Maynard
Massachusetts
Sesquicentennial
celebrating 150 years of community and culture
Maynard
Events
The Maynard Sesquicentennial Committee is very thankful to Maynard’s own GreenStar Herbal for sponsoring this event.
MAYNARD 150TH FIREWORKS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
Fireworks will begin at approximately 8:30pm.
Viewing at Crowe Park (on Great Road)
Parking available at all school lots.
Note: NO parking on Great Road (Route 117)
Maynard Sesquicentennial History Talks
at the Maynard Public Library
Presented by David Mark
Please register via the Maynard Public Library.
Woodrow Wilson School (1903-1952), destroyed by a pre-dawn fire on December 17, 1952. Now the site of the Maynard Town Building.
Schools Through the Centuries
Maynard author and historian David Mark will speak about the 250-year history of public schools. The year 1892 saw a consolidation of the town’s four small schools – all of which pre-dated the creation of Maynard – into one two-story, twelve-room, wooden building at the Nason Street site, on the same stone foundation that is now the first floor of the library. The high school Class of 1892 chose orange and black as the school colors. At that time, state law required that a child shall go to school twenty weeks in each year until 14 years old. Entering its 150th year (ten schools and five fires later), Maynard has three schools on neighboring campuses. The student population, which had peaked in the “baby-boom” years at 2,106 students in 1971, declined to the mid-teens, but recently is on the rise.
This is the eighth in a monthly series of history lectures produced by the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee as part of Maynard’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of its creation on April 19, 1871. The October talk will be “The Maynard Family.”
When: September 30, 7pm (via Zoom)
Register: Maynard Public Library website
Upcoming Talks
Oct 19 – The Maynard Family
Nov 23 – Food Cooperatives
Dec 14 – Trains, Trolleys, Buses and Cars
MAYNARD 150TH PARADE PARTICIPANTS
Grand Marshall Paul Boothroyd
Grand Marshall Roy Helander
Kate Hogan
Jamie Eldridge
Maynard Selectboard
Maynard School Committee
Maynard Chief of Police
Maynard Fire Chief
Past Town Administrators and Selectboard members
American Legion
John Erb
Rocco Brienzo
Maynard Family Descendants
GB Firefighters Pipes and Drums
Boxborough Minutemen
Boy Scouts
Boys and Girls Club
Butler Lumber
CJ Auto & Tow
Mister Vic
Jam Time
Maynard Clock Tower Float
Council on Aging
Digital Alumni
Friends of Maynard Library
Girl Scouts
Green Maynard
Joseph Lattuca
Kalevaiset Civic Association of Maynard
Metrowest Kung Fu
Leapin’ Lena
The LOOKouts
Maynard Education Foundation
Maynard Family Network
Maynard Fire Department
Maynard Girls Basketball Team
Maynard Historical Society
Maynard High School Band
Maynard Motors
Maynard Police Department
Maynard Relay for Life
Middlesex County Volunteers
Fife and Drum
Miss Tricia’s Dance Studio
Neighborhood Brigade
St Bridget’s / Ascension Parish
Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum
Tony Barrie Band
UMASS Lowell Marching Band
Bob Lee
Past Event:
Maynard Sesquicentennial Parade
SUNDAY, September 19th – 1pm
Join us downtown for a parade celebrating Maynard’s history, present businesses, local personality and all things that make this Town great!
PAST EVENT
FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATION
The Maynard Sesquicentennial Committee was proud to host a celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the Town of Maynard
WHEN: Monday, April 19, 2021
WHERE: The Sanctuary ~ 82 Main Street
TIME: 11:15 AM TO 12:15 PM
WHERE: The Sanctuary ~ 82 Main Street
TIME: 11:15 AM TO 12:15 PM
Program:
- Welcome from local and state representatives
- Reading of the petition to create the Town by a time traveler from 1871
- Opening the Time Capsule from the 100th anniversary
- A 3-gun salute from members of the American Legion
- Fire Station whistle to sound at 12:10pm
Celebratory church bell peal across Town
Sesquicentennial Book
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 approach the Town’s 150th birthday, it’s worth asking: How much history can be written about one small town? This book summarizes the first one hundred years, plunges into in-depth content about what has happened in the following fifty years, and includes a crystal ball peek at what might happen in the next fifty. Together, the text and images provide a frame of reference for the people of Maynard to understand where we are now and how we got there.
Cost: $22 (All proceeds go to the Maynard Sesquicentennial Committee in support of the celebration of Maynard’s 150th anniversary in 2021)
The book is available at 6 Bridges Gallery, 63 Nason Street (corner of Nason and Summer), Thursdays through Saturdays, 12-5.
If you can’t get there, email Lindsayhm@gmail.com to arrange another option. Pay on site by cash, check or in advance on Venmo: (send $22 to @Maynard150 and include your name and “Maynard 150th book” in the note). Make checks out to “Town of Maynard” and on the memo line put “150th Book”.
Questions? Email Lindsayhm@gmail.com
Sesquicentennial Swag
swag purchases help fund our 150th anniversary events
Check Out Our Spring Lineup
Maynard Sesquicentennial swag is available for purchase! Support the Maynard 150th Anniversary with the purchase of a sweatshirt, t-shirt, mask or mug with the Maynard 150th logo.
Orders can be made by emailing committee member Jen Picorelli – Picorelli50@comcast.net
Steering Committee
the people behind the events
Lindsay McConchie, co-chair
Jen Picorelli, co-chair
Molly Bergin
Lisa Dahill
Paula Copley
Donald James
David Mark
Ellen Duggan
Biz McConchie
Charles Caragianes – Maynard Public Schools
David Griffin – Maynard Historical Society
Formed in September 2017, the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee meets every month to help plan out the activities and fundraising for the 150th anniversary.
Click here to visit the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee page on the Maynard Municipal website.