Join us to elect our 2026-2027 officers and announce the 2026 Meriden Hall of Fame Inductees.
6:00pm Social Hour | 6:30pm Business Meeting | 7:00pm Dinner

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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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.