Meriden Historical Society
Meriden Historical Society
Preserving the Past Inspiring the Future

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CT State Police Museum
Meriden’s online Geographic Information System
Meriden’s Silver Lining
Fairview Pavilion postcard History of Hubbard Park & Fairview Observatory Restoration
Meriden’s Historic Buildings
Meriden’s Hall of Fame
Jedediah Wilcox’s Mansion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  Parker Guns
Colony St. c1895 A Brief History of Meriden
vasegroup[1] Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company
wave crest  C.F. Monroe Co. – Wave Crest, Kelva & Nakara glass
Edward Miller lamp     Edward Miller & Company – 1844 – present
International Silver a guide to International Silver Company records at the University of Connecticut
113   Meriden Flint Glass Co., 1876-1888
rosa ponselle  Rosa Ponselle, Biography 1 of 3
Silent footage of Meriden Connecticut in 1916
Brian CoFrancesco: The Jedediah Wilcox Mansion
Google Books and Newspapers:

  •  1906 book “A Century of Meriden”
  • Meriden Daily Republican newspaper online archives, 1857 – 1889
  • Meriden Morning Record & Republican, 1900-1918 Newspapers online archives
  • Selected Historical Meriden Journal Newspapers online archives
  • The Meriden Daily Journal Newspaper online archives
  • The Meriden Record Newspaper online archives
  • The Meriden Weekly Republican Newspaper online archives
  • “Meriden Room” at the Meriden Public Library

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DIRECTIONS AND PARKING INFO

PARKING is available on 41 Main Street in front of the building. There is a municipal parking lot behind the building off Grove Street. Our rear entrance is wheelchair accessible.

The Andrews Homestead, located at 424 W Main, is not wheelchair accessible.

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Upcoming Events:

October Preview

Who's Buried Where? The Cemetery Tours Are Back for Season Three.

Please join us on Saturdays in October to hear about some of Meriden's most intrresting residents. All tours start promptly at 1:00 and last approximately two hours. Registration is required and opens on September 1st.. Follow us on social media and this website for details.




Window Displays:

EAST WINDOW

Come see a display on Thompson Chocolates.

MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Mail: P. O. Box 3005 Meriden CT 06450

Visit Us: 41 W. Main St.
Meriden CT 06451
info@meridenhistsoc.org 203-639-1913

The Andrews Homestead is open seasonally. Please call for hours.

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