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Centennial Monograph: Pleasure Boats on the Assabet River
Starting in 1906, for about 10 years, you could board a small steam-powered boat near Ben Smith Dam and for 25 cents take a leisurely weekend ride upstream to Lake Boon in Stow.
Centennial Research: Hotels
A short summary of hotels that operated in Maynard. This research was incorporated into a monograph on hotels (see Relation below)
Centennial Monograph: The Jewish People in Maynard
A review of the associations and influence of the Jewish immigrant community on Maynard.
Centennial Monograph: Ice Houses
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…
Centennial Monograph: Knights of Pythias
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.
Centennial Monograph: Rodettes
An auxiliary group supporting the Maynard Rod & Gun Club that operated from 1951 to around the end of the 1960s.
Centennial Monograph: Saint Anthony of Padua Society
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.
Century 21 - Classic Properties
Forget-Me-Not Seed Packet
Seeds given out by the realtors as a promotion.
Barber Chevrolet Mailing Promotion - 1956
The folded paper mailing has a Needles & Pins usage chart on the reverse side. This one was sent to Patrick Lalli.
Centennial Monograph: Saint Bridget's Cemetery
The history of St. Bridget's Cemetery, which actually predates the parish in Maynard, from 1869 through the 1940s.
Centennial Monograph: Room and Boarding Houses, Hotels and Hostelries
A review of the many boarding houses and hotels that sprang up in Maynard starting in the 1860s and flourished until the 1930s.
Home Energy - Saving Checklist
Dunn Energy Center, Inc.
A pull out card with slots listing possible ways to conserve energy.
Middlesex Family Laundry Co.
Promotional Ink Blotter
Ink blotter promoting the cost savings by using Middlesex Laundry.
Maynard Fire Alarm Boxes
A promotional card distributed by Dr. Louis Peel, Optometrist. Offices in Maynard and Hudson, "to see well see Peel".
Trade in Maynard, Mass. - 1942
Business Promotional Blotter/Calendar
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
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
Haynes Bros. Promotional Card/Calendar - 1891
Haynes Bros. store occupied 1 Riverside Block, formerly Gruber Bros. Furniture, 115 Main St.
Promotional Matchbook
Wayside Record Company
Wayside operated a recording center in old Colonial Hall on Main St., over the former F. W. Woolworth store - 31 Main St.