The Meriden Room Collection consists of Meriden histories, maps, telephone books, city documents, city directories (1868 – 1992), Connecticut town histories, military histories, genealogies (printed and CD), genealogy periodicals, newspapers, high school yearbooks (1892-present), books by local authors and an extensive clipping file on local topics.
Donations are welcome with the understanding that materials the library cannot use may be disposed of at the discretion of the librarian.
The purpose of the Meriden Room is to collect, preserve and make available for public use, books and materials relating to the history of the City of Meriden, Connecticut. Connecticut town histories are also part of the Meriden Room collection. To use the history room you may register at the Information Desk. Materials in the Meriden Room do not circulate. Since many items are fragile please check with a librarian before photocopying.
The Meriden Room’s microfilm holdings include:
Index to Barbour Collection of Meriden vital statistics, 1806-1853.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Meriden, 1884-1950.
Hale Collection of Connecticut headstone inscriptions (1934) vols. 26 and 27
Meriden newspapers, 1863 to present.
Census records for Meriden 1790 – 1930
Ancestry Library Edition is available for use in the library.
iConn.org, which includes Heritage Quest, is available for use in the library and remotely.
An additional resource for Meriden History is:
www.meridenhistoricalsociety.org
