Museum of Work & Culture — Attraction in Woonsocket

A Great Place To Learn All About How Once Poor But Very Skilled French Canadian American Immigrant's Founded & Created Work & Settled In Woonsocket,The BlackStone Valley of Northern RI , Massachusetts & Southeastern MA as well. Creating, Built & Establishing The Textile, Weaving & Clothing Manufacturing Business Industry In The Early 1800's Brick, Stone & Morter Mills Of America. Bravely & Boldly Hoping to Seeking A New, Better Way of Life for Their Families. A Great Interesting Way For Anybody to "SEE & Experience" What Different Ethnic Cultures & Diverse Language & "/Strong Family Values, Religion & Work Ethics" They Brought to The U.S. Table From Our Sister Country In Québéc, Canada & Eventually from Some Other Different Immigrant Culture's Elsewhere. Self-touring is Encouraged & Tours are given As well by Appointment Or As Scheduled. A Souvenir Shop & Public Restrooms available Here as well. This Museum Is Both Historic & Educational But NEVER Boring! ;) It's Very Interesting & Time Is Worth...

This Museum in revitalized Woonsocket offers an invaluable at the true start of America's Industrial Revolution, the evolution of the textile industry and the Union days of the ITU. It has wonderful curated displays of local baseball stars, parochial schools and importantly the Quebecois migration that helped shape an industry. Come learn how one mill contributed to the pre-Normandy Ghost Army in WWII. You can even learn about the founding of the CVS corporation by two townie brothers. The volunteer staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. A little gift shop has assorted books to help a visitor take away knowledge.

This Museum is well worth a few hours of your historical time. Eateries along the historic Blackstone River and Falls offer...

This memorial displays and explains the engaging artifacts and history around the surviving soldiers who fought in France. Through many trepidations these surviving soldiers and their families were bound to settle in Rhode Island. The Work and Culture Museum creates an exceptionally realistic sketch of these peoples traumanic and pleasing events, life styles, and time-line that helped cultivate Rhode Islsnds rich, enovative, industrious, and enduring generis culture. I greatly recommend this historical learning tool for multiple of reasons /purposes. J.L....