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history-of-1-elmhurst-road.pdf
File folder contains a history of the house and area (compiled in the 1990s) and other miscellaneous items. (The PDF has additional information beyond what is in the folder.)

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A photo book with images that span the earliest use of the buildings as a woolen mill through the current tenants of a variety of enterprises.

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A photo book that depicts Maynard life from its inception in 1871 through the 1990's.

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A book of copied postcards that illustrate much of Maynard's early history.

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A photo book of cottages, activities and people when the lake was a destination for summer life.

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mhs-2019.253.pdf
A very brief summary of Russian immigrants in Maynard from circa 1900-1920.

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A photo of a composite map made by Paul Murphy from 1830 maps of Stow and Sudbury. It shows the Maynard town limits as they would have appeared in 1830.

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mhs-2010.435.pdf
A scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photos, agendas and other documents relating to the Girls Scouts during the early 1970's

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A book that explores the history of the men who served in the Civil War who had a Maynard connection.

IMG_20150609_0005_NEW.pdf
A bulletin from the People's/Colonial Theater which advertises currently showing movies. These are: Pygmalion, Stagecoach, Made for Each Other, Sweethearts Girls on Probation, Next Time I Marry, Secrets of an Actress, Hard To Get, Garden of the Moon,…

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Family portrait of the Rev. Matthew A. Vance family:
Matthew and Emily, children Herbert, Priscilla, & John.

Matthew Vance was pastor of the Union Congregational Church from 1930 to 1939. According to census records the family moved to Ashland…

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1923 Maynard High School class pin with initials PM and XX on back. Likely owned by Pearl McAuslin , a member of the class of 1923.

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A history of the town of Acton, Massachusetts through 1950, with an errata sheet taped on the inside front cover. Includes multiple references to the town of Maynard.

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Hans and John Eriksen were bom in Denmark and came to America in the late 1800’s. Hans was the oldest, bom in 1871 and died in 1948. John was bom in 1875 and died in 1941. There was also another brother who settled in the state of Florida.

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A pull out card with slots listing possible ways to conserve energy.

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A black and white photo taken at St. Bridget's Church by Bob Talbourdet. Processed and mounted by members of the 4-H "Rangefinders" of Maynard. The photo was taken December 1970. It was presented to the Maynard Historical Society by the 4-H…

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The school opened September 5, 1956 with the name chosen by the students. It was built on part of the old Cricket Club field and a section of the John A. Crowe park.

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The school was built in 1926, named the Emerson Junior High School in 1932 and renamed the Fowler School in 1964.

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A black and white photo of the school taken in 1970. The first floor was built in 1906, the second in 1910.