RIHS to Celebrate Holidays With Open House, Santa???s Workshop at MoWC
Event Will Feature Tree- and Cookie-Decorating, Historical Toys, and Elf-Led Activities
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (Nov. 9, 2018) ????? The Rhode Island Historical Society invites the community to visit the Museum of Work & Culture on Saturday, Dec. 1, 1-5pm, for the organization???s annual Holiday Open House, offered as part of Woonsocket???s Main Street Holiday Stroll. The day will feature a variety of holiday-themed activities for adults and children alike.
At 10:30 am, visitors can join Anne Jalette as she leads a tabletop boxwood tree decorating activity. Pre-registration is required for this activity, and trees and all decorations will be provided for an advance fee of $25. Space is limited to 20 participants. Individuals can register at SquareUp.com/store/shop-rihs/item/tabletop-boxwood-tree-decorating
Beginning at 1 pm, the public is welcome to take part in an afternoon of free activities. This includes Child???s Play: A Brief History of the Children of New England at 1pm and 3pm by Geralyn Ducady, Director of the Newell D. Goff Center for Education & Public Programs, who will lead guests through the history of children???s play from colonial New England through the present day with her talk. She will also have some toys on hand for attendees to try. There will be a performance by the The Wheeler School Concert Handbell Ringers at 2pm.
Visitors are also encouraged to decorate cookies from Wright???s Dairy Farm & Bakery, help Santa???s elves build and test toys in their workshop, write letters to Santa, and participate in holiday storytime. Children who help the elves in any of their activities will be entered in a raffle to win dance classes with Heritage Ballet or a birthday package from Snapology.
In addition, guests may tour the MoWC, which will be decked in its holiday finest, while enjoying cookies provided by Seven Stars Bakery and hot cider and hot chocolate from B&M Catering.
Please note: All cookies may contain peanuts, tree nuts, or other allergens.
The MoWC gift shop will also offer a 20% discount throughout the day.
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 & 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.