On June 12th, 7pm at the Maynard Public Library, the Historical Society is pleased to host “Thoreau on Slavery in America” Historical interpreter Richard Smith will reprise Thoreau’s lecture “Slavery In Massachusetts.” This re-enactment in 2014 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Civil Rights Act enacted on July 2nd 1964 ….
Please join us on Monday, May 12th at 7pm for the Maynard Historical Society’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place at the Senior Center main room, 15 Powder Mill Circle. In addition to a review of the past year’s activities and election of officers – but we know that as fun as that…
When you think of the shameful history of slavery in the United States, Massachusetts doesn’t normally spring to mind. By a bit of serendipity the Maynard Historical Society is pleased to host two events this year on this interesting topic, made especially poignant by this year’s observance of the 50th anniversary of the Civil…
On Monday, June 17th, the Maynard Historical Society will present a program on the history of the Maynard Public Schools. Starting at 7pm, the program will take place in the Maynard High School Library and will be one of, if not the last, public event to take place in the High School, which is slated…
At long last we have a date and location for our next meeting. The Historical Society will hold their annual meeting on THURSDAY, November 29th at 7pm in the Maynard PUBLIC LIBRARY. (We have traditionally met on Mondays in Town Hall, so I’m trying to emphasize the different day and location…) After a short…
Please Join The Maynard Historical Commission and Maynard Historical Society For a House History Workshop At the Historical Society’s March 26th Meeting 7:00 PM 1st Floor, Maynard Town Building 195 Main Street, Maynard, MA On Monday night, March 26th, the Maynard Historical Society will provide a forum for three local homeowners to describe how they researched the history of their early 20th-century…
For our February 27th meeting the Maynard Historical Society will have David Mark read from his recently published book “MAYNARD: History and Life Outdoors.” The book is available in local stores, and will also be for sale at the meeting. Mark brought his years of experience as a writer and scientist to create this fact-populated…
Tonight’s regular meeting of the Maynard Historical Society features a program entitled “The Hidden History of Maynard’s Water” — a history of how that water that comes out of your tap. Our meetings and the program are open to the public. We meet in the lower level of Maynard Town Hall, 195 Main Street, at…
For our October 24th meeting the Maynard Historical Society will present the history of Emerson Hospital, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Our guest speaker is Kenton Blagbrough. (This presentation was originally planned for our April meeting.) The hospital was founded in 1911 when Charles Emerson (a nephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson) donated $20,000…
The Maynard Historical Society invites you to our summer program on June 27th in the lower level of Town Hall at 7pm for a special program we’re calling “Treasures and Puzzles”. Our crack team of collection volunteers have assembled a wide array of documents, photographs and artifacts that are sure to bring a smile of…