Events & Publications
Events and Programs 2022-2023
NH Old Graveyard Association
2022 Fall Meeting
Saturday, September 17, 2022
9:00 AM Eastern Time.
Merrimack Historical Society, 10 Depot St. Merrimack. Meet at 9:00 for refreshments and informal chat. Business meeting and program start at 10:00. Please bring a brown bag lunch.
The Merrimack Historical Society and NHOGA Joint Meeting
When: Saturday September 17, 2022, from 9:00AM to Noon
Where: Merrimack Historical Society, 10 Depot Street, Merrimack NH
Details: This will be our first joint meeting with another organization and it will be held in our new building. MHS members are welcome to attend this joint meeting, seating is limited to 40 and can accommodate 15 standing for a total of 55 people. We have finished the “Graveyards of Merrimack” video and it will be shown on Zoom and to participants at this meeting. This will be the first public viewing of this video. After this meeting, it will be posted on Merrimack TV and YouTube for all to view. The video is 30 minutes long, it features Richard Maloon, Anita Creager, and the people who helped them to clean and repair the four graveyards in Merrimack.
Additional Info: There will be light refreshments, but be prepared to bring a lunch if you attend. If questions, contact: John.lastowka@outlook.com
On September 20, 2022 6:30PM to 8:30PM the Merrimack Historical Society will hold its regular business meeting at 10 Depot Street, Merrimack, NH. Our business meeting will begin at 6:30 to be followed by a presentation on the “Ultimate Vision”- how John Lastowka and Charles Mower take raw material, video and photos and create the To & Froe television programs series, unique to our community. Refreshments will be served, hosted by Bess Parks. We hope to see you this coming Tuesday.
Presentation: The Capital Crime of Witchcraft–What The Primary Sources Tell Us
Date: 18 October 2022
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Place: Merrimack Historical Society, 10 Depot Street, Merrimack NH
Description: In conjunction with the New Hampshire Humanities Council, the Merrimack Historical Society will host Margo Burns at our Oct.18th meeting. Ms. Burns is the 10th generation great-granddaughter of Rebecca Nurse who was hanged in Salem in 1692 on the charge of witchcraft. Ms. Burns will present .
Merrimack Knights of Columbus Fall Craft Fair
November 4-5, 2022
When: Friday, 5p-8p and Saturday 9a-30
Where: Mastricola Upper Elementary School, 24 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack NH
What: 40 crafters, including the Merrimack Historical Society. Chinese Auction will be included.
Presentation: Lafayette & Human Rights
Presenter: Alan Hoffman
When: November 15, 2022 (Tuesday) at 6:30 PM. Light refreshments.
Where: Merrimack Historical Society, 10 Depot Street, Merrimack NH
Future 2022-2023 Events
Per Lynda Tomasian, “In the following months we have selected a variety of topics and speakers which include Humanities presenters as Kevin Gardner, author of” The Granite State Kiss” to explain how and why New England came to acquire thousands of miles of stone walls. Alan Hoffman who studied Lafayette and Human Rights in support of abolition of slavery. Carrie Brown explores how working women shaped pre-WWII with her program of “Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War.”
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Publications and Social Media
NEWSLETTER (Quarterly):
The Merrimack Historical Society publishes a quarterly newsletter that is shared with all members. A few extra copies will be kept in the Society at 10 Depot Street in Merrimack, New Hampshire. If you are a member and have not received one recently, please contact us. Some of the older publications will be posted here.
Sample Newsletter: January-March 2022 MHS Newsletter (PDF)
SOCIAL MEDIA:
—The Merrimack Historical Society’s FaceBook page is active and interesting.
–We can be found on Youtube where the Society publishes a video series called “To and Froe” about Merrimack NH history. This series also appears on Merrimack TV.