Main menu

Skip to content
  • About Us
    • Society Timeline
    • Bernice Morehouse Research Center – Moved
    • The Andrews Homestead
    • Directions
    • Presentations
    • Contact
  • Support Us
  • Membership
  • Newsletters
  • News & Events
  • Volunteers
  • Library
  • Links
  • Shop

Library

Our library contains a wide range of historical primary sources from Meriden as well as secondary writings about the city.

We have a large collection of the International Silver Company’s catalogues and their collection of design books. A spreadsheet listing these documents is below.

Our newsletters regularly feature articles by local historians, which are added to the library as well.

Watch this space for updates in the coming months.

Our holdings:

  • International Silver Catalogues

  • International Silver Library of Design Books
  • International Silver Company Factories and their Lines
  • Articles by Paul Butkus
    1. News from the Archives 1 –
    2. News from the Archives 2
    3. News from the archives 3
    4. News from the Archives 4
    5. News From the Archives 5 – Meriden Cut Glass Company & “fanned Hobstars”
    6. News from the Archives 6 – Meriden Cut Glass Company PATTERN NAMES
  • Articles by Patricia Singer
    1. International Silver Company Shines Once More: Connecticut Explored 2/2016
    2. World War II Chaplains’ Kits Made By International Silver Co : Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver article #206
    3. A Masterpiece Gone Missing: The Silver Replica of the Sloop Defender: Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver article #221
    4. Alfred G. Kintz, a Prolific US Designer: Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver March 2017

Thank you for considering a tax-deductible donation:




Upcoming Events

THE HISTORY OF MERIDEN MARKHAM AIRPORT

A lecture by Constance Castillo, Markham Airport Manager,

Thursday, January 26 2023 at 6:30 Pm at the Meriden Historical Society's Museum and History Center - 41 W. Main St. downtown, Meriden

read more HERE

***

View Our Recent Online Programs

An Aerial View - Meriden Past and Present presented by Sam Carr



MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Mail: P. O. Box 3005 Meriden CT 06450

Visit Us: 41 W. Main St.
Meriden CT 06451

Open to the public by appointment 10:00 am – 2:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 3:00 – 7:00 pm on Thursdays. Closed Sundays, Mondays & Holidays

meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
203-639-1913
Copyright © 2023 . All Rights Reserved. The Matheson Pro Theme by bavotasan.com.