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General Court of Massachusetts 1871 Chap. 0198. An Act To Incorporate The Town Of Maynard.
From the Special acts and resolves passed by the General Court of Massachusetts
Chap. 0198 An Act to Incorporate the Town of Maynard.
Be it enacted, Sfc, as follows:
Section 1. All the territory now within the towns of Stow and Sudbury,…
Chap. 0198 An Act to Incorporate the Town of Maynard.
Be it enacted, Sfc, as follows:
Section 1. All the territory now within the towns of Stow and Sudbury,…
BU School of Medicine Admissions Ticket for Elfrida Collins - 1897
This document is a Boston University School of Medicine Admissions Ticket awarded to Elfrida Collins on October 12, 1897.
Abraham Lincoln - 1909
A Boston Sunday Globe publication that celebrates the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1809. It was printed for the children of New England and their parents and shares his life's story 100 years after his birth.
Roosevelt School Report Card - 1921
The sixth grade report card of Eino Nyholm, 1921-22, when he attended the Roosevelt School. The teacher was Mabel T. Bliss.
William Joyce
A newspaper clipping showing Mr. William Joyce of Maynard as Paul Revere. He is pictured upon a horse ready for the annual April 19th re-enactment. The article is from the Boston Globe dated April 20, 1974. Mr. Joyce is a member of the National…
Silver Jubilee of St. Bridget's Church - 1919.
A Boston Globe clipping of an article about the Silver (25th) Jubilee of the founding of St. Bridget's Church, January 1919. Rev. J. Albert Crowley, Rev. William F. McGrail, and Rev. john J. Sweeney(Curate of St. Bridget), Rev. Edward F.…
Boston and Maine Railroad Systems Local Class Freight Tariffs
A railroad issued chart of the cents of freight per 100 lbs.
Miss Gibbie Gault
Book was the property of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Maynard, Massachusetts. This edition contains the inscription: "Miss Clara Binks, Christmas 1916".
Herbarium and Plant Descriptions - 1899
A collection of 62 pressed plants (flower, stem, leaf, seed} with their descriptions, all found in Maynard. The plants where collected between April 22 and June 10, 1899.
Shown is Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood
Shown is Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood
Mill Clock Tower
Two note cards depicting the Maynard Mill clock tower. Design is by Light Dance Images, by Bonnie McGrath, Acton, MA.
Bluine
The Great Washing Bluing and Purifier
A packet of bluing used to whiten clothes. It was manufactured in Concord Junction at 30 Beharrell St.
Centennial Monograph: Dance Organizers
In the days before the canned entertainment of radio and television, people created their own diversions - and dances were immensely popular.
Centennial Monograph: Ruth Trent - Cousin to Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Ruth Trent, 1822-1918, was a cousin to President Abraham Lincoln and a resident of Maynard for some time.
Chronology of early Automobiles in Maynard
This is a summary account of how automobiles were introduced in Maynard spanning 1899 to early 1910s
Centennial Monograph: The Battle of the Bottle
An account of the turbulent interplay of alcohol, the Temperance movement and Prohibition in Maynard.
Centennial Monograph: Pool Rooms
A place for unsavory characters or a home for skilled players? The pool (billiards) rooms have a an interesting history that intersects with the multi-national growth of the town at the turn of the 20th century.