133 20 8497 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/c50801c695af1f0e22a129ce21aebbed.pdf ba2f08e45c6fe3128a30e0856ab9040c 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 IRISH PEOPLE IN MAYNARD The Irish were not long after the English and the Scotch in settling in the little village of Assabet. The building of the carpet mill by Maynard and Knight in 1846 attracted many of this nationality, and by 1850 there were more than fifty in the village, At first, most of them settled around what is now upper Main Street, Spring Lane and Pine Street. The closest Catholic church to the village was St. George's Parish in Saxonvllle and these early settlers had to journey there, many of them on foot, for religious ministrations. Beginning in I850, and for the next fourteen years, Father George A. Hamilton came to the village to celebrate Mass. It is believed the first Mass was said in the home of Cornelius Cleary, and on later visits in the homes of Mr. Farrell, Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. McManus, Mr. Crowley and Mrs. Roache, all on upper Main Street. On one occasion, Mass was said in the open air on an improvised altar in the shelter of a large tree. By 1857. the number had increased and it was necessary to hire Union Hall on the corner of Summer and Main Streets for religious services. In 1865, the first Catholic Church in Assabet Village was built at what is now 200 Main Street, and in January 1871, the year the town of Maynard was incorporated, the Catholic community of the town became St. Bridget's Parish. In 1884, the present St. Bridget's Church was dedicated. In September 1965. St. Bridget's Parochial School was opened at the beginning of the school year. Four male members of the parish entered the priesthood and six young ladies have become members of religious orders. Like the other ethnic groups, the Irish organized their own societies and clubs. On June 1, I890, St. Bridget's Temperance Society was instituted with thirty-nine members in the basement of St. Bridget's Church. J. Albert Crowley, who later became a priest, was elected President, Michael P. Mullin, Vice-President, John E. Hannon and James J. Hilferty, Secretaries, and James J. Mullin, Treasurer. The first meetings were held in a tenement house at the foot of Spring Lane, but after six months, the society moved to the Riverside Co-operative Building, In 1902, it moved to larger quarters in Music Hall. The organization lasted until 1911. In July l899, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 44, was instituted at Riverside Co-operative Hall, with John Moynihan the first President. This was a fraternal benefit society of men of Irish birth or descent. Meetings were held at Hibernian Hall, now the United Co-operative Building on Main Street. This society went out of existence in the early 1920's. A Ladies' Auxiliary of Division 44 was instituted November 3, 1905, with Margaret McCarthy the first President. This group held meetings at Hibernian Hall, Riverside Hall, Masonic Hall, and Knights of Columbus Hall. The last big event of the auxiliary before its demise was the thirty-fourth anniversary dinner in 1939. The people of Irish origin and descent have played a prominent part in the history of Assabet Village and the town of Maynard. Of the thirty-six men who enlisted from Assabet Village in the Civil War, thirteen at least were Irish; while a large share of those from Maynard serving in all wars were of the same ethnic group. They have been well represented in the field of athletics, and have played an important role in town government from the incorporation of the town to the present. Storage Location in the archive Maynard Monographs Binder (red) SU9-4 1 additional copy plus 1 condensed version VF53 SU29-5 St. Bridget's Parish - Historical Info - (2 of 14) folder 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 Irish People in Maynard Description An account of the resource A review of the Irish community's arrival and impact on the Town of Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1968 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.188 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource white typewritten paper 8.5 x 11 in. (3 pages) ethnic groups Irish monograph Saint Bridget Church https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/02066dd52989f1b1d03a355252f264f6.pdf 0baeaf8d6bcad45152b7ca5bf8ae549d 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. A Timely Talk on the Town Clock Elizabeth M. Schnair The new official seal of the Town of Maynard, as adopted at a special town meeting held on January 13, 1975, features its most familiar landmark –– the so-called “Town Clock“. The Maynard Historical Society has very little written information about the clock, and for this reason, I made an attempt to gather some interesting facts through personal inquiry with a few people who worked for the American welling company and could perhaps supply the answers to some questions. One reason that no accumulation of historical data has ever been recorded was, that although the clock had always been referred to as the “Town Clock“, Maynard could never claim its ownership, and therefore there were no records to consult. It was given to the Assabet manufacturing company in 1892 by Lorenzo Maynard, agent for the company, and the son of Amory Maynard, its founder in 1848. In 1898 ownership was transferred to the American Woolen Company and in July 1953 to the Maynard Industries, Inc. During the summer of 1974 Digital Equipment Corporation purchased the entire mill complex where it had rented space for 15 years. Thus the beloved “Mill Clock“ is now the property of Digital. The clock tower is a complex wooden structure over a brick base on the roof of Building 8 Annex. It was built by Levi Cheney, well-known Maynard resident, who built many sturdy homes in Maynard in the late 1800's and early 190O's. The outside of the tower was painted white with a brick-red trim, and these colors were borne for fifty years, until World War II. The red was overlaid with grey to make it less conspicuous from the air. The clock was made by the E. Howard Clock Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. A staging was set up and installation of the machinery was begun on October 11, 1892. The four faces of the clock were installed the following week and all the staging was removed on October 17, 1892. (This charming bit of reporting appeared in the Concord Enterprise under the Maynard news items on October 27, 1892: "The clock on the mill tower proves to be one of the greatest conveniences in our village and when striking can be heard at quite a distance, the quality of the tones of the bell being rich, penetrating and pleasant. The new dynamo for lighting the tower went into operation Monday evening, (October 23, 1892) and hereafter the clock will be illuminated all night. The mill company are entitled to the thanks of all the community for their great public blessing." The stairways to the tower number eight landings - three of these from the fifth floor (height of the main building) and boast 124 steps and is 8S feet from the ground. The stairs in the main building are of normal width, but the nearer to the top, the narrower they become. The wooden tower floor is twelve feet across. Into each of four corners are installed heavy iron rods which descend two floors down into the tower. These rods add strength to the wooden edifice and have protected it from being blown away by buffeting winds. The clock mechanism is in the middle of the tower and extending from the center of the machine to each individual face are four metal shafts. A small clock, nine inches in diameter is used to adjust and set the controls of the large clock, since the outside of it is not visible from the inside of the tower. There are two winders with cables and weights -- one for the timer and one for the striker. They are wound with a crank-type handle requiring much human muscle and elbow grease. The operating machinery is an eight-day mechanism so must be wound every week. Ninety turns of the crank are required to wind the timer and 330 times to wind the striker (which no doubt explains why the striker doesn't strike much any more!) The complete winding job takes an hour ind a half. The clock faces are nine feet in diameter ind the sides of the tower are twelve feet wide. Behind each face is a metal shield eight feet in diameter and three and one-half feet from each face. These shields hold five 60 Watt bulbs a piece and light the clock faces. Originally the power for the clock lijhts was operated by a water wheel which generated 40 cycles. When the tower wae converted to 60 cycles in 1929 the clock lights were not converted und continued to be lighted by water power until the floods of Hurricane Diane in 1957 inflicted devastating damage to many of the first floor mill buildings. Much re-wiring was necessary and while this was being done the clock lights were put on the regular 60 cycles. It is rumored that Digital is arranging to electrify their rare possession. I classify it as a rarity because most other tower clocks of the same vintage have been destroyed or become victims of automation. Certainly the latter is more convenient and accurate and the whole town would operate on the same time. So, this is the story of the "Town Clock". No matter who owns it, supervises it, cares for it -- perhaps even destroys it, it will always affectionally be Maynard's "Town Clock". Long may it tick! Credits Concord Enterprise, 1892 Mr. Irvine Berg, former resident manager of the Maynard Industries, Inc., for information on the water wheel. Mr. Arthur Dawson, retired maintenance superintendent. And especially to Mr. Patrick Murray, long-time Maynard resident, and maintenance man for the mill property who patiently answered a barrage of questions over a two week period and provided the statistics and descriptions. ------------------- (Page co-located with the monograph) 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. The clock 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 solvency on December 31, 1898. Receivers were appointed who kept the mills running on a reduced output until May 1, I889, 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 with new and increasing its capacity. ( Note: = The Assabet Manufacturing Company while in operation had conducted a form of 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 the depositors a 25 per cent dividend, and on October 13, 1899 a second dividend of 33 per cent. This was the final. The Town of Maynard was among the depositors and lost $3,333.33. The General Laws now prohibit this type of banking. 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 Monograph: A Timely Talk on the Town Clock Description An account of the resource A history of the Town Clock of Maynard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth M. Schnair Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1975 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.187 clock Clock Tower Levi Cheney Lorenzo Maynard Mill Clock Mill Clock Tower monograph Town Clock https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/b7eef3b789d36f921c4218c8c7f22355.pdf 59db14e01567e188684854eb38779a5d 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. Excerpt: THE ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF MAYNARD An old saying "Money is the root of all evil; of strife and upheaval" can be aptly applied to the story of the attempt to change the name of the Town of Maynard. This event took place in the year 1902 when the American Woolen Company and a group of Maynard businessmen under the Woolen Company's influence, conceived the idea of re-assuming the original name of the town "Assabet". This was the name that was given to the small village that took shape within the confines of the towns of Stow and Sudbury around 1845. It adopted the name "Assabet" from the river which flowed through its center and which bound both towns. The original use of "Assabet" reverts to the Algonquin Indians who used it to describe "the place where materials for making fish nets grow." This was the name of the village when Amory Maynard first came to town and it was still but a mere hamlet. There were no streets and a large portion now the thickly settled part of the town was unsettled and heavily wooded. But conditions began to change with the founding of the mill which was a success from the very beginning. New stores and residences began to spring up and, from time to time, the town constantly improved in every respect. When it was incorporated in 1871, the town was appropriately named for Amory Maynard though whose business activity the town was developed. Vigorous measures were at once adopted to put the new town on a firm footing - schools were built, streets were laid out, lighting was installed and everything possible done to make the town a more wider awake, well managed affair. The town grew and prospered and its inhabitants formed an industrious, intelligent community. In 1899, however, the Assabet Manufacturing Co. failed up, completely unexpectedly not only crippling the town's great source of revenue but also blotted out $132,000 which the Mill operatives had deposited within the company, there being no town bank at that tine. It was at this tine that the first whisper against the Maynard name so closely allied with that of the Assabet Mills effected the suggestion that the town adopt a new name, but a leader was lacking and nothing definite was done. The feeling did not die however, and when the American Woolen Co. stepped into the picture and asked for a change in the town's name for business reasons, the idea met with great favor from a portion of the populace, while still another portion favored retaining the old name. On February 4, 1902 a petition to change the name of the town was presented to the committee on towns in the State Legislature. Among the petitioners were James B. Lord, Luke S. Brooks, Ralph Whitehead, Dr. F. U. Rich, Thomas Naylor, Julius Lowe and the American Woolen Co., William M. Wood, Treasurer. It became House Bill No. 903 and reads as follows: "An Act to Change the Name of the Town of Maynard". Section 1: The Town of Maynard in the County of Middlesex, shall take the name of Assabet. Section 2: This act shall not take effect unless accepted by a majority of the legal voters of said town, present and voting, thereon, by ballot, at a special meeting held upon notice given at least seven days before the time of said meeting, and the polls shall be open at nine o'clock of the forenoon and shall not be closed before four o'clock in the afternoon of said day, nor remain open longer than six o'clock in the afternoon of said day. Section 3: It shall be the duty of the selectmen of said town to certify and return, as soon as may be, the number of ballots in favor of acceptance of this act, and the number of ballots against the acceptance of the same to the secretary of the commonwealth, and if it shall appear that a majority of such ballots is in favor of the acceptance of this act, the said secretary shall immediately issue and publish his certificate declaring this act to have been duly accepted. Section 4: This meeting shall be held within 90 days of the passage of this act. In the summer of 1967 a portion of the residents of Maynard were shocked and saddened by the action of Maynard Industries in filling in a section of historic Mill Pond which it controls. There again - money talks, and nothing was done about it. The newspapers, received letters, and editorials were written on the subject. Such was also the case in 1902 and Maynard received some controversial publicity. Here are some of the printed reactions: ... 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 Attempt to Change the Name of Maynard Description An account of the resource Prior to its incorporation in 1871 the Town of Maynard was known as the village of Assabet, after the river that flows through it. At the time of incorporation the name "Maynard" was chosen to honor Amory Maynard, whose mill was the primary source of prosperity in the town. In 1902, Maynard's enterprise "Assabet Manufacturing Co." collapsed unexpectedly, removing both an important source of revenue, but also the savings of many employees as the mill was the town's "bank". The monograph walks through the history of an attempt by a number of people in town who wished to rename the town to "Assabet". 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 2019.186 Relation A related resource 1999.932 Assabet Maynard monograph name change https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/8b439991ca016aeedd05ef6c582bd696.jpg a0e884944a4fc8b175fa50c8c9ea6f39 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/3fea922aadabcd1fd0c4b0cc980341e0.jpg 66e891320f6ece9390c9ef2674b9c929 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/cc2cd5aa3aaed88a9e8bfc90213ddcbf.jpg 8f90b9790dc25e5c468f32d6baa3872d Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Wood with metal strapping Two 10 x 12 x 18 in Eight 12 x 13 x 17 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive SU7-2,3,4 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 Bottle Crates Maydale Spring Company Maynard, Mass Description An account of the resource Wooden crates used to transport the beverage bottles to and from the plant on Glendale Street. The Maydale Bottling Company was established in 1899. At one time delivered throughout New England. The company was originally located at Florida Rd and Euclid Ave. It moved to Glendale St. and changed its name to Maydale Spring Company. The company was out of business by the mid-1950's. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Deborah Regan of Grandmother's Trunk; and others Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2043 2020.349 2020.350 2020.351 2020.352 2020.353 2020.354 2020.355 2020.356 2020.357 Relation A related resource See 2019.191 for brief history beverage bottle Maydale Maydale Beverage Maydale Bottling Company soda soft drink spring tonic https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/3335a287f3d1b99cffade5d3b96898fc.jpg 3b3d2ea09b890838d2fde940408f7e3d Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Wood crate; 9 x 11 x 17 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive SU7-3 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 Home Carrier Leominster Home Beverage, Inc. Leominster, Mass Description An account of the resource ___? Steele was the owner and a member of the Maynard Historical Society. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Teresa Brown Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2851 crate soda tonic https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/b5b3bb53e031fabdb4cf610053d5e0d4.jpg dbbaba9070b05613a91674e1c5f72624 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/09eb25a055d0f686b7d8aaf670cee674.jpg 8151cd7091056b36c41ce36ead192c04 Artifact A physical object that is not a document, photograph, or other media. Materials Wood, 10 x 12 x 21 in. Condition An assessment of the condition of the artifact. Fair Storage Location in the archive SU7-2 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 Summer Hill Market Crate Description An account of the resource A wood crate that looks like it may have held produce. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Tobin Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.1789 crate grocery market https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/9df661a9bc3c08a264e583453e3475d2.pdf 72d394ab9e2a2f37ae75bd505a0a2e61 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. "Alms House" - "Poor Farm" In 1900, the Alms House was equipped with a steam heating plant. In 1902, the roof was shingled and new gutters put on. The barn was clapboarded and repainted. In 1903 Mr. & Mrs. A. Dunham took over the management of the Almshouse. In the year 1908, Electric Lights and, a telephone were installed. More radiators and the bathroom were installed later in the year. Mr. & Mrs, Dunham received a salary of $500.00 a year for running the farm. In 1919 due to the small number of inmates at the Town Farm and the ever increasing expense of labor and groceries and so forth, the Overseers decided to board the inmates elsewhere. The Overseers recommended that the Town keep the Property, and let if for a time, until the Town sees fit to use the property for other purposes. The Overseers closed the Town Farm on April 1, 1920, and made arrangements for the care of inmates at the Town Farm in Hudson. The Torn Farm and buildings were then rented. At the March 10, 1947 Town Meeting the Board of Public Welfare was authorized to sell the property known as the Town Farm House or Alms House at 206-208 Great Road. The property was advertised for sale under written sealed bids in local papers and the Boston Globe. The bids were opened on April 25, 1947 in the welfare office, and the property was sold to Mr. William Hanson for $8,000.00 it being the highest bidder putting a final end to the "Alms-House", ''Poor Farm". Submltted by Alice Hakala - Feb. 1965 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: Alms House - Poor Farm Description An account of the resource A chronology of the former Alms House / Poor Farm which was located at 206-209 Great Road (the large white house across from Alumni Field / 2020) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alice Hakala Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-02 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.185 monograph Poor Farm https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/50e73b4c980b0c9aa3c5810da95e1763.pdf 11df8ec042629f71138e0f8812f261a1 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. Ancient Order of Hibernians The "little green isle o'er the sea' had several names during its long history, such as Erin, Eire, and Ireland, but how many of my listeners knew that centuries ago the name of this beautiful island was known as Hibernia and thus you can readily see how and why the Ancient Order of Hibernians received its name. The A.O.H. as it is familiarly called, is a fraternal beneficiary society of men of Irish birth or descent. The order originated in Ireland and was introduced to America at New York City in 1836. One of the main objectives of the society is "the advancement of the principles of Irish Nationality." The first knowledge we have of any of its activities was in 1899 in the month of July when the installation of officers of Division 44, A.O.H. was held either in Coop Hall (corner Nason and Summer St) or St Bridget's Temperance Society rooms located in the same building. On that occasion the following officers were inducted: John Moynihan, President; Timothy Crowley, Vice President; James Mahoney, Recorder; James Mullin, and John Regan, Directors. The following year shows that the society was making excellent progress both socially and financially. The membership grew to 110 members, a capacity crowd filled Cooperative Hall on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) with the famous Harry Brigham's orchestra furnishing the music. In 1905 with a fine membership and $1000 in the treasury, a hall of its own to house the increasing membership was being considered. But alas and alack during that very same year, and for some reason that I never thoroughly understood, a second A.O.H. society was formed to be known as Division 43. The installation of officers for the new society was held Oct. 20, 1905, in Masonic Hall. The following officers were inducted: Timothy Crowley, President; John McNamara, Vice President, James Farrell, Recording secretary; Arthur M. Sullivan and Bernard Garrigan, Directors. We started out with twenty-five members and held our meetings directly over the post office in Masonic Block. We were mostly a young group, among them were "Jink" Murray, Jack Kelly, Jim McGill, Bill Smith, and others whose names I cannot recall at this writing. We were out for adventure and would probably have joined the Red Men were they willing to provide us with tomahawks and hatchets. Perfect harmony existed between the two Divisions and in many instances would join forces to promote any worthy Irish cause. One of these joint meetings was held in Hibernian Hall on June3, 1910 when plans were made to organize a Men's Catholic Lyceum as proposed by the Rev. Walter Browne. On the same day three electric cars were chartered to take over two hundred members for an all-day outing at Lexington Park. Two other instances when the two divisions joined forces were in the years 1920 and 1919 for the purpose of raising a Liberty Fund for Ireland and an Irish Bond drive. The 1919 meeting was held in Colonial Hall with Bernard Garrigan presiding. The 1920 affair was held in Riverside Hall on March 5th with P. J. Sullivan in the chair. Five hundred dollars was realized at this meeting, The Ladies Auxiliary of Division 44 should not be overlooked. It was organized in 1905 and the following officers were installed on November 3rd: Margaret McCarthy, President; May Campbell, Margaret Murphy, Katherine Powers, Inez Scully, Margaret Dineen, and Agnes Waldron, Secretary. The latter Mrs. Agnes Waldron Drisco'll is the only surviving member of this group. The auxiliary was a progressive group and at one time boasted of a 150 membership. The last big event of the auxiliary before its demise was its 34th anniversary with a dinner held at the Hotel Kendall. I must revert to Div. 44 A.O.H. for just a moment to recall an unusual incident that happened Dec. 15/16 when William Moynihan, son of John Moynihan, the first Hibernian president, took over the office once held by his father. Father and son were the first and last presidents of the society. With the innovation of the horseless carriage, radio etc., the A.O.H., the Redmen, The Manchester Unity, the Odd Fellows, and many other local organizations could see the handwriting on the wall and soon the dissolution of many societies began to take place. While we are on the subject of fraternal societies, I must conclude my monograph with the following true story. Pete Kivelecan, a well-known citizen and prominent bartender of Scotch-Irish decent attempted to obtain membership in the Masonic order. He was quietly told that he was not eligible for membership and was gently ushered from the hall. Greatly embarrassed and perturbed, Pete deliberately set sail for Ireland and in a few weeks returned fortified with his Master Mason's credentials. He could hardly wait for the regular monthly meeting of the Masons. He proudly and defiantly produced his credentials and had no trouble in gaining admittance. During the course of the meeting Pete was asked to tell about his trip. He replied "never mind the trip, I came down here tonight to tell you that the male members of my family have been Masons for years, many years before Maynard was founded. You wouldn't take me in so I went back home and became a Mason in our family lodge. I came down here tonight to tell you all this and also to tell you that you can all go to hell." This incident was told to me by a Mason, and I don't mean a bricklayer. Finally, don't get the impression that the A.O.H. is extinct, that organization as well as other societies mentioned in this monograph still flourish in some of the larger communities. Storage Location in the archive SU9-4 Red binder - Monographs 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: Ancient Order of Hibernians Description An account of the resource A summary of the A.O.H. society in Maynard. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization, founded in 1836, was formed to promote "the advancement of the principles of Irish Nationality." The AOH calls its local chapters/halls "Divisions". Maynard was Division 44. Maynard's division went out of existence in the early 1920s The AOH has over 40,000 members across the United States, Canada, and Ireland. 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 2019.184 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived About the AOH (accessed March 2025) https://aoh.com/about-the-aoh Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Presumed to be authored by Jame Farrell fraternal organization Irish monograph society https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/a57b35252a5f960498a986b5eaf7ee9c.pdf 44424bcc9f00a643d3e611bd19d40aeb 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. BAND PARENTS' CLUB In 1951 Mrs. Eleanor Colburn Fletcher, with the help of Mary A. Doyle, then Assistant Superintendent of Schools, sought support from the parents of students who were in the music program. A group of mothers were brought together and a Band Mothers' Club formed. The first president of the organization was Mrs. Sirkke French. Two other mothers who played an important part in the early organization were Mrs. Nicholas Kane and Mrs. Virginia Robinson. The club was small and so was the band which had thirty members. The School Department report contained in the Maynard Town Report of 1951 acknowledged the formation of this group: "A group of mothers have organized . Band Mothers' Club and are assuming the responsibility of purchasing uniforms, This is an example of the cooperation between school and home in Maynard. At the present time there are thirty members in the band and forty-three taking lessons." In September, 1953, Mr. Charles Garabedian became Director of the Maynard School Band. At that time the band was composed of mostly Junior High students. In October, 1953, the Parents' Instrumental Music Club was organized. Although this is the official name of the club, it is always referred to as The Band Parents Club and that is the name that will he used in this report. In 1958, the Band Parents' Club had its first experience with an exchange weekend. The Nashua, New Hampshire Band came to Maynard and later Maynard went to Nashua. This program has continued and Maynard has been involved in exchanges with eleven bands from the New England stales and New York. In addition to these exchanges the band has gone to the New York Worlds Fair, Expo 1967 at Montreal, Canada and the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington. In 1965 the Northeastern Music Festival was held in Maynard and bands, orchestras and choral groups look part. About forty towns were represented. The Band Parents' Club can look back through the years with the satisfaction that it has contributed to the success of the Music Programs in the Maynard Schools. Many of us believe Ihat many of the tensions which beset the youth of today would be lessened with more exchanges of people who come together and speak the universal language of music. A report of this type would be amiss if we did not acknowledge the inspirational leadership of Mr, Charles Garabedian, Director of Music of the Maynard Public Schools for the last eighteen years. He has provided an excellent musical education for our children. He has made the Band Parents Club a success. 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: Band Parents' Club Description An account of the resource A short history on the origins and milestones of the Band Parents Club. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1968 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.183 band MHS Band monograph school https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/a34f0c57c081620942405d1b403fe5a1.pdf 085a2cf4a909287e90f75dcdf1faff80 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. 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ALL AMERICAN CLUB The younger generation of the Finnish speaking folks of the Parker Street Hall were interested in continuing the cultural interests of the Finnish people therefore, they held an informal meeting to discuss the possibility of forming a club, It was decided to formulate this club and the first regular meeting was held on March 18th, 1945 with the following 20 present: Tyyne Glad, Aune Ojalehto, Aili & Ray Niemi, Ralph Weckstrom, Rachel Ojanen, Cora & Carl Niskanen, Lillian Pajunen, Huldah & Eino Nelson, Kay Kangas, Albert Goodrich, Roy Helander, Ranny & Walter Nelson, Hilda Aromaa, Helen Mark Ketola, Helen & Lauri Klemola and the first set of by-laws were accepted at the April, 1945 meeting. Officers elected were: President, Lauri Klemola; Vice-President, Ralph Weckstrom; Treasurer, Albert Goodrich; Recording-Secretary, Helen Mark Ketola; Membership-Secretary, Rachel Ojanen. With many suggestions for a name it was decided to temporarily call it ALL AMERICAN CLUB and after lengthy discussion and consideration about changing the name it was voted at the March I7, 1947 meeting to retain the club's name as ALL AMERICAN CLUB. The purpose of the club was for the betterment of social life and welfare with stress on educational work, social work, physical culture and dramatics. For years the ALL AMERICAN CLUB has been interested in the cultural with a fine chorus and a talented dramatic group. During the first 15 years of its existence the club had presented I7 long plays, 8 of which were musicals or plays with music, 2 of which were CARMEN and BLOSSOM TIME in Finnish; 15 one-act plays, 6 of these musicals. The club profited by presenting the plays in Finnish as they had a much larger attendance with the audience traveling long distances to see the performances. Hilda Aromaa directed most of the plays with Roy Helander also having directed, acted and accompanied many productions. Tyyne Glad was the full time accompanist. Leading parts for these productions were successfully taken by Stella Linna, Ventla Saari, Huldah Nelson, Elma Kansanniva, Helen Mark Ketola, Ellen Haapala Hangas, Roy Helander, Ruben Aromaa, William Wehkoja, Charles Kallio, George Ojalehto and Waino Ojalehto with supporting roles at different times by many other members. Costuming was ably handled by Julia Wehkoja and Jillda Aromaa. Meetings are held at the Parker Street Hall the first Saturday of each month with the Annual Meeting in March. After the Annual Meeting committees are selected for each month of the year and they in turn are responsible for planning the "after meeting" activities and entertainment plus the refreshments for their month. Members are cooperative and willing to work not only for the month they are assigned but for any projects designated at the meetings. Attendance at meetings are excellent with at least two-thirds of the membership present at meetings. Skits for after-meeting activities have been prepared by Sirkka French and Helen Mark Ketola which have highlighted many meetings and get-togethers. Sirkka French, the club's "poet-laureate", prepared a most hilarious membership report "in prose" for the 1967 Annual Meeting. The first affair of the club was a Dance on April I8, 1945 which was successful socially if not financially. A Banquet Supper was prepared by Tyyne Glad for the First Annual Meeting with music furnished for dancing by John Lubin, Accordlan; Carl Niskanen, Guitar; Reino Linna, Drums. Since that time music for our annual and monthly meetings has been furnished by Henry Salmela, Accordian and Reino Linna, Drums. A Girl's Chorus at the hall was under the leadership of Lauri Koski and later Oscar Tofferi, but on August 22, 1946 it was reorganized under the direction of Hilda Aromaa as part of the All American Club activity. The men's voices were added to the Chorus around October, 1946 and some time during I949 Roy Helander became the director of the chorus. The chorus performed at many local and neighboring town affairs with great acclaim. The first club Bazaar was held in November, 1946 and for many years varied and successful Fairs and Bazaars have been held with different themes and motifs with the members getting dressed to portray the theme. Rhythm classes for youngsters under the instruction of Evelyn Walsh and Janet Klemola were held before meetings in the Fall of 1946 but were finally discontinued due to lack of attendance by members children. Square dances were held during the 1947 season. Bowling matches have been held with the Fitchburg Club hosting 3 annually and Maynard 3 with dancing and entertainment provided by the host clubs. Family outings with Fitchburg and Quincy Clubs have been held annually at Saima Park in Fitchburg. Also successful family outings during the summer months for years were held at the Lake Boone homes of Val and George Ojalehto as well as Ranny and Walter Nelson. The All American Club was instrumental in observing the 50th Anniversary of the Finnish Workingmen's Association of Parker Street Hall in May, 1954 by presenting a Finnish Play, a Pop Concert and a Dance. Then in September, 1964 the 60th Anniversary was celebrated at a Fall Festival which was held at the Maynard Rod & Gun Club and the members were actively engaged in working at the canteen, performing, in the program, etc. The All American Club has donated large sums of money to the Emerson Hospital Building Fund besides making annual contributions to the Hospital. The Club has also been instrumental financially boosting WGBH. Channel 2 plus many national, local fund drives, scholarships and other worthwhile drives too numerous to mention. Past Presidents in order of their term with 1st President Lauri Klemola include: Ray Niemi (deceased), William Wehkoja, Roy Helander (who was also the club's 12th President), George Glad, Aliti Jaakkola, Lauri Manning, Harold Ruble, Ruben Aroraaa, Albert Saari, Val Ojalehto, Jim Regan, Elma Kansanniva, Everett Saarl (Deceased), Philip Murphy, Henry Salmela, Helen Mark Ketola, Alric French, V/illiam F. Schipper, Ame Aho, Vera Leithead, Tauno Torppa and Eino Nelson. Present Officers for the 1969-1970 season are: President, Eino Raikunen; Vice-President, Harold Hicks; Treasurer, Huldah Nelson; Recording-Secretary, Frances Schipper; Membership-Secretary, Sirltka French; Extra members of the Board: Vlaino Ojalehto and Eino Nelson; Reporter, Helen Mark Ketola; Historian, Tyjme Glad. The Charter members still active include: Tyyne Glad, Helen & Lauri Klemola, Sirkka French, Helen Mark Ketola, Impi Kangas, Huldah &Eino Nelson; Ranny & Walter Nelson, Aune Ojalehto, Albert Saari, Impi Rivers. The membership is limited to around 100 but is no longer restricted to persons of Finnish descent but is open to persons interested in continuing the cultural aspects for which the club was originally formed. During October the All American Club celebrated its Twenty-fifth Anniversary (25th) Year by honoring its Past Presidents and it was the highlight of the club's activities. A catered dinner was served by Charles Turner Caterers of Worcester and dancing was enjoyed to music by the Bobby Z Quartet of Worcester, This was a night that will long be remembered by all present. Submitted by: HELEN MARK KETOLA (Mrs. Eino) Past President - ALL AMERICAN CLUB Read at the November 19, 1969 Meeting MAYNARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 All American Club Description An account of the resource A historical account of the, somewhat curiously named "All American Club", which was started to continue interest in Finnish culture. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Helen Mark Ketola Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-11-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.182 All American Club club drama dramatics Finnish https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/708d875919eb954a1fe5db7dc997103f.pdf e1659cbcfa12cebdeb2b05cb066828bd 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. Excerpt: From the earliest times, man has engaged in various forms of more or less highly organized play activity. Athletic contests, whether for amusement and recreation, or as a means of training for the serious pursuits of life, have always been highly valued. Of recent vintage comparatively, is the need of sedentary man in a technologically advanced society to get exercise physically for purposes of health. In our fair town, athletes and sports have always played a big part, much more so than in the farming communities adjacent to us, for the simple reason that we have been concentrated in a tiny geographical area centered around one industrial plant. Rubbing shoulders constantly with our neighbors, the natural desire for contests, games and feats of physical made Maynard a Mecca of sports and athletes that compared favorably with towns and cities manifold larger than itself . Another major reason for the diversity of sports was the diversity of our people - twenty-one different nationalities by 1905 were gathered within our confines with their multifarious sports from the old country. Just to skim through a listing of sports and games played in Maynard Town since I87I is fascinating reading for it traces back our anthropological background very neatly. Billiards, ancient, but brought here by the English - Bowling. ancient. English &Scotch - Cards, ancient, English et al - Checkers, ancient, English - Cricket, English - Golf, originated in Holland and Belgium, played by both English and Scotch - Hockey, ancestry is Irish game of 'Shinty', and Scottish game 'Hurley' - Polo, Persian, brought here by English (we had Roller-Polo) ~ Tennis, English - Baseball, American, Cooperstown, N.Y., I839 - Basketball, American, I892 - Track & Field, Ancient Greeks, brought here by the Finns - Gymnastics, Ancient Greeks, Finnish -Checkers, Ancient, called draughts in England and Les Dames (the women) in France, English - Football, Ancient, our American form derived from the English in two forms, Soccer and Rugby Football -Calisthenics, Ancient Greek, Middle European and brought here by the Finns - Skating, French, English. This monograph will exclude mention of Billiards, Bowling, Cards, Cricket, Golf, Checkers and Soccer, for separate papers have been written on these sports. We must also mention that factual information of Nineteenth Century Maynard sports is not handily at our finger-tips. We use information gleaned from the Maynard News up to 1930 - recollections of old timers which could be derelict. ... 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: Athletes and Sports in Maynard Town Description An account of the resource A historical review of all manner of sports and games 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 1967 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.181 monograph sport sports https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/e7585c48a3f21870ce17ccbd1344e365.pdf 31ff6209d69660d77a3ed35298d27775 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. Excerpt: Magdalene Chapter No 28 Order of the Eastern Star. 1890 -1969 It is with much pride and satisfaction that we the members of Magdalene Chapter, No 28 look back on our seventy-nine years as an organization of the Eastern Star. As we scan back over these seventy-nine years, we find that truth. loyalty and loving kindness have ever been the keynote. This with the untiring efforts and achievements of the Officers and Members who from year to year, have given of their best and planned so wisely, have made it possible for us to reach this 79th milestone in our history. It is but fitting that we should think lovingly of those dear ones, who by their presence and charm enriched our meetings and have since joined the Chapter above. "They never quite leave us, our friends who have passed Through the shadow of death to the sunlight above, A thousand bright memories are holding them fast To the places they blessed with their presence and love." I will strive to recall briefly some of the highlights along the pathway that leads us to the present time. Some of which is taken from the history written by me for our 75th anniversary observed on March 30, 1965 with a little more added. ... 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: Magdalene Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star Description An account of the resource A History of Magdalene Chapter, No 28, Order of the Eastern Star from 1890 - 1969. Order of the Eastern Star is a associate organization of Freemasons. A history of the chapter along with lists of first officers, current (1969) members. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eva M. Frye Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.180 freemasonry Masons monograph https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/4b2900486487b608c0fae8f02ae018ae.jpg f87a9c2620f2a94be6cd0e955b597b6c Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Richard Lawson Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2610 2020.339 2020.340 diary milk milk bottle https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d198e78a75fd8c1240180e605b9fe192.jpg d8a04fd3fdb263557046b3e9723ee611 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 Paper bills, 4.5 x 6 in. Storage Location in the archive VF91 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/. 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Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Bound, hard covered book, 6 x 9 in; 108 pages Storage Location in the archive SU12-4 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 Farm Ballads - 1878 Description An account of the resource A collection of poems owned by Amy C. Taylor Litchfield and Fred W. Taylor. Amy was 14 r yrs of age and Fred was 8 yrs of age when the book was published in 1878. A sample poem is shown as an example of the content. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Will Carleton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1878 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.338 book poem https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/39908a0012dc8d7daa52ba338dedf1f1.pdf 7545a7d737e7659af5b11eb5a84542bd 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. Henry Wilson Post #86, G.A.R. The first post of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized in Decatur, Illinois, April 6, 1866. The purpose of the organization was to maintain comradeship and fraternity among its members; to perpetuate the memory of their deeds; and to aid needy soldiers, their widows and orphans. The society grew by I89O to 408,489; but gradually decreased in enrollment so that by 1920 it was under 100,000. The Henry Wilson Post #86 was chartered three years later (May 26, l869) in the village of Assabet. We have no record as to how the name was reached. Meetings were held twice a month in the basement rooms of the Riverside Hall Building. The first Commander was D.G. Hemenway, 1869-70. George Babcock followed in I87I; H.W. Martin, 1873; Elias E. Haynes, 1877; A.D. Holt, 1878; George Flood, 1881; W. C. Pomeroy. 1882. The enrollment figures are not available to us but by 1881 Memorial Day only ten members showed up for the parade and decorating of the graves of deceased members. (Concord Freeman) A report of the Journals, Department of Mass., G.A.R., December 31, 1881, shows 21 members in good standing, With such a small membership it was decided to relinquish the charter July 13, 1882, and to join individually the Isaac Davis Post #138 of Acton. Isaac Davis Post organized the parade and decorated the graves of departed comrades until 1921 Memorial Day when the American Legion Frank J. Demars Post #235 took charge. The last remaining Maynard Veteran of the Civil Was passed on (remainder of monograph currently missing) Prepared by Birger R. Koski All dates up through 1882 are from the Journals, Dept. of Mass., G. A. R. 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: Henry Wilson Post #86, G.A.R. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Birger Koski Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.179 Description An account of the resource After the Civil War the Grand Army of the Republic was organized in 1866 with the purpose of maintaining comradeship and fraternity among its members; perpetuating the memory of their deeds; and aiding needy soldiers, their widows and orphans. In 1869, in the village of Assabet, the Henry Wilson Post #86 was chartered. Meetings were held twice a month in the basement rooms of the Riverside Hall Building. GAR monograph veterans https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d36c142216d49493c398cb1565b63fe0.pdf 747409aee36d72b68a1cb765e173eba2 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 ASSABET RIVER by Ralph L. Sheridan The Assabet River, winding its way through the north central part of the town is a prominent feature of the natural beauty of the town. It enters Maynard by Russell's bridge (formerly "Dr, Wood's bridge") and passes along what may be termed the smaller Pompositticut Hill (now Assabet Heights) to the "Ben Smith Dam". At this point the waters have been turned into an artificial channel and conducted to the Mill Pond, which helps make fine village scenery, It continues on from the dam, passing the large Pompositticut Hill (now Summer Hill) thence through the center of the town and exits at the Acton town line. The name Assabet(1) is taken from the Indian "Algonkin" language and means the place where materials for making fish nets grows". There was considerable question concerning the correct spelling of the name "Assabet". It appears in the early records variously as Isabaeth, Elsabeth, Assabaeth, and otherwise(2). It is generally believed to have been something approximately Its present spelling, however, and to have been given the more anglicized spelling merely because of the difficulty the early settlers had in understanding the Indians(3). Also, at times it has been known as Elzabeth, Elzebet, Elzibeth, Elisabeth and Elizabeth. On an old map of Sudbury by Mathias Mosman, bearing date of April 17, 1795, and made by the authority of that town in obedience to an order from the General Court of June 26, 1794, the name is spelled "Elsabeth". In a note explanatory of the map is the following statement by the author: "The rivers are also accurately surveyed and planned; the river "Elsabeth" is from four to five rods wide, but there is no public bridge over the river where it Joins Sudbury". On a map of Sudbury by William H. Wood, published in I830, the name is spelled "Elizabeth". But, although the river has at times been called by what has sounded like an English word it is not probable that this was its original name, On the contrary, the evidence is that "Elizabeth" or "Elzibet" and similar ones are corruptions of the Indian word "Assabet" or "Assabaeth". At a date prior to the use of the name "Elzibeth", Elzibet", etc., as before given, the terms "Asibath" and "Isabaeth" were used. When the lands south of the Assabet River were being laid out and proportioned to the settlers about the year 1650, the farm of William Brown is spoken of as being in the northwest angle beyond the "Asibath River", and in the Colony Records, Vol. Ill, 225, with date May 22, I651, is the statement that "Captain Willard and Leutenant Goodenow are appointed to lay out the thousand acres of land at "Isabaeth", which Jethro the Indian mortgaged to Herman Garrett. Another matter of consideration is that the tributary which flows into the Assabet River Just above Russell's Bridge near the old "Whitman Place" t was early known as Assabet Brook. It has thus been designated by tradition and document, and the term has come down to the present notwithstanding that the terms "Elzabeth", etc., have been applied to the river. We consider it, then, fairly established that the river, the locality and also the brook were called by the Indian name. The words "Elsabeth", "Elizabeth", etc., may have crept into use as corruptions of the original Indian name, and the mapmakers doubtless took the name that was popularly used. It Is probable that the Indians would have a name for a stream of such size, and also that the settlers would call it by the same name. The river was standardized as "Assabet" in I85O. The river, which is approximately thirty miles long. originates in a swamp in the town of Westborough, about three miles south of Route 9, and flows northerly to Northborough and then northeasterly through the townships of Marlborough, Berlin, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, the southerly corner of Acton, and then into Concord. In Concord it Joins with the Sudbury River to form the Concord River, which in turn continues in a northeasterly direction to its confluence with the Merrimac River at Lowell, and thence on to the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport. The drainage area of the Assabet River is approximately 177 square miles and lies within the limits of eighteen townships. It has numerous tributaries. The basin has considerable amount of industry, Originally the industrial development was located near the river for the purpose of obtaining water power. Its commercial and residential counterparts were located near the mills because of lack of transportation. Consequently large communities such as Maynard were developed which now serve as the central hub for the supply of goods and services to the expanding residential area. Few streams in so short alength have provided the power for so many dissimilar uses. In the middle nineteenth century the river in Assabet Village turned the wheels of a woolen mill, near the center of the village where some of the finest woolen woolen of American were made; Just below the center a paper mill which at one time furnished the material for one of the daily newspapers of New England; and where the river leaves the town a powder mill, which manufactured powder for military and commercial purposes. The building of the Ben Smith Dam*' by Knight and Maynard made it possible to use the river above the dam as a recreation area. From May I906 to early 1920's motor boats carried passengers on the river to and from Lake Boone which had also been created in the 1840's by the building of an earthen dam above the river at Gleasondale (Stow). By most standards the Assabet River is normally an Indolent and sometimes very sluggish stream; but during flood times it has rampaged and exhibited the fury of many alarger stream creating flood conditions and causing tremendous damage. Notes: 1 - Official Program - Town of Northborough -200th Anniversary - 1966 2 - Records of Mass. Bay, III, 225. 3- Hudson's "Annals of Sudbury, Wayland & Maynard, 1891" 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 Assabet River Description An account of the resource A short review on the Assabet River, the origins and variations of its name, and how it was intertwined in Maynard's early history. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.178 Assabet Assabet River monograph river https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/69ff94fcd99732752ddf6d3a4211f652.jpg 89715a328d0310bab33059f856145f28 https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/4ea5e8c4bd2ff2187c8ca2bea0ad6ddf.jpg 303af4ce72f7531a47340dff08bb858a https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/4f07d5b47d031e63e41a8315a59c9c02.jpg bfedf100cf40848f3e82024983ba6c5e Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. 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Title A name given to the resource Bennington Flag Description An account of the resource Used by the Sheridan Family at 7 Lindberg Ave., during the bicentennial, 1975 - 1976. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ralph L. Sheridan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1999.2297 flag https://collection.maynardhistory.org/files/original/d8e7c0b931b08ef8242595ca5def917d.jpg 9dae34a86da414610874c85de4dccf4c Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo prints Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. Two copies, 4 x 6 in. Storage Location in the archive PB58 SU18-4 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 Mill Street Bridge, Winter 1939 Description An account of the resource View looking toward Summer Hill Road The bridge was rebuilt as a W.P.A project. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2020.329 2020.330 Assabet River Mill Street Bridge river W.P.A.