Annual Meeting November 16th at 1 pm

Please submit your election ballot by November 15 at 5pm. You may also stop in and vote at the Historical Society Museum or vote at the Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting will be held at 1 pm at the Merrill Historical Society Museum. There will be an short Agenda to take care of business and the election of Board Members. Directly following will be a program given by author Bea Lebal showcasing her new book: 115 S. Prospect - A History and Memoir

Election Ballot

JOIN US FOR THE POKER RUN—November 16th

Merrill Historical Society is again participating in the November 16th Poker Run. There will be several local authors will be joining us in a Book Signing at the Museum: Tom Burg, Bea Lebal, Brandon Johnson, and others, including several authors from the Real Writers Group. We will be open 9 AM - 1 PM, and the authors will be onsite from 10 AM - 1 PM.

Can you believe it! The Poker Run has reached 24 years bringing the Merrill community unique and fresh Christmas ideas for the coming season. This year fifteen Merrill Businesses will bring the Poker Run to the community with over $1700.00 in prizes of gift certificates that can be used at any of the participating sponsors. There is a grand prize of $750.00, a 1st prize of $180.00, a 2nd prize of $150, a 3rd prize of $120.00, two prizes offered for the worst poker hand and a drawing for all Poker Run game cards turned in. The prize is an overnight stay at Chula Vista (worth over $500.00). This is good for up to 4 people, 4 waterpark passes, and a $25.00 food coupon.

15 Sponsoring Downtown Businesses are: Westside Market, Miller Home Furnishings, Bally Hoo’s, Victorias Floral, Merrill Historical Society Museum, Auntie Ray’s, Polka Dotted Pie, Hargrave Appliance Center, Merrill Ace Hardware, The Humble (Ye Old Sweet Shop), VIP Office Products, Courtside Furniture, Inspiring Creativity, Merrill Sheet Metal, and Geiss Meat Service working together creating fun events for our community.

About Us

Merrill Historical Society & Museum has been preserving the town's history since 1978. We are dedicated to showcasing the stories, culture, and traditions that make Merrill unique.

Please call ahead to find out if we have resources that will help in your family or home research, or just local history.

Resources you will find at the Merrill Historical Society...

• High School Yearbooks 1901 through 2020

• Rural Schools of Lincoln County - pictures and history

• City Directories from 1893

• Mike Weckwerth's Logging Notes 1891-1945

• Early Plat Books and Maps of Lincoln County

• Merrill City Appraisers records from 1970

• Assorted Abstracts from Lincoln County

• Various Family Histories of Merrill's Families

• Photographs and history on local businesses, farming, churches, logging and sawmills, scrapbooks and minutes from local organizations, Merrill and Lincoln County histories, Military records of local residents, various obituaries, vital statistics from 1949-1959, various home histories, George Gilkey's notes of Merrill.

These are a few of the tools that were used to craft the Pinery Exhibit. Come and discover the story of Scott Mansion, or learn about Bill Rebane's film career and view one of the movie props from the Giant Spider film. Take a trip down memory lane with the Remember When exhibit, bone up on local politics with some local political background, see the vintage fishing equipment, including an outdoor boat motor collection, or some of the fun kitchen items that your mother and grandmother may have used. Discover how design and art played a part in pocket watch holders from a private collection currently on loan.

Visit the Exhibits

Happy Visitors

The Merrill Historical Society & Museum is a hidden gem. I learned so much about the town's history and the exhibits were fascinating.

Contact Us

Have questions or want to learn more? Get in touch with us!

merrillpast@gmail.com

715-536-5652
NEW WEBSITE - discovermerrillhistory.org

**Please call if the weather is bad to verify we are open (715-536-5652).

Summer Hours

OPEN Monday - Friday from 9 am to 1 pm
*We are happy to accommodate other times and days by appointment for research or visits to the museum, please call or email.

Someone is generally in the office until 5 pm Monday through Friday.