Son of Henry Fowler, one of the petitioners for the town of Maynard. Mr. Orrin Fowler probably held more town offices than any citizen in the history of the town:
Selectman - 5 yrs
Assessor - 19 yrs
Board of Health - 18 yrs
Board of Welfare - 14…
A sepia photo of the second grade in the Nason St. School. The man with whiskers is William "Daddy" Priest, the custodian. Mrs. Jenkins is the teacher, not in photo.
2nd Annual Grand Concert & Ball
Concord and Maynard Caledonian Clubs
Music Hall, Maynard
This type of dance order was used by all who attended formal dances. A male dancer went to a lady dancer and booked a certain dance, making note of same in…
Otherwise known as "Paper Mill Bridge", this bridge was badly damaged by the flood of November , 1927. The south side of the bridge went down at 3 AM. Bridge had to be closed to vehicular traffic. Opened for traffic one way on December 12, 1927.…
Originally Walnut St. was laid out in 1865 and ran from Main St. to Thompson St. and was on the south side of the Assabet River, but in 1862 it was relocated on the north side of the river from Main Street to Parker Street and an iron bridge built. …
A sepia photo of the St. Bridget's Temerance Society Basketball Team.
(l to r)
Front: Edward Ledgard, John McCormack, Emmett Riley
Back: Frank Rollinson, Hazel Crowley, William Cleary, Cornelius Callahan, Joseph Donahue
A sepia photo of Grade 3 in the Nason Street School, 1903. The teacher is Miss Stratton.
(l to r)
Front: Francis McCarthy, Albert Ledgard, Mildred Comeau, Mary Sweeney, Edith Baron, John Comeau, Olive Morgan, Roy Kimball, Ruby Marchant, Claribel…
Two sepia photos. As part of Merchants Week, boys and girls dressed as Marines, were on hand to greet Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, the "Hero of Santiago", when he visited Maynard on May 16, 1900. He was presented with a shuttle from the Assabet…
The students listed on back of photo are: Svanti Kukula, Wm. Baldwin, Oscar Adamson, Harold Dockerty, Amy Newhouse, Emil Peterson, John Hendrickson, Joseph Daniels, Laurs Chalmers, Gladys Marchant,…
For several years the senior class of the high school was allowed to take a trip during the spring vacation. They left by train on Friday and went to Boston then Providence, RI. Boarded a boat for an overnight cruise to New York City where they…