123 20 8497 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/5e4aa000d6566371bf07499997ab24dc.pdf 22cc16340e9a74fed8e4624c39ec23dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Town Reports Description An account of the resource This collection contains Annual Town Reports that are either scanned or we have original digital copies. We are on the lookout for original (paper) copies from the following years: 1872, 1874, 1875, 1876,1877, 1879 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886 1915, 1916 Reports before 2013 were scanned to PDF files. The typical size is between 20-70 megabytes. After 2013, the original PDFs were obtained from town hall and are significantly smaller in download size. The reports that were scanned have automated text recognition applied. This means the documents are searchable with most PDF viewers. However, please note that text recognition, while "good", is by no means perfect - so don't solely depend it on for all searches. We are grateful to the Maynard Public Library for access to their reference copies of the early town reports. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town of Maynard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1917-2023 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Town of Maynard, Maynard Public Library, and other donors. Digitization was done by the Maynard Historical Society. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource Maynard Annual Town Report - 1968 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town of Maynard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2021.3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Town Reports https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0cbebaa4c43995e5a02afb0746024b1f.pdf a08eecb1c1a74318de5f1e457b512976 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annual Town Reports Description An account of the resource This collection contains Annual Town Reports that are either scanned or we have original digital copies. We are on the lookout for original (paper) copies from the following years: 1872, 1874, 1875, 1876,1877, 1879 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886 1915, 1916 Reports before 2013 were scanned to PDF files. The typical size is between 20-70 megabytes. After 2013, the original PDFs were obtained from town hall and are significantly smaller in download size. The reports that were scanned have automated text recognition applied. This means the documents are searchable with most PDF viewers. However, please note that text recognition, while "good", is by no means perfect - so don't solely depend it on for all searches. We are grateful to the Maynard Public Library for access to their reference copies of the early town reports. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town of Maynard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1917-2023 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Town of Maynard, Maynard Public Library, and other donors. Digitization was done by the Maynard Historical Society. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. Index ------- Animals, Inspector of At Your Service Assessors Building Inspector Civil Defense Agency Conservation Commission Dog Officer Finance Committee Fire Engineers Fire - Special Calls Gas Inspector Health, Board of Jurors, List of Librarian Library Trustees Metropolitan Area Planning Council Municipal Telephone Personnel Board Planning Board Plumbing Inspector Police Chief Public Works Commission Public Works Superintendent Registrars of Voters Retirement Board Sanitarian Sealer of Weights and Measures Selectmen, Board of Town Accountant Analysis of Appropriations and Expenditures Balance Sheet, December 31, 1967 Balance Sheet, December 31, 1966 Expenditures Receipts Salaries and Wages Paid to Town Employees Town Clerk Births Causes of Death Collections Deaths Dog Owners, List of Dog Owners, Notice to Fishing &Hunting Licenses Marriages Transcript of Meeting March 6, 1967 Special Town Meeting September 18, 1967 Election Results Budget Calendar Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 6 x 9 in - bound booklet, 247 pages Storage Location in the archive VF24 SU19-5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maynard Annual Town Report - 1967 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town of Maynard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2021.2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Town Reports https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/3fc92c7680bac048e11a4896ff9d4b2d.jpg 8fd49714f9e496e55fbf66447f615ba1 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/c731d48011b12a087501624e5ddd9b60.jpg c91031ee5ef2758f9376762507520f56 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Copied 8.5 x 11 in. paper Storage Location in the archive VF48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil War Letters Of William Henry Peck 1861-1865 Description An account of the resource Copies of 59 letters written by William Henry Peck during the civil war to various relatives. The letters were collated by Ruth Peck Doyle. Sample letter shown. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2021.1 Civil War letter Stow https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/7c4cb793396de85363750e205d0f7be3.jpg 160a3214ac5eefc86ebc7e5242d4df01 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/edef8e9d25cad015396a77d718914970.jpg 265f38c0d3746febac433b24a23b7507 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Cloth covered metal case, 5 1/4 in. case Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive AB18 #3 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eyeglasses with Case Description An account of the resource Vintage round bifocals with a velvet lined case. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Magay & Barrow 368 Main St. Worcester, Mass. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1920 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Marie G. Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2510 eye eyeglasses glasses vision https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/5fccb060c8bf0567284eac7020683caf.jpg 9683099296fd06600277af172e345948 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Glass with metal stems and leather covered cardboard case, 5 in. case Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair, broken lens Storage Location in the archive AB18 #1 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eyeglasses with Gold Rims and Case Description An account of the resource Glasses in a Dr. Donald O. Feltus case. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2021.174 eye eyeglasses glasses vision https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/31de14fd6e7c9e1ee3d309685b8980b4.jpg 6a6bc60c6952b9612e23dcf270e80ffa Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Two pair metal rimmed glasses (one shown) Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good Storage Location in the archive AB16 #1 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Snap On Nose Eyeglasses Description An account of the resource These eyeglasses belonged to the grandfather of Leroy Denniston: Robert P. Denniston's father & Bertha Denniston's father. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource pre1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Josephine Denniston Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1241 1999.1242 eye eyeglasses glasses vision https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0dd638de90c5b9b65eb04b3c7c305775.jpg fe89885e434d479226b57fc264456067 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal rimmed glassed, metal case; 4 1/2 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive AB18 #3 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vintage Eyeglasses with Wire Bows and Case Description An account of the resource The case is velvet lined, leather covered metal. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource pre1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Josephine Denniston Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1240 eye eyeglasses glasses vision https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0662c6117daef998fefa0e0ea7ce708a.jpg ecf2b6f15e9f555e2e2ab412ff0ce380 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal rimmed glasses in a metal case; 4 1/2 in. case Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive AB18 #1 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vintage Eyeglasses and Case Description An account of the resource Metal rimmed, small lens glasses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource pre1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mrs. Raymond E. Hooper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.765 eye eyeglasses glasses vision https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/18bdd9b161063159198e6739a5a6348d.jpg 1fe33e2beb17fdac83a7e7353f3a95ba https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/be291a369ce7f909a2fc2b5b5e6a2348.jpg b9d566523664436a3ea427b20c3925a5 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal rimmed glass with leather case, 5in.case Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive AB18 #1 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Antique Eyeglasses with Case Description An account of the resource The stems fold for bettor grip. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource pre1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mrs. Raymond E. Hooper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.764 eye eyeglasses glasses vision https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/b4cda53c7aebf04ea0489ac76c97f8e4.jpg c4e74ba8ced6867d5ecf894224452658 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d424d7bc8750c459b006c107e148587e.jpg ebcdc453ce4ef90a9b02fb3f79c02ad8 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Brass, 4 1/2 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Poor Storage Location in the archive AB18 #4 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vintage Capital Lighter Description An account of the resource A brass table lighter, base is missing. The lighter was found in 1966 at the site of the Puffer Homestead on Puffer Road, now part of the Assabet Wildlife Sanctuary. Patented Sept, 1912 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource U. S. Steele & Johnson Mfg. Waterbury, Connecticut Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1912 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.313 cigar cigarette lighter https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/4a0b0ba29df20a1f1fc18ac1b38a938b.pdf fbb21cd1754d909c1d1c72b0bf8ef211 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. With the incorporation of Maynard in 1871 one of the needs was a Town Cemetery. Steps were taken immediately and the following is a chronology of events from the beginning. First to be buried in what is now Glenwood Cemetery: JOHM MARBLE - 1750 - 1820: burled in the Daniel Whitney lot in the original burying ground before the incorporation of the town. (from Nick Kavalcuch, caretaker) TH0MAS H. BROOKS, buried May 9, I872: first after incorporation. Cemetery chronology: MAY 26, 1871: Voted to appoint a committee to select site for a cemetery consisting of Aaron S. Thompson, Amory Maynard and John Proudman. JULY 1, 1871: Committee to bargain with Messrs. Amory and Lorenzo Maynard and take deed to land for cemetery (being part of the "Mitchel place"). To purchase six to eight acres at $150 per acre. Voted to purchase lot for cemetery from Amory and Lorenzo Maynard for $1,031.25. This must have from from the Maynard Family Tomb towards near the junction of Parker Street and Great Road, excluding the Turnpike School grounds. SEPT. 16, 1871: To build a bank wall of stones with split stone afoot in width on top. This would run along Parker Street to the Turnpike School grounds. DEC. 11, 1871: To leave the style of fence up to the Commissioners. APRIL 1, 1872: To purchase a hearse and build a hearse house. With no mode of transportation but the two feet for most people, the town furnished a hearse for funerals. The hearse house would be situated on the cemetery grounds. AUG. 21, 1872: Paid Amory and Lorenzo Maynard, cemetery lot, $1,031.25. Paid for building fence at cemetery. $732.68. OCT. 12, 1872: Henry Fowler appointed Sexton and established prices, as follows: For interments in town, adults: $4.00 For interments in town, children: $3.00 For out-of-town services: a reasonable sum In case of dispute, as determined by the selectmen. The word Sexton in relation to Henry Fowler meant he was undertaker. APRIL 3, 1876: Voted to grant a lot to the G.A.R., Henry Wilson Post #86, said post to select same, and said lot to he used under their discretion for the burial of deceased soldiers. APRIL 12, 1878: Herbert Fowler appointed Sexton. 1880: $250 deposited in the hands of the Town Treasurer by Benjamin Conant for care of his lot. This was the first money received by the town for "perpetual care". APRIL 29, 1881: Voted to layout and draw plan of new half of cemetery. F.A. Henderson to procure services of a surveyor. MARCH 14, 1882: Orrin S. Fowler appointed Sexton. MAY 2, 1884: Voted town hearse be varnished. Mr. O.S. Fowler to supervise doing of same. MARCH 8, 1886: Voted to build a receiving tomb at the cemetery. It was around this time, a year or two this way or that, also that the Maynard Family Tomb was built. 1887 --A substantial stone wall laid around the old Turnpike School grounds, enclosing them with the cemetery proper. The Turnpike School must have been at the junction of Parker Street and Great Road. It is the original school built 1779 on Old Marlboro Road about hundred yards north-east of Parker Street, then later moved to the junction, vacated in 1881 and moved to Acton Street for a residence. [Gutteridge's History of Maynard, 1921] APRIL 2, 1888: Voted that Abel G. Haynes, Warren A. Haynes and Orrin S. Fowler attend to the building of a receiving tomb. 1888: Paid North Acton Granite Company for receiving tomb, $7OO. 1889: Board of Selectmen serving as Cemetery Commissioners. MARCH 12, 1889: Orrin S. Fowler appointed undertaker (sexton). MAY 20, 1890: Complaints of plants and flowers being stolen from cemetery. MAY 28, 1890: To put article in the paper regarding penalties for desecration of cemeteries. AUGUST 27, 1890: Wood at cemetery sold for $2.25 per cord at auction. OCTOBER 8, 1890: To sell American Powder Mills all remaining wood for $1.50 per cord. JULY 8, 1891: Thomas McCarthy of Acton engaged to build wall near the tomb for $120. MAY 3, 1897: Voted to have hearse house painted. JULY 14, 1899: Vandals at the cemetery. SEPT. 1, 1899: Pump broken and lot owners complain about not being able to water graves. SEPT. 13, 1899: Standpipe with faucet erected at Glenwood. NOV. 17, 1899: Voted to have new part of cemetery laid out and plans drawn for same. 1903: Cemetery Commissioners, a board of three members, now elected for the first time at Town Meeting. Orrin S. Fowler, Sidney B. Shattuck and Fred W. Taylor. 1904: Since building known as the hearse house was appropriated for a "pest-house',' a building was purchased from George Hart for $50 to store tools and equipment at the cemetery. Sometime previous to 1904 the use of the town hearse was discontinued. The need for a "pest-house", for isolation of smallpox: victims from the rest of the population, required a small building. The hearse house filled the requirements and was moved across the street from the Poor Farm, somewhere set back in the vicinity of the high school or Alumni Field. An incidental note about the sale of the town hearse would be in order here. A practical joker by the name of Emil Boeske bought it and one busy Friday evening, dressed in his best, laid himself in it and had somebody parade him around town. NOV. 10, 1908: Voted to accept $1200 for perpetual care of the lot of Lorenzo and William Maynard. 1925: Voted to appropriate $1500 to replace toolhouse and contents which was destroyed by fire, 1927: Voted to transfer and appropriate so much of the land acquired by the Town by virtue of a deed from Lorenzo Maynard to be added to the cemetery. Voted a committee of two be appointed to act with Cemetery Commissioners, regarding additional land for cemetery purpose. 1928: Voted to instruct Cemetery Commissioners to purchase in behalf of the town for cemetery purposes land containing about eleven acres, adjoining Glenwood cemetery, from the heirs of William Taylor and appropriate $2900 for same. This land is between Glenwood and St. Bridget's cemeteries. 1928: A beautiful granite arch recently erected at the entrance of the cemetery, gift of one of the leading citizens of Maynard, Mr. William F. Litchfield. The December 7, I928 Maynard News details this as follows: New Milford granite archway had been completed and open for usage. Arch is supported on two columns 15 feet high and 3 feet deep, weighing about 30 tons. (A) gift to the town from William F. Litchfield, retired coal merchant. The name "Glenwood Cemetery" is inscribed on the columns. George Smith, grandfather of Mrs. Litchfield, was one of the first to purchase (a) lot in (the) cemetery. 1933: Voted to set aside for enlargement of the cemetery, premises described in a deed from Lorenzo Maynard to the Town of Maynard, dated March 26, 1903. New section plotted. The November 16, 1934 Maynard News reports that the iron fence has been installed from the The Maynard Family Tomb to Great Road. (This must have been one of the make-work projects of the W.P.A. during the Great Depression). 1935: Purchased a power lawn mower. Now possible to cut grass in entire cemetery in a short time. Roy E. Marsden appointed full time Superintendent at the cemetery. 1937: Voted $200 to purchase a parcel of land between new addition. 1938: 78 spruce trees destroyed by the hurricane on September 21st. Owing to loss of spruce trees surrounding the "summer house" it was thought advisable to remove the structure, which had stood there for so many years, and make a planting of shrubs and flowers. We have been unable to ascertain when the summer house was built. It was circular with seats around it for people to sit and rest. 1943: After September 1, 1943, all interments must be made in concrete, stone or steel vaults. Wooden interment boxes will not be permitted. Will solve sunken grave problem. 1947: Purchased truck, lowering device and artificial grass. 1950: A five foot fence erected at Maynard's tomb. 1952: Voted to approve the regulations at Glenwood. Cemetery nov under the Public Works Department. Interred in the Glenwood Cemetery is a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Ruth Trent by name. A monograph has been written on her. I am indebted to Ralph Sheridan for all research in the Town Reports, Selectmen's Reports, Town Clerk's Records and the Maynard Enterprise. A few dates are from the Maynard News. Read at the Meeting of The Maynard Historical Society B.R. KOSKI Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: Glenwood Cemetery Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.277 Description An account of the resource A chronology of the Glenwood Cemetery from its coincident start with the town in 1871 through 1950. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph Sheridan cemetery Glenwood Cemetery https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/86024895e68086dfc428e772ac87ea76.pdf 5efb89f23a62feebbd69b78ed4474804 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. The first of the Finnish people in Maynard came not long after the incorporation of the town, sometime during the 1880's, Conditions being what they were in Finland under Czarist Russian rule, the lure of "streets paved with gold" as too much to withstand. The first five families settled on River Street (as related to me by John Saisa). John's father, Topi Saisa, John H. Simons and Weckstrom among the five. Many of the later ones however settled on farms throughout the entire Acton, Stow, Maynard and Sudbury area. By 1894 they were numerous enough so that the Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1895 and the Finnish Temperance Society in 1898. People of the Congregational religious persuasion occasionally had meetings in homes and the Temperance Hall with Rev. K. F. Hendrickson and Rev. Andrew Croup coming from out-of-town. In 1903 the Finnish Congregational Pastorate was established with Rev. W. W. Sundeline as the first minister. The Imatra Band was organized in 1899. A newsnote of January 5, 1900 tells of a new Finnish Cooperative store on Main Street. (This was the predecessor to the United Cooperative Society subscribed for in 1905.) In 1903 the Finnish Workingman's Socialist Society was organized. The Lutheran Church, founded In 1894, built the church building on Glendale Street in 1907-1908 at a cost of $8,000 and dedicated in June 1908. A parsonage was built in 1928 at a cost of $6,225. It had no synodical connection until November 10, 1908 when it affiliated with the Suomi Synod. They had fourteen pastors up to 1934. A Sunday School was organized in 1906; Ladies' Aid Society in 1906. There were one hundred seventy-five members in 1934 at the 40th anniversary celebration at which Jacob Laurila, chairman of the celebration committee, recited a history of the church. In 1967 the church moved to a new building over the town line in Sudbury, at the Junction of Great Road and Waltham Street. The Finnish Alku Temperance Society was founded In 1895 and moved March 23, 1900 from Harriman Court to the Whitney building. English classes were started with Mrs. James Coulter in charge in November 1901. A temperance society Eastern summer festival with twenty-eight towns represented, five bands, had between one and two thousand participants at Pumping Station Grove, Winter Street, in May 16, 1902 and July 4, 1902. October 16, 1903 the Society moved to Darling's Block, corner of Summer and Nason Streets, taking over the Associated Templar's rooms. The Acton Street quarters was converted into an Italian boarding house. July 15, 1904 new quarters were obtained In the old school building on Main Street owned by James Mullin. A naturalization society was organized February 24, 1905 by the Temperance Society. Over one hundred persons went March 1, 1907 to Boston to get first papers. June 18, 1909 fifty went to Cambridge for second papers. July 29, 1910 the Temperance Society opened its new building on the comer of Harriman Court and Main Street, which it was to live in until the organization was disbanded in the early 1960's. Through the years, the Summer festivals held In various Finnish communities drew thousands of people from all over the Eastern seaboard. For example, June 26, 1925 the festival being here at Vose's Pond had three bands, dramas, sports, with about eight thousand people In attendance. The Society also had a Summer place In West Concord called "Punkaharju's Activities of the Society included program evenings, dramas, chorus, a band (the National Band), sports (Kanto A.C.), gymnastics, and jointly with other temperance groups in town, a yearly campaign to vote liquor our of town. The Finnish Congregational Church, established as pastorate in 1903 had the following Ministers up through 1913: W.W. Sundellne, L.P. Miettinen, J.E. Sillback, A.F. Wirta, John Vanenen. Meetings were held in the Temperance Hall, Haynes Hall (Riverside), harness shop near depot in 1904, and American Congregational Church Chapel in 1905. The cornerstone of the church building was laid May 23, 1913 with one thousand people in attendance, different ministers speaking, The box imbedded in the cornerstone contained: Finnish hymn book, song book, Finnish calendar, picture of W. W. Sundeline (first Pastor), history of the Free Mission Church, names of all members and officers, Finnish coins, copy of Evangel, Jouluvista, Maynard News, Maynard Enterprise, Finnish Friend, North Star. August 29, 1913 the church vestry was dedicated with appropriate exercises. December 19, 1913 the church dedication took place with many ministers in attendance. The C. E. Society of the Church was set up in 1905 with twenty members. The Sunday School was organized in 1907 with seventy-five members, and the church had sixty-five members in 1913. In 1903 the Finnish Workingmen's Socialist Society was organized. It carried on sports, dramas, gymnastics, wrestling, acrobatics, dances, program evenings. It bought Vose's Pond area and set up the pavilion and track, fixed up the pond for swimming, held Summer festivals there which drew thousands of Finnish people from the Eastern seaboard. The Imatra Band became part of this society. The Tarmo Athletic Club was organized which participated in all sports. For those that remember that far back the basketball rivalries of the twenties have had no equal since, with Tarmo usually in the lead. A hall was built (John Pettokarju, builder) in 1909 with a two day dedication in November. The hall was enlarged in 1916. The 13th anniversary of the Society was celebrated for three days with the opening of the new hall in January 1917. The United Cooperative Society was initiated by this group. With the passing of years the Society as a viable group is now in 1969 just a memory. The Parker Street Hall was sold in 1969. In June 1915 the Knights of Kaleva was organized as "K.R. Knights of Kaleva" and the Ladles Auxiliary "Saluttaren Tupa K.N". The Alku Temperance Society Hall was used for the initiation with 175 persons in attendance. This Society is founded on the great epic poem of Finland "Kalevala". It is similar in precept to the Odd Fellows and Rebekkas. It is reported that the Kaleva Society has camp and grounds at a lake in Littleton. In 1933 the parent group set up the "Young Kalevas". The Knights of Kaleva is still alive as of this writing and have headquarters on River Street. During the Finnish-Soviet Winter War of 1939-40 all of the Finnlsh organizations In town united to raise funds for Finnish relief, with the exception of the Finnish Workers Federation. A symphony orchestra composed of the best Finn musicians in many communities in Massachusetts, including many from Maynard, led by one of Finland's leading directors toured New England for this beneficial purpose. As with all other ethnic groups, the off-spring of the original settlers have more or less moved into the mainstream of American life, into their own homes, vocations, hobbles and raising an American family. Quite a cry from the peasants of May 23, 1902 that were ordered "to vacate homes just built by the American Woolen Company on McKinley, Roosevelt and Harrison Streets in the new village because they were packed sixteen to a house built for six, burlap bags fastened to the walls to make rooms in half, spikes in wall for this purpose, wood chopped on floor". Freshly arrived from the old country there was no room otherwise. Quite a far cry, wouldn't you say? All dates from Maynard News. Read at the April 1969 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society. B.R. Koski Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: The Finnish People in Maynard Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.276 Description An account of the resource A historical summary of Finnish immigrants arriving in Maynard and their wide-ranging impact on the town. Alku Finland Finnish Finnish Congregational Church Finnish Imatra Band Imatra Band Kaleva Kanto Lutheran monograph pond socialist Tarmo temperance United Co-operative Society Vose Pond Vose's Park Pavilion https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/f26dd3bfc747628b7acdef8a51d05519.pdf 615d01bf9f2703947fc15568145961c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. JAMES B. FARRELL 1886 - 1968 It has been related That he hated wakes - For a part of Jim died With the passing of every friend. We hated Jim's wake - The wit, the sallies, the voice Raised in song, no more; A part of all of us died that evening. He was of Maynard's History - the human part, And helped to chronicle it, His father one of seventy-one To sign the Charter in '71. A part of all of us died that evening. B.R. Koski Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Tribute to James Farrell Description An account of the resource James Farrell was a frequent contributor and speaker in the nascent years of the Maynard Historical Society. He passed away in 1968, four years shy of the Centennial celebration he helped shape. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.275 monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/19a98204aafec0e8387bccd6cf790b67.pdf 7edb4610694383f0066f5af7967f365e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. The Gala Barbecue and Field Day October 12, 1916 by Elizabeth . Schnair for the Maynard Historical Society Robert Burns' famous philosophy "the well-laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglae" has proven true to most of us many, many times. It came to my mind when I uncovered this story of an event which took place in Maynard exactly 50 years ago. The year 1915 was the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Although there was no such town as "Maynard, Massachusetts" in 1861, the village of Assabet made up of parts of Sudbury and Stow sent thirty-six men into the war of rebellion. Several G.A.R. men settled here soon after the war. One of these was A. D. Holt, who became commander of the Isaac Davis Post, G.A.R. of Acton. His daughter, Anna, a talented musician and teacher of piano, conceived the idea of raising enough money to erect a memorial in honor of the men who served from this area in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War of 1898. She had given two concerts, one in 1915 and one in June 1916, and donated the proceeds to such a fund. A few public-spirited citizens became interested in her project and offered to help. A committee was organized under the chairmanship of the Rev. A. K. Osgood, minister of the Maynard Methodist Church. Others on this committee were H. J. Dwinells, Miss Anna Holt, Mr. A. B. Holt, Mr. Howard Wilson, and J. J. Hilferty. They petitioned the trustees of the Methodist Church to secure a portion of their lawn at Main and Summer Streets. This petition was approved in August 1916, when the church agreed to deed to the town a grass plot of about 20 feet at the lower end of their lawn. By now the fund was about $700.00. The cost of the monument was estimated at $2500.00. At first it was suggested to canvas the whole town to raise the extra money. This was deleted by many prominent businessmen who came up with the idea of celebrating the October 12th holiday with a gala Field Day and Public Barbecue, the proceeds to be given to the Monument Fund. This idea was enthusiastically approved and a Barbecue Committee was formed: C.J. Lynch, P.J. Sullivan, Albert Batley, James Bent and William Taylor. Everyone in town was urged to make this a successful affair. All Social, fraternal and labor organizations were contacted to get their ideas and suggestions. A parade was planned to open the festivities. Then a ball game at Crowe Park, followed by a short speaking program, then the dinner, an afternoon of sports, and an evening of dancing. Mr. Osgood described it to be "a great historic and social occasion for the town." Mr, Louis Arigoni, barbecue man from Canton was contacted and agreed to supervise the barbecue. Understand, this was to be no ordinary cook-out! Mr. Arigoni would roast an 800 pound steer! A few weeks prior to the appointed day, he met with committeemen and marked out a spot at Crowe Park near the baseball backstop suitable for a roasting pit. He directed the pit to be dug by these measurements: 9ft. X 7ft. X 2ft. and lined with boulders. He also ordered these supplies: 15 bushels of corn 30 bags of charcoal 20 pounds salt 2 pounds pepper 5 barrels of potatoes 50 pounds of butter 120 loaves 10 cent bread! October 12, 1916 was a beautiful warm fall day, ideal for an outdoor celebration. The steer was put on irons and the fire started at 7:00 the night before. A tent 120ft. X 30ft. with seating capacity of 500 was also erected the previous afternoon. The town was gaily decorated with flags and banners strung across the streets. The parade started at 9:30 from Paper Mill Corner (Waltham and Parker Streets) up Main Street to Sudbury Street and thence to Crowe Park. James Mullin led the parade on horseback. Included in the line of march were the police, the National Band Company 1 of Concord, Alice Newton as a soldier girl, Robert Jackson, as Uncle Sam, Francis Coughlin as a sailor, G.A.R. member, Miss Holtz's music class with flags, school children, Maynard Fife and Drum Corps, Summer Hill Lodge, Holy Name Society, Eagles, Polish Society, Scouts from Maynard and Acton. A ball game was played at 10:00 A.M. followed ty a short program of speakers. Mr. Osgood introduced the following: Senator Nathan Tufts Congressman John Jacob Rogers Dr. John F. (Honey Fitz) Fitzgerald who was then a candidate for the U. S. Senate. He was well-known and liked in Maynard and received a tremendous ovation. Ex-Senator Sherman Hoar was the final orator. Then the dinner was announced. About 800 people were fed. Following the dinner was an afternoon of sports and games, and an evening of dancing. Everyone enjoyed themselves but the affair was a social success only. After meeting expenses of $900.00, only $250.00 was realized. This gave the Monument Fund a treasury of $1,029.00. The committee again suggested a house to house canvas for funds, but it was decided that the townspeople were already burdened with too many expenses. They decided to enter an article on the warrant at the spring town meeting for an appropriation of $1500.00. Before this was carried out, the United States entered the Great World War in Europe. All plans and ideas were temporarily dropped, the money deposited in the bank, and eventually applied to the expenses of the present monument in Memorial Park. We all hold great respect for these memorials. For me, knowing the story of Miss Anna Holt's patriotic endeavor, my respect goes even deeper. Her plan did not materialize as she expected, but she was responsible for one of the greatest celebrations ever held In Maynard. Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: The Gala Barbecue and Field Day Description An account of the resource An account of a fundraising event that turned out to be, perhaps, the largest single event ever held in Maynard: "Barbecue Day". Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Schnair Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.274 Barbecue Day Civil War GAR Methodist Church monograph monument Mullin parade picnic https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0f10e9a09cb9ffc877570bc2cd6b1e74.pdf 558d33ab5a86793f0f62ac1d7d572e0a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. In 1899 a group of local business men organized a social club to be known as the D.Y.W.Y.K. club ("Don't You Wish You Knew?). Membership in the club was limited to twenty. A masquerade ball was held annually at Music Hall, with the exception of two years when they were abandoned due to dullness of trade. Two prizes of $5 in gold were offered annually: one for the handsomest lady and the other for the most comical costumed gentleman. A grand march and drill executed by the members in fancy costume under the direction of a competent instructor was always the feature of the occasion. The hall was always decorated by a Boston Decorating Company and the best orchestra available played. A catered supper would be served and dancing enjoyed until 3 a.m. In 1900, with the largest attendance in the history of the club, the concert was delayed owing to late arrival of violinist McEnnelly of Marlboro who had all of the music in his possession. Members of the club in 1900 were Joshua Edwards, John Lawton, Dell Martin, William Casey, George Whitney, William Irwin, Thomas Smith, Peter Kivlehan, Frank McCarron, William Punch, Lee Donahue, Edward Doherty, James Cleary, William V, Cameron, James Coughlan, Michael E. Sheehan, Bartholomew Coughlin, William Mahoney, William Lawler and Arthur J. Coughlan. It is interesting to note that a Miss Harris of Acton won the Handsomest lady prize for several years. Also, at the 26th anniversary ball in 1912, before a packed house, Frank C, Sheridan, won the prize as the most comical costumed gentleman. At the 21st annual ball, February 1907, a concert by the Bingville Band, under the direction of Charles Smith, was a feature of the evening. Music was so intoxicating that officer Connors was on the verge of making several arrests. The artists of the band were: Matt Campbell, Jack Kelley, Mell Butler, Bill Cleary, Jimmie Farrell and Marcus Kelley. Prepared by Ralph L. Sheridan Credit to the Maynard News --------- For further research: The dates suggest that the club was organized in 1886, not 1889 (typo?) Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: D. Y. W. Y. K. Club Description An account of the resource The "Don't You Wish You Knew?" club was a social group started in 1899 by local businessmen with membership limited to 20 with the apparent goal of sponsoring elaborate masquerade balls. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph Sheridan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.273 ball club dance DYWYK Club monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/e84124015d5c11260a51a4b8dbad0df8.pdf cca796080df8964873155ea61089f2d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. The Lincoln Library has the following to say about the International Order of Good Templars: "A Fraternal Society having for its object the promotion of total abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages and of universal prohibition of the manufacture and sale of such products. Membership is unrestricted by age, sex or color. A committee appointed by the governing body of the Society inaugurated the Prohibition Party in 1869. In 1874, Good Templar women founded the Woman's Christian Temperance Union". The Iola Lodge No. 91, International Order of Good Templars was instituted in Assabet Village February 19, 1866 with fifty charter members. Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Riley of Stow being instrumental in this. At first the lodge met in Union Hall, part of the Methodist Church, then removing to the Vestry of the Congregational Church. Later it rented Riverside Hall on Main Street, finally having its own quarters about 1888 in Darling's Block, comer of Nason and Summer Streets, the present abode of the Eagles. In 1893 the Associated Templars were formed in town. From the record it is not clear why the formation of this group, as an Associated Templar had to be a member of the parent body. This group had a membership in 1902 of about forty. The activities of The Good Templars Lodge centered on temperance work. Meetings and entertainments at their own hall plus larger temperance affairs at Music Hall was the order of the day. Mr. Frank Coulter, now of Stow, who was Secretary of the Lodge from 1900 on for a certain amount of years told me an amusing anecdote of a meeting held in Music Hall. The speaker from Boston held forth with fire and brimstone -a veritable vocal male Carrie Nation. Sometime after the meeting lo and behold, he was discovered in one of our wet spots, "tanking it up", in Mr. Coulter's colorful language. His explanation was ingenious indeed: he needed the experience better to convert his audience to abstinence! Other officers with Mr. Coulter in 1900 were Robert Archer, Emma Archer, Sydney Coulter, Chris Wilson, George Robertson, Ada Bower, Edith Woddart. The Associated Templars held dances and had an active Bicycle Club of about a dozen members, riding on weekends to Waltham, Worcester and further afield. We have spoken of this club in our paper on the Bicycle Clubs of Maynard. No known records exist when the Good Templars dissolved. Our last date in the newspapers about the Associated Templars was in 1907 advertising a dance. Most of the factual material in this paper came from the Maynard News: June 2, 1899; Feb. 2, Mar. 9and March 16, 1900; March 1902 and Feb, 15, 1907. I am indebted to Jim Farrell for directing me to Frank Coulter and also to Mr. Coulter for his reminiscences. Read at January 30, 1966 Meeting of The Maynard Historical Society B.R. KOSKI Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: The First Lodge in Maynard Description An account of the resource The International Order of Good Templars, who promoted total abstinence from alcoholic beverages, had a lodge in Assabet Village, prior to Maynard's incorporation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966-01-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.272 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Frank Coulter bicycle fraternal organization Iola lodge monograph Music Hall society temperance Templars https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/72a8fa6cde6a666d2d665a908a2f0809.pdf 780b311ad7d9151a41e73401e86d2b48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. In the old days traveling groups of entertainers would make a circuit of towns large enough to warrant a one-day stand. They would send advance agents into a community to drum up interest for the group that would come later. Some of the larger groups would remain longer than aday. They added zest and excitement to lives of people before cars, radio and television - lives that were insulated greatly from the outside world. No matter that most of the entertainment was second-rate or cheap - it was a change from the hum-drum existence of day-to-day life. As with all things, once the need disappears, the thing itself disappears; and so it was with these groups. In 1968, now, only two groups come into town: carnivals hired by the American Legion Post and St. Bridget's Church. Our records are sparse. We have a few newspaper notes only of Maynard being visited. These groups did not advertise in the papers as is done today, it was word-of-mouth and hand-bills. The first date is July 26, 1901: The Saxonians Comedy Company entertainers and specialty stars will give a series of entertainments in Maynard all next week at their pavilion, corner of Glendale and Summer Street - admission 10 and 20 cents. The pavilion, of course, was a tent. The location was the present grounds of Anderson Ford used car lot on Acton Street. June 6, 1913: The Downey and Wheelers Circus will be in Marlboro, and the Selectmen in Maynard have granted a license to the Sautelle Circus, which will show Monday, June 30. May 14, 1915: On Wednesday, D. F. Knowlton of Lowell set up a Merry-go-Round on a lot at corner of Glendale and Acton Streets. Before the large garage on River Street, situated practically on the corner of River and Main Streets was built, (presently housing the Middlesex Laundry Self-Service) this lot was used in the latter 10's and early 20's by carnivals and circuses. Also, the area at and about 98 Summer Street (James Ledgard's home) was built up, where Spark's Three-Ring Circus with elephants and other wild animals would come yearly in the 1920's. The Legion Post for years now has been hiring a carnival around the Fourth of July to appear at the Rev. Crowe Park for raising funds for the organization; and St. Bridget's Church has done the same on its grounds at the Parochial School. The children enjoy these tremendously: the merry-go- round, pop corn, taffy, hot dogs, all the whirling things that make up a carnival. The parents, not so much, for it is a continuous dipping into the pocket, but as the French say, 'C'est la vie' - it's the kids' night out! All dates are from the Maynard News. I am indebted to Ralph Sheridan for additional information. Read at the February, 1968 meeting of the Maynard Historical Society "” B. R. Koski Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: Carnivals and Circuses Description An account of the resource Before entertainment was available at the push of a button, the arrival of a carnival or circus in town would bring a little bit of excitement to quiet town life. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.271 American Legion carnival circus entertainment monograph Saint Bridget Church https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d83f631b4070e9f971e27317fe53911f.pdf 1613c641a14bf4096514908fc925bb44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. An article of July 12, 1918 tells us that the idea of this Circuit originated in the mind of a Dr. J. H. Vincent, a patron of learning. Originally this Association was chartered by the State of Pennsylvania but later moving to Chautauqua, New York. The purpose of this Association (January 19, 1917) was "to send speakers to communities to uplift family life which does not take enough interest in literature and social uplift of town. Ticket sellers, ushers, other male help, are mostly college boys getting their education from its lessons. Young girls are college women, their presence in the community helps it by their high standards". It was the custom of Chautauqua to display banners of the towns on its route. It was discovered that Maynard did not have any colors so H. Linwood White, a member of the Grange, was delegated to request the Grange to sponsor an article for the next town meeting to obtain colors for Maynard. A group of sponsors for each town had to guarantee a minimum amount of money for the Circuit and these sponsors signed a contract to that effect. A huge tent was erected ori the high school grounds on Summer Street approximately where the gymnasium is, and for five days, afternoon and evening, speakers, plays, singers would entertain. The first group of sponsors were the following in January 19, 1917: Kenneth Damren (Chairman), Rev. A.H. Osgood (Secretary), Bertha N. Osgood, E. J. Toop, H. Linwood White, Mrs. Howard Wilson, Mrs. Orrin Fowler, F. P. Flagg, William Millington, C.J. Lynch, C.H. Persons, M. B. Church, Arthur Walker, George Elson, G.H. Merrick, W.D. Priest, William Gutteridge, C.H. Stanley, Ralph Case, W.A. Haynes Co., W.F. Litchfield, Dan Goodenow, G.A. Theodore, Harry Bates, Edward J. Flaherty, Kenneth Damren, George F. Morse, C.J. Morse, Howard Case, William B. Case, J.S. Peterson, Frank E. Taylor, F.A, May, A.T. Haynes, Horace Bates, Arthur J. Sullivan, James Hilferty, 0.C. Drechsler, William Naylor, Howard Hamblin, Mrs. G.B. Hooper, Sidney McCleary, Samuel Lerer, George Gutteridge, Mrs. L.H. Maynard, James A. Coughlan, C.A. Stetson, Arthur Coughlan, Amory Maynard, Herbert Mallinson, John Ingham, W.R. Peterson. At the next meeting, February 23, 1917, held at Co-op Hall to plan for the next summer's program, a quartet composed of Arthur Sullivan, Albert Goettler, Everett Toop, George Coggswell, Mrs. Harry Andrews, pianist, sang. June 21, and July 12, 1918 meetings of the guarantors saw Kenneth Damren as President; Mrs. Carl Stockbridge, Secretary; Sidney McCleary, Treasurer; and close to a hundred guarantors. May 30, 1919 - George Elson, President; Mrs. Joseph Schnair, Secretary; William Naylor, Treasurer. From 1920 through 1929 when Chautauqua ended, possibly because of the depression, William Naylor continued as President. July 16, 1920 saw the addition of Junior Chautauqua. This was the local school children who would put on a show or play the last day of the program. This was later called Junior Town. Up to a hundred children participated. Mrs. Adelaide Sims usually directed the doings for the children. As an aside, may we mention that two of our Society Members in 1928 were in this group: Winifred Tobin Kearon and Elizabeth Schnair. Admission was charged to the programs: 50¢ afternoon, 75¢ evening, season ticket (10 performances) $2.50, and junior ticket $1.00. We do not know if the purposes of the Circuit were fulfilled in Maynard, but the motives were high-minded enough. All dates are from the Maynard News. We are indebted to Elizabeth Schnair for additional information. Read at the Meeting of the Maynard Historical Society B.R. Koski Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: Chautauqua Circuit Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.270 Description An account of the resource Chautauqua was a traveling adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It came to Maynard starting in 1917 and continued through 1929. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1976 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Elizabeth Schnair Chautauqua education entertainment monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0a5337ef32366b2155ca6b5bb4c11a0b.pdf 64a477fc3334e59329c8d74ebb06a17e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monographs Description An account of the resource The Maynard Historical Society has a growing collection of monographs. Monographs, by nature, are focused and detailed research on a single topic (places, people, events, etc.) Many of these monographs, especially by guest authors outside of the Society's research team, contain personal anecdotes and details of life in town during their lifetime. In the years preceding the 1971 Centennial of Maynard the rather new Maynard Historical Society gathered a series of monographs on a wide variety of topics. 96 papers, written by primarily by Birger Koski and Ralph Sheridan, plus a number of "guest" authors, many of these were read at Historical Society meetings in the late 1960's and then became source material for the 1871-1971 History of Maynard book written for the Centennial of the Town. Monographs from that project are titled as a "Centennial Monograph", Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maynard Historical Society, et. al. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-current Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. This association was born at the Finnish Congregational Church on Walnut Street in October, 1915, with a charter membership of forty-two. (Maynard News, Oct. 22, 1915.) As was mentioned in our paper on the United Cooperative Society of Maynard, this group of forty-two refused to go along with the vote of the Maynard Milk Producers' Cooperative to affiliate with the United Cooperative Society. Their reasons stemmed mainly from political differences as the United Cooperative Society leadership of that period had socialist leanings. The Rochdale principles of cooperation did not apparently prevent the dominant group from throwing its weight around. The first store of the First National was just across the street from the United Coop Society: the comer store presently occupied by Western Auto Store. Milk was processed somewhere on Maynard Hill for home delivery and the store. It opened in March, 1916, approximately as the First Annual Report and meeting of the Society was reported in the Maynard News of March 2, 1917. The building (owned by the Naylors') housed also Banders Clothing Store, which later became the New Idea Store of Sam Lerer. A fire, reported Sept. 15, 1916, caused considerable damage to both establishments but was not fatal. The Association bought the Somerset Hotel property on the comer of Main and River Streets (Mar. 26, 1920) and moved in June 11, 1920. This store is presently occupied by Jacob's Market. The milk room and bakery were added to this at the rear of the building. Membership fluctuated around the two hundred mark through the years. Some of the managers were Lauri Koski, Waino Williams, Alex Sopanch, Toivo Kieki, Tuevo Krekula and Mr. Kaikkonen (first name missing). The Association went bankrupt in 1941, due mostly to the leniency of the management and board of directors during the Great Depression starting in 1929. Members charged or had to charge to fee themselves and unable finally to pay, felt the Association (which was theirs, of course) should support them. And so passed into Maynard history another cooperative alongside the Riverside Coop and the Polish Coop. All dates are from the Maynard News. I am also indebted for additional information to Ralph Sheridan, Mrs. Rachel Aho, and especially to Veeti Taival, sixteen and a half secretary to the Association. Read at the November 1968 meetirig of the Maynard Historical Society -B.R. Koski Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centennial Monograph: First National Cooperative Association of Maynard Description An account of the resource A small Finnish cooperative that was born out of a political differences with the United Coop. It operated for about 2 decades. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph Sheridan Rachel Aho Veeti Taival Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.269 co-operative Finnish Congregational Church monograph Somerset Hotel United Co-operative Society https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/b4a65fcdf846a9aef4c1e74da9d4a3b9.jpg 6b2b8fceabddbba31340d24580eb1183 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/e105a15d3d9de8331edcea5d8fc1e725.jpg 42892437a5ba328db21c8f0784d0b01e Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal, 2 1/2 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good Storage Location in the archive AB17 #6 SU5-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brise-Vent Vintage Lighter ca1940's Description An account of the resource A metal windproof cigarette lighter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1940's Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.422 cigar cigarette lighter