Chartered in 1995 to commemorate our nation's 200th birthday, the Historical Society of the Merricks strives to dedicate itself to the continued illumination of our past as well as to make our present relative.
Each July 4th — for about 40 years — there has been an outdoor meeting of the Society to read the Declaration of Independence line-by-line by the individuals gathered there for that purpose. Some patriotic songs and a bus tour of Merrick historical sites have often been part of that celebration.
In recent years, we met at the Merrick Gazebo or in the garden area at the Merrick Library. Our present health alerts suggest we forego the outdoor mass meeting this year.
Courtesy Historical Society of the Merricks, compiled by Andrew Garcia