# Event Details - **Event Name**: Merrimack Historical Society Monthly Meeting - November 18 - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Date – 18 November 2025 6:00 PM Open Doors: Free and open to the Public: Beverages and refreshments served 6:15 PM Pledge of Allegiance There will be a short business meeting including the President’s Address and Historical Tidbit by Chuck Mower. The business portion of the evening will conclude by 6:45 PM and after a short break our evening program will start. Quick break. 7:00 PM Guest Speaker: John Porter PROGRAM: “History of Agriculture as told by Barns” Barns can tell us a great deal about the history of agriculture in New Hampshire. In the colonial period, New Hampshire was a rural, agrarian state and small subsistence farms dotted the landscape. An important part of these farmsteads was the barn, which housed animals and stored crops. Early barns used traditional building methods and followed the English barn style, with a low pitched roof and doors under the eaves. As time went on, the farms expanded to accommodate changes in agriculture. This presentation will follow the progression of barn styles that evolved to handle the increased productivity required to meet the needs of a growing population and respond to changes in society caused by the railroad and the Industrial Revolution. John C. Porter, author of Preserving Old Barns: Preventing the Loss of a Valuable Resource, will demonstrate how these majestic barn structures represent Yankee ingenuity, hard work, and skilled craftsmanship, as well as providing a link to our past that adds to the state’s scenic beauty. BIO: John C. Porter was raised on a dairy farm in Lebanon, NH. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. Degree in Animal Science, and then went on to get a master’s degree from Cornell University in Animal Nutrition and Farm Management. In 2005, he earned a master’s degree in Education Administration from Bob Jones University. He served as a dairy specialist for the UNH Cooperative Extension from 1974 until his retirement in 2006. He still works part-time for UNH, specializing in structures and farmstead planning. In 2001, he co-authored the book Preserving Old Barns; in 2007, he was editor and contributing author of “The History and Economics of the New Hampshire Dairy Industry”; in 2011 was a contributing author of Crosscurrents of Change: Concord, NH in the 20th Century, an updated history of Concord, NH; and in 2019 he is publishing the new edition of Preserving Old Barns. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/merrimack/merrimack-historical-society-monthly-meeting-november-18/200029201682453 - **Event Categories**: meetups, art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029201682453?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=merrimack-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Merrimack - **state**: NH - **country**: United States - **location**: 10 Depot Street, Merrimack, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03054 - **lat**: 42.88243 - **long**: -71.47394 - **full address**: 10 Depot Street, Merrimack, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03054 ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Merrimack Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/merrimack-historical-society/25943550) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/b68f4f8e8ce53efede7c95fe6793be66bb80b2d7c0c9d5f51aabe0b25c52b65e-rimg-w1143-h914-dc2a90fe-gmir?v=1763228442 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Merrimack+Historical+Society+Monthly+Meeting+-+November+18&date=18+Nov ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 10 Depot Street, Merrimack, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03054 - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Merrimack Historical Society - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** meetups, art, literary-art - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Merrimack Historical Society Monthly Meeting - November 18 ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Merrimack Historical Society Monthly Meeting - November 18", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/b68f4f8e8ce53efede7c95fe6793be66bb80b2d7c0c9d5f51aabe0b25c52b65e-rimg-w1143-h914-dc2a90fe-gmir?v=1763228442", "startDate": "2025-11-18", "endDate": "2025-11-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/merrimack/merrimack-historical-society-monthly-meeting-november-18/200029201682453", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "10 Depot Street, Merrimack, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03054", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "10 Depot St, Merrimack, NH 03054-3422, United States", "addressLocality": "Merrimack", "addressRegion": "NH", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.88243", "longitude": "-71.47394" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Date – 18 November 2025\n6:00 PM Open Doors: Free and open to the Public: Beverages and refreshments served\n6:15 PM Pledge of Allegiance\nThere will be a short business meeting including the President’s Address and Historical Tidbit by Chuck Mower.\nThe business portion of the evening will conclude by", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Merrimack Historical Society", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/merrimack-historical-society/25943550" } ] } ] ```