It all started in 1978 when…

a group of volunteers who enjoy learning about and studying the past got together. Whether it's Rangers or River Rats, floods or fires, milliners or millionaires, trolleys or trains, you'll find someone in the Society who is interested in researching these and many other topics using our extensive collection of documents, City Directories, high school yearbooks, family histories, and historical photos and postcards.

MERRILL FOTO NEWS

You can search the Merrill Foto News from 1969 through 1999 courtesy of the Merrill Historical Society and the Ron and Todd Nicklaus Families.

MERRILL CITY DIRECTORIES

Merrill City Directories from 1890 to 2018 are available online courtesy of the Merrill Historical Society.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Sanborn Maps, 1870 Jenny Census, Merrill Businesses in 1914, Lincoln County Cemetery Locations, Lincoln County Rural Roads Map

PHOTO COLLECTION OF MERRILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

This features some of the many postcards and photos that the Merrill Historical Society has collected. If you would like to use one of these photos in a publication, please call the Merrill Historical Society for details. Don't forget to give credit to the Society of these photos.

MERRILL VIDEOS

There are a few historical Merrill events described in these videos along with some videos of the Historical Society's events.

MERRILL HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY LINK

You have probably seen requests for information on Facebook about people and places in Merrill. These are from Doug Iwen's students. He is a Merrill High School teacher who offers a class to focus on collecting the history of Merrill. The students do individual research on a building or area that they are interested and produce a 2 minute video of their work. The videos are placed on a map of Merrill so you will know the placement of the buildings they are reviewing.