RIHS Holiday Open House and Santa’s Workshop [FREE ENTRY]
Saturday, December 7, 1-5pm
The Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I.
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. – The Rhode Island Historical Society invites the community to visit the Museum of Work & Culture on Saturday, Dec. 7, 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 for RIHS members or $30 for non-members. Space is limited to 20 participants.
Individuals can register at
Beginning at 1 pm, the public is welcome to take part in an afternoon of free activities. This includes decorating cookies from Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery, helping Santa’s elves build and test toys in their workshop, writing letters to Santa, playing with historic toys, and participating in holiday story time. There will also be a performance of holiday songs by Spencer Soucy and Friends at 2:30 pm.
In addition, guests may tour the MoWC, which will be decked in its holiday finest, while enjoying cookies provided by Seven Stars Bakery. There will also be a display of holiday ephemera from the RIHS collection in the changing gallery, as well as screenings of holiday footage from the film archive.
The MoWC gift shop will also offer a 20% discount throughout the day.
Please note: All cookies may contain peanuts, tree nuts, or other allergens.
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.