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Article I · Name and Purpose

The organization shall be known as the Meridian Historical Society. Its purpose is the preservation, interpretation, and public presentation of the history of Meridian and its surrounding townships.

The Society is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and shall operate as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth.

Article II · Membership

Membership is open to any person who subscribes to the purposes of the Society and pays the annual dues fixed by the Board of Directors. Membership classes are Individual, Household, Student, and Life.

Members in good standing may vote at the annual meeting, hold office, and serve on committees. Dues are payable on the first of January and are not prorated.

From the President

2025 was the Society's busiest year since the centennial. We welcomed 2,100 visits to the archive reading room, ran 34 public programs, and put a new roof on the Carriage House before the winter got to the collection beneath it.

None of that happens without members. Renewal held at 91 percent, the highest rate in the Society's recorded history.

Collections

The year's principal acquisition was the Harmon family papers: four linear feet of correspondence, ledgers, and photographs documenting Meridian's mill district between 1890 and 1934.

Digitization continued at pace. 3,800 items were scanned, catalogued, and published to the online collection, bringing the total to just over 21,000.

Call to Order

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Society's reading room. Nine of eleven directors were present, constituting a quorum. Minutes of the May meeting were approved as distributed.

Business

The Board voted 9–0 to approve the Carriage House exhibit proposal, 'Meridian at Work,' for an October opening, with a budget of $8,400 drawn from the programs fund.

On the recommendation of the Archivist, summer reading-room hours were extended to include Saturday mornings through Labor Day.