Maynard
Massachusetts
Sesquicentennial
celebrating 150 years of community and culture
Maynard
Events
Maynard Sesquicentennial History Talks
at the Maynard Public Library
Please register via the Maynard Public Library.
https://www.maynardpubliclibrary.org/may150
Assabet River Floods and Drought
Presented by David Mark
Monday, May 24th
7:00 pm via Zoom
Maynard author and historian David Mark will speak about how Assabet River floods and droughts have affected the town. Floods, those more recent somewhat tempered by flood-control dams built upstream, have wreaked havoc on Maynard – washing out bridges and flooding downtown buildings, including the mill complex. These were often the results of spring rains combined with snow melt, or in the fall, torrential rains delivered by hurricanes. August 1955, the high water crest of 8.94 feet from Hurricane Diane was the highest the river has been since record keeping began in 1942. Children witnessing that flood were told be their parents of the flood of 1927 that had wrecked the Waltham Street bridge. Droughts are never as memorable as floods, but every summer the river slows to a low, slow stream, and sometimes less than that.
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
Molly Bergin, co-chair
Lindsay McConchie, co-chair
Lisa Dahill
Paula Copley
Donald James
David Mark
Jen Picorelli
Ellen Duggan
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.