{"id":716,"date":"2020-03-03T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=716"},"modified":"2020-03-03T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:27:57","slug":"patrick-white-at-mowc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=716","title":{"rendered":"PATRICK WHITE AT MOWC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renowned Qu\u00e9bec journalist Patrick White on \u201cThe Exodus of French Canadians to New England: the Story Behind the Story\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PATRICK WHITE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[FREE EVENT]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When:<\/em> Wednesday, March 18, 7 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Where:<\/em>\u00a0The Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Renowned Qu\u00e9becois Journalist Presents Free Talk at Museum of Work & Culture<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) \u2013 On Wednesday, March 18 at 7 pm, the Museum of Work & Culture will welcome journalist Patrick White for \u201cThe Exodus of French Canadians to New England : the Story Behind the Story,\u201d a free talk.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The talk will begin at 7 pm and refreshments will be served. Please register for the talk by emailing\u00a0mowc@rihs.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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White is a professor of journalism at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM). He has also founded the Quebec edition of Huffington Post (HuffPost Qu\u00e9bec) and managed it from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that, White was chief news editor of Canada’s largest news portal (Canoe.ca); chief news editor at the Quebec City daily Le Journal de Qu\u00e9bec; deputy chief news editor at The Canadian Press news agency, as well as Reuters correspondent for seven years and field producer for the CTV National News in Quebec City. He has a M.A. in political science from Laval University and a B.A. on communications (journalism) from Laval University.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The event is organized in collaboration with The Qu\u00e9bec Delegation in Boston.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the Museum of Work & Culture<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2019s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a\u00a0Rhode Island Monthly<\/em>\u00a0Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the Rhode Island Historical Society<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island\u2019s 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\u2019s most distinctive areas.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renowned Qu\u00e9bec journalist Patrick White on \u201cThe Exodus of French Canadians to New England: the Story Behind the Story\u201d PATRICK WHITE [FREE EVENT] \u00a0 When: Wednesday, March 18, 7 pm \u00a0 Where:\u00a0The Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I. \u00a0 Renowned Qu\u00e9becois Journalist Presents Free Talk at Museum of Work &<\/p>\n

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