80 20 8493 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/71644c90e4488f654bbe313c197e8e34.pdf 159dc87995f104442002190e69d3b39d 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 Battle of the Bottle or License No-license or The Trials and Tribulations of Officer Connors or "Is My Father In Your Barroom?" "Get Away From Them Swinging Doors" The sound and fury and tragedy of yesterday's battles are concentrated in the Mack Sennott type of title and sub-titles of this paper. We can look back In amused toleration now, but 50 - 60 and 70 years ago, January, February and March of each year saw a titanic struggle take place for men's minds and votes In the small cosmopolitan town of Maynard. Rallies were held, voters were button-holed, dead men registered, money was passed, drinks were offered, group pledges were made; all the gambits of political warfare were utilized by one side or the other. But as the following record will show, virtuous Carrie Nation was no match for old demon rum - liquor In the form of beer being discovered around 3000 B.C., had given mankind a temporary Garden of Eden under Its influence. The one-half page unsigned advertisement In the Maynard News of March 9, 1900 epitomizes the liquor Interests, to wit: (1) no license Is farce (2) well conducted local saloon preferable to dive or kitchen barroom (3) ale, wine and liquor are national beverages necessary to the classes and masses (4) no license enforcement waste up money (5) source of revenue - thousands of dollars (6) means more business, money, less drunkenness, better standing in commercial world and life of progressive town (7) no-license means stagnation, dives, kitchen bars, vile liquors, more police, higher taxes. The Maynard News of December 12, 1902 devotes an article to a Women's Christian Temperance Union rally at Methodist Episcopal Church at which Reverends Lawford and Washburn spoke. Their points give a fair approximation of the temperance argument: (1) health, happiness and prosperity of Maynard impaired; (2) open saloon moral and financial liability; (3) no man of respectability and sobriety wishes a saloon near his home; (4) next to useless for Maynard to receive $3000 in rum money, and then appropriate $12,000 to introduce boys and girls to the high ideals of life - then requiring them to pass four times a day saloons when going to school; (5) bad example of Maynard men and prayers of the women; (6) Maynard boy who played drunk last week imitated his father; (7) Cambridge City Hall and Concord Library more healthy stimulants to a town than Maynard saloon; (8) give Maynard the library and close the saloons then children will cease patronizing Concord library and Concord drunks can remain home; (9) Maynard is on upgrade because of American Woolen Company - to be stigmatized as booze town of Commonwealth is unfair to hundreds of citizens. The need for a termperance Iodge rose early in Maynard history. The rigors and deadening influence caused by factory work on country boys from the surrounding area and old country immigrants no doubt created the condition for the organization of the eldest lodge in Maynard: The Iola Lodge, Good Templars, organized in 1866. This was of English and Scottish origin. Next was the organization of the Womens' Christian Temperance Union in 1884, followed by St. Bridget's Temperance Society in 1890 and the Finnish Alku Temperance Society in 1895. The rest of the twenty-one different national groups in Maynard apparently were not strong enough in numbers to have a temperance society, or were catered to by their church, or did not drink to that excess to need one. But to get back to our title and sub-titles of this paper, let us start with March 9, 1900, Good Templars and W.C.T.U. hold temperance rally in Music Hall with John Anderson, well-known Scottish temperance orator as speaker. Temperance concert also was held at the Congregational Church on Sunday eve. However, the Yes vote for liquor was 264 to 196 against. March 13, 1903 saw the No vote win by 379 to 301 - first time in nine years. St. Bridget's Temperance Society and the Good Templars joined in a celebration. May 1, 1903 finds the editor of the paper philosophizing that this being the first day of no-license a lot of dry people are around town. May 6, 1904 finds the selectmen voting out druggists licenses for the coming year. Apparently they must have abused their privilege the preceding year as the only local purveyors of liquor for medicinal purposes. May 6th also finds Saturday the last day of license in Hudson. The editor comments the riding on the electrics from Maynard to Hudson extremely heavy, with large bundles in the arms... on the return trip. He goes on to remark that some cynic said "that people were laying in a supply, which of course is not so". Jan 20, 1905: Temperance forces first to start campaign with rally at Music Hall and M.E. Church. License men are rumored to be hustling also. Their argument being that the town has not been dry anyway for the past two years as several expressmen are In business, The selectmen also fight a case in court that was filed and won: a $50 fine against a peddler who was selling drinks out of a bottle carried on his person. March 17, 1905 finds the license forces winning by 451 to 361. Rumors now are flying as to who will get the three licenses, and possibly two more after the census is taken. The editor comments that with Maynard following Hudson the No voters must have voted Yes this time as they were tired of going out of town and seeing expressmen for a $2 license bring it into town for affluent ones. May 5, 1905 finds Officer Connors making his second trip this month already to Concord with drunks. The selectmen also decide not to issue license to expressmen as liquor is back In town and the expressmen were not a necessity any more (Their wording.) Liquor dealers all have paid their fees totaling $3903. The editor has a field day remarking: "The sidewalks are too narrow for some people since Monday. Men in all stages of intoxication, jovial, looking for fights, weakened, hilarious. Police lenient on first day be order. the three saloons busy from six in the morning until eleven at night. Novelty were off by noon for these that traveled from one place to another on wobbly legs. Two Finns had the extreme honor of being arrested and brought before Judge Keyes, fined $10 and $2 (that's all the second one had). Officer Connors established an acquaintanceship between one Maynard Irishman and Judge Keyes, fined $10. As it happened he had taken a little too much previous to the introduction. May 19, 1905: the editor continues 13 jaglets (?), largest number arrested in one day history of the town. The cells are small and when three or four occupy one cell in the town caboose in that condition puts one in mind of the old town "pound" where stray cattle were rounded up. As a result the 7:35 Electric to Concord on Monday contained 13 gentlemen who desirous of making Judge Keyes acquaintance, devised the scheme of getting drunk and travelling to court at the expense of the town. As in such cases they were received courteously, and in fact the court was so taken with several present that It took $5 a piece from these favored ones a souvenir of their presence. July 21, 1905: the two new licenses might go to the West end, but the East enders are trying also. Oct. 20, 1905: town receives $202.65 for its share from Concord court from July 1 to September 30. Editor notes lots of drunks last Sunday.. wondering where liquor is being sold on the Sabbath. February 9, 1906: Temperence societies united will once more wage war on rum with two rallies at Music Hall. March 16, 1906: No-license wins 479 to 366. License people were too confident. Question of druggist licenses and express being discussed. July 20, 1906: New Maynard Temperance league composed of all temperance societies organized to combat illegal sale of liquor. It wants to stop this barefaced condition of things: will leave no stone unturned. November 2, 1906: Temperance league warns town officers that if conditions are not changed, state police will be called in. Internal Revenue certificates held by 14 Maynard men, including drugstores, sell "Uno" beer - very popular since May 1. (With an assist from Jim Farrell, who still remembers the term "Uno" beer, we learn it was a beer-tasting liquid with very little alcoholic content and legal to sell.) Apparently the "Uno" beer selling was a front to allow the sale of more potent spirits for on February 8, 1907, state police raided "Uno" beer sellers: 5 drugstores and rooming houses where all sorts of liquor was discovered. The Temperance league went over the head of the Selectmen, they not knowing beforehand anything of the impending raid. March 1, 1907 finds three cases coming up in Concord Court as the aftermath of the raid. A long article In the paper gives all the particulars of these cases which Judge Keyes dismissed for lack of evidence! The Temperance league was furious but to no avail. March 15, 1907 finds the license people winning by 459 to 351. A deploring article in the paper wonders why last year (that is 1906), when the town was dry, the chairman of the board of selectmen did not want job as he is also chief of police and this year with the town wet, a real fight has developed for the position. Officer Connors this year did yeoman work upholding the law and order by taking seven at one time to see the Minuteman statue but got only as far as the courthouse, says the editor. April 30, 1909: tough year starting now as town is dry and the nearest places are Boston, Lowell and Clinton. The expresses are not allowed to liquor into town either. The local W.C.T.U. celebrates its 25th anniversary. May 14, 1909 finds a new fangled license called the Interstate Express License which came from the Internal Revenue Service. Two or three corporations are being formed in town to take advantage of this. The license costs $200 and orders filled outside of the state can be delivered. Selectmen then decide to discuss the pony express licenses which they can issue. Twenty applicants appear as if by magic. This holds up the parties interested in the $200 interstate license so giving the Selectmen some authority over the situation. March 18, 1910: License wins by 61 votes: 457 to 396. The editor mentions the fact that five license plums are available with nine applying and the heat is on the Selectmen. This is the year the "bar and bottle bill" was passed by the legislature separating the first and fourth class license, so some establishments became bars and some package stores. May 13, 1910 finds the American Woolen Company again reverting to Saturday pay days as too many employees getting paid on Fridays forget to report on Saturday morning. November 18, 1910: with the increase in population, according to the census, the town finds Itself in the enviable position of being able to have a sixth license, either a first or fourth class. According to the "Bar and Bottle Bill" giving the selectmen the authority to decide which it will be. March 17, 1911: license forces win by 467 to 340 - quite a gain from the preceding year. April 14, 1911 finds the sale of the Somerset Hotel and the immediate purchase of the Maple House raise some quizzical eyebrows as to the possibility of one man running two establishments, one by proxy, which of course was denied as untrue. March 15, 1912: close vote. License wins 417 to 413. March 14, 1913: license still by 23 votes - 455 to 442. March 13, 1914: 18 votes decides town is still wet -449 to 433. March 12, 1915 finds a strong rebuke to the liquor interests in the town voting 521 to 439 against license. July 3, 1915: Being a dry year, the express is back in operation. However, the Boston & Maynard Express and the National Express Company prove to the satisfaction of of the Selectmen that their business is non-liquor and the law states that 51% be only other than liquor. February 16, 1917: No- license wins 487 to 445. February 14, 1919: License wins by twelve votes. February 13, 1920: Maynard votes license 263 to 163, but as the editor says, "the tongues are still dry in the Mill. Prohibition is here." During the First World War, on November 3, 1917, President Wilson issued a proclamation banning all liquor except beer and wine. On Nov. 11, 1917, he reduced the alcoholic content by 2-3/4% by weight. This must have compared to "Uno" Beer back in 1906. January 1919 saw the 18th amendment to the Constitution ratified by the proper amount of states, forbidding the manufacture and sale of intoxicants for beverage purposes. This to take place January 16, 1920. That was the reason for the editor's remark above about tongues in Maynard being dry. Prohibition lasted until President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency - it being repealed in 1933. This period was marked, it is generally conceded, by the greatest breakdown of law and order in the history of the country - too many people ignored the law - it was unenforceable. And the little town of Maynard was no exception to this rule. We have not delved deeply into the earlier history of license - no-license in the nineteenth century in Maynard. In 1881, local option was passed by the state legislature, meaning that each community voted yearly on license - no-license. The Town Reports, until 1888, lump all cash income together, so no picture is given to us from that source as to possible license fees. Possibly Selectmen meeting minutes could clarify this prior to 1888. However, in that year the Treasurer's report indicated receipts of $1200 for six first class liquor licenses, one fourth class, $125, and two sixth class at $2.00. Expenses: % of liquor licenses to State, $381.75 and cost of liquor license blanks, $2.24. (tables reporting income from 1889 - 1895 were not transcribed) In conclusion, may I read a poem? This represents the human tragedy of so many that did not escape the Industrial Revolution in a company town (which Assabet Village and, later, Maynard was). I am indebted to Ralph Sheridan for information prior to 1893 (he really is not that old - he just happens to have available the information which I needed). The dates and edltor's remarks after 1894 refer to the Maynard News. Read at the Maynard Historical Society B.R. Koski "Caliban in the Coal Mines" by Louis Untermeyer God, we don't live to complain; We know that the mine is no lark. But, there's the pools from the rain; But, there's the cold and the dark. God, you don't know what it is You, in your well lighted sky Watching the meteors whizz; Warm, with a sun always by. God, if you had but the moon, Stuck in your cap for a lamp, Even you'd tire of it soon, Down in the dark and the damp. Nothing but blackness above And nothing that moves but the cars ... God, if you wish for our love, Fling us a handful of stars! 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 Battle of the Bottle Description An account of the resource An account of the turbulent interplay of alcohol, the Temperance movement and Prohibition in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1966 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.175 Alku bar Boston & Maine Concord drug store drunk Hudson jail Legislature license Methodist Church monograph Music Hall Police Department railroad selectmen temperance Templars trolley https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/179b1fee7f00fecf4f73945768508d87.pdf d9b24deed92f11679272f4c74f91721f 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 first of the Danes In town we would place around the latter 1880's or early 1890's. They had become numerous enough by December 1, 1899 to hold a dance in their clubroom on Acton Street. We would place the location of this clubroom in one of the two buildings facing the Jewish Synagogue, for they were used for club purposes, No doubt this club was just a social group. Religious services were held in the Union Congregational Church In August 1899 and a new pastor arrived in April 1900. In November 1901 a successful church fair was held In Music Hall and at that time the church had forty communicants. The young Danes organized a club known as Young Danish Peoples' Social Club In March 1903. Maynard Lodge #204, Danish Brotherhood Society, organized December 23, 1904. This fraternal benefit lodge lasted for twenty-five years the following record shows: March 10, 1905: Lodge meets In Odd Fellows Hall. March 15, 1907: The Brotherhood holds masquerade ball in Co-operative Hall. March 3, 1911: Brotherhood holds its annual dance in Hibernian Hall. July 19, 1912: Danish Brotherhood buys land in Stow to erect building. (This was on Hastings Street, just over the town line.) November 7, 1919: Brotherhood welcomes Its boys back from the war. October 4, 1929: Danish Brotherhood to sell hall, The ranks of the old timers had thinned, it Is apparent, We have no record of officers, but Hans Erikson (Erikson's Ice Cream) was one of the stalwarts of this lodge in its latter years. And so the saga of the Danish Invasion ends - Main Street, U.S.A. All dates from the Maynard News. Further information from Mr. George Peterson and Mrs. Harold (Mary Peterson) Edwards. Read at April I969 meeting of Maynard Historical Society B.R. Koski 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 Danish People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A short account of how Danish immigrants came and integrated into the Maynard community. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.259 Danish Danish Brotherhood Society immigration monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/86024895e68086dfc428e772ac87ea76.pdf 5efb89f23a62feebbd69b78ed4474804 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 first of the Finnish people in Maynard came not long after the incorporation of the town, sometime during the 1880's, Conditions being what they were in Finland under Czarist Russian rule, the lure of "streets paved with gold" as too much to withstand. The first five families settled on River Street (as related to me by John Saisa). John's father, Topi Saisa, John H. Simons and Weckstrom among the five. Many of the later ones however settled on farms throughout the entire Acton, Stow, Maynard and Sudbury area. By 1894 they were numerous enough so that the Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1895 and the Finnish Temperance Society in 1898. People of the Congregational religious persuasion occasionally had meetings in homes and the Temperance Hall with Rev. K. F. Hendrickson and Rev. Andrew Croup coming from out-of-town. In 1903 the Finnish Congregational Pastorate was established with Rev. W. W. Sundeline as the first minister. The Imatra Band was organized in 1899. A newsnote of January 5, 1900 tells of a new Finnish Cooperative store on Main Street. (This was the predecessor to the United Cooperative Society subscribed for in 1905.) In 1903 the Finnish Workingman's Socialist Society was organized. The Lutheran Church, founded In 1894, built the church building on Glendale Street in 1907-1908 at a cost of $8,000 and dedicated in June 1908. A parsonage was built in 1928 at a cost of $6,225. It had no synodical connection until November 10, 1908 when it affiliated with the Suomi Synod. They had fourteen pastors up to 1934. A Sunday School was organized in 1906; Ladies' Aid Society in 1906. There were one hundred seventy-five members in 1934 at the 40th anniversary celebration at which Jacob Laurila, chairman of the celebration committee, recited a history of the church. In 1967 the church moved to a new building over the town line in Sudbury, at the Junction of Great Road and Waltham Street. The Finnish Alku Temperance Society was founded In 1895 and moved March 23, 1900 from Harriman Court to the Whitney building. English classes were started with Mrs. James Coulter in charge in November 1901. A temperance society Eastern summer festival with twenty-eight towns represented, five bands, had between one and two thousand participants at Pumping Station Grove, Winter Street, in May 16, 1902 and July 4, 1902. October 16, 1903 the Society moved to Darling's Block, corner of Summer and Nason Streets, taking over the Associated Templar's rooms. The Acton Street quarters was converted into an Italian boarding house. July 15, 1904 new quarters were obtained In the old school building on Main Street owned by James Mullin. A naturalization society was organized February 24, 1905 by the Temperance Society. Over one hundred persons went March 1, 1907 to Boston to get first papers. June 18, 1909 fifty went to Cambridge for second papers. July 29, 1910 the Temperance Society opened its new building on the comer of Harriman Court and Main Street, which it was to live in until the organization was disbanded in the early 1960's. Through the years, the Summer festivals held In various Finnish communities drew thousands of people from all over the Eastern seaboard. For example, June 26, 1925 the festival being here at Vose's Pond had three bands, dramas, sports, with about eight thousand people In attendance. The Society also had a Summer place In West Concord called "Punkaharju's Activities of the Society included program evenings, dramas, chorus, a band (the National Band), sports (Kanto A.C.), gymnastics, and jointly with other temperance groups in town, a yearly campaign to vote liquor our of town. The Finnish Congregational Church, established as pastorate in 1903 had the following Ministers up through 1913: W.W. Sundellne, L.P. Miettinen, J.E. Sillback, A.F. Wirta, John Vanenen. Meetings were held in the Temperance Hall, Haynes Hall (Riverside), harness shop near depot in 1904, and American Congregational Church Chapel in 1905. The cornerstone of the church building was laid May 23, 1913 with one thousand people in attendance, different ministers speaking, The box imbedded in the cornerstone contained: Finnish hymn book, song book, Finnish calendar, picture of W. W. Sundeline (first Pastor), history of the Free Mission Church, names of all members and officers, Finnish coins, copy of Evangel, Jouluvista, Maynard News, Maynard Enterprise, Finnish Friend, North Star. August 29, 1913 the church vestry was dedicated with appropriate exercises. December 19, 1913 the church dedication took place with many ministers in attendance. The C. E. Society of the Church was set up in 1905 with twenty members. The Sunday School was organized in 1907 with seventy-five members, and the church had sixty-five members in 1913. In 1903 the Finnish Workingmen's Socialist Society was organized. It carried on sports, dramas, gymnastics, wrestling, acrobatics, dances, program evenings. It bought Vose's Pond area and set up the pavilion and track, fixed up the pond for swimming, held Summer festivals there which drew thousands of Finnish people from the Eastern seaboard. The Imatra Band became part of this society. The Tarmo Athletic Club was organized which participated in all sports. For those that remember that far back the basketball rivalries of the twenties have had no equal since, with Tarmo usually in the lead. A hall was built (John Pettokarju, builder) in 1909 with a two day dedication in November. The hall was enlarged in 1916. The 13th anniversary of the Society was celebrated for three days with the opening of the new hall in January 1917. The United Cooperative Society was initiated by this group. With the passing of years the Society as a viable group is now in 1969 just a memory. The Parker Street Hall was sold in 1969. In June 1915 the Knights of Kaleva was organized as "K.R. Knights of Kaleva" and the Ladles Auxiliary "Saluttaren Tupa K.N". The Alku Temperance Society Hall was used for the initiation with 175 persons in attendance. This Society is founded on the great epic poem of Finland "Kalevala". It is similar in precept to the Odd Fellows and Rebekkas. It is reported that the Kaleva Society has camp and grounds at a lake in Littleton. In 1933 the parent group set up the "Young Kalevas". The Knights of Kaleva is still alive as of this writing and have headquarters on River Street. During the Finnish-Soviet Winter War of 1939-40 all of the Finnlsh organizations In town united to raise funds for Finnish relief, with the exception of the Finnish Workers Federation. A symphony orchestra composed of the best Finn musicians in many communities in Massachusetts, including many from Maynard, led by one of Finland's leading directors toured New England for this beneficial purpose. As with all other ethnic groups, the off-spring of the original settlers have more or less moved into the mainstream of American life, into their own homes, vocations, hobbles and raising an American family. Quite a cry from the peasants of May 23, 1902 that were ordered "to vacate homes just built by the American Woolen Company on McKinley, Roosevelt and Harrison Streets in the new village because they were packed sixteen to a house built for six, burlap bags fastened to the walls to make rooms in half, spikes in wall for this purpose, wood chopped on floor". Freshly arrived from the old country there was no room otherwise. Quite a far cry, wouldn't you say? All dates from Maynard News. Read at the April 1969 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society. B.R. Koski 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 Finnish People in Maynard Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.276 Description An account of the resource A historical summary of Finnish immigrants arriving in Maynard and their wide-ranging impact on the town. Alku Finland Finnish Finnish Congregational Church Finnish Imatra Band Imatra Band Kaleva Kanto Lutheran monograph pond socialist Tarmo temperance United Co-operative Society Vose Pond Vose's Park Pavilion 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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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. A newspaper report of June 23, 1899 tells us that a "horseless carriage is expected to be landed in town soon". It has been ascertained that Dr. F. U. Rich was the owner and the first to have an automobile in Maynard. The second and third owners shortly after were Frank Harriman of Harriman*s Laundry and David Loewe, local businessman. Thus opened the era of the horseless carriage. Car ownership for the next decade and a half remained a rarity until Henry Ford started his mass production line and the $5.00 day. During this period, however, the few dealers that sold cars also rented them for pleasure trips (price for a party of two was 50¢ an hour). Businesses and commercial establishments early started converting from the horse-drawn wagon to the horseless carriage. It was not until after the first World War that the auto came into its own. By 1925 the Assessors' report indicated 879 motor vehicles, one for every nine persons in town, and earlier, in 1920, six Socony gas dealers in business in town. The dirt roads of 1900 became macadam during this period, new traffic rules were promulgated as necessity arose, and parking in the rumble seat became a national pastime! The 1967 Town Report records 4508 motor vehicles in town, one for every two people. The movement of people and goods from one place to another has been taken over by the motor vehicle. We would venture to suggest however, that public transportation in the 1970's will of necessity again come into its own, and not necessarily of the Internal combustion type: pollution of the air will force this. Prepared by Birger R. Koskl. 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 Horseless Carriage in Maynard Description An account of the resource The automobile came into use shortly after the incorporation of Maynard. A short account of its introduction and growth of the automobile in town life. 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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 IRISH PEOPLE IN MAYNARD The Irish were not long after the English and the Scotch in settling in the little village of Assabet. The building of the carpet mill by Maynard and Knight in 1846 attracted many of this nationality, and by 1850 there were more than fifty in the village, At first, most of them settled around what is now upper Main Street, Spring Lane and Pine Street. The closest Catholic church to the village was St. George's Parish in Saxonvllle and these early settlers had to journey there, many of them on foot, for religious ministrations. Beginning in I850, and for the next fourteen years, Father George A. Hamilton came to the village to celebrate Mass. It is believed the first Mass was said in the home of Cornelius Cleary, and on later visits in the homes of Mr. Farrell, Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. McManus, Mr. Crowley and Mrs. Roache, all on upper Main Street. On one occasion, Mass was said in the open air on an improvised altar in the shelter of a large tree. By 1857. the number had increased and it was necessary to hire Union Hall on the corner of Summer and Main Streets for religious services. In 1865, the first Catholic Church in Assabet Village was built at what is now 200 Main Street, and in January 1871, the year the town of Maynard was incorporated, the Catholic community of the town became St. Bridget's Parish. In 1884, the present St. Bridget's Church was dedicated. In September 1965. St. Bridget's Parochial School was opened at the beginning of the school year. Four male members of the parish entered the priesthood and six young ladies have become members of religious orders. Like the other ethnic groups, the Irish organized their own societies and clubs. On June 1, I890, St. Bridget's Temperance Society was instituted with thirty-nine members in the basement of St. Bridget's Church. J. Albert Crowley, who later became a priest, was elected President, Michael P. Mullin, Vice-President, John E. Hannon and James J. Hilferty, Secretaries, and James J. Mullin, Treasurer. The first meetings were held in a tenement house at the foot of Spring Lane, but after six months, the society moved to the Riverside Co-operative Building, In 1902, it moved to larger quarters in Music Hall. The organization lasted until 1911. In July l899, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 44, was instituted at Riverside Co-operative Hall, with John Moynihan the first President. This was a fraternal benefit society of men of Irish birth or descent. Meetings were held at Hibernian Hall, now the United Co-operative Building on Main Street. This society went out of existence in the early 1920's. A Ladies' Auxiliary of Division 44 was instituted November 3, 1905, with Margaret McCarthy the first President. This group held meetings at Hibernian Hall, Riverside Hall, Masonic Hall, and Knights of Columbus Hall. The last big event of the auxiliary before its demise was the thirty-fourth anniversary dinner in 1939. The people of Irish origin and descent have played a prominent part in the history of Assabet Village and the town of Maynard. Of the thirty-six men who enlisted from Assabet Village in the Civil War, thirteen at least were Irish; while a large share of those from Maynard serving in all wars were of the same ethnic group. They have been well represented in the field of athletics, and have played an important role in town government from the incorporation of the town to the present. Storage Location in the archive Maynard Monographs Binder (red) SU9-4 1 additional copy plus 1 condensed version VF53 SU29-5 St. Bridget's Parish - Historical Info - (2 of 14) folder 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 Irish People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A review of the Irish community's arrival and impact on the Town of Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph L. Sheridan 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 2019.188 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource white typewritten paper 8.5 x 11 in. (3 pages) ethnic groups Irish monograph Saint Bridget Church https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/89a9702c75c0d552b072aea22531411a.pdf c3bbebf3f07417b887416766400393e5 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 first Italians coming to Maynard would be dated sometime in the 1890's for their initial organizational attempt was in 1906. This was the Italian Court of Foresters. The first meeting was in Odd Fellows Hall with Court of Italy of Boston present. (June 15, 1906) The organization was initiated July 20, 1906 (in Oddfellows Hall) with many present from out of town. Court Dante Alighieri of Foresters had the following for officers: S.C.R., Michele Roberts; C.R., Antonio Distasio; Treas. Celestino Colombo; J.W., Carmine DeMarco; S.B., Raffaele Dotoli; Lecturer, Domencio Distasio. There was nothing further in the newspapers so we do not know how long this court existed. The Italian Citizens's Club was organized Nov. 29, 1912 to aid Italians in beconing citizens and to take part in the spring election. The newspaper article goes on to explain that at present there are 11 Italian voters in town, 6 more for spring election. 20 will take out first papers next Saturday, and an estimated 600 Italians in Maynard. The Officers were: President, Joseph Morgandi; Vice President, Angelo Dimonico; Secretary, Ernestino Barilone; Treasurer, Kalle Columbus; Clerk, Joseph Morgandi. Aug. 8, 1913: this club held a picnic at Visocchi's Farm. Nothing further is heard of this club. Dec. 4, 1914: Newsnote tells us of several Italian residents being called back to Italy to serve in the army. This type of conscription was prevalent in the European countries. Aug. 19, 1921: Our next newsnote tells us of the organizational meeting to set up the Sons of Italy with installation of officers on Labor Day. (We have the good fortune to have in our midst in Maynard, Joseph Porrazo, lifetime barber and one of the original members of the Sons of Italy, who kindly consented to writing in its entirety the history of the Sons Of Italy. ------------- Roma Lodge No. 1103 Order of Sons of Italy in America of Maynard, Mass, was instituted on September 5, 1921 at Eagle Hall, Maynard, Mass, under the sponsorship of Italia Nuova Lodge No. 983 Order Sons of Italy in America of Somerville, Mass., in the presence of the Grand Deputy Emissary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Professor Antonio Dentamaro. There was a Christening and Initiation of the Lodge. The Charter was issued by the Supreme Lodge and was signed by the following: Raimondo lannuzzo, Edwardo Lenzi, and Francesco Santucci, with seventy-seven initial members, men and women. The first Executive Council was composed of: Venerable: Celestino Priiano Assistant Venerable: Edwardo Lenzi Ex. Venerable: Raimondo lannuzzo Orator: Guiseppe Porrazzo Recording Secretary: Giovanino Piacitelli Financial Secretary: Francesco Santucci Treasurer: Ernesto Baroloni 1st Trustee: Vincenzo Lucchesi 2nd Trustee: Salvatore Terrasi 3rd Trustee: Pasquale Veleno 4th Trustee: Rosario Salamone 5th Trustee: Francesco Piacitelli 1st Master of Ceremonies: Nicola Baccaro 2nd Master of Ceremonies: Francesco Colombo Sergeant at Arms: Antonio Veleno Sergeant at Arms: Ernest Mariano Arbitration Committee: Bonifacio Finocchi, Agostino Fava, Vincenzo Russo, Luigi Di Grappa, Rocco Telese Grand Delegates: Bonifacio Finocchi, Agostino Fava Assistant Grand Delegates: Francesco Santucci, Pietro Vaccaro After the installation, the American flag was christened by Teresa Carbone, Godmother, and Vito Carbone, Godfather. The Italian flag was christened by Vincenzo Russo, Godfather, and his daughter Maria Russo, Godmother. The official languages are Italian and English, the emblem of the Order is a golden lion in a field of white, and the motto is "Liberty, equality and fraternity." The lodge meets once a month. Meetings were held at first in the Eagles Hall, corner Nason and Summer Streets, later at Elks Hall on Main Street and at present are held at the Italian Social Club Hall, Waltham Street. The Lodge provides medical services and illness and death benefits to members. The official celebration is Columbus Day, Oct. 12. The Lodge sponsors civic and social activities, and encourages good citizenship for this great nation, America. Joseph Porrazzo Recording Secretary 1962 ---------- Venerables - Roma Lodge No. 1103 Sons of Italy 1921 Celestino Primiano 1922 Edwardo Lenzi 1923 Celestino Primiano 1924 Celestino Primiano 1925 Antonio Mistretta 1926 Antonio Mistretta 1927 Antonio Mistretta 1928 Santo Caruba 1929 Antonio Mistretta 1930 Domenico Mucciaccio 1931 Vincenzo Porrazzo 1932 Raimondo Gandolfo 1933 Salvatore Terrasi 1934 Giuseppe Porrazzo 1935 Michael Veleno 1936 Michael Veleno 1937 Giuseppe Porrazzo 1938 Michael Veleno 1939 Celestino Primiano 1940 Celestino Primiano 1941 Giuseppina Finochi 1942 Pasquale Purrego 1943 Pasquale Purrego 1944 Raimondo Gandolfo 1945 Raimondo Gandolfo 1946 Vincenzo Porrazzo 1947 Vincenzo Porrazzo 1948 Celestino Primiano 1949 Celestino Primiano 1950 Vincenzo Porrazzo 1951 Vincenzo Porrazzo 1952 Giuseppe Porrazzo 1953 Giuseppe Porrazzo 1954 Giovanni Piantedosi 1955 Giuseppe Graceffa 1956 Domenico Mucciacio 1957 Domenico Mucciacio 1958 Domenico Mucciacio 1959 Raimondo Gandolfo 1960 Raimondo Gandolfo 1961 Raimondo Gandolfo 1962 Raimondo Gandolfo Joseph Porrazzo Recording Secretary 1962 ---------------------- Nov. 4, 1927: a news article tells us of a new Italian organization: St. Anthony's Crusaders, holding a dance at Colonial Hall, 400 people in attendance, a Boston dance band for dancing and Andrew Visocchi of Boston playing the accordion for a short concert. January 12, 1933: a news article tells us of the formation of the Italian Social Club at Hall on Waltham Street. The initial officers were: Pres. Raymond Gandolfo, Vice-Pres. Adam Mariani, Rec, Sec'y Vincinzo lannuzzo, Fin. Sec'y Vito Carbone, Treas. Charles Visocchi, Trustees Joseph Morgante, Luigi Tiberio, Pasquale Pareago. ----------------- (The following is again from Joseph Porrazzo: a monograph on the Italian Social Club) The Italian Social Club of Maynard, Mass, was instituted on Dec. 7, 1934 at their own Hall at 64 Waltham St., Maynard, Mass. The Charter was issued by the State of Massachusetts with initial number of seventy-five members. The purpose of this social club is to encourage and to promote social and recreational activities among the people of the Italian Race and of Italian extraction and to stimulate closer and more friendly relationships among them. The Officers of this Club were as follows: President - Adam Mariani Vice President - Charles Visocchi Recording Secretary - Vincenzo lanuzzo Financial Secretary - Patric Porego Treasurer - Vito Carbone 1st Trustee - Loreto Arcieri 2nd Trustee - Antonio Colombo 3rd Trustee - Angelo Curci Marshall - Rinaldo Mariani Custodian - Luigi Primiano Board of Directors: Adam Mariani John Perillo Charles Visocchi Frank Colombo Vincenzo lanuzzo Leonard lanuzzo Felice Micelli Antonio Curci Domenick Greeno Donato Dentino Angelo Curci The Club meets once a month. In the event of the death of any member the Club sends a Floral Tribute and provides a Committee of six members to attend the funeral. Also at the death of any member of the family the Club sends a Floral Tribute. The Club sponsors Civic Activities and encourages good Citizenship for the Town of Maynard. Joseph Porrazzo 35 Walnut Street Maynard, Massachusetts June 1963 ------------------- Dec. 15, 1933: a news note tells us of an Italian-American citizens club meeting at Coop. Hall Sunday afternoon as part of a naturalization drive with Rep. Frank Sheridan addressing the meeting. Feb. 22, 1935. An organizational meeting of a new society, "Our Lady of Indulgence", took place at the Italian Social Club Hall with the following as officers: Head Delegate Mrs. Caroline Visocchi, Officers Virginia Angelosanto and Santa Mariano. 80 were enrolled with Professor Amendo Mariano of Boston giving an address. Mar. 22, 1935: An Italian Citizens Club organized with Michael Lalli as President and Michael Barilone Vice-President at 10 Main Street for clubroom. In the latter 30's Saint Anthony's Society was organized. As of this writing (1969) the Italian people in Maynard still have some of these organizations in their midst: Sons of Italy, Italian Social Club, Our Lady of Indulgence Society, and the Saint Anthony's Society. With the passing of the old guard, and the thrust into the mainstream of American life of the young people of Italian extraction, these organizations are with us but not as strong. May it be said that this light-hearted people of Latin extraction have added a lot of vivacity and spice to the Maynard scene: an extra dimension which would surely have been missed in the hum-drum life of a mill-town. May it continue so. Read at the meeting of The Maynard Historical Society - B.R. Koski 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 Italian People in Maynard Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Joseph Porrazo Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.257 Description An account of the resource Shortly after immigrating into Maynard the Italian community created a number of short and long-lived institutions. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 club immigration Italian Italian Social Club monograph Sons of Italy https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/feb895e0e08ba587373b865361b29837.pdf 31a56e4dcc534bd883a755085be461a9 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 Jewish people began settling in Maynard around the turn of the century, the same period that brought In most of the many ethnic groups that comprised the majority of the population in town. No doubt there were a few families earlier than that but there is no record that is available to us. We are aware of only one family, the Julius Loewe's, who ran a combination rooming house and tavern at Harriman Court. This family must have settled here in the 1880's as Julius was active In town affairs by 1890, being on the town committee to purchase land and build a fire station for the new town fire department that year. Our first news report comes in 1901 concerning a Jewish christening taking place in the West End on July 12, and the second in September, 1903 that the Jewish people with a Rabbi in their midst will celebrate New Year's Eve, September 22, with exercises In Masonic Hall. Rabbi Greenberg, President S. Goldenberg and Vice-president James Shepard were the leaders of the congregation of fifty. Starting the following year the religious holidays were celebrated in Odd Fellows Hall, Nason Street, through 1920. A January 1907 news article gives as the following officers for the Maynard Hebrew Association: President Max Blatt; Vice-president S.L. Bloomberg; Treasurer David Wiseberg; Secretary Julius Goldberg; Board of Directors Sam Goldberg, S. Sperberg, Harris Cohn and David Wineberg. It was decided to remove the Torah to the home of Max Blatt. Officers for 1913 were President Max Blatt; Vice-president I. Liberman; Secretary U. Feldman and Treasurer J. Bressler. March 20, 1914: Rabbl Sherr became the new Rabbi of the congregation. The officers that year were President Samuel Lerer, Vice-president Isaac Liverman, Treasurer Ely Gruber, Financial Secretary Rabbi I. W. Sherr, Recording Secretary Mr. Fineberg, Trustees Max Blatt, Fineberg and Bakka. September 10, 1915: Rosh Hosannah was celebrated by two Jewish congregations, one in Odd Fellows Hall with Rabbi Sherr and the other In Cannon's Hall (Main Street) with Rabbi H. Raymond. This second congregation, it is our understanding, was the ADZ Israel Society, comprised of Acton and Concord residents. Oct 8, 1915: the elections for the Maynard Hebrew Association took place at their own rooms on Summer Street with the following officers: President Ely Gruber, Vice-president Ely Goldman, Recording Secretary H. Fish, Financial Secretary Rabbi I. W. Sherr, Treasurer Mr. Backrach, Trustees Max Blatt, William Licherman and David Bander, and Inside Guard Sam Strousberg. The Jewish New Year in 1920 (Sept. 17) was celebrated by the Maynard Hebrew Association in Odd Fellows Hall with Rabbi Silver of Brookline assisted by Rabbi Sherr and the ADV Israel Society in Eagles Hall with Rabbi Jacob Slavetsky of Boston. The following year 1921 (Jan.28) a Maynard and Hudson Jewish Youth Association was formed at Riverside Hall with officers as follows: President Louis J. Rickels, Vice-president Mrs. Samuel Balkman, Secretary Miss Pearl Lerer, Treasurer Charles Lerer, Entertainment Committee Mrs. Joel Glickman, Misses Dera Sherr, Jennie Feinberg, Marion Sperberg and Benjamin Gruber. This organization known as the Double Triangle (Feb. 4) was an educational and social club. The following meeting (Feb. 4) the entertainment committee was enlarged to include Morris Feinberg, Bessie Bomstein, and Ell Kesler, and the educational committee additions were Miss Sperberg, Martin Gruber, Edith Rives and Annie Siger. Around this period in the early twenties the Hebrew Association purchased a house on Nason Street and removing it to Acton Street renovated it for use as the Rodoff Shalom Synagogue. In the early 1930's( May 13, 1932) the Maynard Jewish Council was organized for athletic and social purposes. In 1933 (Nov. 24) a basketball team was organized at Pastime Hall, on Harriman Court, with the following as candidates; Bachrach Bothers, Seder Brothers, Glickman Brothers, Lerer Brothers, Gruber, Swartz, Liverman, Arkin and Silverman, and with Michael Zapareski as coach. In 1940 (July 5) a Jewish Ladies Aid Society was organized to raise funds for Jewish refugees fleelng Hitler Germany. This paper would be derelict in its duty if it did not mention that the history of the town of Maynard would have a void in it but for the efforts of a Jewish businessman. The reference is to Samuel Lerer, proprietor of the New Idea Clothing Store and operator of the moving picture theatre in Riverside Hall. He had the moving pictures taken of the 50th anniversary celebration of Maynard to show at his theatre. He knew not the significance of that for posterity but the Maynard Historical Society as possessors fifty years later of a 16 mm copy of this film, can be ever grateful to him for being able to show a moving picture of the 50th anniversary at our hundredth anniversary. By B.R. Koski Read at the 1970 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society. All dates from issues of the Maynard News. 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 Jewish People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A review of the associations and influence of the Jewish immigrant community on Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.248 Gruber Harriman Court Jewish Lerer monograph New Idea Store Odd Fellows Hall Pastime Hall Riverside Hall Riverside Theater synagogue https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/66807a0ba18c55751e6acbea1928f952.pdf ef36442189f22c4d94e95d3263f10d16 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 first we hear of the Lithuanians in Maynard is a newsnote of 1904 telling of a St. Elizabeth's Society meeting. This was a joint group with Hudson Lithuanians. This would place the first Lithuanians In Maynard in the latter 1890's. Apparently there was not enough of this ethnic group to organize any clubs or societies for we have no records of any such. For religious purposes St. Bridget's Church was used. A newsnote of March 23, 1917 tells us of Father Daugin, a Lithuanian priest, of Norwood was to hear confessions at St. Bridget's Church this Monday for the Lithuanian speaking people, The dearth of news about Lithuanians is possibly answered by their being asmall ethnic minority and belonging to Polish organizations in town. All dates from Maynard News For further information indebted to Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Sheridan. Read at the April 1969 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society - B.R. Koski 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 Lithuanian People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A short summary of the small Lithuanian population in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.229 ethnic groups Lithuanian monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/83595eb64cfedbb647140676537351eb.pdf f078f91425e9993078ad6b159b5eb06b 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 Sovereigns of Industry or The Riverside Cooperative Association The Sovereigns of Industry in Maynard was organized Dec. 21, 1875 by a small group of English and Scottish Textile workers. It was a cooperative venture based on the Rochdale principles, quite popular in a few communities. The Maynard Group bought in Boston wholesale and delivered in town by wheelbarrow to its members. So much interest was created by this venture that in September 1878 - three years later - The Riverside Cooperative Association was incorporated with capital stock of $1500. It opened in the basement of Darling's Block - corner of Nason and Summer Streets (The present abode of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.) From there it moved to (A.T. Haynes) The Riverside Hall Block on Main Street beside the River. Possibly that is the origin of the name Riverside Cooperative Association. In 1882 it bought the land on the comer of Nason and Summer Streets where the Knights of Columbus Building is now and erected a three story building for $15,000 with the store downstairs and rooms and halls upstairs. This became known as Cooperative Hall. Town meetings and other social functions were held here for many decades. The capital stock was increased to $5000. $12,000 was loaned by townspeople to build and stock the store. The 25th Anniversary program in 1903 divulged that this was the largest grocery business in town with 400 members - $1,250,000 sales in that period $60,000 paid out in rebates. The officers at that time were President, Albert Batley; Treasurer, Gavin Taylor; Clerk, F.W. Sims; Auditors, William Holt and T.A. Jones; Directors, Alex Pettigrew, James J. Morgan, John White, Fred Sims, Gavin Taylor. Rebates varied from year to year running from 2% to 8%. (July 26, 1901 - July I8, 1902 - July 17, 1903 - November 20, 1903). Dec. 23, 1904 report gives membership as over 600. Feb. 9, 1906 gives the Board of Directors as Alex Pettigrew, James J. Morgan, John White, Albert Batley, Fred Sims; Auditors William Holt and William Lord; Treasurer, Gavin Taylor. Meeting voted to purchase 100 rods of land from L.S. Brooks on Summer Street - to be used for stables - in which case Main Hall would be extended out over land now occupied by the barn. Remember in those days horses and wagons were used for home deliveries by the grocery stores. Jan. 11, 1907 report advertised a 10% rebate - the high point for all the years of the Coops existence. An interesting newsnote for May 13, 1910 tells us of a letter addressed to the Coop as Sovereigns of Modesty (not industry) with a $100 bill in a note saying "add this to the conscience fund." Someone apparently couldn't sleep nights! On June 16, 1911 the Directors, by a majority vote of three to two, called for the resignation of Manager James J. Hilfertyon, (on) sick leave at that time, who had been managing the store since 1894. The reasons are not clear in the newspaper accounts but possibly a clue might be gathered from the July 21, 1911 report indicating only a 2% rebate. George Morse was made manager. Feb. 11, 1916 reports a rebate with Gavin Taylor as Treasurer and the Board of Directors as James B. Lord, Albert Batley, George T. Murphy, William Scully and Charles Courtney. July 30, 1920 report shows a 6% rebate - also that as in 1908 under similar economic conditions in the mill the only money paid out in town was this rebate. Feb. 11, 1921, a 2% rebate only, reasons being losses owing to price re-adjustments and continued depression and fire on August 12, 1920. July 21, 1925, semi-annual meeting skips rebates altogether. July 22, 1927, meeting postponed action on dissolution of the coop. The store was cut to half its original size and the other half is ready to be rented. The last 6 months it was reported showed no loss. Officers were President, William Naylor; Secretary, James C. Mahoney; Treasurer, Harold Cuttell; Trustees, Edward Wooldridge and Charles Spence. Feb. 8, 1929 meeting empowered the Directors to carry on or dispose of the store. It is reported that achain store is endeavoring to purchase the business. Officers were elected with President, William Naylor; Treasurer, Harold Cuttell; Auditors, Charles Spence and Edward Wooldridge, Trustees Mark Newton, P.J. Schnair, James J. Ledgard, John Maley. Aug. 2, 1929, semi-annual meeting reported a 6 month profit of $660.28. The directors urged the meeting to use this money to paint the building and sell the store. Sept. 13, 1929, George Morse, Manager of the store for I8 years purchases the store. The Association will hold on to the business block. Aug. 3, 1933. Semi-annual meeting reports a 3% dividend. Feb. 8, 1935 meeting elects for officers President, Leslie Sims; Secretary, James Ledgard; Clerk, Harold Cuttell; Directors, John Maley, Joseph Schnair, Jeremiah Bradley. In Jan. 1936 a fire destroyed the upper sections of the building. The Association voted to sell the property to the Knights of Columbus and disband the Association. And so passed into Maynard history not only one of the oldest cooperative associations in the state (51 years as a store alone) but also a center of social, cultural and municipal affairs since 1882. I am indebted to the Maynard News for all dates and Ralph Sheridan for other additional information. B.R. Koski Read at the 1969 meeting of The Maynard Historical Society. 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 Riverside Cooperative Association Description An account of the resource Originally organized as the "Sovereigns of Industry" in 1875, it created a grocery store and cultural center that served the town for over 50 years as a cooperative. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.207 Relation A related resource <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Principles">Rochdale Principles</a> (Wikipedia) cooperative Cooperative Hall monograph Riverside Block Riverside Co-operative Association Riverside Hall https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/c4b50d4c76d046b9c10dda986281a573.pdf d43de04d3bd83e9094114b38d2690072 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. By December 1, 1899, the Russians were numerous enough to hold occasional religious services in the vestry of the Congregational Church, so it is a fair assumption that the middle 1890's was the beginning of their immigration into Maynard. There is no data on the number of Russian people in Maynard, but a newsnote on Aug.13, 1913 informs us that a Russian wedding took place on Florida Court with over one hundred people present. Their church was built in 1917 on Prospect Street, December 1, 1899 - Russians hold occasional services in vestry of Congregational Church. Will acquire pastor and hold weekly services. August 15, 1913 - Russian wedding on Florida Court - over 100 present. Russian priest Father Jacob Gregoff. July 30, 1915 - Arthur Coughlan sold plot of land to Archbishop Evedokin Meschersey of New York on Prospect Street. Will be in charge of Jacob Gregorief. September 22, 1916 - New Russian Church being built on Prospect Court. January 3, 1917 - St. Mary's Russian Church to be completed in about two months. Costs about $9500. March 7, 1917 - Russian cooperative store on Summer Street. April 18, 1917 - Russian church held first services. 25O in attendance. October 11, 1918 - Russian pastor dies. January 9, 1920 - Russian church gets new bell. Dedication Rev. John Orsianitsky (formerly Chaplain in the Canadian Army) Dates from Maynard News 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 Russian People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A very brief summary of Russian immigrants in Maynard from circa 1900-1920. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Kozak 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 2019.253 immigration monograph Russian Russian Orthodox Church https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/f01042fa5c69c9f67e5b9f0d7f3f8f48.pdf 775fe85c1646b5467c26ca5ff79b9c18 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 first Danes to settle in Maynard came in the early l890's. By 1899 they were numerous enough to have organized a club and to hold a dance in their clubroom on Acton Street. That same year rellgious services were held in the Union Congregational Church. The following year a new pastor arrived and by 1901 the church had forty communicants. The young Danes organized a club in 1903 known as the young Danish Peoples' Social Club. Danish Brotherhood Society, Maynard Lodge No. 204, was instituted December 23, 1904. This was a fraternal benefit society which lasted until 1929. The society built a hall on Hastings Street, Stow, just over the town line in 1912. There is no record of the first officers, but Hans Erikson was on of the stalwarts in the latter years of the society. The Swedes started to settle in Maynard around the turn of the century. By 1904, a Sunday School was organized at the home of John Nordberg. Sometime just before 1913 the Hamer Lodge, No. 126, Scandinavian Brotherhood was organized. In its ranks were also Danes and Norwegians and at it peak had a membership of about one hundred and forty. In the latter 1930's it combined with the Lindberg Lodge of Waltham. Some of the early officers were Charles E. Ekstadt, Sanfrld Swanson, Carl Emanuelson, Mrs. Bemt Anderson, Mrs. Hudda McClean, Rlchard Swanson, Bemt Anderson, Ernest Johnson, Oscar Johnson. Religious services by 1913 were held by the Swedish Lutheran Congregation in the vestry of the Finnish Lutheran Church. Norwegians in limited numbers entered Maynard life about the same time as the Danes and the Swedes. They apparently joined in the soclal life of the above in their organizations as there is no record of any Norwegian societies. 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 Scandinavians: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.199 Description An account of the resource A brief account of how Scandinavian peoples came to Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1968 Relation A related resource 2019.194 Danish monograph Norwegian Swedish https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/3636e33dd37ebfa9efaafc1b54c73947.pdf 475ec6eb9437b5e9667f326a554a3fb7 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 Scots along with the English were the original settlers of Assabet Village (incorporated as Maynard In 1871), starting In the seventeenth century. Many Scottish names appear among the seventy-one incorporators of the town. Being English-speaking, the Scots apparently did not have any need for clubs or organizations basically Scottish, unless one of the two Odd Fellows Lodges Instituted in 1884 might have been. Besides that, ties with the old country were weakened by many generations of living in a foreign clime, America, as was not the case with the later immigrants. However, a national pride did assert Itself for a short period as a Maynard and Concord Robert Burn's Club was organized in February 1917. This became known simply as the Caledonian Club. We do not know where the club had its quarters, but a Hallowe'en party was held at Masonic Hall with one hundred and fifty in attendance on November 3, 1911. Names mentioned at that affair were James Dunlop, Chief, and a committee of Mungo Bain, Roderick McIver, Robert Alexander, George McInnes, Alexander Bailey, John McKenzie, Mrs. Ann Bell, Mrs. George Stockwell, Charles Higgins and Gordon Wilson. A second anniversary concert and ball was held at Music Hall on February 9, 1912 with over 800 people in attendance. The Club officers in 1914 were Chief Alexander Balllle, Vice-Chief Edward Miller, Secretary J.C. Pringle, Treasurer Mungo Bain, Trustee 1 year James Baxter, Chaplain J.R, McKenzie. A football team known as the Caledonian Foot Ball Club of Maynard was organized around this time from the club members. This was soccer football, not our American brand. The games must have been played at the Maynard Cricket Club grounds (present location of the Green Meadow School) for we have no record of another soccer field in town. No record of the demise of the Caledonian Club exists, so it is our assumption that the first World War, 1917-16, dealt a death blow to its existence, as to so many others. I am sure that much could be written of individual Scots and their descendants in reference to the political, social and economic life of Maynard, but that will be left to some person of Scottish descent. I will remain thrifty with my words! All dates from the Maynard News Read at April 1969 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society B.R. Koskl 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 Scottish People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A short account of Scottish influence and social clubs in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.198 Caledonian Club club ethnic groups monograph Scottish Scotts https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/a49976207b09d423aedee44722d7d6f3.pdf 0fc8b5f0ca286e1a4f6e09760379713a 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 Swedish people have been a minor part of the population in Maynard. We do not know when they first arrived in Maynard but assume that it was during the 1890's. The reason for this assumption is that our first news note in the Maynard News about swedes is dated April 1, 1904 telling us that a Sunday School has been organized at the home of John Nordberg. It takes a few years for any group to grow sufficiently to be able to organize, so the 1890's sounds like a good educated guess. Sometime Just before 1913 the Hamar Lodge #126 of Scandinavian Brotherhood was organized. It had in its membership also some Norwegians and Danes. The membership at its peak was about 140, includIng those from surrounding towns of Maynard. July 9, 1915 the lodge held its first semi-annual meeting. Officers were: President Charles E. Ekstadt, Vice-president Sanfrid Swanson, Overseer Carl Emanuelson, Marshall Mrs. Bernt Anderson, Assistant Marshall Mrs. Hulda McGlean, Recording Secretary Richard Swanson, Assistant Recording Secretary Esther Emanuelson, Financial Secretary Richard Johnson, Treasurer Bernt Anderson, Inside Guard Ernest Johnson, Outside Guard Oscar Johnson. The membership at this time was around 50. January 26, 1917 at Odd Fellows Hall they elected the following officers: Charles Ekstadt, Richard Swanson, Rindi Johnson, Elin Swanson, Ernest Johnson, Carl Emanuelson, Girard Johnson, Sanford Johnson, Richard Johnson, Bennett Anderson. Marlus Rocko and Claude Nelson. This fraternal benefit society weakened through the years so sometime in the latter 1930's it joined forces with the Lindberg Lodge of Waltham. Religious services were held by the Swedish Lutheran Congregation monthly in the vestry of the Finnish Lutheran Church In 1915. The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the congregation held a bazaar in the same church December 2, 1913. The mainstream of American life absorbed the energies of the sons and daughters of the immigrants, so as with all of the ethnic groups, the Swedes as a national distinct group has disappeared. All dates from the Maynard News, Hugo Emanuelson furnished the general information. Paper read at the April 1969 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society by Birger R. Koski. 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 Swedish People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A short account of Swedish people in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger R. Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.194 ethnic groups monograph Swedish https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/5feb011b627eeee17185c837389e30b7.pdf 0b3576b33aa32f614db5eab697a793e6 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 Twilight Club of Maynard was organized in 1904 by a group of young men of St. Bridget's Temperance Society, Maynard, Mass. John E. Hannon, Louis Hannon, and James J. Hilferty(?), members of the society, had camped during the summer of 1904 at Lake Boon (Stow) and conceived the idea of purchasing a lot of land and building a cottage. They talked the idea over at a meeting of the St. Bridget's Temperance Society and several of members became enthusiastic. A lot of land was purchased from the Parks family on the west side of Lake Boone, in the part known as the Narrows (between the 1st and 2nd basins), and a large and commodious clubhouse was built. The contract to build the cottage was originally given to Mr. Joshua Carr of Maynard, and was later given to Mr. James Mullen of Maynard who completed the cottage in time for the official opening on August 5, 1905. At that time there were but few cottages at the Lake. Clubs with camps at the lake were the West Point, Tonawanda, Wisteria, Parks, Lone Pine, Lincoln and Fairview. The name "Twilight" was selected by a majority of the members. The Twilight Club members were the first to vision the development of Lake Boone as a summer colony. Today the shores are dotted with cottages and homes, many of them owned by people from Boston and vicinity, as well as those towns and cities nearby. Since its completion, the clubhouse and grounds had for many years been the popular center not only for the summer colony(?) but also for the people of Maynard, many of whom have had the use of it for family gatherings, outings and class reunions. The ???? at the Lake had so increased by 1908 there was a demand for ???? Sundays. The Twilight Club gave the use of its cottage ?????, the pastor of St. Bridget's parish of Maynard ??????? Mass. Mass was said at the Club for three years ????????? attending became so large that an association was organized and Association Hall was built on land donated by the Twilight Club and Mr. James A. Dooley. Charter members of the Club: William Connolly, President; John E. Hannon, secretary; Thomas Smith, treasurer; Matthew Campbell, James Claflin, William Cleary, Daniel Colbert, Owen Duggan, Louis Hannon, John Horan, John Keegan, James J. Ledgard, James C. Mahoney, Charles McGill, Patrick Murphy, William Scully, Edward Sheridan, Joseph Sheridan, Patrick Sherry, and Nicholas Whalen. James J. Ledgard is the only charter member who is still active. Other charter members living are: John J. Keegan of Maynard, Patrick M. Murphy of Framingham, William Cleary of Winchester and Charles McGill of Newton. Present members: Thomas J. Duggan, president; Ralph L. Sheridan, secretary; Edward F. Ledgard, treasurer; James J. Ledgard, Charter member; Thomas F. Maley, J. Howard Herbert, Louis J. Imbimbo, Herbert W. Martin, John A. Doran and Louis J. Primiano, all of Maynard; also. William J. Murray of Lake Boone, Harold J. Priest of Acton Center, Edward J. Hannon of Baltimore, Md., William D. Tobin of Holliston, John B. Ledgard of Laconia, N.H., and Robert L. Murray of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Robert Murray is the son of the late Frank J. (Jinx) Murray of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a native son and nationally known football coach at Marquette University and the University of Virginia. Coach Murray was a member of the Twilight Club for many years and spent part of his vacation each summer at the Club, and while lounging about the spacious quarters worked out many of the gridiron plays that brought about victory to his teams. James Ledgard, Herbert Martin(?) and William Cleary were successful business men, the former two in Maynard and the latter in Winchester, Mass. James Claflin for many years was Deputy Superintendent of the Boston Police Department. Ralph L. Sheridan worked several years as Assistant Deputy Superintendent at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Concord, Mass. The Twilight Club will long be remembered for the fine spirit of service and friendship during its sixty years of existence. At the annual meeting of the Club held Monday, May 11, 1964, it was voted unanimously to sell the clubhouse and land owned by the Club at Lake Boone, Stow, Mass., and to dissolve the association. Thus comes to an end another era. 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 Twilight Club Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1965 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.219 Description An account of the resource The Twilight Club was a social organization, founded by members of St. Bridget's church, which maintained a clubhouse on Lake Boone in Stow as a summer retreat for 60 years (1904-1964). club Lake Boon monograph Saint Bridget Church temperance Twilight Club https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/415711678fa998f89466a9a4d31740ab.pdf 9f2b30e3874fb42e96b7b3d425591365 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. Until the year 1852 the village of Assabet had no formal religious services. The residents went to church in either Sudbury or Stow, in both of which towns there had been churches for many years. It was not always convenient to have conveyance to those towns end the people felt the need of services in their own village. In 1850 a Sunday School had been organized, with Mr. Amory Maynard as Superintendent, the man for whom the town was later named. The Sunday School meetings were held in the railroad station, which was then at the corner of Main and Sudbury Streets, using settees purchased by interested individuals. On September 23, 1852 a church was organized as a Congregational church, with ten members. Their meetings were at first also held in the railroad station. An Evangelical Society had been formed, on the petition of Amory Maynard and sixteen others, to conduct the financial and business affairs of the church, and this organization continued to do so for the next seventy-five years, when the church itself assumed these functions. It was not long before the need of a church building was felt, and Amory Maynard became Chairman of a committee "to select three spots and see what encouragement they could get towards erecting a Meeting House." A piece of land on the Stow side of the river was offered to them by Knight & Maynard and was accepted; and it was voted to erect a house of worship to be financed by shares of $25 each. The church was built in 1853 and the settees were moved from the railroad station to the vestry of the new church. In 1855 a bell was purchased and in 1859 a pipe organ was installed. In 1866 the seating capacity was increased by 20 pews to seat 360 people. In 1883, several years after the town had been incorporated and named for Mr. Amory Maynard, an organ loft was built and Mr. Maynard made a gift of a new Ryder organ to replace the old one. In 1889 the beautiful Dorcas window was placed in the church, and in 1890 Deacon Lorenzo Maynard, a son of Amory, fitted the auditorium with stained glass windows, and the connecting chapel was built. In 1909 a gale blew down the church spire, which was not rebuilt until 1920; and in later years chimes were added during the pastorate of the Rev. Norman MacLean. In 1927 the church adopted a constitution and by-laws under incorporation, with the name "Union Congregational Church". At this time the financial and business affairs were taken over from the Evangelical Union Society. In the early days there was a service each Sunday at 10:30 in the morning, Sunday School at 12, a second service at 1:30 in the afternoon, and a prayer service in the evening. The church has had many fine pastors during the years, and a number of members have done notable work. One of the outstanding former members and a teacher in the Sunday School was Miss Corinne Shattuck, who became a famous missionary In Turkey and carried on her work there for about thirty-six years. Other members well-known in religious work were Alex Sloan and Christopher Collier, both of whom went into the ministry. In more recent years Howard Weaving, now a minister in New York City, was inspired by the training he received in the local church. In 1877 the 25th anniversary was observed; in 1902, the golden anniversary; and in 1927 the 75th anniversary, at which time a medal was given to William H. Gutteridge who had served the church as Deacon for fifty years. In 1952, during the pastorate of the late Dr, Paul B. Pardy, the 100th anniversary was observed, and a beautiful newly decorated sanctuary was dedicated. This past year, in the pastorate of Rev. 0.D. Ullom, the first part of an extensive building program was completed, including a number of rooms for Church School classes, and a new fellowship hall was dedicated. As the church has increased in membership, so the Church School has also grown from its very small beginning in 1850. It is avery important part of the church and has a fine staff of teachers. A Ladies' Benevolent Society was organized by Mrs. Amory Maynard in October 1851, even before the church itself. This group helped in furnishing the meeting house, with carpets, pew cushions, pulpit, and pulpit furniture. Later they assisted in raising money for the first organ installed; and they helped in purchasing the pews that are in use today. In the smallpox epidemic of 1883 the society did a great deal of work in the community; and through the years they have provided clothing and other necessities for the needy here and abroad through missionaries at work in many parts of the world. They were always ready to lend a helping hand wherever there was need. Another active organization for many years was the Men's League, started in 1904, Mr, Amory Maynard, grandson of the first Amory Maynard, was Chairman at the organization meeting. The Philathea Group, first formed as a Sunday School class under the leadership of Mrs. Sumner Rogers, and later the Service Group were both very active, helping both the local church and missions. In 1956 the three women's groups combined into a Women's Fellowship, with all women of the church-working together to assist the church and to give continued support to Our Christian World Mission, both here and abroad. 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 Union Congregational Church of Maynard Description An account of the resource The origins and evolution of the oldest church in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Janette M. Taylor 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 2019.210 church monograph Union Congregational Church https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d112fba4b8ac029ea865cdbd6cd62fb4.pdf 7e78ce299894c89a2873bdb4f2fb1ce1 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. Preface To tell the historic evolution of the Maynard Methodist Church, one must relate also, the illustrious names and dramatic events pertinent to the historical data of the Town of Maynard - since both civilized structures developed simultaneously and through the efforts of the same leaders in each area. With a difference of not quite four years between conception dates, many of the idealistic men and women who envisioned an established church, based on Methodism and its teachings of piety and moral behavior, were the same inspired souls who could perceive of the small village of Assabet, becoming an organized industrial and progressive town. Woven together with the golden threads of ideology, idealism, and influence, the Church and the Town burst forth from glorious seeds of hope - hope which was sown by the early men and women filled with courage and faith. Together - Church and Town - they spread their gentle roots, growing sturdily and strengthening as the years swiftly passed. Then, came the time of the blossoming, with all its promise of bearing a fruitful crop. And now, at the end of a century rich with sowing, rooting, growing and blossoming, there is the gratifying harvest, rich in rewards. For both the Church and the Town, the harvest has been a bountiful one! History In the year 1846, Assabet Village was a growing, thriving area. It was protected around its borders by the neighboring towns of Sudbury, Stow, and Acton. The villagers were satisfied with their fruitful lands which had come to them from the native Indians, directly or otherwise. From the Indians also, had come the name Assabet which the people gave not only to their village, but to winding river which conveniently flowed through the center of the village. The soil was rich and fertile, making farming easy. Industrial prospects were bright, what with a saw and grist mill run by Asa Smith and a productive paper mill established at the corner of Summer and Parker Streets. Most of the settlers were content with this - their little village. Yet, there were others who longed for improvements. For one thing, there were no railroads. Freight had to be teamed to and from South Acton. Transportation was by means of stagecoach which travelled from Lowell to Framingham. Plans were already in the making for a Marlboro branch to extend through Assabet Village. Construction for this was scheduled for the year 1849. Then, too, there were no religious organizations in the village. Many God-fearing citizens were disturbed by this fact. People who wished to worship had to travel either to Sudbury or Stow for worship service. In 1852 a group of ambitious men met to remedy this situation. As a result, the Union Evangelical Church was established. The Church was later known as the Union Congregational Church. It was erected in 1853. For fourteen years, worshippers found the Union Church sufficient. However, with the arrival of more and more Methodists making Assabet Village their place of residence, by 1867 a sentiment developed for the establishment of a Methodist Church. The men of the village gathered daily at Mr, Holden's Village Store to discuss the most important topic of the day - Methodism and the need for a Methodist Church. On February 2, 1867, a meeting was held at the school house for the purpose of having Methodist preaching in the village of Assabet. Benjamin Conant was chosen chairman of the meeting and Benjamin Jones was the secretary. It was voted to choose a "committee of four to solicit subscriptions for the support of public worship.'' It was likewise voted that "Rev. Mr. Colburn of Hudson be invited to speak in Assabet on some religious subject." Religious services were carried on faithfully at the Union Hall. Months passed, during which time a committee of seven "engaged ministers, hired the Hall, and made all other necessary arrangements for the ensuing year." Parsonage land was purchased, a choir formed, parsonage furniture selected, and an organ procured through rental from Boston. On September 7, 1867, the Methodist Society met at the house of Samuel Evans according to appointment. Everything being in readiness for the signatures of the members, most of the persons present signed the Declaration and Pledge. Members of the Church included: Charles E. Watson, E.H. Tilton, E.F. Richardson, Emery Smith, T.C, Richardson, Samuel Evans, Jabez Thorp, Edward Henderson, J.A. DeForest, Mary F. Richardson, Francis H. Richardson, S.R. Taylor, Jessie D, Richardson, Samuel G. Brown, Henry Fowler, Charles May, Mary S. May, John Fuller. And so was born an organized church. Rev. J.A. DeForest was voted on April 1, 1867 as the first official minister of the Methodist Society of Assabet. By 1868, there were 112 members in the Sunday School, with 114 teachers. Twenty years later (1887) besides the Sabbath services, the Maynard Methodist Episcopal Church conducted Prayer meetings, held classes in the Sunday School, boasted of the Ladies' Benevolent Society (organized May 1, 1867) and sponsored church choir and musical programs for the public. On February 18, 1902, Preacher in charge. Rev. W.F. Lawford made note in his sermon of the growth of Maynard and its industries. "This Spring and Summer will see a great addition to our Town. The mill is nearly done and the houses most completed. This large coming in of people will no doubt increase our attendance and we hope, our membership. We see many strangers every day and find them out and invite them to our Church house. I record my grateful appreciation of the favors this year and pray the Lord may richly bless the Church and make it a power for good and the salvation of man." At the annual town meeting, March 7, 1921, it was voted to celebrate in an appropriate manner on April 19th, the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the town. Many of the names which appeared on the committees to formulate and create a working program for this affair were among those also on the Maynard Methodist Episcopal records. Names such as: Edwin Carlton, Frank Binks, Mrs. Howard Wilson, Albert Batley, Howard Wilson, Rev. David M. Angell, Levi R. Cheney, Mary Naylor and others. Interest in young people and scouting was most evident in 1951 when the Methodist Church sponsored a new Boy Scout Troop which included 32 members, with Auno Koskinen as volunteer Scout Master. In 1952, seventh and eighth grade Girl Scouts were allowed to use the Sunday School rooms for their meetings each Saturday morning. With the good neighbor and big brother policy prevailing, in September of 1956, the Church held an auction, "the proceeds to benefit the Sudbury Methodist Church Building Fund." A catered dinner was held on June 4, 1967 in the cafeteria of the Maynard High School to observe the one hundredth anniversary of the Church. Anniversary speaker was the Rev. R. Case, S.T.M, Minister of Belmont Methodist Church, Belmont and President of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Association of Historical Societies of the Methodist Church, 1964-1968. Benediction was given by the Rev. Edgar F. Redfern, St. M., current pastor of the Maynard Methodist Church. Following are the ministers who have served the Maynard Methodist Church, since it was organized, September 7, I867. 1867-1869 - J.A. DeForest 1869-1872 - L.D. Frost 1872-1874 - J.S. Day 1874-1876 - M.H.A. Evans 1876-1877 - A. Baylies 1877-1879 - A.G. Godfrey 1879-1880 - G.V. Bent 1880-1881 - L.D. Frost 1881-1882 - G.W.H. Clark 1882-1885 - I.B. Bigelow 1885-1888 - W. Wignall 1888-1891 - C.A. Merrill 1891-1895 - J.P. Mears 1895-1898 - J.A. Messier 1898-1900 - Edward Higgins 1900-1900 - J, Harris (Supply) 1900-1901 - F.H. Ellis 1901-1904 - W.F. Lawford 1904-1908 - E. Bisbee 1908-1912 - T.J. Judge 1912-1917 - A.M. Osgood 1917-1920 - G.P. Parsons 1920-1923 - D.M. Angell 1923-1926 - C.M. Redstone 1927-1927 - O.S. Buell 1927-1928 - C.E. Carroll 1928-1930 - C.C. Garland 1930-1932 - E.L. Mills 1932-1934 - J. Rex Shepler 1934-1940 - E.B. Marshall 1940-1947 - H.F. Fulton 1947-1949 - H. Leach 1949-1959 - Robert K. Jones Jr. 1959-1963 - Lawrence N. O'Brien 1963-1965 - Richard Dean 1965-1970 - Edgar P. Redfern (At the present writing, Rev. Fred Pneuman is being considered as a minister to serve 1970- ) Diligent research through the yellowed pages of countless orderly well-kept record books, ably written by loftily inspired men and women of the Maynard Methodist Church, has produced fascinating contact with the Town's precious past. Selflessly dedicating their time and efforts toward the advancement of Goodness and Truth, the priceless marks left by these stalwart pioneers have bequeathed an eternal legacy of moral challenge and kindled hope for all future generations to come. 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 United Methodist Church Description An account of the resource The origins and history of the town's Methodist church from 1867 through 1970. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Doris Fardy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1970 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.217 church Methodist Methodist Church monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/4616066ab0af3d0c2b7fd0b066384adf.pdf 2181d976c7452a1047d44c06004c5c07 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. At the time the earliest colonists settled this territory, they had to adopt the modes of travel and ways of getting from place to place of their predecessors and new neighbors, the Indians. These were first -- and generally -- to walk on their own stout legs; second to go where-ever they could by water, in boats. The Indians had dim narrow moccasin paths in many places through the woods. These were quite often the trails of wild animals. Narrow streams could be crossed on natural ford-ways or on rude bridges of fallen trees. But, these Indian trails or animal paths would not long suffice for the practical needs of the people, Bridle paths were cut through the forest from one homestead to another, and connecting them all, more or less, by one great road, directly with the meeting house and the grist mills. Hay had to be drawn from the meadows, and for this a road must be made. Paths had to be opened to outlying lands. After the period of walking, nearly all Iand travel for a century was on horseback. Women and children usually rode on a pillion behind a man. A "pillion" was a padded cushion with straps which sometimes had on one side a sort of platform stirrup. The "horse-block", a large stone was used that the women might safely alight. One way of progress which would help four persons ride part of their journey was what was called the "ride-and-tie" system. Two of the four persons who were traveling started on their road on foot, two mounted on the saddle and pillion, rode about a mile, dismounted, tied the horse and walked on. When the two who had started on foot reached the waiting horse, they mounted, rode on past the other couple for a mile or so, dismounted, tied the horse and walked on. The inland transportation of freight was carried on by pack-horses. Long distant grists were brought to the mill in rude two-wheeled carts or on horseback. Later, ox-teams were used for heavy trucking and carting. The oxen were also used for plowing and rough hard work. Wood, heavy goods and lumber was often transported by floating rafts on the rivers. The settlers commonly rode horse-back, and later maybe the very fashionable had a chaise, but wagons had not appeared and the roads were not good enough for them. New roads were made by "all able-bodied males between sixteen and sixty years", who were required to give one (or more) day's labor on the town way, and another day's work, or more, toward a "King's Highway", or Great Road. Penalty for non-compliance was usually set at five shillings per day "”an enormous sum in those times. Just prior to the Revolutionary War, the means of transportation between towns and cities was by stage wagon. In 1783, the stage wagon operating on the Turnpikes was a rectangular box, mounted on springs, containing four seats to accommodate eleven passengers and the driver. It had a top with side curtains. There were no backs to the seats. There was no side entrance. One had to climb over the passengers in front. As time went on, they became known as stage-coaches. In 1827, the Traveller's Register reported eight hundred stage-coaches arriving and leaving Boston each week. One of the interesting and outstanding features of most old New England towns is the provision made for the entertainment of visitors and guests. It is stated that one could find a tavern or inn at a distance of not over one mile. These taverns were reached by stage-coach and could accommodate the stage-coach driver, as well as a change of horses. Every Inn had a name, usually painted on its swinging sign-board. The names were simply a repetition of old English tavern signs, until the Revolutionary days, when patriotic landlords eagerly invented and adopted new names and signs. The scarlet coat of King George became the blue and buff of George Washington; the eagle of the United States took the place of the British lion. A line of stage-coaches from Boston to Lancaster made regular stops at the Rice Tavern, located at the Junction of "New Lancaster Road" (now known as Puffer Road) and Old Marlboro and Concord Great Road (This property was purchased from Benjamin Crane of Stow in I685 and was used as a tavern until 1815. For many years it was used as a farmhouse by Jonathan Vose and his brother.) (The house was torn down by the United States Government during World War II, as it came within the boundary of the ammunition depot. The foundation is still there.) When the "Ben Smith" bridge was built in 1616, Great Road was opened to traffic and two stage-coaches going each way passed over the road daily. About 1816, Levi Smith ran a tavern at what was later known as the Aaron Thompson or William Eveleth house on Great Road now occupied by the Robert Mayes family). This was one of several along the "Great Road" for the accommodation of travelers between Boston and Fitchburg, and where the stage-coaches made regular stops. Another stage-coach made regular trips from Lowell to Framingham, passing through this territory. Communications with Boston and larger places was slow and difficult. Merchandise had to be hauled by means of ox or horse teams. All Internal commerce between city and country necessitated stage-coaches and teams of every description, and on all main roads might be seen four and eight and ten horse drawn wagons conveying merchandise to and from the city. As a matter of necessity, the taverns and hostelries were numerous and generally well patronized. The building of the Marlboro Branch of the Fitchburg Railroad in 1849 marked an important era for Assabet Village. It also marked the beginning of the end for stage-coaches. Originally chartered as the Lancaster and Sterling Railroad, the land was acquired June 6, 1846, but construction was not started until after it was acquired by the Fitchburg Railroad, which had been chartered in 1843. Entering the village at the north side from Acton, and crossing through the village near the center at a southwesterly angle. The location of the railroad was a matter of considerable machinations of those who were straining to route it through their backyard, so to speak, and those who deemed it a dirty and noisy nuisance, filling the air with clamor and soot and scaring valuable horses. The operators of stage lines fought the new railroads. One man who had very large Interests in the stage-coach business, a man of great influence, a "General Holman", was bitterly opposed to the railroad. But the stage-coach was passing as all methods of transportation do, only to be replaced by some new method. And, so the Marlboro branch was laid from the main line in South Acton, through Assabet Village, Stow and Hudson and Marlboro. The ''Iron Horse" put the stage drivers out of business. The first station in town was near the Sudbury Street crossing. When a new station was built on Main Street (now the site of Gately's Service station) the first station became a freight house and remained so until a few years ago, when the property was sold and a gasoline station erected near the site. (Now the Humble Oil Company). Amory Maynard was one of the prime movers in securing the right of way, and was given a life pass over the railroad, He was appointed station agent, whlch position he held (in his name) for about forty years. As many as twenty-four trains per day ran through the town, and long freight trains hauling coal and materials to the woolen mills. Trains ran on an hourly schedule in each direction, to and from Boston, from early morning until late at night. Passenger and freight service was excellent until the 1920's. The automobiles and trucks were making serious inroads and the number of trains gradually reduced. Passenger service was discontinued beyond Maynard April 29, 1939. Freight service stopped shortly afterwards and the tracks removed from Maynard to Hudson. The last passenger train in and out of Maynard to South Acton was in the evening of May 16, 1958. It was a sad occasion for many who had lived with the train running in and out of Maynard every day of their lives, To them nothing quite equalled the excitement of a steam locomotive coming into the station. A diesel engine now makes daily hauls of freight to and from Maynard, to take care of the needs of the Maynard Industries (formerly the American Woolen Company mills.) As the horse and buggy age drew to a close -- while the automobile was still a novelty -- New England went through the electric car era. In August 1901, the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway company, with headquarters in Maynard, began operations. On August 18, 1901, the first electric car was seen on the streets of Maynard, when an open car was run from the carbarn on Great Road to the Boston and Maine Railroad crossing on Main Street, dragged across the railroad tracks and re-railed on the opposite side. The following morning temporary tracks were laid across the Assabet River bridge on Main Street, and the car was run across. At 1 P.M. on August 19, 1901, a trial trip was made to Concord Junction to connect with the part of the line operating between Concord Junction and Concord. By late August the road was completed between Hudson and Concord and on October 1, 1901 a regular schedule operating. The line connected at Wood Square, Hudson, with lines of the Worcester Consolidated Street Railway and the Boston and Worcester Street Railway. Also, at Monument Square, Concord, with the Lexington Street Railway. It was possible to ride almost any place in the country by "trolley car" on connecting lines. On May 8, 1900, the Lowell, Acton and Maynard Street Railway company was incorporated to build a line from Maynard through Acton, Westford, Carlisle and Chelmsford to connect with the Lowell city system. Nothing was done until late 1901 when the Lowell, Acton and Maynard Street railway, by then under the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street railway petitioned for an extension of its charter and right to build from Maynard through Sudbury to Framingham. In May 1903, the Lowell, Acton and Maynard began construction of a line from the Concord, Maynard and Hudson line in Maynard at Main and Nason Streets, extending up Nason, through Acton, Haynes and Brown Streets to the Boston and Maine Railroad crossing at South Acton. September 18, I903, the first car ran over this line. In 1909, a line was laid from South Acton to West Acton and the first car over the line was on September 2, 1909. For nearly a year the line between Maynard and West Acton was operated in two sections -- cars running between Maynard and the south end of the South Acton bridge -- and between the north end of the bridge and West Acton. Passengers had to travel the fifty yard gap on foot. On August 15, 1910 cars were running across the bridge. In 1911 the idea of completion of the line to Lowell was given up. United States mail was carried on the electric cars between Concord Junction and Gleasondale. Freight service was never used. Before World War years the ride between Concord and Hudson was a pleasant one, the cars running along what was then tree-lined roads. On warm summer nights the open cars were crowded and every car was out on the line. Everyone shopped on Saturday nights in those days. Maynard, known chiefly as a shopping center, was in the days before prohibition an "oasis of refreshment" in a desert of no license: Concord, Acton and Stow. Thus, while the men visited the emporiums the women shopped at the many stores in the center of the town; all returning home with their purchases on the last "trolley" for the day. In July 1902, the Board of Railroad Commissioners issued a permit to the Boston and Western Electric Railroad to construct a high speed electric line between Marlboro and Waltham, with a branch line from South Sudbury to Maynard to join up with the Concord, Maynard and Hudson line at Main and Walnut Streets. (The) Plan was dropped when the Selectmen would not go along with the proposal to enter Maynard by way of North Sudbury, coming down McKinley Street to Walnut Street to the Concord, Maynard and Hudson line at Main Street. The Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway prospered until 1917. They found it necessary to ask for financial help from the towns served by the line, but did not meet with success. On January 25, 1918, a disastrous fire destroyed the carbarn and practically all rolling stock, severely crippling the line. For more than a year they operated with borrowed equipment. The automobile was then becoming the major method of conveyance. The electric line hung on until 1921 when it was forced into the receiver's hands on December 20. They continued to run at a loss and on January l6, 1923 the Superior Court ordered the line to cease operating immediately. The rolling stock was sold in February 1923, and the tracks, poles and wires were sold on September 17, 1923, and dismantled. (Some of the tracks could be seen until quite recently at the corner of Nason and Acton Streets. It is my belief that the rails have been removed completely from the Main Street; but they still exist on Nason Street.) The power station on Great Road was sold to the Polish Catholics and is today St. Casimir's Church. The carbarn was used for several years by the Lovell Bus Lines, Inc. Later by the Raytheon Company and at present by the Atkins & Merrill, Inc. The house formerly occupied by the superintendent of the street railway is now a two family house at 67 and 67a Great Road, The Woburn and Reading Bus Company, John F. Lovell of Woburn the owner, moved right into the town on Friday, January 19, 1923 with a large bus and began irregular trips from Maynard to South Acton and return. On Monday, January 22, (they) began a regular schedule on an hourly basis. After permanent franchises had been obtained from the five towns Lovell started bus service over the old Concord, Maynard and Hudson line, following the present Route 62 the entire distance. Buses to Concord began on February 26, and to Hudson on March 23. This they later extended to Arlington Heights and to Clinton and Leominster. By 1954 the Lovell Bus Line was out of business and service between Maynard and Concord only taken over by the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway, which is now a part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. At the state election November 8, 1966, the citizens of Maynard voted two to one (1951 to 931) to join with the M.B.T.A, for which the town of Maynard is annually assessed a share of the operating costs with thirty-nine other cities and towns served by the M.B.T.A. Although the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway has been out of business for more than forty years many traces of the old lines, in addition to the power-house, carbarn and superintendent's house remain. Also, traces of the Boston and Maine Railroad from Great Road to the Stow line. Both the Boston and Main Railroad and the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway performed a vital transportation service in the towns for many many years. They failed because the lure of the private automobile was too great for the patrons who deserted these lines for their own cars. The "Iron Horse" and the "trolley cars" were no match for the "horseless carriage". And without financial support from the towns presently served the bus line may soon follow suit. Perhaps, I should add a postscript and say that for a number of years we also had motor boat service up and down the river from Maynard to Lake Boone. (This has been written in a separate monograph.) Credits: The Maynard Enterprise Hudson's "Annals of Sudbury, Wayland and Maynard Crowell's "History of Stow" Gutteridge's A Brief History of Maynard Birger Koski O.R, Cummings "Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway" W.P.Currier, Passenger Traffic Mgr., Boston and Maine R.R. Note: Unable to transcribe 3 handwritten notes. TBD. 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: Transportation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.202 Description An account of the resource A review of various forms of transportation and how they conveyed residents of Maynard, including walking, horseback, stage-coaches, steam trains, electric trolleys, busses and, finally, the automobile. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1967 Amory Maynard Ben Smith Bridge Boston & Maine bridge bus horse horse and buggy Lovell Lovell Bus railroad railway stagecoach tavern train transportation trolley turnpike https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/bbfebb30975978fac83de6b567b63671.pdf 96237c8b9dcde3bd04083488794be161 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 United Cooperative Society opened its doors in January 1907. The stock and fixtures of a private grocery store were purchased and set up in part of the building on Main Street which is now the main Co-Op building. At first it was known as the Kaleva Co-operative Association, "Kaleva" being the ancient name of the Finnish people. The first manager was Matti Eekkala. The first eight years were lean and uncertain. They started with 187 members, mostly weavers and other workers in the local woolen mill, who received small wages; yet they subscribed $1,600 for the Co-op's initial capital. Membership grew slowly, from 187 to 315, and annual sales fluctuated. In 1911, the Kaleva Co-op became a member of the Eastern Finnish Co-operative Educational League. In 1912, the present Co-op building on Main Street was purchased on a time payment plan for $16,000. In 1914 they purchased property on Powder Mill Road and erected a combination bakery and salesroom. Since then the Co-op has regularly baked Its own "democrat" rye bread. In 1915 the Co-operative League of the United States was established. with the Maynard Co-op as one of its charter members. In 1916, to meet the needs of its members, the Co-op added a meat department to the Main Store, and started a restaurant on the second floor of the Co-op building, During its peak years the restaurant served as many as 250 people a day. In 1917, the Maynard Co-operative Milk Association by a majority vote decided to become a part of the Kaleva Co-operative; thus the dairy department came into being, located originally on the Powder Mill Road property. Forty-two members of the Milk Association refused to follow the majority and started a rival co-operative, the First National Co-operative Association which continued until 1941. In 1919, six of the leading Finnish co-operatives In Massachusetts (Maynard, Fitchburg, Quincy, Norwood, Gardner and Worcester) pooled their capital and properties to create the so-called "Milllon-Dollar Co-operative". Incorporating under the name of the United Co-operative Society of New England, they set up a general office In Boston. This move caused the old familiar name of the Kaleva Co-operative Association to be discarded. But the "Milllon-Dollar Co-operative" experiment was doomed to fall, because the Individual co-ops had not learned to co-operate with each other. The joint co-operative liquidated in 1921. After the dissolution, the Maynard society was re-incorporated under Its present name of United Co-operative Society of Maynard. Since then expansion and improvement have been continuous. In 1921, the Bakery was moved from Powder Mill Bead to the rear of the Main Street Store; a new oven and machinery were installed. In 1923, the Co-op established its own coal yard. Land was bought at a railroad siding off Summer Street; a new siding and coal storage warehouse (was) constructed. In 1925, a large annex was added to the Main Store. The Dairy was moved to part of the new building, and new pasteurizing equipment enabled the Co-op to deliver the first pasteurized milk In town. The new structure also housed a repair garage for the growing fleet of trucks. In 1926, the Co-op purchased a small grocery store building (with its stock of merchandise) on the corner of Parker and Waltham Streets. This became the Co-op Branch Store. In 1926, (it) became a charter member of the Eastern Co-operative Wholesale, Inc. With the passing of time, the needs of the members have changed; some departments have been discontinued, others added. In 1930, the restaurant was closed. In 1931, a new service for its farmer members was started: grain, feeds, fertilizers, and other farm supplies were made available in a new warehouse built on the end of the coal sheds. In 1933 a fuel oil truck was purchased for the distribution of petroleum products. Ice delivery service was begun in the spring of 1934. The same year land on the corner of Parker and Waltham Streets was purchased (including the land on which the Branch Store was located), and a Gasoline Service Station was erected. Storage facilities for fuel and range oil were provided by the Installation of three 10,000 gallon tanks at the coal yard. The Main Store was remodeled in 1935, to provide better service, and a new fish department was started. In 1936, the old Branch Store building was tom down and anew completely modern structure erected. In 1936, membership passed the 1000 mark. On May 12, 1931, was organized the Young Co-operator's Club. In October 1932, the Co-operative Women's Guild was started. In 1932, Waldemar Niemela, manager since 1921, resigned and Arvo N. Rivers was appointed General Manager. In 1939, the first Children's Co-op Day Camp was held at Vose Park. In 1941, the Main Store was remodeled into a modem supermarket, the first in town to sell groceries on a self-service basis. In the same year, on October 30, a branch store was opened on Belmont Street in Worcester. In the fall of 1941, the United States entered World War II. A shortage of qualified employees began to cause difficulties, Rationing brought additional complications for both customers and employees. In 1946, the Co-op took another big step. A fire ruined a building next to the Main Store, The Co-op bought the building, reconstructed and modernized it, and moved the Appliance and Hardware Department from the second floor of the Main Store to this new location. In 1947, a Furniture Department was established on the second floor of the Main Store. In August 1948, the Maynard Consumers Credit Union was opened for business for members of the Co-op. October 1948, new Garage Building to house from 11 to 15 trucks was built. March 18, 1955, a completely renovated and remodeled Main Supermarket was opened. The alleyway between the Main Store and the Appliance Store was replaced by a corridor, with access from both Main Street and the rear parking lot. February 16, 1957 the Waltham Street Store was closed. ----- There have been 14 general managers - Arvo Rivers serving the longest. His tenure ran from 1932 to 1964. After him was Edward Misserian and presently Robert Bennion. As of January 1969 Clements C. Newman is Resident Manager. Some services have been discontinued since 1957. Coal and grain some time ago and mild deliveries as of this month, November 1968. Changing times and trends have placed in-town business as compared to shopping centers in a defensive position and the Coop is no exception. But after sixty-six years it is still with us -- a tribute to the tenacity of little people. I am indebted to the Maynard News - 50th Anniversary Booklet of the United Cooperative Society of Maynard and Mrs. Rachel Aho, longtime head of the office staff of the society. Read at the meeting of the Maynard Historical Society B.R. Koski. 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: United Cooperative Society Description An account of the resource A history of the United Cooperative Society from its inception through its state in the late 1960s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski 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 2019.203 co-operative Kaleva store United Co-operative Society https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/02b417a7eaa9185e981e94476ef4f841.pdf e5bc274102314f8443e498c7a5252526 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. MAYNARD POST, No. 1812 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States MAYNARD. MASSACHUSETTS 01754 HISTORY OF MAYNARD POST V.F.W. 1812 By James Boothroyd (past commander, historian) I wish to thank members and all those who have assisted me in compiling this history. Information for history obtained from minutes of VFW Post 1812, Constitution, and by-laws, National and State Department. Maynard Post 1812 Veterans Of Foreign Wars was instituted April 16, 1930 at a meeting held at Masonic Hall, Maynard. This was the result of the work of the first Commander, Charles Luker, with the help of the Marlboro Post , Sgt. John P. Colleary, and the Hudson Post, Ralph and John Manning, Post officers and the officers of the Middlesex and Suffolk Counties. This was the outcome of two prior meetings held at Cooperative Hall, Maynard . Officers of the new Maynard Post were: Charles Luker - Commander Maglione LeSage - Senior Vice Commander Harold Hanson - Junior Vice Commander Elmer Mattson - Quartermaster David K. Hubbard - Adjutant Michael Towle - Officer of the Day John T. O'Brien - Chaplain Edward Johnston - Trustee James Cheney - Trustee Joseph Boothroyd - Guard The officers, along with the following, are charter members of Post 1812: John Luhsink Michael Lynch Joseph Chidley Cornelius Moynihan John M. Peterson Frank P. Wilder Charles Christianson Charles Comeau Charter was left open for 60-90 days. The Post's next few meetings were held at Moose Hall, which at that time was located next door to our present Post Office. In October 1930, Charles Luker was re-elected Commander of V.F.W., Maynard for the following year. The only change in officers was John Peterson, who was Chaplain in place of John T. O'Brien. Early in 1931, a membership drive was conducted and plans made to organize an auxilliary. On Feb. 13, 1931, Maynard V.F.W. Auxillary was instituted. The Post and Auxillary members held their meetings in their quarters over what is now United Cooperative Society. They started a series of whist parties in order to obtain funds to purchase their flags and rifles, and other necessary materials to run their post. Since the purpose of this organization is "To care for Him who shall have borne the the battle, and his widow, and orphan.", Maynard V.F.W. Post joined the "Buddy Poppies", which helps support the National Home in Eaton Rapids, Michigan and also the Disabled Veterans, who make the "Buddy Poppy". The Maynard V.F.W. moved into the Municipal Building or "Town House" as it was called, located where our present Post Office is located. During this period they took part in observing our "Memorial Day" and "Armistice Day" (Veterans' Day) ceremonies. Raising funds to support the organization by various means, such as, carnivals, whist parties, dances, etc. Maynard Post became one of the members of the Maynard's Veterans Council", when organized in 1946. The purpose of the Council was to combine all Veteran' s activities in the town. Post #1812 was incorporated in May 15, 1951. In late 1951, Henry P. and Guy R. Fowler donated a piece of property on Powdermill Rd. next to Powdermill Hall (Elks Home) now. The land for the use of the V. F. W. members were going to build the quarters at this location and had proceeded with plans until they heard that the hall next door was for sale. They were unsuccessful in bidding for the Hall. It was sold to Maynard's Elks Lodge. The V.F.W. decided to sell their land to the same in 1960. When the new Municipal Building was built, Maynard Post moved into new quarters here they remained until they purchased their own Post Quarters at the corner of Harriman Court and Main Street, January 8, 1967. The first meeting in their own Post Quarters was a "District Tour" meeting. Maynard, being a member of District 4, which is composed of Northboro Post 498, Marlboro Post 638, Framingham Post 929, Hudson Post 1027, Natick Post 1274, Ashland Post 2331, Wayland Post 6260, Acton Post 7017, Holliston Post 8507. The first Post meeting was held the following evening. Once the building was purchased, renovations began to make the quarters while all members are proud of. This was the dream of of all the members since the Maynard Post 1812 was first instituted. These quarters are appreciated and used for social and business activities. Following is a list of Past Commanders and Dates: 1930 - Charles Luker 1931 - Charles Luker 1932 - Michael J. Towler 1933 - John Peterson 1934 - William Morrill 1935 - Joseph Boothroyd 1936 - George F. Outus 1937 - Edward E. Johnson Nov 1937 to Apr 1938 - William L. McCarthy 1938-39 - Elmer W. Mattson 1939-40 - Garl Anderson 1940-41 - Walter Coss 1941-42 - Walter Coss 1942-43 - John West Stewart 1943-44 - Marsh G . Purinton 1944-45 - David J. Foley 1945-46 - William F. Baron 1946-47 - Anthony T. Grigas 1947-48 - Anthony T. Grigas 1948-49 - Joseph Mancini 1949-50 - Frank J. Pazaricki 1950-51 - John M. French 1951-52 - Dominick Colombo 1952-53 - Dominick Colombo 1953-54 - Donald MacGlashing 1954-55 - Donald MacGlashing 1955-56 - Alphonse Januskewicz 1956-57 - Michael DeGrappo 1957-58 - Donald H. Brayden 1958-59 - Harold Cosgro 1959-60 - Russell C. Albee 1960-61 - Russell C. Albee 1961-62- Wesley S. Hirons 1962-63 - Edward A. Hatch 1963-64 - Edward A. Hatch 1964-65 - Edward A. Hatch 1965-66 - James H. Boothroyd 1966-67 - Thomas Brigham 1967-68 - Thomas Brigham 1968-69 - Alphonse Januskewicz 1969-70 - James Fava 1970 - Danial Norman Besides being a member of District Four, Post 1812 is also a member of the Middlesex County Council. The following members being past Commanders of County: Joseph Boothroyd George F. Outus The following are past Commanders of District Four: Joseph Boothroyd Donald H. Brayden Dominic Colombo Donald MacGlashing 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: V.F.W. Post #1812 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Boothroyd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1970 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.204 Description An account of the resource A history of Maynard Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) Post 1812. monograph Post 1812 veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW