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Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Dec 10, 20233 min read

BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR There aren’t that many people left living who remember the day…

Funeral books document Merrill history

Funeral books document Merrill history

Oct 19, 20232 min read

Books, at one time feared lost to the ages, have returned to Merrill. The books…

Kitchen Collectibles Beyond Books Community ArtShare Exhibit

Kitchen Collectibles Beyond Books Community ArtShare Exhibit

Sep 27, 20232 min read

Vintage potato mashers and an old pig cutting board are a part of the Tena’s…

Caylors donate Kaltenborn poster

Caylors donate Kaltenborn poster

Sep 15, 20231 min read

Gus and Val Caylor recently donated a framed poster of Merrill native H.V. Kaltenborn to…

History Hunt 2023: On location with filmmaker Bill Rebane

History Hunt 2023: On location with filmmaker Bill Rebane

Sep 8, 20233 min read

Merrill Historical Society. Tina L. Scott photo. BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The Merrill Historical Society…

Gleason … a tribute to its early homesteaders, a small town story

Gleason … a tribute to its early homesteaders, a small town story

Aug 27, 20235 min read

Early map of Gleason. BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR Gleason, a small unincorporated Lincoln County town…

Canoe & Kayak events at Council Grounds State Park

Canoe & Kayak events at Council Grounds State Park

Aug 4, 20231 min read

The small group enjoys a peaceful and interesting tour of Lake Alexander, before the rain…

Historic Preservation Committee designates first 2 of 10 historic honorary street signs in Merrill

May 31, 20236 min read

The daughters and wife of Merrill’s St. Grant Dampier gather around the honorary historic street…

1941 death of Fire Chief Talbot recognized as a LODD more than 81 years later

1941 death of Fire Chief Talbot recognized as a LODD more than 81 years later

Apr 13, 20232 min read

Merrill Fire Chief Adlord Talbot died Oct. 7, 1941, at age 60. Now, more than…

T.B. Scott Mansion: A long and haunted history

T.B. Scott Mansion: A long and haunted history

Feb 18, 20217 min read

TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Legend says that before white men came to the area we…

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