Woonsocket
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Woonsocket is a city in Rhode Island along the northern border with Massachusetts.
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Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Phone: +1 401-769-9675, [1]. This interactive museum presents the compelling and touching story of the French Canadians who left the farms of Quebec for the factories of New England. Illustrating a remarkable cultural preservation story of faith, language and customs, the exhibits recreate the unique Woonsocket labor story of the rise of the Independent Textile Union which grew to dominate every aspect of city life.
American-French Genealogical Society, 78 Earle St., Phone: +1 401-765-6141, [2]. M 11AM-4PM, Tu 1PM-9PM, Sa (Sep-May) 10AM-4PM. Only of interest to genealogists researching family history, this is the premiere resource for French-Canadian family history research.
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Autumnfest - Held every Columbus Day Weekend (October), this 5-mapleleaf festival in one of New England's "Little Canadas" attracts a varied crowd of locals and out-of-towners.
- Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre, 28 Monument Square, Phone: +1 401-762-4545, Fax: +1 401-765-4949, [3]. An intimate, historic theatre built in 1926. When built, no theatre of similar size and class in the country offered musical equipment superior to that of the Stadium. Today, the Stadium Theatre has been full restored to its original grandeur and offers performances by local, regional and national companies.
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- Ye Olde English Fish and Chips, Market Square and South Main St., Phone: 401-762-3637. $8-$12.
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- Double J Saloon, 541 River Street. Karaoke Thursday nights.
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