Museum of Work & Culture Celebrates Birthday of Blackstone Valley???s American Girl
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(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) ??? The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to once again celebrate the birthday of the Blackstone Valley???s American Girl, Grace Thomas, whose passions include French, baking, and her bulldog Bonbon.??
On September 17, in honor of Grace???s birthday train ride through the Valley, the Museum will be hosting programming and activities inspired by her story.
At 10am and 1:30pm, the Museum will offer a Baking Class in conjunction with Wright???s Dairy Farm & Bakery. Bakers will receive a chef???s hat and pink apron and, after a demonstration by Wright???s Bakery???s pastry chef, will fill and glaze ??clairs, with all ingredients and baking materials provided by Wright???s. Participants will also take part in a French Treasure Hunt and create a personal travel log of their visit. Admission is $30 per baker, which includes the cost of one accompanying-adult admission. Tickets for additional bakers are available for $22.
The French Treasure Hunt will be available all day, with an admission price of $10.
Tickets are available for purchase at
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About the Museum of Work & Culture
The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island???s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.
About the Rhode Island Historical Society
Founded in 1822, the RIHS is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island???s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work & Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state???s most distinctive areas.