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A piece of a wooden box with the label "American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp. - American Powder Division - Maynard, Mass, U.S.A." Mr. & Mrs. Worsley Fardy were traveling in New Hampshire and saw this piece of a box at a flea market.

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Two wood marking gauges. A marking gauge is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations. The purpose of the gauge is to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.

The third tool is…

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Eight Christmas tree lights of various colors in the shape of candles. The fluid inside the plastic candle would heat up and ripple.

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A hand-painted glass lampshade and a carnival glass-like lampshade. They were typically used on ceiling fixtures. These were popular in the 1920s.

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Seated: PC Donald Marchant, Executive Board; PC J. Foster Toohey, Commander; Russell Rogers, JVC; PC Howard Schreiber, Executive Board

Standing: ___ Bolger, ___Sgt. -at- Arms; PC Alfred Dentino, Finance Officer; PC Robert Murray,…

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Presentation of the 50 Year Award
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Seated: Past Commander James V. Sweeney, Past Commander Joseph P. Dineen

Standing: Daniel F. Connors, Commander Stewart T. Campbell, William A. Sweeney

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Uniformed Legion members marching in a parade.
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Peter Hogan, Guy Ianuzzo, Swede Johnson, Joe Thomas

Selectman on left: Albert Alexanian

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Standing: John Tobin, William Baron, Howard Schreiber, John Walsh, Walter Adams, Emile Dumas

Seated: Joseph Dineen, Angus Hanson, Harold Sheridan, Thomas Smith

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A collection of School Registers for the Green Meadow Elementary School. Each Register is for a grade (1-6), year and school. They contain names, date of birth, attendance, address, parent name, nationality, information about teacher and…

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Front: Catherine E. Sheridan Coughlin ( 1858-1940), James Sheridan ( 1851-1937 ), Mary "Lena" Sheridan ( 1887-1963 )

Back: John Henry Sheridan ( 1878-1960 ), Francis "Frank" Sheridan ( 1893-1973 ), James W. Sheridan, Jr. ( 1880-1952 ),…

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John and Julia were married on 11-16-1904.
Julia and John had three children, Raymond, Margaret, and Dorothy, 7 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 22 second great-grandchildren.

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Ray served Maynard from the 1940's through the 1980's in the following capacities:
Superintendent of Streets, Fence Viewer, Special Water Committee, By-law Committee, Maynard Housing Committee, Finance Committee, Planning Board, M.A.P. C. Town…

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James V. King was born in Maynard in 1911. He was the son of James J. (born 1874) and Ellen F. (born 1876), both born in Newfoundland. He had one brother, Matthew B. (born 1907 in Maynard). He grew up in Maynard and graduated from Maynard High…

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The family was celebrating the end of WWII.

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Front Row (5): Bobby Kurgan, Joe Uglevich, Val Uglevich, Patty Uglevich (child), Stanley Uglevich

Center Row (5): Peter Grigas, Mary Uglevich, Mary Grigas Uglevich, Janice Uglevich (child),…

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Katherine Ann "Kay" Sheridan was born in 1920, in Concord, to Frank Sheridan, a long-time Maynard Postmaster, and Ellen Reilley, a housewife. She was an only child and a lifelong resident of 5 Bent Avenue in Maynard. She graduated from Maynard High…

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Front: Richard White, Burt Gruber, Tutto Graceffa
Back: ___?, Gabby Watts, ___?, Wasil Chernak

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Front: Ann Graceffa, Mike Graceffa
On excavator, Tutto Graceffa; standing, Lem Graceffa

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Tom graduated form Maynard High School in 1966. He was the Superintendent of Public Works (1975-1988) including Tree Warden, Fence Viewer, Planning Board Agent.

Second photo - Occupancy Permitting meeting at Data Terminal System (off Acton St.),…

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The plaque was on the parking deck at the corner of Nason and Summer Street. The deck was built in 1984 and taken down in 2014.

On the plaque:
Selectmen - Robert Gilligan, Mark Waldron, Samuel Wade
DPW Superintendent - Thomas Sheridan

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A brand new green apple corer with a $27.50 tag.

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