124 20 8497 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/c2178de56121fc0065179f629a75d587.jpg 9af4cc0c770b334a5a94e1e95cb6f43b Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Two cardstock packages, metal pins; 2 x 6 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good Storage Location in the archive AB18 #5 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 No.2 Safety Pins Boye Needle Company Description An account of the resource Twelve safety pins per package. Boye was a well known sewing machine needle manufacturer. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1930's Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.420 2020.421 needle pin safety pin https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/73b668b98be19efe9f75f0b6f965deaa.jpg c7ef659c6ab91c21af9f76af89dbe734 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/42b101158d674351613aa64ba774ad6c.jpg 4d952a42a78da89bf6acf8eee2b37ec9 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Plastic, 3 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good Storage Location in the archive AB17 #10 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 Pill Container Johnson Pharmacy 30 Nason St. Maynard, Mass. Description An account of the resource Plastic snap on cover used by Johnson's before selling store in the 1960's. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.419 drug store pharmacy pill pill box prescription https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/eb071d2d3d1ce21436f4aa060ac1f02b.jpg ba1c22f2abeec5832219dcd65ea87a6d https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/c16ac15c72103eea5a152b45d8b4c323.jpg 149946f5dd2a832afeece76bea1ae7db 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 Assabet Mills Description An account of the resource Photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Wood, 2 x 3 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive AB17 #9 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 Pill or Jewelry Box Town of Maynard Massachusetts Description An account of the resource A souvenir box with a painting of the Assabet Mills and Mill Pond on the cover. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.418 box pill https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/ebf721376e8acf01a02e2c269d872d28.jpg 6bc86d83552822cd9e08e0494740e80e Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Two waxed cardboard caps, 2 in. diameter Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB17 #7 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 Heavy Cream Bottle Cap Maplecrest Farm Maynard, Mass. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.416 2020.417 bottle cap cream diary farm https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/93b0779f3ba860651efde4a8ac3572d4.jpg 645b8c6ddfa8a6ec30e5af70a73e6d9f Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Waxed cardboard, 2 ins. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good Storage Location in the archive AB17 #7 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 Milk Bottle Cap Maplecrest Farm Dairy Maynard, Mass. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.415 cap cover milk milk bottle https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/b81bd3637f447e0e81fe29401ada39d1.jpg 2363107f46d3a0114bb53b228b1cc6f5 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Seven metal caps; 1 in. diameter Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive AB18 #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 First Bottle Cap Maydale Spring Co. Maynard, Mass. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.414 bottle cap Maydale Maydale Beverage Maydale Bottling Company https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/0549a9c430b2eb8920717db47b834faa.jpg 937b6ecfa80597729b9244bc4ea2e2eb Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal cap, 1 in. Storage Location in the archive AB95 #2 SU5-1 Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Poor 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 Maydale Ginger Ale Bottle Cap Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.413 bottle cap cover ginger ale Maydale Maydale Beverage Maydale Bottling Company https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/beafaabea6b908cdffb726bd224f3776.jpg 37f4f73abc0c83223ba430bcce0c1c9f Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Cardboard, 1 x 2 x 2 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB17 #10 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 Ring Box Rainville's Men's Clothing Store 7 Nason St. Maynard, Mass. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1950's Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.412 clothing ring shop https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/4ebca52fb2875bebd9dfd0922b87623b.jpg 870bf32512b2c01cb55181660a278f46 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 Assabet Mills Description An account of the resource Photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal, steel; 12 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good 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 Lufkin 12" Tri-folding Steel Ruler Advertising Loom Parts - Mill Supplies H. F. Livermore Co. Description An account of the resource The ruler folds and stores in a leather sheath. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.410 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1910 loom ruler tape measure https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/328ca303972a33e98603ec544ecbfd45.jpg 2087c0797c99d2a0d919a2d347155e71 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 Schools Description An account of the resource All about education in Maynard: schools, yearbooks, sports. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Glass, 3 x 3 x 1/2 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB16 #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 Commemorative Paper Weight New Middle School Groundbreaking Description An account of the resource A glass paper weight embossed with lettering. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-06-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.407 middle school momenta paper weight https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/9336d0264ad50cdf14cdb13305d756c5.jpg 1b15f8b70d83a6bbbe4954c1fb39ba86 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/88d800eefb4d6573cdd7294ccaaa0b27.jpg f300726e3a4c8f135bb2afa247bd1cd8 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Metal, yellow gold filled, 17 Jewels; 1 3/4 in. diameter Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair, not functioning Storage Location in the archive SU5-1 AB17 #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 Gold Pocket Watch Elgin Natl. Watch Co. Description An account of the resource While showing a VCR tape of a slide show presented at the Maynard Historical Society in April of 1989 one of the participants was reminded of a train accident from a picture of a train approaching the Summer St. crossing. In the 1920's a man driving a Ford Coupe was struck by a train from Boston about 8 PM. A passenger disembarked from the train and picked up the watch from the sidewalk. It remained in his family for many years until it was anonymously donated to the Society. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1910 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2930 Ford time train train wreck watch https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/cc583e7f53b189e3501fb0ca8006b619.jpg 94c981202ffeaa5431e8260d46943100 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Wood & metal, two handles, 3 1/2 ins. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB18 #2 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 Wood Handle Carrier Description An account of the resource Used to carry bundles before the plastic era. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1960's Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2731 handle https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/760d1fab6cd40bc09460f7aa07be6277.jpg f92ff70ece77ea3ca971761fc7e73ac1 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Plastic, 3 x 5 ins. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB18 #2 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 Electric Light Switch Cover With Note Clip Promoting Johnson Pharmacy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Vernon Company Newton, Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Frank W. Alto Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2464 Description An account of the resource The store was located at 30 Nason St. drug store light pharmacy switch plate https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/01661ad0aa114fa0156dcd0b7262f295.jpg 22b09d9039d0c6dcef4408791c78deb9 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Clay, 1 1/2 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Poor, broken Storage Location in the archive AB17 #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 T D Clay Pipe Bowl Description An account of the resource This pipe part was excavated from the ground on Tremont St. in 1979 by Ralph Sambucci. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1900 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph Sambucci Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2175 pipe smoke tobacco https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/a2577a38639ba7dc0c7a43043fdbe3f7.jpg 01830e6ab0552620f4c92b34f96cca71 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Cast iron, 3 in. diameter Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB18 #5 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 Bath Tub Drain Cap B. F. Townsend Maynard, Mass. Description An account of the resource B.F. Townsend succeeded A.D. Holt in the plumbing business. Irving Astwood later joined with Mr. Townsend and became Astwood & Townsend. Warren Bemis, who married Mr. Astwood's daughter Mabel, took over the business and was known as the Warren E. Bemis Plumbing and Heating. Closed in 1972. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mrs. Poulson Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1070 bath plumbing tub https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/ef5ac415c0e532e066af4eed36675b4a.jpg ac732db2ddafd1fbdb4bee0c1355eebb 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 Schools Description An account of the resource All about education in Maynard: schools, yearbooks, sports. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collection Manager (Maynard Historical Society) Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Two metal signs, 1 1/2 x 7 ins. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Good Storage Location in the archive AB16 #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 Superintendent & School Board Signs Description An account of the resource These two signs came from the school department office. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Evald Johnson Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1053 1999.1054 sign superintendent https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/dc1594f9fa76b9f8ff9bee7f666ef1eb.pdf 8fc19a76ded34fd5104823164a2f88d6 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. "Early Telephones in Maynard" - That Is the title of the subject assigned to me this evening. Birger suggested that we had better call It a vignette because of its brevlty. I replied "Its a monograph of nothing". A brief scuffle ensued with Birger finally consenting to regard my laborious work as a monograph provided I was able to fill one page with substantial facts and figures. Day after day and night after night I have worked on this subject and I am sure you will all agree I have met the challenge. The first telephone operator In Maynard was Miss Ruth Blanchard, whose little office was located In Dwinnell's Drug Store. As there were no private phones in town at that time, it was necessary to call at the drug store to send and receive messages. I would be remiss If I didn't go Into some detail relative to the Blanchard family. Ruth's father was the Rev. Merrill Blanchard, pastor of the Congregational church from 1891 to 1897. He was a wonderful man and In many respects resembled Father Crowe for whom I will present another monograph at our next meeting. Besides Ruth, Rev. Blanchard had two sons, Benjamin, a local dentist, and Jessie, an outstanding athlete at Bowdoin, Ruth married Kenneth Damren, a rabid Bull Mooser, who was later rewarded with a good political Jjob at the State House by the Democrats for helping bust up the Republican party. In June 1903 the new telephone exchange was located In Naylor's block with Miss Nellie Clahane In charge. She remained for two months to get the new exchange rolling. Miss Margaret Loughlin succeeded her. More private and business phones were being Installed and the phone company found It necessary to acquire more space In the Naylor Block. Some of the earliest subscribers were O.S. Fowler, B.F. Townsend, Priest Brothers, James Mullln, Rev. Arthur Papineau, E.H, Davis, W.S. Howe and Arthur Walker, W.A.Haynes and Dr. C.L. King. Up to 1910 very few businessmen were using their names in the telephone directory. O.S, Fowler was the first with an ad in 1901 (Monumental work). E.H. Davis and B.F. Townsend followed in 1902. With the complete destruction of Naylor Block by fire In 1917, the telephone company was forced to move to its new quarters located in Mannings Block in 1921. where it remained for fourteen years. I must not forget to tell you about the phone strike by Local 12-A, June 1919, in which six local operators were involved. Below are their modest demands: 1. First six months with a minimum of $6.50 per week. balance of year $10.00. 2. After five years service, a maximum of $12. Yet, they speak of the good old days. Incidentally, the strikers won out. Many of my listeners can recall the old box telephones with the crank on the side. There were usually six or eight people on the so-called party line with every one listening in. Paul Revere might have been a news spreader but he could have learned so much more if he could have continued his drive to Maynard. Their eaves dropping reminds me of a minstrel joke I used to use: Mr. Interlocutor, what is the three fastest ways to spread the news? I don't know Sambo, what is the three fastest ways to spread news? Sambo, "telephone, telegraph and. tell a woman". The various telephone companies have made marvelous innovations since the old days of the crank-box. We now enjoy direct distant dialing, and the new push button system, and I predict that within three years we will be able to see the image of a person on the other end of the line. So be prepared to put on a shiny face. The telephone company has made tremendous strides. You can get an idea of its healthy growth when you consider the town of Maynard has now approximately 4000 subscribers. The following is a list of former employees: Nellie Clahane Mary Dunn Sena Peterson, Marie Peterson Mary Kelly Margaret Kelly Brennan Elizabeth Kelly Lawrence Mary Donahue Helene Donahue Edna Denniston Grace Sweeney Margaret Loughlin Irene Loftus Kay Fitzgerald Mary Hansen Grace Spence Frances Christian Dorothy Warren Barbara Whitney Robert Lester Columbus Rainville Thomas Lawler Frank Riley Walter Sheridan These were all operators. Those on the distaff side usually performed day work, while the young men were night workers. I suppose you are all expecting me to conclude my monograph with a wee bit of humor. Frank Riley and I were high school classmates. In the evening he worked for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company and quite often I would keep him company for a few hours. One night he pulled a fast one on me. He casually asked me who liked best, Nellie Clahane or Julia Mahoney. Now, besides being the chief operator in Concord, Julia was also my godmother. At that moment, without me knowing it. Frank plugged in the Concord switchboard, and the local operator listened to the whole conversation, which ran something like this: "of course I am very fond of Julia, being my godmother, but I would have to choose Nellie, as I think she is one of the most beautiful girls that Concord ever produced." From that day forward I never again received a Christmas gift from Concord. Again, I would be remiss if I did not pay tribute to all our Maynard operators, who because of automation were forced to give up their Jobs. They were always on hand to report any fires, to call doctors in time of distress, in fact they were Johnny on the Spot for any emergency. With this thought in mind, I will now conclude my vignette, pardon me, I mean monograph. "Jim" Farrell 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: Early Telephones in Maynard Description An account of the resource How telephones got their start in Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Farrell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1967 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.268 drug store Manning Block monograph Naylor Block telephone https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/2a62f30879c36103cb03dfa12f97da7a.pdf e1f773638517c83f6c690174711be2fe 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 real threat of the settlement of Assabet Village to supersede both Stow and Sudbury began in 1646, when Armory Maynard and William Knight began the operations which established their woolen mills on the Assabet River. The Village began to assume new life. The water power which had been used only by Asa Smith's combination saw, grist and cider mill located near the bridge on what is now called Mill Street, and afterwards called "Jewell's Mill", where spindles for textile mills were made, was purchased. On November 24, 1845, Mr. Knight purchased from Asa Smith the "Jewell Mill" and two houses nearby at Mill Street and Summer Hill Lane (now called Summer Hill Road). In the house now owned by Mr. Maynard made his first residence. Mr. Knight, for some years, had owned and operated a carpet factory at Saxonville (a section of nearby Framingham), and which had recently been destroyed by fire. Mr. Maynard had left school at the age of fourteen to enter the sawmill owned by Isaac Maynard, his father, at Fort Meadow, Marlboro, aIso helping on the farm. The elder Maynard died when Amory was sixteen; the boy took charge of the business, carrying it on successfully, taking on building and contracting and within a short time was employing about sixty men. In this way he came in contact with Mr. Knight, for whom he had done some building and this resulted in their partnership for the manufacture of carpets. When the City of Boston took over Fort Meadow Pond, the sawmill lost its water rights, and Mr. Maynard turned to Assabet Village as the scene of his further operations. On May 19, 1846, he made his first land purchase from Eben S. Brooks this land being on both sides of the "Elsibeth" River. Land was also bought at this time from Thomas H. and Silas P. Brooks, and of Haman, George, and Benjamin Smith, continuing his purchases until he controlled all the available water power, water rights and mill sites in this vicinity. In July 1846, no less than thirty-four deeds are recorded, covering his purchases: a map of November 1846 shows that he owned one hundred and nine acres of choice land in the heart of the Village. Within a few years he had control of the water rights up the river to Boone's Pond (Stow) and to Fort Meadow Pond (Marlborough). It is related, when Mr. Maynard approached Ben Smith regarding a large tract of land he desired to purchase, Mr. Smith was not favorably impressed by his looks, and doubted his being a desirable citizen and questioned his ability to pay for the land. To make the river a more stable source of power he bought a strip of Harman Smith two and one- half rods wide, from the river to what is now the mill pond; dug a canal and led the water to what was then a low swarnpy hollow with a trout brook running through it. The tract was cleared of trees, an earthen dam built across from the Thompson Street side to the Main Street side, near where the present railroad crossing is located, making everything ready for the erection of the mill buildings, for which his early training had fitted him. (Note: Artemas Whitney, who was born in that part of Stow, which is now Maynard, was closely associated with Mr. Maynard as a friend and advisor, took the contract to build the (Ben Smith's) dam across the river and did the first day's work on it alone. Also, helped to build the present Mill pond, and laid the foundation for the first 100 houses built to accommodate the mill operatives.) The Ben Smith Dam having been thrown across the river, the water led into the Mill pond, water wheels being installed, they were ready for the mills. The first building was a wooden structure, 50 x 100 feet, and was located at the corner of what was later called Main Street and Walnut Street. (Note: There was no Main Street when Mr. Maynard came to the village. On September 22, 1848, Stow appointed a committee "to contract for the building of a new road and bridge as ordered by the County Commissioners on the petition of William H, Knight and others." Sudbury voted on April 2, 1849 "to pay for the road and bridge at Knight's factory, $1,310. The bridge was a two-span wooden one resting on a center pier of stone. Walnut Street was originally built on the south side of the river from Main Street to Thompson Street. In 1872, it was necessary to use this land for additional mill buildings, and Walnut street was relocated on the north side of the river and an iron bridge erected. In the Spring of 1847, they began to make yarn, and soon after carpets. (Note: the former Mary Wood, mother of William K. Gutteridge, author of "A Brief History of the Town of Maynard, 1921", wound the first bobbin in the factory. Robert Gutteridge, his father, was a carpet weaver. Worked sixty-six hours per week, 6:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M., with forty-five minutes rest at noon.) (Note: A piece of the first carpet made at the factory is now owned by the Maynard Historical Society.) The company was granted a charter of incorporation by the General Court in 1849. In 1855, the industry was contained in three wooden buildings, and consisted of eleven worsted combers, four sets of cards and fifty-two hand carpet looms and employed one hundred and twenty-five hands. Note: One of these three buildings was used as a wool shop. It was moved to Main Street, where it presently stands, now number 165-167, and converted into a factory boarding house and then into separate tenements. At Mr. Knight's retirement, Mr. Maynard took over the entire business and ran it successfully until the panic of 1857 crippled him so badly that he failed and the mills were sold at auction. In conduct of his mills, Mr. Maynard's two sons, Lorenzo and William were associated with him. In 1859, he purchased, from the City of Boston, the Fort Meadow(Marlboro) reservoir containing three hundred acres, and he had previously, in 1846, obtained entire control of Boone's Pond (Hudson), containing two hundred acres by his land purchases and flowage rights, adding materially to their valuation. In 1862, the mills were reorganized as a corporation, with the name Assabet Manufacturing Company, P.A. Goddard, President; T. Quincy Brown, Treasurer: Amory Maynard, "Agent". The small buildings were replaced by others of more substantial and enlarged capacity. New machinery was installed and the manufacture of carpets dropped -- blankets, flannels and cloth being substituted. The Civil War was in progress and large Government orders were executed, which enabled the company to undertake an extensive program of expansion. Note: In 1864, a large brick icehouse with 40,000 tons capacity, which had been erected in 1850 by N.J. Wyeth where the Front Street houses now stand, and ice cut from the Mill pond and shipped to Boston, was purchased by the Assabet Manufacturing Company, as it was no longer being used. The building was torn down and the bricks used for mill construction. The granite arch and keystone may be seen over the door of No. 12 mill on Main Street (the building in which the Digital Corporation offices are now located.) The business continued successful and several large buildings were added from time to time. The number of employees became so great that tenements to house them had to be built by the company, streets were laid out and an entire community life grew up around the factory. Mr. Maynard continued as agent until failing health in 1885 necessitated relinquishing the position to his son Lorenzo, with his grandson, William H. Maynard, as Superintendent. In 1847 the valuation of the business was set at $150,000, and on the death of Mr. Maynard in 1890 (March 5) it was $1,500,000. In 1886, the present red brick chimney, two hundred and seven feet high, was erected. It is still in daily use. In 1892, the fine "Town Clock" on the mill was given by Lorenzo Maynard and placed in position in the Fall of that year. The tower was erected by the Assabet Manufacturing Company. (Note: It is still operating and it serves as a landmark for folks of yesterday and today. ) Dull times and poor business during 1893-1894 and later finally drove the company into insolvency on December 31, 1898. Receivers were appointed who kept the mills running on a reduced output until May 1, I899, when the American Woolen Company bought them for $400,000. At that time it was the largest woolen mill in the United States, with sixty-six sets of cards and three hundred and fifty broad looms. The American Woolen Company soon after began to improve the property, replacing the old machinery wlth new and increasing capacity. Note: The Assabet Manufacturing Company, while still in operation, had conducted a savings bank where the operatives, as well as others, deposited their money. When the company failed, the bank did also. The Assignees on August 12, 1899 paid to the depositors a 25% dividend, and on October 13, 1899 a second dividend of 35% was announced, but was not paid until February 3, 1900. This was final. The Town of Maynard was among the depositors and lost $3333.33. The General Laws now prohibit this type of banking. In May 1901, the mill office was enlarged and new rules for entering the mill in effect. The new "Riverside" building constructed -- the finishing room located on the bottom floor and the finish burlers on the second floor. In 1902, another floor was added to this the building. With its modern windows the building looked well from the Sudbury Street bridge. In 1901, to make room for the new weave room, the freight sheds near the old sawmill were moved across Walnut Street to company owned land on Hillside Street. The sawmill torn down and rebuilt on the river bank not far from the freight sheds on Walnut Street. June 1901: the Reardon estate off Parker Street purchased to build sixty tenements. July 1901: Agent Amory Maynard, 2nd, and Superintendent George Hinchcliffe assisted in laying the first stone of the new No. 5 Mill on Thompson Street. This building, when completed, will be the largest woolen mill in the United States: 640 ft. long, 106 ft. wide and five stories high. The powerhouse adds fifty feet more. It will be known as a 100 set mill. Dynamos replaced the gasometer. The building was completed in March 1902. ////////////////// Note: Since its birth the plant has been under the supervision of the Maynard famlly, and it is by singular coincidence that the man who now stands at the head of the mammoth textile establishment should bear the name of the man who gave it its birth, that of Amory Maynard. He is to retire on October 1, the last of the family connected with the Assabet Mills: Amory Maynard, 1st, until 1885; Lorenzo, his son, Superintendent; William Maynard, 1st, Assistant Superintendent; William Maynard, 2nd, Superintendent; Amory Maynard, 2nd, Superintendent and also the first Agent under the American Woolen Company. In 1901, a Iarge boarding house with eighty rooms was built on Main Street, and an old mill barn was torn down to make room for it. This was later known as the Assabet and Middlesex houses, and is now the site of the United States Post Office. In 1902, the the Mahoney estate of Waltham Street purchased and staked out for tenements. In all, one hundred and sixty erected. Also, sewerage system, installed by the Company to take care of these tenements. To erect another boarding house near the Central House on upper Main Street, where a similar structure was just completed. Note: These were the Minto House and the West End House. One was destroyed by fire several years ago and the other is new occupied partly by Buscemi's Market. Also, built five new blocks: two on Sudbury Court and three on company property near the Paper Mill dam. With the installation dynamos in the new power plant, electricity became available on September 1, 1902, a contract was made between American Woolen Company and the Town of Maynard for lighting the town, and the old kerosene lamps passed into oblivion. Note: James Hall was the first person to operate a power loom in the Assabet Mills. He had also worked as a young man in these mills over forty years ago. In 1904, No. 6 mill was built. (Note: This is the mill in which the Beacon Publishing Company is now located.) In 1905, a new office for the mills was built on Main Street. In 1906, five new double houses were built on Maynard's hill: two on Dartmouth Court, two on Dartmouth Street and one on Elmood Street. In 1911, work started on a new storehouse, 100 x 50 ft. x five stories, out over the Mill pond, August 1913, rebuilt the dam and sluiceway at the "Old Paper Mill". (Note: The Assabet Manufacturing Company had purchased the Paper Mill property in 1895.) In 1916, a chimney of hollow brick two hundred feet high was built near the red brick chimney. This was tom down in October 1956. In 1918, No. 1 mill was built over the Mill pond, 500 ft. long, and a steam turbine engine installed. Also, the Gorham Brown farm was purchased and several new houses were built. One of the streets being named for Frank J. DeMars, the first Maynard man to fall in World War I. August 17, 1920, four horses, a barn and storehouse located on Hillside Street burned with a loss of $75, 000. The barn was one-half of the original Lorenzo Maynard barn that had been moved from Maynard's hill. One of the storehouses was the old origin Mill building of 1846. It was moved to this location in 1901. [?] In 1934, the American Woolen Company became solely a manufacturing, enterprise. At that time they sold at public auction all their property except the mill buildings, because ownership of mill houses, once a necessity, was no longer economically justified. Most of the houses were purchased by the tenants. The Town of Maynard purchased the old Assabet and Middlesex Boarding House on Main Street to be used as a town hall. This was sold in 1962 and is now the site of the United States' Post Office. The Great Depression of 1929, which lasted until 1939 when trouble again broke out in Europe, placed a serious pinch on the American Woolen Company and the Assabet Mills. Serious labor troubles also haunted them and in October I931 the mill closed down and all help (1200 workers) locked out. This dispute between labor and management saw considerable of the machinery moved to other mills. Maynard was faced with real hard times, which were somewhat alleviated by the various agencies created by the Government to keep some of the people busy. In 1941, when the United States again became involved across the oceans, and World War II began, the mill was soon booming on a seven-day week, twenty-four hours around the clock, employing over 2000 making blankets, overcoating. and suitings for the Armed Forces. Following the close of this war conditions came to a standstill and the Assabet Mills became a casualty of the shifting public taste in textiles. No longer were soft woolens such as were made in Maynard in fashion. People wanted the hard woven worsteds. Also, the synthetic materials, i.e., rayon, nylon, dacron, polyester, etc., were making heavy inroads in the cloth manufacturing business. In 1950, the American Woolen Company closed the Assabet Mills for good. These mills had served as a barometer for the Town during its existence. Most of the townspeople and many from the surrounding towns found employment in them. When business was good at the mills the Town flourished; but there were many lean periods. They passed through their share of panics, strikes, shutdowns, and the whole community suffered thereby. With the closing of the mills the people of Maynard were now facing a situation which had become too familiar in New England in recent years: that of a "one-industry" community suddenly bereft of the mill payroll by which the community by and large has existed.. In July 1953, ten enterprising Worcester business men formed Maynard Industries, Incorporated, purchased the huge mill property for $200,000, and besides helping the Town to solve its unemployment problem secured the diversification denied the community for more than one hundred years. Maynard had faced the loss of its single, all-important industry. Today some twenty firms are doing business in mill buildings, and no longer are our economic eggs all in one basket. This has also resulted in other well-known industries to locate in the Town. ----------- Excerpt from "Stow, Massachusetts, 1683-1933, Crowell, Page 48. An interesting story is told of Amory Maynard, the founder of the large mill in what is now Maynard, then Stow. Amory Maynard was a carpenter by trade; he was employed in a mill in Marlboro, now Hudson, and made frames for buildings. A man by the name of "Knight" came from Saxonville from time to time, noticed young Maynard, and considered him a most promising young man. So he told Maynard if he would select a suitable site, he would furnish him money to build a mill. Maynard, looked up and down the Assabet River for sufficient water power as there was no electricity in those days, to run his mill. After some deliberation, he selected the present site of the Maynard Mill. Dams were accordingly built, and business was flourishing. In 1846, he purchased land on both sides of the "Assabet" river, and from time to time, from individuals owning land along the river, till he controlled all the available water power, water rights and mill sites in this vicinity. Within a few years he enlarged his possessions in order to control water rights up the river to Boone's Pond and Fort Meadow. His father, Isaac Maynard had a sawmill at the foot of Fort Meadow in which he had worked, having left school at the age of fourteen. When sixteen, his father died, and Amory took charge of the business, till at one time he had sixty men in his employ. In this way he came in contact with Mr. Knight. for whom he had done some building, and this resulted in their partnership for the manufacture of carpets. 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: Assabet Mills Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.267 Description An account of the resource A detailed account of the founding of the mill and its impact on what became a "one industry" town. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1967 American Woolen Company American Woolen Mills Amory Maynard Amory Maynard 2nd Assabet Manufacturing Company Assabet Mills Assabet River Jewell Lorenzo Maynard Mill monograph river William Knight William Maynard wool https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/79380ca805e80317f5b200ce155697ae.pdf 09b6f5e3c171cb21ef383c3f16c6ebba 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. - Congress of Friends - - Order of Alfredians - - Nashoba Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men - This paper is concerned with three organizations that existed prior to 1900 in Maynard. We know very little about them for their existence was of such short duration and newspaper coverage was scant. The first organization is the Congress of Friends. Sources available to me do not list this organization at all for State, Regional or National significance. It was an insurance and endowment order. The only news note we have of this order is the following from the Concord Enterprise of July 10, 1891: "A new organization, Congress of Friends, has been instituted in Maynard, is an insurance and endowment order. The officers are: Dr. Rich, Crawford Latham, Levi Cheney and W.W. Oliver". We do not know how long it was active but by 1899, when the Maynard News began publishing, it apparently was no more as this paper did not make mention of it. Of the second organization. Order of Alfredians, we know just as little. It is not listed as a State, Regional or National organization. Possibly the name was adopted from King Alfred of England, indicating a link to English literature. However, with the limitation of membership to Anglo-Saxon Protestants, (as the following news note will show), it might indicate a protective organization against non-protestant elements in Maynard. The aforementioned news note comes from the Concord Enterprise of April 17, 1891. It reads as follows: "The Order of Alfredians has been organized in Maynard with between 25 and 30 members. It is open to Anglo-Saxon Protestants. James Lord is the Secretary". Again, we find nothing in the 1899 Maynard News so this organization died before that. On the third organization, Nashoba Tribe - Improved Order of Red Men, we do have a little more information. The Lincoln Library of Essential Information has this to say of the Red Men: "A Fraternal, Beneficiary and Benevolent Society organized October 14, 1833 and based upon the manners, traditions and customs of the North American Indians. Subordinate bodies are known as Tribes and the Supreme body as the Great Council of the United States. Councils of Pocahantas provide for female membership in the Society. The ritual work of a tribe is divided into three sections of degrees - those of the adoption, the warrior and the chief. The motto of the order is "Freedom, Friendship and Charity". The Nashoba Tribe was organized sometime during the year 1888 for we have two news items from the Concord Enterprise of May 8 and 15, 1891. The first reads as follows: "The Red Men are planning for the third Anniversary to be held at Masonic Hall". The second reports: "The Red Men hold their annual affair at Riverside Hall. E.R. Hooper in charge". The Maynard News of March 23, 1900 reports that arrangements for the anniversary early in May are progressing. However, by 1902, we note from the February 14 issue of the Maynard News the demise of the Red Men. The news note states that the Nashoba Tribe is surrendering its charter as the membership has declined so low. So passed into history three more of the numerous organizations that the citizenry of the town of Maynard has seen fit to bring into existence and as Jim Farrell might say about this paper and its contents: C'est Finis! Read at the meeting of March, 1966 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: Little Known Organizations Description An account of the resource In the early days of Maynard's history three organizations sprang up (which we have little information on): "Congress of Friends", "Order of Alfredians", and "Nashoba Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men". 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 1966-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.266 Relation A related resource 50 years after this paper was written we now know (a bit) more about these organizations. Searching the web will return citations in books, etc. fraternal organization Levi Cheney monograph organization https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/62de75108b3c26641e4c1460ea57243c.jpg 7a4fd1207ca9117fb1aa2753e4bf71eb Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Rubberized fabric, 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Excellent Storage Location in the archive AB89 SU4-4 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 Mouse Pad Geek boutique Description An account of the resource Promotional mouse pad for a computer sales and service shop. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 2020 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.409 computer pad repairs