Virtual Q&A Featuring Rhode Island Manufacturers
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – The Museum of Work & Culture kicks-off a virtual series of Q&As with the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association beginning Tuesday, September 22 at 5pm. The series is the lead-in to the annual MFG Day on Friday, October 2.
Rhode Island Manufacturers Association’s President Dave Chenvert, will be joined by representatives from local manufacturers Mearthane Products Corp, R&R Machine Industries, Inc., Taylor Box, and Tri-Bro Tool. Together, they will discuss our state’s manufacturing sector, the impact of COVID-19, as well as RIMA’s efforts to support the industry during the pandemic and ensure employee safety.
The public may register to receive an invitation to this Zoom event by emailing mowc@rihs.org
Chenevert has been Executive Director of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association since 2017. A Rhode Island native and graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Chenevert previously owned and operated the 65-employee Swissline Precision Mfg. Inc. in Cumberland for 31 years.
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, a Smithsonian Affiliate, 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 and 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.