Year: 2010

October 2010 Bulletin

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October, 2010

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Let me introduce myself, I am Peter Slavinski the newly elected President of the Meriden Historical Society. Our October meeting will be held at the Meriden Public Library on Saturday the 30th from 2pm to 3pm in the Griffin room. Our guest speaker will be Joseph Zajac of the Linear Trails and Dwight Needles of the Meriden Land Trust. They will be showing a video of Meriden’s Linear Trail followed by a discussion of future projects. I hope to meet you there and get to know you in person,

Pete

 

OCTOBER PROGRAM: Joseph Zajac (Linear Trails) and Dwight Needles (Meriden Land Trust) Present:

MERIDEN’S LINEAR TRAIL

At the Meriden Public Library Griffin Room

Saturday, October 30th at 2:00 pm

The meeting is open to the public.

AT THE HOMESTEAD:

The Andrews Homestead was one of the featured buildings at the September Boys and Girls Club’s House Tour Fund Raiser. We did not prepare a special exhibit for the occasion or for our traditional October Month Long Open House as the building is in too poor a shape to accommodate visitors. An attempted break-in to the building resulted in damage to the door and the overhang above it. Since we are leasing the building from the city, we are waiting for the city to repair the   damage (as well as previously accumulated damages to the building such as window repair, roof repair, fence repair not to mention chimney pointing and peeling of paint). We hope to be able to open the building to the public in May.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

 

A warm welcome to our new members:

Jacquelyn Beale and Elizabeth Bellante, Anita Cioffi, Barb Metzinger

For their recent donation to the Society , Sincere Thanks to:

Nancy Gluck, Diane Morse and C.E.  Mosher

Special Thanks to our Gold Corporate Members

Naugatuck Savings Bank.

http://www.naugatucksavingsbank.com

251 Church St, Naugatuck CT 06770

203.729-4442

With Branches in Meriden at

100 Hanover St. Meriden, CT 06451

203-639-8866

&

1295 E. Main St. Meriden, CT 06450

203-317-3856

Nest Egg Auction

http://nesteggauctions.com

30 Research Parkway, Meriden CT 06450

203 – 630 – 1400

800-448-0692

and to our Silver Corporate Members

The Record Journal

http://myrecordjournal.com/

11 Crown St, Meriden CT 06450

230-235-1661

San Souci Restaurant

www.sanssoucirestaurant.com

2003 North Broad Street

Meriden, CT 06450

(203) 639-1777

San Souci Restaurant

www.sanssoucirestaurant.com

2003 North Broad Street

Meriden, CT 06450

(203) 639-1777

History of the Silver City Shines in New Book. Local author chronicles dynamic past of Connecticut’s charming Meriden

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Named the “Silver City” and later the “Ideal War Community” during World War II, Meriden quickly burgeoned into a major manufacturing center with the advent of the industrial revolution.

The city has also long been enlivened by a diverse mixture of immigrants and newcomers. Bordered on the north by dramatic traprock ridges, Meriden has a larger percentage of parklands than any other town in Connecticut, with Hubbard Park its crowning jewel.

In a new pictorial history book from Arcadia Publishing, local author Janis Leach Franco uses historic photographs to take readers on a nostalgic journey down memory lane.

Highlights of Meriden:

  • Features snapshots from 1864 through the 20th century

  • Showcases the ever-changing city against the never-changing backdrop of the Hanging Hills

  • Contains images of historic houses, factories, banks, pharmacies, restaurants, theaters, grocery stores, bookstores, confectioneries and an old department store

  • Spotlights two important city symbols, Castle Craig and The Traffic Tower

  • Explains why Meriden is known as the “Silver City” – including information about Silver International Co. and its predecessor Meriden Britannia Co.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers at www.amazon.com

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.