Paul Boothroyd and his family are pleased to announce the publication of a multi-decade project to tell the stories of the families displaced by the taking of land in Maynard, Sudbury, Stow, and Hudson at the beginning of World War II. We know this today as the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, but the…
The Maynard 150th Committee wrote a book about the history of Maynard! To commemorate the Town’s 150th anniversary in 2021, “Maynard Massachusetts: A Brief History” has just been published, and is available for sale just in time for the holidays. As we enter the Town’s 150th birthday, it’s worth asking: How much history can be…
From May 14th to May 22nd a region-wide celebration of the natural, cultural and historic “treasures” located within the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, Hidden Treasures 2016 features a unique variety of regional treasures to explore during eight days of creative, community organized and presented activities offered free of charge. Discover exciting and unexpected stories and places…
The Maynard Historical Commission, with a grant from the Maynard Cultural Council has created a wonderful exhibit now on display at the Maynard Public Library (on Nason Street) which runs through the end of 2014. Featuring large prints from the Maynard Historical Society’s collection, paired with new photography by local photographer Erik Hansen, the exhibit…
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…
We’re very excited to announce our YouTube channel is alive and kicking. Several years in the making, we finally got everything set up and the first round of videos are available. These videos, along with more detailed information, will be cataloged in our online collection – so anyone searching the collection will be able…
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…
We are ringing in 2013 with some updates to our online collection. We are now running a new version of the Omeka software that we use to manage our digital archives. What this means to you is that searching our archive is now faster and more accurate than ever before. We’re still tweaking around…