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Public and Private Dance Regulations
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
This notice of regulations hung for many years in the Parker Street Hall.
Class Pin - '07
An initialed M.H.S. class pin. The pin came from Folger, 180 Broadway, NY that was in business in the early 1900s. The initials likely refer to Maynard High School although there were few number of graduates (7) in 1907.
AVA/IVV Event Patch - 1993
The American Volkssport Association, AVA, under the auspices of the International Volkssportverband, IVV, held a walking event in Maynard . The patch was for participants.
Glass Bottles
These old medicine bottles were found at the site of the Turnpike School, now Glenwood Cemetery.
Inkwell
This inkwell fit into the wooden desks used in the Maynard Public Schools. They were only put out during penmanship.
MILLTOWNERS Ram Patch - 1971
The MILLTOWNERS were a male vocal group that performed at the time of the Centennial. They wore this patch on a their vest as part of the costume.
Salo Farm on Parker Street
The house was an original Powder Mill residence. The barn was moved from the former Elmhurst Farm on Great Road. Neither structure is in existence now.
See 2012.337 for a history of the farmland on Parker Street.
See 2012.337 for a history of the farmland on Parker Street.
Parade Scene at Corner of Main and Nason Streets - 1924
The Finnish Socialist held the New England Festival at the Waltham Street Hall and a field day at Fors farm in Stow. This is likely the parade on the way to Stow. The banner in center left of photo translate to "Worker's Party Finnish Socialist…
Middlesex and Assabet Houses
The attached houses where built in 1901 to house mill workers. The location is corner of Main St. and Florida Rd. where Post Office is now located. The wall the woman is sitting on can be seen in front of Amory Maynard House, 145 Main St.
Variety Store at New Village
The American Woolen Company built the houses off Parker Street and owned the variety store.
Various Bobbins
Bobbins were wound with the yarn that was used in weaving.
Boat Shuttle with wound and unwound Bobbins
The shuttle carried the weft back and forth through the warp to make the weave.
Maynard County Club Incorporation - 1921
A copy of the corporation petition to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts creating the Maynard Country Club, Inc. presented by George H. Gutteridge, Frank E. Sanderson, Wallace C. Priest, Howard A. Wilson, Oliver C. Trees, James J. Ledgard, Charles…
The Lives of James Carney and Ann Elizabeth Gallagher
A hardcover book covering the history of the Carney family who lived in Maynard in the first half of the 20th century.
Maynard Youth Soccer Uniform - ca1960's
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