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Centennial Monograph: The Gala Barbecue and Field Day
An account of a fundraising event that turned out to be, perhaps, the largest single event ever held in Maynard: "Barbecue Day".
Centennial Monograph: D. Y. W. Y. K. Club
The "Don't You Wish You Knew?" club was a social group started in 1899 by local businessmen with membership limited to 20 with the apparent goal of sponsoring elaborate masquerade balls.
Centennial Monograph: The First Lodge in Maynard
The International Order of Good Templars, who promoted total abstinence from alcoholic beverages, had a lodge in Assabet Village, prior to Maynard's incorporation.
Centennial Monograph: Carnivals and Circuses
Before entertainment was available at the push of a button, the arrival of a carnival or circus in town would bring a little bit of excitement to quiet town life.
Centennial Monograph: Chautauqua Circuit
Chautauqua was a traveling adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It came to Maynard starting in 1917 and continued through 1929.
Centennial Monograph: First National Cooperative Association of Maynard
A small Finnish cooperative that was born out of a political differences with the United Coop. It operated for about 2 decades.
No.2 Safety Pins
Boye Needle Company
Twelve safety pins per package. Boye was a well known sewing machine needle manufacturer.
Pill Container
Johnson Pharmacy
30 Nason St.
Maynard, Mass.
Plastic snap on cover used by Johnson's before selling store in the 1960's.
Pill or Jewelry Box
Town of Maynard
Massachusetts
A souvenir box with a painting of the Assabet Mills and Mill Pond on the cover.
Lufkin 12" Tri-folding Steel Ruler
Advertising Loom Parts - Mill Supplies
H. F. Livermore Co.
The ruler folds and stores in a leather sheath.
Commemorative Paper Weight
New Middle School Groundbreaking
A glass paper weight embossed with lettering.
Gold Pocket Watch
Elgin Natl. Watch Co.
While showing a VCR tape of a slide show presented at the Maynard Historical Society in April of 1989 one of the participants was reminded of a train accident from a picture of a train approaching the Summer St. crossing. In the 1920's a man…
Electric Light Switch Cover With Note Clip
Promoting Johnson Pharmacy
The store was located at 30 Nason St.