The Museum of Work and Culture opened in October 1997. The museum specifically describes the largely French-Canadian migration to Woonsocket from Quebec, also known as the Quebec diaspora. The museum is located in a former textile dying building that was built in...

Visit the historical museum open first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 am till 4 pm and every Thursday from 12Pm until 4PM. See our mill room, war room, school room, farm life exhibits and much more. The Blackstone valley and river are well represented in...

This is a working museum that presents to the visitor an intimate glimpse into the daily life of our 17th century settlers. A costumed hostess demonstrates how wool is washed, carded and spun on the spinning wheel; and how the thread is skeined, dyed and woven on the...

Arrowhead Acres is an elegant and country casual 49-acre estate just 20 minutes from Providence & Worcester and 55 minutes from Boston.

The Smith-Appleby House Museum began as a one-room stone-ender with a loft above. It was built (circa 1696) by Elisha Smith, the grandson of John “The Miller" Smith, a member of Roger William’s original party of six men who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony to...

The Attic Children’s Museum is a hands-on, interactive museum geared to elementary and middle school aged children. The exhibits and concept boards are created and maintained by the high school students through the Explore and Discover elective class. The materials...

Located just to the north of Providence in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Hearthside is a unique stone mansion built in 1810 on pastoral Great Road, the first road through the wilderness between Providence and Mendon, Massachusetts, and one of the oldest thoroughfares in...

Built by Eleazer Arnold in 1693, the Arnold House is a rare surviving example of a "stone-ender," a once common building type with roots found in the western part of England. With a fieldstone end wall and pilastered chimney, the Arnold House was built as a...

The Little Red Shop Museum is located along the banks of the Mill River in historic Hopedale, Massachusetts. It was officially opened to the public as the Blackstone Valley’s newest museum in October, 2009 after an extensive renovation and restoration project. The...

The Milford Historical Society was founded in 1973 by a group of citizens who recognized the importance of the heritage of their community and wished to share it with their contemporaries and preserve it for those who will follow. The main vehicle for sharing our...