Malden Yesterday and Today By Mrs. Liberge

How old is the city of Malden? Native Americans used to live right here in Malden! The city of Malden was originally called Mistick Side by The Pennacook Tribe who were the first people to live here. Nanapeshemet was the leader of this tribe. After he was killed, his wife Squaw Sachem, sold Mistick Side to a group of Puritan settlers who came to Malden from England. Squaw Sachem sold Mystic side for 21 coats, 3 bushels of corn and 19 strings of beads. On May 2, 1649 (365 years ago), Malden became a town. Joseph Hill, a settler and landowner, chose the name Malden because his home in England was called Maldon. Malden became a city on March 31, 1882.

Community Workers-Then Some of the oldest community workers’ jobs in Malden that we still see today belong to firemen. Linden Fire Station, Malden, MA Chemical1FireStation, Malden, MA Malden's very first steam engine, the 1864 Wanalancet Steam Fire Engine Company #1. Chemical1FireStation, Malden, MA

Community Workers-Now Engine 3 Malden Firemen Brand new Engine 1 Malden Headquarters

Community Workers-Then and Now Policeman with K-9 police dog-Now Paddy Wagon and police man-Then Sanitation Worker-Now Sanitation Workers-Then

Community Workers Mrs. Smith, Children’s Librarian at Malden Public Library Train conductor on MBTA train School custodians Malden Police Force Mayor Christenson

Famous People From Malden Walter Brennan, Actor 1894-1974 80 yrs old Walter “Killer” Kowalski 1926-2008 82 yrs old Breno Giacomini, NFL Football Player New York Jets Jack Albertson, Actor 1907-1987 80 yrs old Johnny A, Musician

Mayor Elisha S. Converse Elisha S. Converse was the first mayor of Malden and a founder and president of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company and a founder of The Malden Bank. He helped establish Malden Hospital, Malden City Hall, Malden Public Library, Malden YMCA and the Malden Auditorium which was a theatre located in downtown Malden. Rubber Shoe Company in Malden that employed 3,500 people and became one of the largest rubber manufacturers in the USA. Elisha A. Converse, First Mayor of Malden Malden Auditorium Movie Theatre. Malden had seven movie theatres at one time. Malden Public Library-opened 1885

Housing and Clothing-Then and Now Clothing 1920s Clothing 1800s Three family style house - 2014 Victorian House – 1900s Clothing style - 2014 Apartments - 2014

Ferryway School-Then and Now Ferryway Green The Ferryway School was built on Ferryway Green in the year 1999. It took the place of the Lincoln and Belmont Schools. The Ferryway Green was a park that people could enjoy. The park next to the school is called Newman Park. People, especially children enjoy playing on this field.

City Hall-Then and Now Malden City Hall was built in 1857 by Jonathan Clark and was orginally called the Town House. This building held the high school and a dry goods store on the first floor, town offices on the second floor. Malden City Hall-today

Old, but not forgotten… Old Fellow Building-built 1907 for a group called the International Order of Odd Fellows. The bottom floor had storefronts; the top floors were for the IOOF group. It has been turned into an office building and houses the Immigrant Learning Center. Mr. Devito, Ferryway’s first K-8 principal Granada Theatre-one of Malden’s most popular cinemas and Jordan Marsh located in Downtown Malden Parsonage House-oldest structure in Malden-Built 1724. At the time of the Civil War, the house served as an underground railroad stop sheltering fugitive slaves. It also served as the original meeting house. Bell Rock Cemetery-oldest cemetery in Malden (pre 1649) First Church Congregational-1649- Malden’s first church