08/20/2026
You have probably driven by it a million times but have you ever been inside the green house? You’re Invited! Come and step inside a piece of Merrimack History.
Join me this Saturday, August 22, from 1:00–3:00 PM for a special Meet & Greet at the Merrimack School District Superintendent’s Office.
Come say hello, ask questions, share your thoughts about our schools, and take a look inside this interesting little building.
Long before it became the Superintendent’s Office, this little house was a family home.
In 1963, a young girl named Dona and her family moved to Merrimack when her grandfather took a job nearby. The house sat among deep woods, with scotch pines in the yard, a homemade pond, and plenty of room for childhood adventures.
Then, in the late 1960s, Merrimack began building a new high school next door.
The family eventually sold the home to the school district. And remarkably, as Merrimack High School and the surrounding campus grew, the little house remained.
Decades later, Dona rediscovered it in photographs and realized that the childhood home where she had spent so many summers was still standing, right in the middle of the school complex.
Inside are reminders of its past: built-in bedroom drawers, a distinctive stone fireplace stretching across the dining and living rooms, and memories of family life that have now become part of Merrimack’s history.
Today, that same house serves as the Merrimack School District Superintendent’s Office.
I hope you’ll stop by Saturday, August 22, between 1:00 and 3:00 PM. I’d love to meet you and share this special piece of our district’s past.
Merrimack Schools: Rich History; Bright Future.
Bob Thompson
