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

mhs-2019.247.pdf
Before the widespread availability of refrigeration one of the only way to keep things cool was with ice. Fresh water supplies, such as the Assabet River flowing through town, was a source of ice during the winter and a major industry grew up around…

mhs-2019.246.pdf
A local chapter of a national organization was started in town in 1898 founded on the tenets of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government". The organization faded during the early 1940s, possibly because of World War II.

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An auxiliary group supporting the Maynard Rod & Gun Club that operated from 1951 to around the end of the 1960s.

mhs-2019.244.pdf
The history of the Society whose purpose was to unite all men and women who are practical Roman Catholic of Italian extraction, whether born in Italy or of Italian descent.

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Seeds given out by the realtors as a promotion.

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The folded paper mailing has a Needles & Pins usage chart on the reverse side. This one was sent to Patrick Lalli.

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

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

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

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A pull out card with slots listing possible ways to conserve energy.

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Ink blotter promoting canvas sport shoes.

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Ink blotter promoting the cost savings by using Middlesex Laundry.

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A promotional card distributed by Dr. Louis Peel, Optometrist. Offices in Maynard and Hudson, "to see well see Peel".

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The business advertising on this promotion:
L. Roy Hawes, Florist; Dr. Donald O. Feltus, optometrist; Lovell Bus Lines; Maynard Men's Shop; Maynard Radio & Music Store; Elite Beauty Shop; W. A. Twombly Funeral Sevice

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Haynes Bros. store occupied 1 Riverside Block, formerly Gruber Bros. Furniture, 115 Main St.

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Wayside operated a recording center in old Colonial Hall on Main St., over the former F. W. Woolworth store - 31 Main St.

mhs-2019.240.pdf
A summary of a farm harvest tradition.

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A bit of cultural background of tramps and hobos and then an account of how tramps and hobos were cared for from 1871 through 1905. Tramps, generally speaking, "rode the rails" on the trains that passed through town (apparently Massachusetts was a…