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Two Maynard Centennial Games were developed for the Centennial celebration for Maynard, MA, in 1971. This is the Game of Maynard, the second is Wheeler Dealer.

Names of Maynard Individuals on the Game:
A. Anderson, C. Ahern, T. Athorn, Baystate…

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This is the year Little League was started in Maynard

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Group portrait titled "The First Dept. Banquet of the Dept. Mass. American Legion", Boston City Club, April 2, 1921

Some background on the title: the American Legion is divided into 50 "departments", one for each state. So this is the first…

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The photo that was used to produce a postcard. See 1999.A173
The hall was more often referred to as The Parker Street Hall.

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A history of the Finnish People, their organizations and influence in New England.

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A favorite saying for each day of a calendar year proposed by different individuals bound by a ribbon into a paper document.
Ex.: April 2nd "All the world is cheered by the sun." Fannie I. Bonsal

This is a church related endeavor but not…

Copy of an 1850 Farmer's Almanac.

We've determined that "A. Maynard" is Aaron Maynard, who edited several other almanacs in that general time period. There is no known connection of him to the Town of Maynard.

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Until 1927 was located south of where the Assabet River runs under the "Paper Mill Bridge". Both the dam and the bridge was washed out in the flood of November 1927. The bridge was replaced and is being replaced again in 2012. The large dark…

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Paper Mill Falls at the end of Main Street and Summer Street

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Hans and John Eriksen were bom in Denmark and came to America in the late 1800’s. Hans was the oldest, bom in 1871 and died in 1948. John was bom in 1875 and died in 1941. There was also another brother who settled in the state of Florida.

Hans…

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This photo shows some of the workers in the Dressing Room of the mills. The warp yarns from the dresser spools are combined and laid side by side as they are wound in sections on the dressing reel. This will ultimately furnish the warp threads for…

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A music sheet for the song The Dream of GI Joe composed by James B. Farrell. James Farrell was a member of the Maynard Historical Society. He was very talented and an accomplished tenor, and took part in shows and concerts at St. Bridget's Church for…

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This is a copy of the original deed of the land sold at the corner of Percival Street and Sudbury Street by Amory Maynard to John Joseph Williams, Pastor, for $747.98.

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Originally owned by Asahel Balcom, early resident of the Town of Maynard.

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A collection of the Comeau Family photographs from the early 1900's, contained within a green photo album. The Comeau Family lived at 3 Linden St., Maynard, MA. They were an entrepreneurial family who managed a variety of businesses, including an Ice…

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