Comments for Maynard Historical Society

Comment on Maynard Historical Society – Annual Meeting – Nov 29th by David A. Mark

David A. Mark — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:13:42 +0000

In reply to Chris –

More than one family with the last name Maynard came to the colonies starting in the 1600s. And, boy, did they have children! Massachusetts birth and death records from the 1700s and 1800 list scores of Maynards

The line that led to Amory Maynard starting the mill that became the center of the town of named after him in 1871 has no living descendants with the last name Maynard, nor any descendents living in town, nor owning any property in town.

I suggest you visit http://www.maynardlifeoutdoors.com and read the articles on our Maynard family posted in February and July 2012. But I am not aware of any connection to a descendant named Arthur Maynard.

David A. Mark

Comment on Maynard Historical Society – Annual Meeting – Nov 29th by chris maynard

chris maynard — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:11:19 +0000

Hello, my name is Christopher Maynard son of Arthur maynard 2. My father mentioned that we owned large farmlands in new England in former generations, and thought it might be interesting to see if we are in fact related.

I’m currently living in Princeton nj.

Who is currently is in charge of the estate?

Chris

Comment on Preservation requires Preparation by helen alto

helen alto — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:20:45 +0000

my grandparents came over from finland in th early 1900′s to work in the mill. my father olavi john alto was raised in maynard and graduated from mhs.
he played trunpet in the finn band and i believe in the maynard town band. he also played baseball, i don’t know if he played on the maynard town team.
my uncle leo nurmi also lived in maynard and my aunt irja alto. would like to know about the book yyou are making.

Comment on June Meeting – Treasures and Puzzles by Gayle Mara

Gayle Mara — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:43:38 +0000

Hi Dave,

I am taking a history course this week, so I won’t be in today. I hope you guys will be there next Wed. I will plan on being there with my computer to learn how to help put things on line.

Thanks,
Gayle

Comment on Historical Society Presentation – Alku – Slides by Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:33:30 +0000

The site where the slides were stored was offline for a while due to an administrative issue outside of our control. It was resolved several weeks ago so you should be able to get to the PDF file now.

Comment on Historical Society Presentation – Alku – Slides by Thea Hahn

Thea Hahn — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:08:25 +0000

Hello, I am looking for information on the Maynard Finnish Temperance Society in the 20′s-30′s, and the link does not seem to work — are these slides still available?
Thanks!

Comment on Our online collection passes a major milestone by Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:56:15 +0000

I would refer you to the 1921 and 1971 History of Maynard books that we have scanned and made available online (see the “Scanned Books” collection). They will have a number of references to the people and companies you are referring to.

Our collection of photographs related to the powder mills is next up in my work queue to be scanned and cataloged. Look for them in the coming weeks.

Comment on Our online collection passes a major milestone by Richard Hooper

Richard Hooper — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:51:10 +0000

I am interested in obtaining information about the American Powder Mill. My ancestors Edmund Hooper and his son, George Butler Hooper, worked there. Are you aware of any information specifically about them? On my mother’s side, my grandfather, Albert Warren Haynes, operated the W.A. Haynes Co. which carried a large variety of farm supplies plus carriages, sleighs, harness and horse furnishing goods. I’m interested in more information about the company and Mr. Haynes.

Thanks for your attention to this request.

Comment on Maynard Historical Society Podcast #8 by Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:56:37 +0000

Happy and proud to do so.

Comment on Maynard Historical Society Podcast #8 by Ted Dillard

Ted Dillard — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:48:51 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this, it means so much to us that his dedication and hard work with the Maynard Historical Society!

It was great to hear his voice again… and today is his 112th birthday.