were being built affording shorter and more comfortable travel to and from the small hamlet. The Ben Smith Bridge, built in 1816, opened the Great Road and made travel from Sudbury to Stow more direct, The Paper Mill Bridge, crossing the Assabet on Lower Main Street was built in 1840. In 1848 was built the Main Street Bridge at "Mr. Knight's Factory". The organization of churches began not long after the place began to develop into a rapidly expanding factory village. In 1839 an Evangelical Church was founded in Stow. In 1850 a large number of the parishioners left to help organize the Union Congregational Church at Assabet Village. Services were first held in the railroad station until 1852 v/hen it was voted "to build a church on apiece of land on the south side of the road on the Stow side of the river " donated specifically for the church by Messrs, Knight and Maynard. The Methodists held meetings at the Uason Street School until 1868 when they leased Union Hall on Main Street. The present church was built in 1895, The Roman Catholic congregation built its first chapel in 1864 and was administered to by priests from Marlboro and Concord. The laying of the railroad was an important historical action. The Marlboro Branch of the Fitchburg Railroad was laid in 1849, extending from South Acton through Stow to Hudson and Marlboro. It was the introduction into the area of the first new method of transportation since the stage coaches. Also it did much to expedite the shipping of freight to and from the Assabet Mill Works. Thus it was --- a town was born. Assabet Village became the by-product of man's ingenuity and his natural inclination for continuous development. He used the virgin forests, the sloping pastures, the fertile fields, the strength of running streams, and harnessed these gifts of nature to his brain and brawn. The small village adopted the name "Assabet" from the river dividing the two parent towns. On documents dated about 1650 the river is spoken of as Asibeth, and also Isabaeth, derivations of the Indian word Assabet, which name has been in use on all maps and documents since 1850. It means, in Algonquin language, "the place where materials for making fishnets grows". Before 1870 it "became obvious that the small village should become an independent town, and legal procedures were instituted to make it one. The village had a population twice as large as either Stow or Sudbury. It had 500 registered voters who were forced to Journey several miles to a polling-place over rough country roads. It needed street lights, roads, sidewalks, police, and schools which the parent towns were wont to supply. Diversified interests also existed. Assabet village was given to manufacturing -- the others to agriculture. On January 26, 1871, Mr, Henry Fowler, and 70 other residents of the village submitted to the Legislature the following bill: To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: The undersigned citizens and legal voters of the Northern part of Sudbury and the Eastern part of Stow, being the parts of said town commonly called Assabet, unto your Honorable Body respectfully represent; that they are situated in the extreme part of the towns to which they belong; that they are at the distance of five miles from the center of Sudbury and three miles from the center of Stow; that there is no convenient intercourse by any regular mode of conveyance with these centres; that from all these causes. and from their variance with said towns in pursuits and interests, they are subject to great and injurious inconveniences in exercising their legal rights as voters and citizens; that they are deprived of their fair share of Educational Advantages and street improvements according to their taxation; that these evils are oppressive and can only be remedied by incorporating your petitioners into a distinct municipality; that the territory which they desire to have incorporated into a town contains above fifteen hundred inhabitants, more than three hundred families, and over two hundred legal voters; that it contains taxable property to the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars, included in which is a large and quickly growing woolen manufactory with a very important water-power, and a paper mill, and that the above liberal valuation is constantly increasing; that a branch of the Fitchburg Railroad passes through the center of said territory; that while it will be of great advantage to your petitioners that said territory be incorporated into a town it will not deprive the before mentioned towns of any considerable proportional part of their territory. Wherefore, your petitioners pray that the above named territory may he incorporated into a town bearing the name of MAYNARD, with all the powers, privileges, rights and liabilities of towns, and with substantially the following boundary lines: Beginning at the north-west corner of the farm of the late Daniel Whitney; thence running southerly to the road westerly of the house of Jonathan P. Bent; thence more easterly on a straight line to the town line separating Stow from Hudson; thence easterly on said town line to the South East corner of Stow ; thence North Easterly on a straight line crossing Bottomless and Willis Pond to the Concord town line, at or near the place familiarly known as Dungee Hole; then North Westerly on said town line of Concord on the town line of Acton to the point of beginning. Furthermore your petitioners pray that an equitable share of all funds, credits, and other public property, real and personal may be decreed to them, and that they may be required to assume and pay their just portion of the debts and liabilities of their respective towns, that is to say that that portion of said territory which belongs to Sudbury may be decreed to pay its just portion of the debts and liabilities of Sudbury, and that that portion which now belongs to Stow may be decreed to pay its just proportion of the debts and liabilities of Stow, such portions to he assessed when, and in what manner commissioners appointed by your Honorable Body may determine; and for all which your petitioners, as in duty bound will ever pray. The petition is signed by Henry Fowler and 70 others. Not unexpectedly, Mr. Fowler's petition triggered strong reaction from both Stow and Sudbury, ... (12 more pages) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: A Town is Born Description An account of the resource The story of how the town of Maynard came to be. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Schnair Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1968 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.195 Assabet Assabet River Assabet Village Henry Fowler river Stow Sudbury https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/19a98204aafec0e8387bccd6cf790b67.pdf 7edb4610694383f0066f5af7967f365e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. The Gala Barbecue and Field Day October 12, 1916 by Elizabeth . Schnair for the Maynard Historical Society Robert Burns' famous philosophy "the well-laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglae" has proven true to most of us many, many times. It came to my mind when I uncovered this story of an event which took place in Maynard exactly 50 years ago. The year 1915 was the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Although there was no such town as "Maynard, Massachusetts" in 1861, the village of Assabet made up of parts of Sudbury and Stow sent thirty-six men into the war of rebellion. Several G.A.R. men settled here soon after the war. One of these was A. D. Holt, who became commander of the Isaac Davis Post, G.A.R. of Acton. His daughter, Anna, a talented musician and teacher of piano, conceived the idea of raising enough money to erect a memorial in honor of the men who served from this area in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War of 1898. She had given two concerts, one in 1915 and one in June 1916, and donated the proceeds to such a fund. A few public-spirited citizens became interested in her project and offered to help. A committee was organized under the chairmanship of the Rev. A. K. Osgood, minister of the Maynard Methodist Church. Others on this committee were H. J. Dwinells, Miss Anna Holt, Mr. A. B. Holt, Mr. Howard Wilson, and J. J. Hilferty. They petitioned the trustees of the Methodist Church to secure a portion of their lawn at Main and Summer Streets. This petition was approved in August 1916, when the church agreed to deed to the town a grass plot of about 20 feet at the lower end of their lawn. By now the fund was about $700.00. The cost of the monument was estimated at $2500.00. At first it was suggested to canvas the whole town to raise the extra money. This was deleted by many prominent businessmen who came up with the idea of celebrating the October 12th holiday with a gala Field Day and Public Barbecue, the proceeds to be given to the Monument Fund. This idea was enthusiastically approved and a Barbecue Committee was formed: C.J. Lynch, P.J. Sullivan, Albert Batley, James Bent and William Taylor. Everyone in town was urged to make this a successful affair. All Social, fraternal and labor organizations were contacted to get their ideas and suggestions. A parade was planned to open the festivities. Then a ball game at Crowe Park, followed by a short speaking program, then the dinner, an afternoon of sports, and an evening of dancing. Mr. Osgood described it to be "a great historic and social occasion for the town." Mr, Louis Arigoni, barbecue man from Canton was contacted and agreed to supervise the barbecue. Understand, this was to be no ordinary cook-out! Mr. Arigoni would roast an 800 pound steer! A few weeks prior to the appointed day, he met with committeemen and marked out a spot at Crowe Park near the baseball backstop suitable for a roasting pit. He directed the pit to be dug by these measurements: 9ft. X 7ft. X 2ft. and lined with boulders. He also ordered these supplies: 15 bushels of corn 30 bags of charcoal 20 pounds salt 2 pounds pepper 5 barrels of potatoes 50 pounds of butter 120 loaves 10 cent bread! October 12, 1916 was a beautiful warm fall day, ideal for an outdoor celebration. The steer was put on irons and the fire started at 7:00 the night before. A tent 120ft. X 30ft. with seating capacity of 500 was also erected the previous afternoon. The town was gaily decorated with flags and banners strung across the streets. The parade started at 9:30 from Paper Mill Corner (Waltham and Parker Streets) up Main Street to Sudbury Street and thence to Crowe Park. James Mullin led the parade on horseback. Included in the line of march were the police, the National Band Company 1 of Concord, Alice Newton as a soldier girl, Robert Jackson, as Uncle Sam, Francis Coughlin as a sailor, G.A.R. member, Miss Holtz's music class with flags, school children, Maynard Fife and Drum Corps, Summer Hill Lodge, Holy Name Society, Eagles, Polish Society, Scouts from Maynard and Acton. A ball game was played at 10:00 A.M. followed ty a short program of speakers. Mr. Osgood introduced the following: Senator Nathan Tufts Congressman John Jacob Rogers Dr. John F. (Honey Fitz) Fitzgerald who was then a candidate for the U. S. Senate. He was well-known and liked in Maynard and received a tremendous ovation. Ex-Senator Sherman Hoar was the final orator. Then the dinner was announced. About 800 people were fed. Following the dinner was an afternoon of sports and games, and an evening of dancing. Everyone enjoyed themselves but the affair was a social success only. After meeting expenses of $900.00, only $250.00 was realized. This gave the Monument Fund a treasury of $1,029.00. The committee again suggested a house to house canvas for funds, but it was decided that the townspeople were already burdened with too many expenses. They decided to enter an article on the warrant at the spring town meeting for an appropriation of $1500.00. Before this was carried out, the United States entered the Great World War in Europe. All plans and ideas were temporarily dropped, the money deposited in the bank, and eventually applied to the expenses of the present monument in Memorial Park. We all hold great respect for these memorials. For me, knowing the story of Miss Anna Holt's patriotic endeavor, my respect goes even deeper. Her plan did not materialize as she expected, but she was responsible for one of the greatest celebrations ever held In Maynard. Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: The Gala Barbecue and Field Day Description An account of the resource An account of a fundraising event that turned out to be, perhaps, the largest single event ever held in Maynard: "Barbecue Day". 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Title A name given to the resource Assabet Mills Description An account of the resource Photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo Prints. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.5 x 3.5 in. (9 ct); 3.5 x 4 in. (3 ct). Storage Location in the archive PB67 SU18-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1938 1999.B407 1999.B408 1999.B409 Title A name given to the resource Draining the Mill Pond - 1977 Description An account of the resource 12 color snapshots of the draining of the Mill Pond taken by Elizabeth Schnair, July 1977. One photo is of the exposed trestle used in 1916-1917 when building Mill No. 1. Another photo is of the wooden pipeline used to convey water to mill while Mill Pond was drained in 1916-1917. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Elizabeth Schnair Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Schnair & Thomas Sheridan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977-07 Mill Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo prints Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.5 x 3.5; 5 x7 in. Storage Location in the archive PB47 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Photo Album - 1971 Description An account of the resource A photo album of Maynard Centennial pictures donated by Elizabeth Schnair. A total of 195 photos make up the collection. Many of them are duplicates of posted MHS pictures. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Elizabeth Schnair. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2017.204 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Schnair. https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/44f08a02a910ab06a8047f5ee2109d1e.jpg 69fdd336457b66a34bbe350835d031e3 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 4 x 6 in. mounted print Storage Location in the archive PB51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Hillis - ca 1871 Description An account of the resource Mr. Hillis, with Mr. Joseph W. Reed, resident lawyers, gave his services without compensation in obtaining the Charter for the Town of Maynard. He was elected a member of the first school committee at the first town meeting on April 27, 1871. Also he was the first Noble Grand of the Maynard Lodge of Odd Fellows. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Charles A. Foley (from the old Odd Fellows Block on Nason Street) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.70 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston cabinet card Hillis I.O.O.F. Odd Fellows https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/81f558ce40f8a6f16822d28f22daa531.jpg 00a7158275f9f42295c76466acba96be https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/e7f6d6db880c008ba19e65bf5d960b6c.jpg 56c4fc9e2b6d89dfdedf2a0a0b2c0e6b Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo prints Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 4.5 x 9 in. 6.5 x 9 in. Storage Location in the archive PB51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Albert Batley - 1909-1910 Description An account of the resource Two formal sepia photos of Albert Batley, a local business man and state representative from Maynard, MA. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elmer Chickering, Boston, MA. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1909-1910 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2015.264 1999.1038 florist Representative https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/5718437c7b75ba41870164b34e50be5e.pdf f84ece0a435b9b29d3dbeed7799369ae Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. Old Marlborough Road, or as it was known in Colonial times, "The Old Marlborough and Concord Road", is one of the older roads in the Town of Maynard. As the name implies, it is a road that is not entirely confined within the boundaries of the Town of Maynard. Let us first look into the reason for the construction of the road. Travellers between the towns of Concord and Marlborough in colonial times used the Boston Post Road (U.S. Route 20) from Sudbury to Marlborough. A more direct route was desired by these early travelers. A direct highway from Concord to Marlborough was proposed. In order to have a new road constructed, a petition must be presented to the Court of Sessions. The Court of Sessions Records of 1759 state that a petition was brought forth in 1758 to build a road from Concord to Marlborough, A committee met in Concord on the first Tuesday of September 1756 to lay out a highway from Concord to begin at the country road at the house of Oliver Wood in Concord and to run through a part of Sudbury, a part of Stow to the county road In Marlborough, that is the road to Worcester. The Court of Sessions gave their approval at their meeting in 1759 and laid out the way the road would take. At a town meeting In Sudbury on March 5, 1759, Major Joseph Curtis was chosen to report to the committee on the laying out of the road and he was paid 50 shillings by the town of Sudbury as his salary. In 1760 Colonel John Noyes, Deacon Josiah Haynes and Ezra Graves were chosen to meet with the people whose land was taken for the laying out of the road and settling with them so that all would be justly paid for their land. At a town meeting on May 11, 1760 the town of Sudbury accepted the judgement of this three man committee that had met with the landowners and declared that all the inhabitants of the town of Sudbury should be assessed to pay for the cost of the land taking. At a Sudbury town meeting on October 20, 1760 the town voted to pay Major John Curtis, Deacon Josiah Haynes and Ezra Graves for their services in settling the claims for land taking with the landowners. Colonel John Noyes was not given compensation for his services. As he was town moderator this duty fell under his office as moderator. Old Marlborough Road has its start In Concord from Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, just across from the entrance to the Emerson Hospital, it proceeds on its westerly course to the Sudbury line where the name changes In Sudbury to Powers Road. When Powers Road enters North Road, our road follows North Road, or as it was known at that time, "The Fitchburg Turnpike" to the Maynard town line. Prior to the incorporation of the Town of Maynard on April 19, 1871 this portion was part of Sudbury. Shortly after entering the Town of Maynard our road leaves the "Fitchburg Turnplke" now known in Maynard as "The Great Road" and once again receives it's original name of Old Marlborough Road. At this intersection of Old Marlborough Road and Great Road a blacksmith's shop was run by Abijah Brigham from 1770 until 1880. Old Marlborough Road joins Parker Street in its journey westward. At this intersection a school was built. At a town meeting in Sudbury in 1779, $157.50 was voted to build a school In the North West District. It was used there for many years and then moved to the crossroads of Parker Street and Great Road and used there until 1881 (known as the Turnpike School) when it was moved to Acton Street to be used as a dwelling house. Many prominent figures of early Maynard received their education in this school. Old Marlborough Road follows Parker Street for a short distance and then leaves it to pass close by Vose Pond. It then crosses Puffer Road, or as it was known then "New Lancaster Road". New Lancaster Road was a stage coach route from Boston to Lancaster as was Old Marlborough Road a stage route between Concord and Marlborough. Close by this intersection was located Rice Tavern. Rice Tavern was used between 17OO and 1815 as a meeting place for all activities as well as a stop for travelers on the stage coach routes. After passing Puffer Road, Old Marlborough Road enters the Federal Military Reservation. This reservation was developed by the United States government In 1942 as an Ammunition Storage Depot and has been closed to all unauthorized personnel since that time. The road passes out of Maynard, through Stow and into Marlborough while in the Federal Reservation. On leaving the military area the road continues on under the name of Concord Road until it joins the Boston Post Road in Marlborough. On a map of 1794 it was referred to as The "Marlberry Road". On April 19, 1775 the Sudbury Minutemen travelled down Old Marlborough Road to join In the battle at Concord. With them was Deacon Josiah Haynes who was to fall In battle later that day. As Old Marlborough Road is located In that portion of Maynard that was once part of Sudbury it was assumed that all roads were accepted by Maynard on it's incorporation in 1871. In 1960 there was some doubt as whether Old Marlborough Road was accepted when the town was incorporated. On examining the old records of Sudbury we find that on November 9, 1758 Major Joseph Curtis, Colonel John Noyes, Deacon Josiah Haynes and Ezra Graves signed a paper with the list of names of the people who had land taken from them in the laying out of the road and this was received and accepted by the Court of Sessions and recorded to that end that Old Marlborough Road was to be known and used as a public highway. With this evidence the Town of Maynard accepted Old Marlborough Road at its town meeting in 1961, two hundred and three years after it was laid out. We now see that Old Marlborough Road's pleasant rural county road look belie its past. It has witnessed a great deal of history in its lifetime, both Maynard's and Our Country's. Elmer W. Matson Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: Old Marlborough Road Description An account of the resource The history of Old Marlborough Road, one of the oldest major roads in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elmer W. Matson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1968 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.197 monograph Old Marlborough Road https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/450f7e8294fba2315dbec523764bda1a.pdf b998d54bb9543df9b51d6e2250a0bd24 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Storage Location in the archive VF74 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of Old Marlborough Road Description An account of the resource Monograph describing the history of Old Marlborough Road Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2014.328 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elmer W. Mattson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1960 monograph Old Marlborough Road streets