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Massachusetts House of Representatives recognition certificate for Mildred Duggan, recipient of the Boston Post Cane award.
Robert DeLeo and Kate Hogan elected officials

This cane is from the annual encampment of the G.A.R., September 20, 1892, in Washington, DC.

This cane was owned by William Priest, Civil War Veteran.

This cane is a stand-in for the real Boston Post Cane which had been missing. The name of A. S. McDonald is engraved on the head.

Owned and regularly used by James J. Morgan, a prominent citizen of the Town of Maynard from its early days. Mr. Morgan was an Overseer at the Assabet Mills, Constable, Superintendent of the John A. Crowe Park for many years. He was active in civic,…

Mildred Duggan receiving the plaque representing the Boston Post Cane as the oldest living resident in the Town of Maynard. She was 101 years at time of the photo,

A brief history of the Boston Post Cane in Maynard

History and description of the Boston Post Cane award.
see https://bostonpostcane.org/maynards-cane