Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse tribes—in distant, residential boarding schools. Many were forcibly taken from their families and communities and stripped of all signs of “Indianness,” even forbidden to speak […]

"The End of Heaven," which will be shown across 2 SLATERSVILLE work-in-progress preview screenings this month. Both events will be virtual and hosted by the Museum of Work & Culture. Part 1 will revisit the post World War II years, the final period in which Slatersville operated as a traditional mill village under the Kendall Company. Part 2 will transition into […]

"The End of Heaven," which will be shown across 2 SLATERSVILLE work-in-progress preview screenings this month. Both events will be virtual and hosted by the Museum of Work & Culture. Part 1 will revisit the post World War II years, the final period in which Slatersville operated as a traditional mill village under the Kendall Company. Part 2 will transition into […]