ANNOUNCING THE CLASS OF 2026
The Meriden Hall of Fame is proud to announce our class of 2026 inductees:
Gary “Tex” Burt, in the category of Community Service Justin Piccirillo, in the category of Literature Michael Roberts, in the category of Sports Ashbil Griswold, in the category of Historic Persons
Join us for the 2026 Induction Ceremony on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 2:00pm at the Meriden Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Inductees
Featured Inductee
Salvatore Giacobbe (Directors' Discretion)
1909 – 2000Salvatore P. Giacobbe was born in Everett, MA on December 23, 1909 and relocated to Meriden in 1937 with his parents. He spent his career working for Pratt & Whitney Company, Inc. of West Hartford for 34 years and retired in 1975. Salvatore was active in Meriden politics and local fraternal organizations, serving six two-year terms as a selectman, for many years as secretary and president of the former Meriden Italian-American Republican Club, for ten years on the Bo...
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE STAMPS HONORING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Rosa Ponselle
Inducted: 1977 | Stamp released: 1997
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola
Inducted: 1985 | Stamp released: 2023
2023 U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring 1985 inductee Thomas Anthony “Tomie” dePaola and his Caldecott Medal–winning children’s book Strega Nona.
