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"woonsocket"

Picturing Women Inventors

The Smithsonian and the United States Patent and Trademark Office present “Picturing Women Inventors,” a poster exhibition that explores the … Continue reading Picturing Women Inventors

Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Franco Landmarks

The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours exploring different districts of Woonsocket. The … Continue reading Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Franco Landmarks

Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Historic Downtown

The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours exploring different districts of Woonsocket. Wednesday, … Continue reading Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Historic Downtown

Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Historic North End

The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a series bi-weekly virtual walking tours beginning Wednesday, February 10 at 7pm. … Continue reading Virtual Winter Walking Tours: Woonsocket’s Historic North End

May 24, 2017
  • christopher scott martin
  • david norton stone
  • food truck friday
  • images of america
  • museum of work & culture
  • rhode island clam shacks
  • woonsocket

Museum of Work & Culture to Host ‘Rhode Island Clam Shacks’ Book Signing

Free Talk With Authors Martin and Stone in Conjunction With Food Truck Friday

May 19, 2017
  • geralyn ducady
  • greg rubano
  • lisa baldelli-hunt
  • museum of work & culture
  • nap lajoie
  • patrick mcgee
  • woonsocket
  • woonsocket proud

Exhibit, Essay Contest Celebrate Students’ Civic Pride & Creative Talents

On Wednesday, May 31, 5pm, the Museum of Work & Culture will welcome Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and Superintendent of Woonsocket Schools Dr. Patrick McGee to an open house celebrating the gallery exhibit “Woonsocket Proud: Woonsocket 5th Graders’ Reflections on Pride.”

Jan 6, 2017
  • murder
  • mystery
  • news
  • woonsocket

Cream Puff Murder

Every once in a while a research question sticks with us. A few months ago we received a request from … Continue reading Cream Puff Murder

Aug 18, 2016
  • labor day
  • mill workers
  • mill workers memory bank
  • museum of work & culture
  • woonsocket

Museum of Work & Culture Labor Day Open House

    Featuring the Debut of the Mill Workers’ Memory Bank When: Monday, September 5 Where: The Museum of Work … Continue reading Museum of Work & Culture Labor Day Open House

Aug 29, 2013
  • foundry
  • Hugo Breul
  • labor
  • labor day
  • mowc
  • museum of work & culture
  • New England Butt Company
  • paintings
  • woonsocket

Object Thursday: The Foundry

As the end of August approaches, school has started for many students, and summer feels like it’s over. Labor Day … Continue reading Object Thursday: The Foundry

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Call for Submissions: “The Bridge: The Gaspee Affair in Context”

Latinx Outreach for the RI COVID-19 Archive

Inside the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center in the Time of COVID-19

The Great Swamp Massacre, a Conversation with James A. Warren

Organization Spotlight: Blackstone Valley Tourism Council

Tearing Down the Walls…Carefully

Summer Memories

Organization Spotlight: What Cheer Writers Club

Mystery Case

In Memoriam: Paul R. Campbell

    

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