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The ruins of the hotel fire with the Eagle Block in the background of the first photo.

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Fire broke out in the night of February 11, 1917 and by morning had the entire business block that extended from Nason St. around the corner to the bank building on Main Street. Several tenants routed from the second floor and also the Telephone &…

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The structure was built in the late 1860's by the Maynard Family. It was sold to Alfred T. Haynes in 1893 and then to the Gruber Brothers in 1917.
Entire upper floors destroyed by fire on July 14, 1934.
The hall on the second level was used for…

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Top Row: Nancy Sirvio, Alice Spurrell, Joanne Tucker, Virginia Van Vorse, Ellen Veracka, Marlys Wood, Helen Whitney, Nancy Warila, Madeline Terrasi, Helen Taryma, Fay Saarela, Mary Priest

2nd Row: Philip Murphy, Gordon Nelson, Edward…

Copies of miscellaneous deeds of the property along Parker Street relating to the Parker and Paper Mill properties.

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Four photos of the Nason Street School Fire, 1916, and four photos the Naylor Block Fire,1917, pasted on black paper.
Naylor Block Fire: Fire broke out in the night of February 11, 1917 and by the morning had destroyed the Naylor Block that…

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Certificate written in Danish
Born on April 19, 1903, baptized May 31, 1903 in Maynard, Mass.

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A letter written by Charles Pease to his sister, Mrs. Augustia(?) Smith of Assabet, Mass.(now Maynard). He was stationed at Camp Michigan, Annapolis.

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Thirty Eight pages of agendas, events, newsletters, newspaper clippings etc...during the 1970's and 1980's of the association assembled by Helen Ketola.

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A series of copies of Assabet Mills/Maunfacturing Company memos written by Amory Maynard from the Counting Room, 1867-1872. These memos were written to Mr. Charles Sargent and addressed the need for various machinery activities.

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The Practical Weaver is a book of reference for the mathematics involved in the daily running of the weaving, carding, spinning rooms. This includes wages, advertising and production costs, to name a few.

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An original five dollar bill, # 46448, dated December 2nd, 1862.

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A receipt for one quarter beginning in October 1885

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Lorenzo Maynard, his wife and their four daughters are buried in this crypt built in 1904. Second photo taken on a tour of Mt. Auburn Cemetery in 2000.

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Amory Maynard and his wife Mary along with 20 other descendants are buried here.

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In 1846 Amory Maynard moved to the Assabet River valley, now Maynard, and with his partner William Knight dammed the river and begin a woolen mill. The area became known as Assabet Village and 1871 became incorporated as a town named for Amory. The…

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The wife of William Maynard, daughter-in-law of Amory Maynard.

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The son of William Maynard, grandson of Amory Maynard. Resided on Main Street until 1920's, sold his property and moved to Boston.
Second photo taken later in his life.