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. 

Featured Inductee

Thomas F. Potter, Sr. (Art)

1918 – 2007

Thomas F. Potter, Sr. was born in Meriden on April 30, 1918, and attended Meriden schools. He served as a captain in World War II and received the Purple Heart for his service in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he earned a bachelor's degree in art education from Southern Connecticut State College in 1952, the same year he began teaching art in the Meriden Public Schools system. He went on to earn two master’s degrees—one in school administration from ...

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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.