A black and white photo of a gathering of American Woolen Company employees. Margaret McCormack is second from left in the row with women. William Bain is in the first chair on the far left of the row with men. Perhaps taken around the late 1940's or…
A picture of the American Woolen Mills, c. 1900, with the railroad embankment and bridge (later removed). In the background, behind Mill #5, are the tower on the home of Lorenzo Maynard, the upper part of Amory Maynard's home, and the tank house for…
Binder of research information used for The Ammo Dump book by the Boothroyds. Contains photographs of people, homes, scenery, trains, etc. Most of the photographs are identified.
Binder of research information used for The Ammo Dump book by the Boothroyds. Contains information on Jonas Rice, Rice Tavern, Miss Edith Buckingham, Featherland Farm, Mrs. Israel Haynes, and the Puffer Family.
Binder of research information used for The Ammo Dump book by the Boothroyds. Contains historical information on the wildlife refuge along with many pictures of slides which are identified.
In 1846 Amory Maynard moved to the Assabet River valley, now Maynard, and with his partner William Knight dammed the river and begin a woolen mill. The area became known as Assabet Village and 1871 became incorporated as a town named for Amory. The…