Come and see what local artists, craftspeople, and vendors have to offer on the Museum's back patio. Enjoy food and entertainment, including music and a raffle, and relax on a summer's day next to the Blackstone River. Join us in a celebration of creativity and production in the Blackstone River Valley. Contact information: Director Anne […]
The Museum of Work & Culture will be hosting its annual Labor Day festivities online this year, with a series of pre-recorded presentations and film screenings. Programs will be released daily at 10am on the Museum’s Facebook page beginning on Thursday, September 3 through Labor Day, Monday September 7. Events will include: Thursday, September 3: […]
The Museum of Work & Culture will be hosting its annual Labor Day festivities online this year, with a series of pre-recorded presentations and film screenings. Programs will be released daily at 10am on the Museum’s Facebook page beginning on Thursday, September 3 through Labor Day, Monday September 7. Events will include: Thursday, September 3: […]
The Museum of Work & Culture will offer a virtual documentary screening on Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present two segments of Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village, “What If This Could Have a New Life?” and “Uncle Johnny.” In this talk, documentarian de Rezendes will discuss his […]
On Wednesday, October 7 at 7pm, the Museum of Work & Culture will host journalist Patrick White for “The Exodus of French Canadians to New England : the Story Behind the Story,” a free talk via Zoom. White’s talk will deal with the wave of emigration of French Canadians to New England, from 1840 to […]
We use Wikipedia for everything: trivia, research, or random deep dives. But Wikipedia is run and edited by humans, and therefore its articles reflect a massive gender gap: according to recent studies, over eighty percent of Wikipedia editors are men, and under twenty percent of the biographical pages are about women. The Museum of Work […]
"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 […]
