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Location: 520 Boston Post Road, Merrimack New Hampshire
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• MERRIMACK HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING OPEN:
  
  Open to the public (for visitors and researchers)
  from April 1 to December 1, for research and tours
  -- Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 9 AM to 12 Noon
  -- Tuesday evenings, from 6:30-8:30 PM
  

2011-2012 Merrimack Historical Society Meetings

All Historical Society meetings are open to the general public.

Our monthly Society meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30 PM. From April to December (excluding July and August when we do NOT meet) our meetings are held at the Historical Society on Boston Post Road in Merrimack NH, while our winter meetings are held at the Merrimack Public Library at 470 Daniel Webster Highway, also in Merrimack.

Meetings held at the Historical Society, 6:30-8:30 PM
520 Boston Post Road, Merrimack NH
September 20, 2011 - Dwight Damon presents "Merrimack Memories"
October 18, 2011 - Yankee magazine-Old Farmer's Almanac publisher, Janice Stillman, speaks on the "Old Farmer's Almanac"
November 15, 2011 - Madeline Bennett: "As I Remember Merrimack"
December 20, 2011 - Holiday Party at a local restaurant, TBA
April 17, 2012 - Souhegan Watershed" with George May
May 15, 2012 - "Merrimack River Canals and Locks" with Chuck Mower
June 19, 2012 - Annual Meeting of the Merrimack Historical Society and our famed Pizza Party.

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Winter Meetings that are held at the Merrimack Public Library
470 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack NH

February 21, 2012 - "A Talk With Abraham Lincoln," Steve Wood, NH Humanities Council
Matching Lincoln's height and beard, Steve Wood bears enough of a resemblance to our 16th president to make heads turn even when not wearing black trousers, vest, frock coat, and stovepipe hat. His first-person historical interpretation, "A Visit with Abraham Lincoln," includes anecdotes from Lincoln's visit to NH, stories of his early life, campaign debates with Stephen Douglas, and the Civil War that followed his election to the Presidency. Program content will vary with audience composition and the request of the hiring organization, but usually closes with a reading of the Gettysburg Address.

March 20, 2012 - "Brewing in NH" with Glenn Knoblick
Glenn Knoblock will explore the fascinating history of beer and ale brewing from the time of home and tavern brewing to the current brewing in modern breweries and brew pubs. There will be unusual and rare photos and advertising documents of this changing industry and of the state's earliest brewers. A number of lesser known breweries and brewers will be discussed as well as the only brewery operated by a woman before the modern era. Illustrations present evidence of society's changing attitudes towards beer and alcohol consumption over the years.

NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

A quarterly newsletter is distributed to individual and corporate members. Each year a membership-program booklet is published with the names of our members. This is available upon request to current members.

Summer 2011 Merrimack Historical Society Newsletter - PDF format

Autumn-Winter 2012-2012 Merrimack Historical Society Newsletter - PDF format