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mhs-2019.255.pdf
With a textile mill as the center of employment (and economic power) for the first 75 years of Maynard's existence, it is not surprising that labor unions were deeply threaded through those years as well. A detailed chronology of labor unions in…

mhs-2019.254.pdf
The origins and evolution of St. Casimir's church, an offspring of St. Bridget's focused on the Polish community.

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

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This is a security guard or special police badge for the Finnish Workingman's Organization, T. Y. Taisto.

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The bowl of the spoon is engraved with "Maynard, Mass".

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Complimentary promotion ice picks.

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Ice picks were a necessary item before electric refrigeration. Two picks from Maynard Ice Co., one from Strout.

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Monster distributed these clappers to support the runners in the 5th Annual Road Race.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President from 1932 to 1944.

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Rubber disc used to grab jar lids for a better grip.

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Likely the United Co-operative tire promotion.

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Two promotional Christmas theme matchbooks.
The store was operated by the Bachrach brothers in the Knights of Columbus building at 52 Nason Street.

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A former popular restaurant on Powder Mill Road.

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A booklet listing the streets in Maynard and other towns with data on the schools and other tidbits information.

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The Royal Arcanum was a fraternal organization whose core purpose, like a number of other similar societies, was to provide its members with safe insurance at minimum cost. It was founded in Boston in 1877 and still operates as of 2020 (but not in…

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An oval sticker announcing Paul's anniversary founding in 1926 by the Poulson family.